Buddhists in Babylon with Devin Berry and Molly Zapp
What can spiritually engaged lives for laypeople in these times look like? Could they be... funny? Enjoyable? Authentic and meaningful? Buddhists in Babylon is a student-teacher dialogue where Insight meditation teacher Devin Berry and journalist Molly Zapp try to live in the Dharma without pretending the world isn’t on fire - or being consumed by the flames.
Off the cushion, and into the streets, classrooms, crisis zones and kitchen tables of modern life.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 4
- Years Active
- 2025
Dating and Spiritual Life Part II: Loneliness, Longing and Belonging
"We don't have to outsource the belonging. We can be with ourselves," - Devin Berry
Buddhists in Babylon First Episode: Retreat!
Welcome to Buddhists in Babylon, a student-teacher dialogue between Insight Meditation teacher Devin Berry and journalist Molly Zapp. In this first episode, Devin and Molly consider what it is to lea…
Alternatives to Losing Your Mind: Finding Refuge in the Present
Greed, aversion, ignorance, dukkha: yep, all still here. What can the dharma teach us about how to live through difficult times with skillfulness and a mind that touches peace? How can we practice co…
Dating and Spiritual Life Part I: Ladies in Shawls in Dharma Halls
How can one work with romantic longing while practicing a spiritual tradition that doesn't say much about romantic relationships? And why are there so many single women on retreat? Your hosts Devin B…