web02.fireside.fm Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:09:33 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Mindful U at Naropa University - Episodes Tagged with “Commencement” https://mindful-u-at-naropa-university.fireside.fm/tags/commencement Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0600 As the birthplace of the mindfulness movement in the United States, Naropa University has a unique perspective when it comes to higher education in the West. Founded in 1974 by renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and lineage holder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Naropa was intended to be a place where students could study Eastern and Western religions, writing, psychology, science, and the arts, while also receiving contemplative and meditation training. Forty-three years later, Naropa is a leader in ‘contemplative education’, a pedagogical approach that blends rigorous academics, contemplative practice, and experiential learning. Naropa President Chuck Lief explains, “Mindfulness here is not a class. Mindfulness is basically the underpinning of what we do in all of our classes. That said, the flavor or the color of mindfulness from class to class is really completely up to the individual faculty member to work on—on their own. So, what happens in a poetry class is going to look very different from what happens in a research psychology class. But, one way or another the contemplative practices are brought into the mix.” This podcast is for those with an interest in mindfulness and a curiosity about its place in both higher education and the world at large. Hosted by Naropa alumnus and Multimedia Manager David DeVine, episodes feature Naropa faculty, alumni, and special guests on a wide variety of topics including compassion, permaculture, social justice, herbal healing, and green architecture—to name a few. Listen to explore the transformative possibilities of mindfulness, both in the classroom and beyond! en-us episodic Thoughts and Instruction on Mindfulness in Higher Education Naropa University As the birthplace of the mindfulness movement in the United States, Naropa University has a unique perspective when it comes to higher education in the West. Founded in 1974 by renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and lineage holder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Naropa was intended to be a place where students could study Eastern and Western religions, writing, psychology, science, and the arts, while also receiving contemplative and meditation training. Forty-three years later, Naropa is a leader in ‘contemplative education’, a pedagogical approach that blends rigorous academics, contemplative practice, and experiential learning. Naropa President Chuck Lief explains, “Mindfulness here is not a class. Mindfulness is basically the underpinning of what we do in all of our classes. That said, the flavor or the color of mindfulness from class to class is really completely up to the individual faculty member to work on—on their own. So, what happens in a poetry class is going to look very different from what happens in a research psychology class. But, one way or another the contemplative practices are brought into the mix.” This podcast is for those with an interest in mindfulness and a curiosity about its place in both higher education and the world at large. Hosted by Naropa alumnus and Multimedia Manager David DeVine, episodes feature Naropa faculty, alumni, and special guests on a wide variety of topics including compassion, permaculture, social justice, herbal healing, and green architecture—to name a few. Listen to explore the transformative possibilities of mindfulness, both in the classroom and beyond! no mindful u, higher education, mindful university, school of buddhism, contemplative education, psychedelic therapy, psychedelic assisted therapy, psychedelic chaplaincy, colleges in colorado, boulder colorado university Naropa University naropamoment@gmail.com 42. Krista Tippett: On "On Being" and Speaking of Faith https://mindful-u-at-naropa-university.fireside.fm/krista-tippett-on-on-being 2fb71af1-5095-4b09-9d0b-d922eddd7513 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0600 Naropa University full Naropa University Krista Tippett is the thought-leading host of On Being - the Peabody Award-winning podcast about spirituality, science, healing, and the arts. Naropa was honored to host Ms. Tippett as our 2018 Commencement Speaker. This Mindful U Podcast interview takes us deeper into our intimate connection between Krista and the beloved Naropa community. 36:51 no Krista Tippett is the thought-leading host of On Being - the Peabody Award-winning podcast about spirituality, science, healing, and the arts. Naropa was honored to host Ms. Tippett as our 2018 Commencement Speaker. This Mindful U Podcast interview takes us deeper into our intimate connection between Krista and the beloved Naropa community. "I have been thinking a lot these days in this world we inhabit about how our traditions give us companions and teachers, and that it's one of the most important things. In Buddhism, there are the lineages of teachers that are just absolutely critical–living and dead–but in Christianity, there is the communion of saints and the cloud of witnesses. It’s the same idea - but my tradition hadn't given me that. So, I discovered a lot of depth. Theology has a whole different set of questions about our lives and about what happens between people in the world–about our conduct moment to moment. Looking at the world with the eyes of a journalist, but with a theological education, I eventually had this idea for a public radio show, which is how "On Being" started. A show in which the theological part of life would be addressed with intelligence, and that would also be attentive to spiritual depth and the intellectual content of our traditions." - Krista Tippett YouTube: Krista Tippett 2018 Naropa Commencement Speech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj5jj155YbU) Apple: On Being Podcast with Krista Tippett (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-being-with-krista-tippett/id150892556) Spotify: On Being Podcast with Krista Tippett (https://open.spotify.com/show/08F60fHBihlcqWZTr7Thzc?si=098f0c79cf2d4bb6) Special Guest: Krista Tippett. On Being, Krista Tippett, theology, divinity, buddhism, conscious living Krista Tippett is the thought-leading host of On Being - the Peabody Award-winning podcast about spirituality, science, healing, and the arts. Naropa was honored to host Ms. Tippett as our 2018 Commencement Speaker. This Mindful U Podcast interview takes us deeper into our intimate connection between Krista and the beloved Naropa community.

"I have been thinking a lot these days in this world we inhabit about how our traditions give us companions and teachers, and that it's one of the most important things. In Buddhism, there are the lineages of teachers that are just absolutely critical–living and dead–but in Christianity, there is the communion of saints and the cloud of witnesses. It’s the same idea - but my tradition hadn't given me that. So, I discovered a lot of depth. Theology has a whole different set of questions about our lives and about what happens between people in the world–about our conduct moment to moment. Looking at the world with the eyes of a journalist, but with a theological education, I eventually had this idea for a public radio show, which is how "On Being" started. A show in which the theological part of life would be addressed with intelligence, and that would also be attentive to spiritual depth and the intellectual content of our traditions." - Krista Tippett

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"I have been thinking a lot these days in this world we inhabit about how our traditions give us companions and teachers, and that it's one of the most important things. In Buddhism, there are the lineages of teachers that are just absolutely critical–living and dead–but in Christianity, there is the communion of saints and the cloud of witnesses. It’s the same idea - but my tradition hadn't given me that. So, I discovered a lot of depth. Theology has a whole different set of questions about our lives and about what happens between people in the world–about our conduct moment to moment. Looking at the world with the eyes of a journalist, but with a theological education, I eventually had this idea for a public radio show, which is how "On Being" started. A show in which the theological part of life would be addressed with intelligence, and that would also be attentive to spiritual depth and the intellectual content of our traditions." - Krista Tippett

YouTube: Krista Tippett 2018 Naropa Commencement Speech
Apple: On Being Podcast with Krista Tippett

Spotify: On Being Podcast with Krista Tippett

Special Guest: Krista Tippett.

Support Mindful U at Naropa University

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