{"id":25688,"date":"2026-06-16T03:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=25688"},"modified":"2026-06-15T08:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:27:38","slug":"lodro-rinzler-basic-goodness-in-a-world-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/lodro-rinzler-basic-goodness-in-a-world-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Lodro Rinzler: Basic Goodness in a World on Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/1632d73c-91ea-42a8-a3db-a62b135d081c\/episodes\/025ed653-89f6-4e2c-b233-19862935cf7d\/embed?theme=light-gray-orange\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you hold true to your convictions to be good in a world that\u2019s on fire?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, Tami Simon speaks with Lodro Rinzler\u2014Buddhist meditation teacher, founder of the Basic Goodness Collective, and author of seven books including the international bestseller <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Buddha Walks into a Bar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014about his new book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Are Good. You Are Enough: Free Yourself from the Trap of Doubt and Return to Basic Goodness<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Together, they move through the book&#8217;s three arcs: seeing the goodness in ourselves, in others, and in society itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Tami and Lodro to explore:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept of basic goodness\u2014what it actually means, where it comes from in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and why you don&#8217;t have to be a Buddhist to recognize it in yourself<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How capitalism profits from the lie of not-enoughness\u2014and what it would mean to collectively stop believing it<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The &#8220;trap of doubt&#8221;: that insidious inner voice that keeps us striving, comparing, and withholding self-acceptance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to extend compassion toward people who drive us crazy\u2014including world-threatening politicians\u2014without excusing harm or collapsing into Pollyanna thinking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parrot and the forest fire: a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jataka<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tale about what it means to name what&#8217;s broken and show up anyway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ch\u00f6gyam Trungpa Rinpoche&#8217;s teaching that seeing the phenomenal world as sacred is &#8220;the first and last practice of all&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A closing guided meditation to help listeners touch basic goodness in their own direct experience<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;ve been carrying shame for decades or are simply exhausted by a world that feels on fire, Lodro offers something rare: not a pep talk, but a genuine shift in view.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen now and find your way back to what was always there. \u2192<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This conversation offers genuine transmission\u2014not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. 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