The Empty Cup Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-empty-cup An empty cup is not blankness; it’s availability. It is the willingness to look more closely at our assumptions, to meet life in a relaxed manner with an open heart. Open to accepting the present moment as it is. If your mind is full—full of opinions, expectations, habitual thinking—, this podcast invites you to sit back, relax and be emptied. Copyright Tsering Paldron 62b720be-49ad-5db0-afe7-1725c28a6959 yes Support this podcast en Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:03 +0100 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:22:11 +0100 https://tseringpaldron.com/eng/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/H_xu9Mf6WQV_WlUbwtFkxs97on2_hBs_7zKQnBThqdY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYTQz/ZTI3NTM4ZjVhN2Iy/ZDBjMjdhMDc2MWE3/YWRhYy5wbmc.jpg The Empty Cup https://tseringpaldron.com/eng/ episodic Tsering Paldron An empty cup is not blankness; it’s availability. It is the willingness to look more closely at our assumptions, to meet life in a relaxed manner with an open heart. Open to accepting the present moment as it is. If your mind is full—full of opinions, expectations, habitual thinking—, this podcast invites you to sit back, relax and be emptied. An empty cup is not blankness; it’s availability. mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection Tsering Paldron tseringpaldron@gmail.com No No The Love That Does not Die 16 16 The Love That Does not Die full a8a3f87b-4d6d-4f10-b274-db8b99f81257 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd742da5 Human love is beautiful, vulnerable, and full of conditions. We need trust, reciprocity, presence, reassurance. We want people to stay.

But sometimes, when we can no longer hold on — when the relationship changes, the person leaves, or life simply refuses to follow our plans — something deeper can begin to reveal itself.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the difference between the love we feel for someone and a more spacious love that does not depend on possession, permanence, or even proximity.

Perhaps letting go is not the end of love.

Perhaps, sometimes, it is the doorway to discovering the love that does not die.
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]]> Human love is beautiful, vulnerable, and full of conditions. We need trust, reciprocity, presence, reassurance. We want people to stay.

But sometimes, when we can no longer hold on — when the relationship changes, the person leaves, or life simply refuses to follow our plans — something deeper can begin to reveal itself.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the difference between the love we feel for someone and a more spacious love that does not depend on possession, permanence, or even proximity.

Perhaps letting go is not the end of love.

Perhaps, sometimes, it is the doorway to discovering the love that does not die.
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]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 1360 Human love is beautiful, vulnerable, and full of conditions. We need trust, reciprocity, presence, reassurance. We want people to stay.

But sometimes, when we can no longer hold on — when the relationship changes, the person leaves, or life simply refuses to follow our plans — something deeper can begin to reveal itself.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the difference between the love we feel for someone and a more spacious love that does not depend on possession, permanence, or even proximity.

Perhaps letting go is not the end of love.

Perhaps, sometimes, it is the doorway to discovering the love that does not die.
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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No Who am I without my story? 15 15 Who am I without my story? full 4ae288c2-117c-4de8-aef2-e568b9c25a49 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c81f86c8 Who are we beneath our names, histories, roles and carefully constructed identities?

In this episode, we explore the stories through which we define ourselves—and the quiet, ageless presence that remains when those stories briefly fall silent. Drawing on an encounter between a Western seeker and an Indian yogi, as well as neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor’s extraordinary account in My Stroke of Insight, we ask whether our personal history is the whole of who we are—or simply something appearing within a much larger awareness.

Perhaps freedom does not require destroying our story, but learning to hold it more lightly.
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]]> Who are we beneath our names, histories, roles and carefully constructed identities?

In this episode, we explore the stories through which we define ourselves—and the quiet, ageless presence that remains when those stories briefly fall silent. Drawing on an encounter between a Western seeker and an Indian yogi, as well as neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor’s extraordinary account in My Stroke of Insight, we ask whether our personal history is the whole of who we are—or simply something appearing within a much larger awareness.

Perhaps freedom does not require destroying our story, but learning to hold it more lightly.
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]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 1661 Who are we beneath our names, histories, roles and carefully constructed identities?

In this episode, we explore the stories through which we define ourselves—and the quiet, ageless presence that remains when those stories briefly fall silent. Drawing on an encounter between a Western seeker and an Indian yogi, as well as neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor’s extraordinary account in My Stroke of Insight, we ask whether our personal history is the whole of who we are—or simply something appearing within a much larger awareness.

Perhaps freedom does not require destroying our story, but learning to hold it more lightly.
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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No You won't be staying 14 14 You won't be staying full df5ef9a7-5336-4971-962c-ce236060d05b https://share.transistor.fm/s/76c49526 Feelings can be astonishingly convincing. When despair comes, it says: this is how things are.
When loneliness comes, it says: I am alone.
When fear comes, it says: this will never change.

But intensity is not permanence. In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the strange mercy of impermanence: not only does everything we love change, but suffering changes too. Sometimes we don’t need to fix a painful feeling or argue with it. We may only need to remember:

I know something about you.
You won’t be staying.
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]]> Feelings can be astonishingly convincing. When despair comes, it says: this is how things are.
When loneliness comes, it says: I am alone.
When fear comes, it says: this will never change.

But intensity is not permanence. In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the strange mercy of impermanence: not only does everything we love change, but suffering changes too. Sometimes we don’t need to fix a painful feeling or argue with it. We may only need to remember:

I know something about you.
You won’t be staying.
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]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 1325 Feelings can be astonishingly convincing. When despair comes, it says: this is how things are.
When loneliness comes, it says: I am alone.
When fear comes, it says: this will never change.

But intensity is not permanence. In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the strange mercy of impermanence: not only does everything we love change, but suffering changes too. Sometimes we don’t need to fix a painful feeling or argue with it. We may only need to remember:

I know something about you.
You won’t be staying.
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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No The Kindness of Limits 13 13 The Kindness of Limits full 4f5a12a5-d2dc-486e-9322-9518475366fc https://share.transistor.fm/s/66e176ba We often think kindness means saying yes, giving more, staying longer, being endlessly available.
But sometimes a limit is not the opposite of compassion. It is what allows compassion to remain genuine.
In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the delicate balance between caring for others and not disappearing from the equation ourselves — and how a clear “no” can sometimes be kinder than a resentful “yes.”

Perhaps wisdom is not choosing between ourselves and others, but learning how care can include both.
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]]> We often think kindness means saying yes, giving more, staying longer, being endlessly available.
But sometimes a limit is not the opposite of compassion. It is what allows compassion to remain genuine.
In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the delicate balance between caring for others and not disappearing from the equation ourselves — and how a clear “no” can sometimes be kinder than a resentful “yes.”

Perhaps wisdom is not choosing between ourselves and others, but learning how care can include both.
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]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 1371 We often think kindness means saying yes, giving more, staying longer, being endlessly available.
But sometimes a limit is not the opposite of compassion. It is what allows compassion to remain genuine.
In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the delicate balance between caring for others and not disappearing from the equation ourselves — and how a clear “no” can sometimes be kinder than a resentful “yes.”

Perhaps wisdom is not choosing between ourselves and others, but learning how care can include both.
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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No Give happiness a chance 12 12 Give happiness a chance full a8f00a10-8829-4517-93fe-2be915e24a35 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8884f329 Unhappiness can become a habit.

Not because life is always difficult, but because the mind can become so accustomed to noticing what is wrong that, eventually, it keeps finding reasons to suffer even when circumstances have changed.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore how habits of perception shape our experience — and how, without denying pain or pretending everything is wonderful, we can gently begin to notice what else is true.

Sometimes happiness is already there.

We just have to give it a chance.
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]]> Unhappiness can become a habit.

Not because life is always difficult, but because the mind can become so accustomed to noticing what is wrong that, eventually, it keeps finding reasons to suffer even when circumstances have changed.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore how habits of perception shape our experience — and how, without denying pain or pretending everything is wonderful, we can gently begin to notice what else is true.

Sometimes happiness is already there.

We just have to give it a chance.
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]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 1241 Unhappiness can become a habit.

Not because life is always difficult, but because the mind can become so accustomed to noticing what is wrong that, eventually, it keeps finding reasons to suffer even when circumstances have changed.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore how habits of perception shape our experience — and how, without denying pain or pretending everything is wonderful, we can gently begin to notice what else is true.

Sometimes happiness is already there.

We just have to give it a chance.
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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No The extraordinary ordinariness of things 11 11 The extraordinary ordinariness of things full ed2358cf-c312-4387-8679-9bba4fdd3e62 https://share.transistor.fm/s/43a69873 We spend so much of our lives waiting for something extraordinary to happen—for love, awakening, purpose, or simply the feeling that this is it.

Meanwhile, life keeps arriving in remarkably ordinary forms: a conversation, a difficult moment, light through a window, a cup, a spoon.

What if the extraordinary isn't somewhere else? What if we simply keep overlooking it because it doesn't look the way we imagined?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore what happens when we stop asking reality to be different—and begin to notice the quiet wonder of what is already here.

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]]> We spend so much of our lives waiting for something extraordinary to happen—for love, awakening, purpose, or simply the feeling that this is it.

Meanwhile, life keeps arriving in remarkably ordinary forms: a conversation, a difficult moment, light through a window, a cup, a spoon.

What if the extraordinary isn't somewhere else? What if we simply keep overlooking it because it doesn't look the way we imagined?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore what happens when we stop asking reality to be different—and begin to notice the quiet wonder of what is already here.

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]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 1029 We spend so much of our lives waiting for something extraordinary to happen—for love, awakening, purpose, or simply the feeling that this is it.

Meanwhile, life keeps arriving in remarkably ordinary forms: a conversation, a difficult moment, light through a window, a cup, a spoon.

What if the extraordinary isn't somewhere else? What if we simply keep overlooking it because it doesn't look the way we imagined?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore what happens when we stop asking reality to be different—and begin to notice the quiet wonder of what is already here.

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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No Everything Changes... 10 10 Everything Changes... full bd026fb5-9a9b-45c3-a48a-729031e4d2fd https://share.transistor.fm/s/56b01e5e Everything changes. Our bodies. Our relationships. Our thoughts. Our emotions. Every moment is born, unfolds, and disappears. And yet… Is there something that never changes?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore one of the great paradoxes of the Buddhist tradition: how impermanence and timelessness are not opposites, but two inseparable aspects of reality. A reflection on uncertainty, meditation, the confidence of the View, and the quiet fearlessness that gradually emerges when we discover that, although everything is constantly changing, what is most fundamental has never been threatened by change.

Because perhaps true confidence does not come from making life more predictable. It comes from discovering that everything changes… and yet, nothing changes.

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]]> Everything changes. Our bodies. Our relationships. Our thoughts. Our emotions. Every moment is born, unfolds, and disappears. And yet… Is there something that never changes?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore one of the great paradoxes of the Buddhist tradition: how impermanence and timelessness are not opposites, but two inseparable aspects of reality. A reflection on uncertainty, meditation, the confidence of the View, and the quiet fearlessness that gradually emerges when we discover that, although everything is constantly changing, what is most fundamental has never been threatened by change.

Because perhaps true confidence does not come from making life more predictable. It comes from discovering that everything changes… and yet, nothing changes.

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]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 969 Everything changes. Our bodies. Our relationships. Our thoughts. Our emotions. Every moment is born, unfolds, and disappears. And yet… Is there something that never changes?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore one of the great paradoxes of the Buddhist tradition: how impermanence and timelessness are not opposites, but two inseparable aspects of reality. A reflection on uncertainty, meditation, the confidence of the View, and the quiet fearlessness that gradually emerges when we discover that, although everything is constantly changing, what is most fundamental has never been threatened by change.

Because perhaps true confidence does not come from making life more predictable. It comes from discovering that everything changes… and yet, nothing changes.

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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No Nothing to Defend 9 9 Nothing to Defend full 9ecb25e2-1d74-47bc-b341-7b9b9b68b314 https://share.transistor.fm/s/876b68fe What does it really mean to be humble?

Many of us confuse humility with low self-esteem, making ourselves smaller, or putting everyone else first. But perhaps true humility is something entirely different.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the gradual release of the one who says "my body," "my thoughts," "my life"—the subtle sense of being the owner of our existence. As that contraction begins to soften, our relationship with ourselves and with others changes. We no longer need to prove, compare, rescue, or be rescued. We simply become more available to life.

A reflection on humility, the illusion of ownership, the wave and the ocean, and the quiet freedom that appears when we stop placing ourselves at the centre of everything.

Because perhaps humility is not becoming less.

It is remembering that we were never separate. 
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]]> What does it really mean to be humble?

Many of us confuse humility with low self-esteem, making ourselves smaller, or putting everyone else first. But perhaps true humility is something entirely different.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the gradual release of the one who says "my body," "my thoughts," "my life"—the subtle sense of being the owner of our existence. As that contraction begins to soften, our relationship with ourselves and with others changes. We no longer need to prove, compare, rescue, or be rescued. We simply become more available to life.

A reflection on humility, the illusion of ownership, the wave and the ocean, and the quiet freedom that appears when we stop placing ourselves at the centre of everything.

Because perhaps humility is not becoming less.

It is remembering that we were never separate. 
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]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 760 What does it really mean to be humble?

Many of us confuse humility with low self-esteem, making ourselves smaller, or putting everyone else first. But perhaps true humility is something entirely different.

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the gradual release of the one who says "my body," "my thoughts," "my life"—the subtle sense of being the owner of our existence. As that contraction begins to soften, our relationship with ourselves and with others changes. We no longer need to prove, compare, rescue, or be rescued. We simply become more available to life.

A reflection on humility, the illusion of ownership, the wave and the ocean, and the quiet freedom that appears when we stop placing ourselves at the centre of everything.

Because perhaps humility is not becoming less.

It is remembering that we were never separate. 
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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No When The Question Disappears 8 8 When The Question Disappears full 3cdb4ae1-88b4-469b-a1d0-b9abaadfb7fc https://share.transistor.fm/s/45b3bea0 For much of our lives, we feel that life is happening to us. We struggle against what we don't want, chase what we think we need, and search for meaning in everything that happens.

But what if our understanding matures over time?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the quiet transformation that can take place as our perspective deepens: from blame to compassion, from compassion to gratitude, and from gratitude to something even more unexpected—the discovery that life may never have been against us, or in our favour. It has simply been unfolding.

A reflection on suffering, forgiveness, the search for meaning, and the profound simplicity that appears when we stop asking life to justify itself and begin to inhabit its mystery.

Perhaps awakening is not about finding all the answers.

Perhaps it is about discovering that reality has always been quietly, innocently, exactly as it is. 


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]]> For much of our lives, we feel that life is happening to us. We struggle against what we don't want, chase what we think we need, and search for meaning in everything that happens.

But what if our understanding matures over time?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the quiet transformation that can take place as our perspective deepens: from blame to compassion, from compassion to gratitude, and from gratitude to something even more unexpected—the discovery that life may never have been against us, or in our favour. It has simply been unfolding.

A reflection on suffering, forgiveness, the search for meaning, and the profound simplicity that appears when we stop asking life to justify itself and begin to inhabit its mystery.

Perhaps awakening is not about finding all the answers.

Perhaps it is about discovering that reality has always been quietly, innocently, exactly as it is. 


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]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 862 For much of our lives, we feel that life is happening to us. We struggle against what we don't want, chase what we think we need, and search for meaning in everything that happens.

But what if our understanding matures over time?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the quiet transformation that can take place as our perspective deepens: from blame to compassion, from compassion to gratitude, and from gratitude to something even more unexpected—the discovery that life may never have been against us, or in our favour. It has simply been unfolding.

A reflection on suffering, forgiveness, the search for meaning, and the profound simplicity that appears when we stop asking life to justify itself and begin to inhabit its mystery.

Perhaps awakening is not about finding all the answers.

Perhaps it is about discovering that reality has always been quietly, innocently, exactly as it is. 


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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No Spiritual Friends 7 7 Spiritual Friends full 2105492f-17ef-4bc4-a1ca-612b63389402 https://share.transistor.fm/s/541620f4 What makes a spiritual friendship different from an ordinary friendship?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the rare and precious companions who walk beside us on the path. The ones who encourage our growth rather than our stories, who help us see our blind spots without judgment, who remind us not to lose heart, and who can make us laugh when we take ourselves too seriously.

A reflection on trust, honesty, kindness, humour, and the mysterious way some people enter our lives exactly when they are needed.

Because sometimes, the greatest gift a spiritual friend can offer is simply to help us remember what truly matters.

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]]> What makes a spiritual friendship different from an ordinary friendship?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the rare and precious companions who walk beside us on the path. The ones who encourage our growth rather than our stories, who help us see our blind spots without judgment, who remind us not to lose heart, and who can make us laugh when we take ourselves too seriously.

A reflection on trust, honesty, kindness, humour, and the mysterious way some people enter our lives exactly when they are needed.

Because sometimes, the greatest gift a spiritual friend can offer is simply to help us remember what truly matters.

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]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 916 What makes a spiritual friendship different from an ordinary friendship?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore the rare and precious companions who walk beside us on the path. The ones who encourage our growth rather than our stories, who help us see our blind spots without judgment, who remind us not to lose heart, and who can make us laugh when we take ourselves too seriously.

A reflection on trust, honesty, kindness, humour, and the mysterious way some people enter our lives exactly when they are needed.

Because sometimes, the greatest gift a spiritual friend can offer is simply to help us remember what truly matters.

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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No Gratitude for the Wisdom 6 6 Gratitude for the Wisdom full 2187ce6f-61df-499a-a148-eb5398f22bef https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a461a75 What is devotion?

Blind faith, admiration, emotional dependence... or something else entirely?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore devotion as "gratitude for Wisdom" and reflect on how to relate to teachers with both openness and discernment. How can we recognise the Wisdom that shines through someone without idealising the person? And what happens when teachers reveal their humanity—or fail to live up to our expectations?

A reflection on trust, perception, gratitude, and the delicate art of keeping the heart open without losing clarity.

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]]> What is devotion?

Blind faith, admiration, emotional dependence... or something else entirely?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore devotion as "gratitude for Wisdom" and reflect on how to relate to teachers with both openness and discernment. How can we recognise the Wisdom that shines through someone without idealising the person? And what happens when teachers reveal their humanity—or fail to live up to our expectations?

A reflection on trust, perception, gratitude, and the delicate art of keeping the heart open without losing clarity.

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]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 821 What is devotion?

Blind faith, admiration, emotional dependence... or something else entirely?

In this episode of The Empty Cup, we explore devotion as "gratitude for Wisdom" and reflect on how to relate to teachers with both openness and discernment. How can we recognise the Wisdom that shines through someone without idealising the person? And what happens when teachers reveal their humanity—or fail to live up to our expectations?

A reflection on trust, perception, gratitude, and the delicate art of keeping the heart open without losing clarity.

★ Support this podcast ★

]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No The Heart of Sadness 5 5 The Heart of Sadness full 42d65754-9fcc-4a38-9b61-87e43d72282c https://share.transistor.fm/s/b3cae0a8 There is a kind of sadness that is not only about loss. When what we rely on falls away, something older is revealed—an underlying openness we usually try to cover. When we dare to face it, we develop the courage to remain open. Even when nothing is resolved. Even when nothing is promised. Even when life does not give us what we hoped for.
This episode explores what happens when we do not rush to fill that space, and how the ache, when met directly, can soften into a quiet tenderness.

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]]> There is a kind of sadness that is not only about loss. When what we rely on falls away, something older is revealed—an underlying openness we usually try to cover. When we dare to face it, we develop the courage to remain open. Even when nothing is resolved. Even when nothing is promised. Even when life does not give us what we hoped for.
This episode explores what happens when we do not rush to fill that space, and how the ache, when met directly, can soften into a quiet tenderness.

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]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 08:38:40 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 623 There is a kind of sadness that is not only about loss. When what we rely on falls away, something older is revealed—an underlying openness we usually try to cover. When we dare to face it, we develop the courage to remain open. Even when nothing is resolved. Even when nothing is promised. Even when life does not give us what we hoped for.
This episode explores what happens when we do not rush to fill that space, and how the ache, when met directly, can soften into a quiet tenderness.

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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No The eyelash in the eye 4 4 The eyelash in the eye full 42f475b7-a8bd-4689-9ad8-22afad9267bc https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8eb80e2 For some, the unease of being is barely noticeable. For others, it is immediate and intimate.

This episode explores that quiet, persistent ache—and what becomes possible when we stop trying to cover it, and begin to look more closely.

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> For some, the unease of being is barely noticeable. For others, it is immediate and intimate.

This episode explores that quiet, persistent ache—and what becomes possible when we stop trying to cover it, and begin to look more closely.

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 20:35:26 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 689 For some, the unease of being is barely noticeable. For others, it is immediate and intimate.

This episode explores that quiet, persistent ache—and what becomes possible when we stop trying to cover it, and begin to look more closely.

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No Detachment 3 3 Detachment full 416ac26d-fa08-4241-84fd-7bb81859f1a1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e190a5a Detachment is often misunderstood. It is not avoidance. Not indifference. Not a way of withdrawing after being hurt. It is not an excuse to escape commitment or responsibility. Detachment is closer to sovereignty. It arises naturally when we begin to live from within, rather than from the sense of being separate and incomplete. 

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]]> Detachment is often misunderstood. It is not avoidance. Not indifference. Not a way of withdrawing after being hurt. It is not an excuse to escape commitment or responsibility. Detachment is closer to sovereignty. It arises naturally when we begin to live from within, rather than from the sense of being separate and incomplete. 

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]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:44:20 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 830 Detachment is often misunderstood. It is not avoidance. Not indifference. Not a way of withdrawing after being hurt. It is not an excuse to escape commitment or responsibility. Detachment is closer to sovereignty. It arises naturally when we begin to live from within, rather than from the sense of being separate and incomplete. 

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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No Letting Go 2 2 Letting Go full 9436419e-ca2c-4688-9783-f3b5fdb470e9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c009f76e We often think letting go is something we must do—an effort, a decision, a release. But what if letting go is not an action at all?
This episode explores a quieter possibility: that letting go happens when we stop trying to hold what was never ours to begin with.

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]]> We often think letting go is something we must do—an effort, a decision, a release. But what if letting go is not an action at all?
This episode explores a quieter possibility: that letting go happens when we stop trying to hold what was never ours to begin with.

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]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 745 We often think letting go is something we must do—an effort, a decision, a release. But what if letting go is not an action at all?
This episode explores a quieter possibility: that letting go happens when we stop trying to hold what was never ours to begin with.

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]]> mindfulness meditation awareness presence contemplation buddhism inner peace reflection No This is it 1 1 This is it full f1618014-cd5c-4a10-a026-f99682f4e042 https://share.transistor.fm/s/df31ac2e We live leaning forward — toward the next achievement, the next recognition, the next love. Even spiritual life can become another version of that leaning. We hope to become wiser, freer, more awakened. And in that hope, we keep contentment always postponed.

Waiting is a subtle addiction. At best, something we hoped for happens, and we feel briefly soothed. Then the habit returns. The search resumes. “This is it”, interrupts the momentum. It is not a grand realisation. Just a return. A reminder to inhabit the moment. Again and again.

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]]> We live leaning forward — toward the next achievement, the next recognition, the next love. Even spiritual life can become another version of that leaning. We hope to become wiser, freer, more awakened. And in that hope, we keep contentment always postponed.

Waiting is a subtle addiction. At best, something we hoped for happens, and we feel briefly soothed. Then the habit returns. The search resumes. “This is it”, interrupts the momentum. It is not a grand realisation. Just a return. A reminder to inhabit the moment. Again and again.

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]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:57:06 +0000 Tsering Paldron Watch on YouTube Tsering Paldron 846 We live leaning forward — toward the next achievement, the next recognition, the next love. Even spiritual life can become another version of that leaning. We hope to become wiser, freer, more awakened. And in that hope, we keep contentment always postponed.

Waiting is a subtle addiction. At best, something we hoped for happens, and we feel briefly soothed. Then the habit returns. The search resumes. “This is it”, interrupts the momentum. It is not a grand realisation. Just a return. A reminder to inhabit the moment. Again and again.

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