
A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment
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Podcast Overview
<p>The How to Train a Happy Mind podcast brings meditation to modern people hungry for happy, meaningful lives. Each week, host Scott Snibbe and his guests share powerful mind training techniques that go beyond mindfulness to harness our intelligence, emotions, and imagination. Learn how to build a happy mind, fulfilling relationships, and a better world through a secular approach to meditation that is based on modern science and psychology, yet grounded in the authentic thousand-year old Tibetan Buddhist tradition of analytical meditation. <br><br>How to Train a Happy Mind is a project of the nonprofit Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment. Our host, Scott Snibbe, is a twenty-five-year student of Tibetan Buddhism whose teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Snibbe is the author of the popular How to Train a Happy Mind book, and leads meditation classes and retreats worldwide infused with science, humor, and the realities of the modern world.</p>
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Publishing Since
1/28/2020
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Recent Episodes

July 14, 2026
Is This Actually the Best Time to Be Alive? — Geshe Legtsok #225
Geshe Tenzin Legtsok explores how ancient wisdom and modern progress create an unprecedented opportunity for human flourishing in this interview.

June 23, 2026
Remembering Robert Thurman: Psychonaut, Scholar, and Friend #224
Host [Host Name] revisits a profound conversation with psychonaut, scholar, and friend Robert Thurman, exploring Tibetan Buddhist wisdom for a happier mind.

June 16, 2026
Our Best Possible Future—Kim Stanley Robinson #223
Bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson discusses humanity's best possible future with host Scott on this insightful interview episode.
304 total episodes available with 38 transcripts
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Lodro Rinzler
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Dr David Kittay
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Dr Jan Willis
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Dr Robert Thurman
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Ven René Feusi
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Tenzin Chogkyi
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Scott Snibbe
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- What is A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment?
<p>The How to Train a Happy Mind podcast brings meditation to modern people hungry for happy, meaningful lives. Each week, host Scott Snibbe and his guests share powerful mind training techniques that go beyond mindfulness to harness our intelligence, emotions, and imagination. Learn how to build a happy mind, fulfilling relationships, and a better world through a secular approach to meditation that is based on modern science and psychology, yet grounded in the authentic thousand-year old Tibetan Buddhist tradition of analytical meditation. <br><br>How to Train a Happy Mind is a project of the nonprofit Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment. Our host, Scott Snibbe, is a twenty-five-year student of Tibetan Buddhism whose teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Snibbe is the author of the popular How to Train a Happy Mind book, and leads meditation classes and retreats worldwide infused with science, humor, and the realities of the modern world.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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