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Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into BuddhismAuthor: Vincent Moore
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. Language: en-us Genres: Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Paths of Practice with Frank Olivier
Episode 130
Sunday, 19 April, 2026
Frank Olivier is a three-time world juggling champion with a comedy act that’s been seen on the Tonight Show, HBO's Just for Laughs, and America’s Got Talent. He’s entertained two presidents, British royalty, and for Fortune 500 companies as well as performing comedy live onstage with Bill Murray, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Belushi and Dana Carvey.He's toured as a national headlining comedian, and he's clean enough that Disney trusted him for a live televised special. These shows, companies and people bring Frank in not only because of how funny he is, but even more so for the sense of play and fun he instills in an audience in any venue. And if he's available he'll come astonish and delight your group as well.He has been practicing meditation since age 11, and at 25 learned mindfulness practice from Thich Nhat Hanh. For the past 7 years, he’s been focused on the topic of happiness, blending his spiritual journey with over 40 years of spreading laughter and delight as a professional comedian juggler.For more information about Frank and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the following links:https://www.funnyfrank.com/https://happinessminute.com/https://www.trickstohappiness.com/https://mendosuficamp.org/We discussed:*Transcendental Meditation, walking practice, and juggling on a unicycle to earn money for meditation instruction*Loss, grief, wailing, laughter, and techniques to find the light in the cracks that shines through*Gratitude practices, Happiness Minute, and developing Tricks to Happiness as way to invite others to welcome more joy into their life*Sufism, Samuel Lewis (Sufi Sam), Thich Nhat Hanh, and smiling practice*And the importance of consciously letting in greater happiness and to express our gratitude
