Wendy Haylett, author, podcast host, Buddhist Sensei, Lay Minister, and spiritual coach. Wendy has 40+ years as a Buddhist practitioner and 35+ years of coaching experience.
Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better
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Wendy Haylett, author, podcast host, Buddhist Sensei, Lay Minister, and spiritual coach. Wendy has 40+ years as a Buddhist practitioner and 35+ years of coaching experience.
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November 7, 2025
Everyday Buddhism 120 - I Lost My Why: A Podcast Journey
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Another solo podcast! This time it's about my Everyday Buddhism podcast journey</strong> and how I lost my "why."</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>If you want to hear more about how important understanding what your why is, I talked about that in my second podcast episode</strong>, "Everyday Buddhism 2 - What is Your WHY?"</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The podcast has been such a meaningful space for me: A way to explore, connect, and grow with all my listeners.</strong> But more recently, I've noticed that the creative spark that once fueled these episodes has started to dim. I feel myself evolving and being drawn toward a wider, more spacious range of ideas and conversations than the current podcast focus or title really allows.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Listen to hear more about my next steps in how I will explore ideas that expand my philosophical range.</strong> I plan to explore perennial philosophy, consciousness studies, mysticism, and contemplative traditions more broadly, Buddhism will still be part of the conversation, but not the only lens.</span></p> <hr /></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Become a patron to support this podcast and get special member benefits, including a membership community, a virtual sangha, and a subscription to my Everyday Buddhism Substack:<br /></strong><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/EverydayBuddhism">https://www.patreon.com/EverydayBuddhism</a></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Check out my Substack for ongoing chapter releases of my new serial book, Living Life As It Is and the podcast, Words From My Teachers:<br /></strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><span class= "x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><a href="https://wendyshinyohaylett.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://wendyshinyohaylett.substack.com/</a></span></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>If this podcast has helped you understand Buddhism or help in your everyday life, consider making a one-time donation here:</strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://donorbox.org/podcast-donations">https://donorbox.org/podcast-donations</a></span></div> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Support the podcast through the affiliate link to buy the book,</strong> Everyday Buddhism: Real-Life Buddhist Teachings & Practices for Real Change: <a href="https://amzn.to/37BSJ5R" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy the book, Everyday Buddhism</a></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Support the podcast and show your support through the purchase of Everyday Buddhism merch:<br /></strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href= "https://www.zazzle.com/store/everyday_buddhism">https://www.zazzle.com/store/everyday_buddhism</a></strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">NOTE: Free shipping on ALL (unlimited) items (Everyday Buddhism merch or gifts from other stores) if you join Zazzle Plus for $19.95/year:</span> <p><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/zazzleplus" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">https://www.zazzle.com/zazzleplus</span></a></p> </div>
October 11, 2025
Everyday Buddhism 119 - Spreading Joy
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It's been a long time since I've done a solo episode of this podcast</span></strong> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">and I've been getting requests for a bit more of those to include along with the guest episodes.</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">And this episode is one of those.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>In this episode I reflect on the Fifth Realization from the sutra,</strong> <strong>The Eight Realizations of Great Beings.</strong> The Fifth Realization, as translated by Thich Nhat Hanh says:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ignorance is the cause of the endless rounds of birth and death. Bodhisattvas always listen to and learn from others so their understanding and skillful means can develop and so they can teach living beings and bring them great joy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>My reflection includes a call for us not to try to "know" things but to listen.</strong> Plus, to try to help and serve others—and, ultimately, bring joy—by listening.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>If we don't feel or witness a lot of joy under the weight of the times,</strong> it's because there are so many of us talking and "knowing" what's right ... and not many of us listening.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I end with a call to for us to</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">help or offer positivity to at least one person every day ... to bring joy!</span></strong></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Link (Amazon affiliate) to the book, The Eight Realizations of Great Beings</strong> by Brother Phap Hai:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3L6FsWH" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Eight Realizations of Great Beings</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Links to the two-part episode about the Sutra on the Plum Village podcast, The Way Out is In:</strong><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Part 1:<br /> <a href= "https://plumvillage.org/podcast/the-eight-realizations-of-great-beings-part-one-episode-82" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://plumvillage.org/podcast/the-eight-realizations-of-great-beings-part-one-episode-82</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Part 2:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://plumvillage.org/podcast/the-eight-realizations-of-great-beings-part-two-episode-83" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://plumvillage.org/podcast/the-eight-realizations-of-great-beings-part-two-episode-83</a><br /> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <hr /></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Become a patron to support this podcast and get special member benefits, including a membership community, a virtual sangha, and a subscription to my Everyday Buddhism Substack:<br /></strong><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/EverydayBuddhism">https://www.patreon.com/EverydayBuddhism</a></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Check out my Substack for ongoing chapter releases of my new serial book, Living Life As It Is and the podcast, Words From My Teachers:<br 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</div> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Support the podcast through the affiliate link to buy the book,</strong> Everyday Buddhism: Real-Life Buddhist Teachings & Practices for Real Change: <a href="https://amzn.to/37BSJ5R" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy the book, Everyday Buddhism</a></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Support the podcast and show your support through the purchase of Everyday Buddhism merch:<br /></strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href= "https://www.zazzle.com/store/everyday_buddhism">https://www.zazzle.com/store/everyday_buddhism</a></strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">NOTE: Free shipping on ALL (unlimited) items (Everyday Buddhism merch or gifts from other stores) if you join Zazzle Plus for $19.95/year:</span> <p><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/zazzleplus" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">https://www.zazzle.com/zazzleplus</span></a></p> </div>
August 25, 2025
Everyday Buddhism 118 - The End of Suffering with Ani Lodro Palmo
<p><strong>It's a pleasure to share a conversation with Ani Lodro Palmo, an ordained Tibetan Buddhist nun and Director of the Vajra Vidya Monastery in Crestone, Colorado</strong>; and a spiritual teacher and author with more than three decades of monastic experience.</p> <p><strong>Ani has devoted her life to spiritual practice and shares her understanding of the Dharma as an author</strong> of the books, All That Appears & Exists: The Buddha's Teachings to Awaken the Heart and Turn Suffering Into Joy and her most recent, The End of Suffering: Finding Love, Self-Compassion, and Awakening in a Chaotic World.</p> <p><strong>As a recognized teacher of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditation,</strong> Ani Lodro’s insights are deeply rooted in the unbroken lineage of Buddhist wisdom, through the Karma Kagyu lineage of The Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.</p> <p><strong>Although Ani has decades of monastic experience within Tibetan Buddhism,</strong> she teaches how the frustrations and dissatisfaction of our everyday lives can be understood and transcended through wisdom and compassion. She writes and speaks in an accessible way, with the gentle encouragement of a friend that is helpful to both new seekers and seasoned practitioners alike.</p> <p><strong>Her teachings are available through retreats, online sessions, and publications</strong>.</p> <p>In the conversation we talked about a wide range things, including:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>How we tend to misunderstanding what suffering is.<br /> <br /></li> <li>Gurus and reincarnation as a part of Tibetan Buddhism, but not a necessary part.<br /> <br /></li> <li>The Four Noble Truths as a path to awakening.<br /> <br /></li> <li>Taking the mystique from karma, as Ani writes: "transforming [it] from an enigmatic doctrine into a practical guide for conscious existence…. rooted in intention and behavior."<br /> <br /></li> <li>Her teaching of the "7 Simple Truths to End Suffering":<br /> (1) Thoughts are nothing, they are no things;<br /> (2) Labels and thoughts create our reality;<br /> (3) When we look for our thoughts, they aren't there;<br /> (4) Your beliefs are not truth;<br /> (5) Dropping attachments is the fastest way to end suffering;<br /> (6)You can't focus on helping others and be miserable at the same time;<br /> (7) You don't need your mind (as much as you think).</li> </ul> <p>... And much more.</p> <p>I know you will enjoy Ani Lodro's easy and relatable style of teaching and be inspired by what she has to say.</p> <hr /> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Learn more about Ani Lodro Palmo</strong></span><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>:</strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.anilodroretreats.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.anilodroretreats.com/</a></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Vajra Vidya Monsastery: <br /></strong><a href="https://vajravidya.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://vajravidya.com/</a><strong><br /></strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Buy her books</strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /> The End of Suffering: <a href="https://amzn.to/45zLkjl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The End of Suffering</a></span></strong></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">All That Appears & Exists: <a href="https://amzn.to/4lGgCK9" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">All That Appears & Exists</a></span></strong></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Journey Into Peace: Timeless Tales of Zen Buddhism: <a href= "https://amzn.to/41j8ojJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Journey Into Peace</a></span></strong></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>YouTube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@anilodroretreats" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@anilodroretreats</a></strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <hr /></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Become a patron to support this podcast and get special member benefits, including a membership community, a virtual sangha, and a subscription to my Everyday Buddhism Substack:<br /></strong><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/EverydayBuddhism">https://www.patreon.com/EverydayBuddhism</a></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Check out my Substack for ongoing chapter releases of my new serial book, Living Life As It Is and the podcast, Words From My Teachers:<br /></strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><span class= "x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><a href="https://wendyshinyohaylett.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://wendyshinyohaylett.substack.com/</a></span></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>If this podcast has helped you understand Buddhism or help in your everyday life, consider making a one-time donation here:</strong></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://donorbox.org/podcast-donations">https://donorbox.org/podcast-donations</a></span></div> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Support the podcast through the affiliate link to buy the book,</strong> Everyday Buddhism: Real-Life Buddhist Teachings & Practices for Real Change: <a href="https://amzn.to/37BSJ5R" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy the book, Everyday Buddhism</a></span></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Support the podcast and show your support through the purchase of Everyday Buddhism merch:<br 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