The Tattooed Buddha

Meeting Cuong Lu: Monk, Teacher, Former Prison Chaplain and Author

Born in Vietnam during the Vietnam war, Cuong Lu emigrated to the Netherlands in 1980 where he later studied at Plum Village under and later became ordained by Thich Nhat

The TTB Team Reflects on 2025

We discussed what challenged us, what we learned from, what we hope to see in 2026. We talked about grief, recovery, dogs, family, changes, the changing landscape of our

Talking with Lee Carlson, Author of A Single Excellent Night: A Man, a Mentor & a Moment in Time

A Single Excellent Night weaves together awakening experiences and pivotal realizations from the first four years of a 15-year apprenticeship Lee Carlson spent with Peter

When Meditation Retreats Go Wrong: Suicide, Meditation and What We Can Do (Jaqui's Story)

Jaqui loved meditating and had been trying to get into a 10 day Goenka meditation retreat for awhile and when her name came up on the list to be able to go, she was very

Kellie Schorr Talks Writing, Publishing and Her Latest Book: A Space Between Breaths

She is a Buddhist yogi in the Tibetan tradition and worked as a prevention specialist in the field of HIV and AIDS. She said she has always been a writer. She talks about

How Buddhists Can Be Activists and Peacfully Protest with Special Guest Daniel Scharpenburg {Podcast}

We discuss the Buddhist role in politics, what role Buddhists can, and has historically played, and how to peacefully and effectively take part in protests. The post How

Meeting Myozan Ian Kilroy: Author of Do Not Try to Become a Buddha

Rev. Myozan describes how he came to practice Zen, introduces the basics of Zen philosophy, and recalls the challenges of establishing a Zen Buddhist community in Catholi

Sitting Down with Ethan Nichtern about Confidence and His Latest Book

Ethan Nichtern is the author of Confidence: Holding Your Seat through Life’s Eight Worldly Winds and several other titles, including the widely acclaimed The Road Home.

The Tattooed Buddha Meets with Claire Parsons: Writer, Lawyer, Blogger and Mom

Claire E. Parsons is a practicing lawyer in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, and the mom of two girls. She started meditating to manage stress and curb overthinking, but the pr

Talking with Guest Rod Meade Sperry, Editor of Buddhadharma at Lion’s Roar

In this podcast, we talk about how Rod found the Dharma, his journey to writing and eventually editing for both Wisdom Publications and then later, Lion's Roar. The post