In the Footsteps of the Buddha (1/6) | The Buddha: Down to Earth (Episode #102)
3/19/20261 hr 45 min
Welcome to a new episode of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives.
The first of a series of six episodes recorded during the pilgrimage ‘In the Footsteps of the Buddha’, this instalment was made in Varanasi, India, in February 2026.
In this opening episode, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach Jo Confino are joined by Dha...
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First 90 secondsBrother Phap Huu· Host0:00
Dear friends, if you have a deep love for the Earth and wish to learn how to bring the energy of mindfulness to your climate response, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet is a seven-week online learning journey where we as a community will learn how to cultivate insight, compassion, community, and mindful action in service for our beloved Earth. Inspired by the timeless wisdom of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, this course includes Dharma talks and practices, community sharing groups, and live interactive events with monastic teachers. I'm looking forward to teaching at these live events together with my monastic siblings. We'll learn together for seven weeks from first of March twenty twenty-six into our closing event on nineteenth of April. Join us by heading to the website today, plumvillage.org/zasp, that is Z-A-S-P, and we look forward to walking on this path with you. Thank you very much.
Joe Confino· Host1:00
Welcome, dear friends, to this first episode of a special series of The Way Out Is In. [upbeat music] I am Joe Confino, working at the intersection of personal development and systems change.
Brother Phap Huu· Host1:29
And I'm Brother Phap