About Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism
Paths of Practice (PoP) is a podcast that features interviews with people sharing their experiences with Buddhism and Buddhist practice.
The podcast includes conversations with folks from a wide variety of backgrounds, both those that have been on the path for a while and those just starting out as well as everyone in between. In a way, the podcast sets out to explore the "84,000 paths to enlightenment," one Buddhist at a time.
PoP was created and is hosted by Vincent Moore. Vincent is a relatively new practitioner of Soto Zen and has an MA from the Institute of Buddhist Studies.
Ayya Marajina Bhikkhuni received pabbajja (2010) and upasampada (2012) at Aranya Bodhi Hermitage, California, with Venerable Tathaloka Maha Theri as pavattini. She has practiced meditation for over 15 years, now seeing the Dhamma as the highest blessing. Dedicated to practicing and teaching the Satipatthana and Brahmaviharas, she shares the transformative power of the Dhamma in Spanish and English.
A Cuban-American, Ayya is working to establish the first Theravada temple in Cuba. She leads a Sunday morning meditation and Dhamma talk livestream in Spanish. Her first book Pa’ alante es pa’ lla is currently being edited. Residing at Bhava Nirodha Nilaya in Florida, she also cares for her mother.
For more information about Ayya Marajina Bhikkhuni and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the following links:
Bhava Nirodha Nilayahttps://bhavanirodha.org/
Theravada in Cuba and in Colombiahttps://theravadacuba.org/We talked about:
*The extraordinary efforts behind the development of the Bhava Nirodha Nilaya hermitage as well as engaging with critters and letting nature recover
*Theravada in Cuba and offering Dhamma resources for people that are experiencing profound hardship
*The Brahmaviharas and remaining close to the teachings of The Noble Eightfold Path as a teacher
*and the importance of remembering the verse from the Dhammapada: "abandon all evil, cultivate the good, purify the mind: this is the teaching of all the buddhas."
6 Oct 2026
Paths of Practice with Kody Muncaster, PhD
Kody Muncaster, PhD, is an ocswssw Psychotherapist and Clinical Director of Pink Lotus Counselling & Psychotherapy, specializing in trauma therapy, mindfulness, gender, and sexuality. They are queer and non-binary. They have taught at the Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health program at the University of Toronto: New College as well as at Western University’s Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. They began a three-year training to become a Zen priest under Venerable Bhikkhuni Thích Nũ’ Tinh Quang in 2024. They are also the author of Queer Engaged Buddhism (2025) as well as Queer Resistance and Education for Suicide Prevention HIV/AIDS Activism and Structural Change for 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities (2026).
For more information about Dr. Muncaster and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/@LittleHeronZenHermitage
https://www.youtube.com/@iqbc570
6th International Queer Buddhist Conference (IQBC) 2026 runs from October 30th to November 1st. More info at: https://iqbc.org/
https://sumeru-books.com/products/queer-engaged-buddhism?srsltid=AU7gw4WhOAy11Csspj9YKvZ8BcQCzQWZN4QIkVD0fm0pMzeyl8JvzATV
https://www.routledge.com/Queer-Resistance-and-Education-for-Suicide-Prevention-HIVAIDS-Activism-and-Structural-Change-for-2SLGBTQIA-Communities/Muncaster/p/book/9781041127062
We discussed:
*The Diamond Sutra, the instruction to see "everything as a miracle," and the parallel paths of studying Buddhism and gender
*Training to become a Zen priest, Infinite Heart practice, and the reflective and aspirational elements of a dharma name
*The capacity of the True Heart, formal/lay daily practice, and offerings of queer-focused meditations
*Queer Engaged Buddhism, Tonglen, Queer theory and linguistics, and interests in developing a queer online Zen temple
*And the importance of finding and operating from the deep sense of care that lies underneath our emotions
29 Sept 2026
Paths of Practice with Douglas McLean
Douglas McLean is the author of the blog "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Buddhism, Japanese culture and History all in one!"
For more information about Doug and his blogs, please visit the links below:
https://nembutsu.cc/
https://100poets.com/
We discussed:
*The beginnings of the "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields" blog, Rinzai Zen, and identifying how Japanese and English translations of Buddhist texts can differ from each other in emphasis
*The Shushōgi and the need for more manual-like texts that offer lay Buddhist practices for daily life
*Absorbing Buddhist teachings rather than trying to do Buddhism "correctly" and the Lotus Sutra
*Never staying still on the path, attending to the occasional crisis of faith, and branching out to explore the variety of Buddhisms out there
*And the importance of not being complacent and to push yourself to keep learning
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