Earth Witness Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/earth-witness Reflections on Buddhist teaching (Dharma), meditation, somatic being and ecology, along with interviews of teachers across the gamut of Buddhist and meditation traditions. ©2026 Joel Tagert e7e06769-7df5-5297-b00d-6d704d0aefb3 yes en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:35:35 -0700 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:36:14 -0700 http://earthwitness.online https://img.transistorcdn.com/4ZFCMkQHVhRkkO4QN-lKtMzoaYFf1ISjU2fP-FXO3NA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMDYy/YzdiZjRlYjBhODQy/NjE0MWY4YjlmYzFj/YzI5ZS5wbmc.jpg Earth Witness http://earthwitness.online episodic Joel Tagert Reflections on Buddhist teaching (Dharma), meditation, somatic being and ecology, along with interviews of teachers across the gamut of Buddhist and meditation traditions. Reflections on Buddhist teaching (Dharma), meditation, somatic being and ecology, along with interviews of teachers across the gamut of Buddhist and meditation traditions. Buddhism, Dharma, meditation, ecology, ecodharma, yoga Joel Tagert No No Loving the World with David Loy 7 7 Loving the World with David Loy full 5731477b-67dc-4f1d-977f-9d1b4c8f6c68 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8379b203 Zen teacher, professor and author David Loy discusses his book Loving the World as Our Body: The Nondual Path in a Dangerous Time. He traces the evolutionary origins of our ideas of good and evil, shows how transcendence in Axial Age religions both offered humanity new freedoms and wrought the devaluation of the natural world, and finds hope in the nondual traditions of the world's major religions and in the dialogue between them. 

]]> Zen teacher, professor and author David Loy discusses his book Loving the World as Our Body: The Nondual Path in a Dangerous Time. He traces the evolutionary origins of our ideas of good and evil, shows how transcendence in Axial Age religions both offered humanity new freedoms and wrought the devaluation of the natural world, and finds hope in the nondual traditions of the world's major religions and in the dialogue between them. 

]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:35:35 -0700 Joel Tagert Joel Tagert 3242 Zen teacher, professor and author David Loy discusses his book Loving the World as Our Body: The Nondual Path in a Dangerous Time. He traces the evolutionary origins of our ideas of good and evil, shows how transcendence in Axial Age religions both offered humanity new freedoms and wrought the devaluation of the natural world, and finds hope in the nondual traditions of the world's major religions and in the dialogue between them. 

]]> Buddhism, Dharma, meditation, ecology, ecodharma, yoga No Samyak Sankalpa: Cultivating the Seed of Intention 6 6 Samyak Sankalpa: Cultivating the Seed of Intention full 06350b6c-71ae-43c1-a72e-61647ff52b62 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f9093832 Joel Tagert reflects on Samyak Sankalpa, the second limb of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path. In practicing True Intention, we purify the source of action. 
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]]> Joel Tagert reflects on Samyak Sankalpa, the second limb of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path. In practicing True Intention, we purify the source of action. 
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]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:49:43 -0700 Joel Tagert Joel Tagert 1182 Joel Tagert reflects on Samyak Sankalpa, the second limb of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path. In practicing True Intention, we purify the source of action. 
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]]> Buddhism, Dharma, meditation, ecology, ecodharma, yoga No A Cadre of Change 5 5 A Cadre of Change full 6dfb26b5-a8d6-4ee5-abed-936462cab99c https://share.transistor.fm/s/9347897e Joel Tagert considers the meaning of sangha (or community) as a force for social, political and economic transformation, in the face of the growing and interlocking crises of the modern era.
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]]> Joel Tagert considers the meaning of sangha (or community) as a force for social, political and economic transformation, in the face of the growing and interlocking crises of the modern era.
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]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:39:08 -0700 Joel Tagert Joel Tagert 1990 Joel Tagert considers the meaning of sangha (or community) as a force for social, political and economic transformation, in the face of the growing and interlocking crises of the modern era.
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]]> Buddhism, Dharma, meditation, ecology, ecodharma, yoga No Samyag Drishti: The Power of Wise Vision 4 4 Samyag Drishti: The Power of Wise Vision full 8054afed-4a98-44f0-80d5-3af7a7fda01a https://share.transistor.fm/s/0c409986 Joel Tagert explores the first limb of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path, samyag drishti or True Seeing. Living consciously begins by paying attention - and actually, it begins by paying attention to the act of paying attention, to understanding where and how and why we direct our gaze. 
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]]> Joel Tagert explores the first limb of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path, samyag drishti or True Seeing. Living consciously begins by paying attention - and actually, it begins by paying attention to the act of paying attention, to understanding where and how and why we direct our gaze. 
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]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:53:42 -0700 Joel Tagert Joel Tagert 1285 Joel Tagert explores the first limb of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path, samyag drishti or True Seeing. Living consciously begins by paying attention - and actually, it begins by paying attention to the act of paying attention, to understanding where and how and why we direct our gaze. 
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]]> Buddhism, Dharma, meditation, ecology, ecodharma, yoga No Discovering the Heart Grove 3 3 Discovering the Heart Grove full 082e1d99-9f7d-4446-957a-24658de44f6a https://share.transistor.fm/s/d10c54c9 If you wander, you might just find it. 
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]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:34 -0700 Joel Tagert Joel Tagert 1093 If you wander, you might just find it. 
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]]> Buddhism, Dharma, meditation, ecology, ecodharma, yoga No Turning the Eight-Limbed Wheel 2 2 Turning the Eight-Limbed Wheel full 592bbc42-80a0-49e0-8cca-a3c2b607e54b https://share.transistor.fm/s/afb9e1b3 This is the first episode of a series exploring the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path as an embodied, energetic practice. Beginning with the Buddha's very first sermon ("Turning the Dharma Wheel"), Joel unpacks the deep symbolism of the dharmachakra, including a close look at the word dukkha, usually translated as "suffering" but more precisely indicating misalignment: a wheel spinning out of true. The Eightfold Path, then, is how we true the wheel of our lives.

Joel also considers the links between the Buddhist path and yogic traditions, arguing that traditional commentaries and common English translations have stripped these teachings of their somatic depth, turning a whole-body practice into an intellectual checklist. This series aims to restore that somatic dimension, approaching each of the eight limbs as embodied and energetic training. 
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]]> This is the first episode of a series exploring the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path as an embodied, energetic practice. Beginning with the Buddha's very first sermon ("Turning the Dharma Wheel"), Joel unpacks the deep symbolism of the dharmachakra, including a close look at the word dukkha, usually translated as "suffering" but more precisely indicating misalignment: a wheel spinning out of true. The Eightfold Path, then, is how we true the wheel of our lives.

Joel also considers the links between the Buddhist path and yogic traditions, arguing that traditional commentaries and common English translations have stripped these teachings of their somatic depth, turning a whole-body practice into an intellectual checklist. This series aims to restore that somatic dimension, approaching each of the eight limbs as embodied and energetic training. 
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Cover art is "Turning the Eight-Limbed Wheel" by Joel Tagert.
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]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:57:37 -0700 Joel Tagert Joel Tagert 1201 This is the first episode of a series exploring the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path as an embodied, energetic practice. Beginning with the Buddha's very first sermon ("Turning the Dharma Wheel"), Joel unpacks the deep symbolism of the dharmachakra, including a close look at the word dukkha, usually translated as "suffering" but more precisely indicating misalignment: a wheel spinning out of true. The Eightfold Path, then, is how we true the wheel of our lives.

Joel also considers the links between the Buddhist path and yogic traditions, arguing that traditional commentaries and common English translations have stripped these teachings of their somatic depth, turning a whole-body practice into an intellectual checklist. This series aims to restore that somatic dimension, approaching each of the eight limbs as embodied and energetic training. 
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]]> Buddhism, Dharma, meditation, ecology, ecodharma, yoga No Touch the Earth 1 1 Touch the Earth full 0aad0ed1-4453-464d-86f4-da391f868eff https://share.transistor.fm/s/4872be93 What does it mean to touch the earth? In this inaugural episode, Joel Tagert explores the story of the Buddha's enlightenment beneath the bodhi tree, and what that ancient gesture has to tell us about our relationship to the living world.

Drawing on a pilgrimage to Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India, Joel reflects on how place is fundamental to consciousness. Along the way, he traces the tree as symbol through Buddhist history and art, considers the role of trees in the life of our planet, and invites listeners back to the most important place there is - wherever you are right now.
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]]> What does it mean to touch the earth? In this inaugural episode, Joel Tagert explores the story of the Buddha's enlightenment beneath the bodhi tree, and what that ancient gesture has to tell us about our relationship to the living world.

Drawing on a pilgrimage to Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India, Joel reflects on how place is fundamental to consciousness. Along the way, he traces the tree as symbol through Buddhist history and art, considers the role of trees in the life of our planet, and invites listeners back to the most important place there is - wherever you are right now.
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]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:26:41 -0700 Joel Tagert Joel Tagert 1140 What does it mean to touch the earth? In this inaugural episode, Joel Tagert explores the story of the Buddha's enlightenment beneath the bodhi tree, and what that ancient gesture has to tell us about our relationship to the living world.

Drawing on a pilgrimage to Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India, Joel reflects on how place is fundamental to consciousness. Along the way, he traces the tree as symbol through Buddhist history and art, considers the role of trees in the life of our planet, and invites listeners back to the most important place there is - wherever you are right now.
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