# Stephen Batchelor
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stephen batchelor (born 7 April 1953) is a British author and teacher, writing books and articles on Buddhist topics and leading meditation retreats throughout the world. He is a noted proponent of agnostic or secular Buddhism.
== Biography ==
Batchelor was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1953.
A Modern, Attainable Definition of Nirvana - Stephen Batchelor
What if Nirvana isn't a mountaintop, monastery thing, but something available to you right now wherever you are. Stephen Batchelor spent ten years as a monk chasing exactly that, including three-month stretches sitting in silence asking "what is this?" He came out the other side as a controversial …
Aspiration, Appreciation, Conviction: Batchelor on Resolve, and Why Trust Isn't Faith
What do you do with a teaching that asks you to trust something you can't prove? James from the St. Louis sangha reads Stephen Batchelor's "Resolve" chapter and his answer is to keep the trust pointed at yourself and at the decision you already made, rather than at a claim about the universe. He wo…
Improving Your Relationships, Buddhist Style | Martine Batchelor
This episode is a mix of the technical, the practical, and the delightful. We're talking about a meditation technique that can impact relationships, your biases, and how you handle things such as lying, sex, alcohol, and social media. The key word here is the ancient term "vedana." And it involves,…
The Brain Science of Enlightenment | Rick Hanson
Today we're going to nerd out about what enlightenment (or, if that word is triggering, let's just call it "high doses of meditation") can do to your brain — and, more practically, how we can derive these benefits even if we don't plan to spend decades living in a cave. My guest is Rick Hanson, Ph.…
Buddhism Without Beliefs | Stephen Batchelor
Stephen Batchelor is a Buddhist teacher who takes an unconventional approach to the practice. He was more of a scholar, studying logic and philosophy rather than mantras and deities. In his early life, Stephen traveled to India and met the Dalai Lama, which led him to become a monk who practiced Ti…
Date Coach Bobbi Palmer – How I Got My First Paying Client
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2026-10-11 | Dharma Talk | Truth is a Verb | Nate Smalley
What if the Buddha’s first teaching wasn’t something to believe, but something to enact? Before the “noble truths” hardened into doctrine, the Buddha handed five skeptical friends four tasks: embrace life as it is, let the grasping be, notice when it falls quiet, and act from there. This talk, draw…
Who was Nagarjuna?
Bright on Buddhism - Episode 150 - Who was Nagarjuna? What were some of his views and written works? How did they affect Buddhism in East Asia?
Resources: Westerhoff, Jan Christoph. "Nāgārjuna". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. ISSN 1095-5054. OCLC 429049174.
Rhys Dav…
Getting Unstuck; Dr. Cathryn Jacob
Dr. Cathryn Jacob is a retired UK general practitioner and author of When Stuck Happens: How We Get Caught, Soften, and Come Back to Life. She co-created Raft to Freedom with Dharma teacher Vince Cullen to help people address harmful cravings, compulsions, difficult emotions, and destructive behavi…
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