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Handful of Leaves | Mindfulness & Buddhism in Everyday Life

Delivering practical wisdom for a happier life. A Buddhist podcast that explores how to navigate the daily complexities of life relating to topics such as ambition, personal finance, relationships, etc. www.handfulofleaves.life #Podcast #Buddhism #Mindfulness

Ep 68: Do We Really Need Another Monastery? Ft. Ajahn Nisabho from Clear Mountain

30 mins; March 24, 2026

Ep 67: Why Buddhist Couples Stay Happier – The Surprising Truth

32 mins; February 12, 2026

Ep 66: Alone But Not Lonely ft. Ven Sumangala

14 mins; January 29, 2026

Ep 65: The Buddhist Path to Finding Your True Purpose ft. Ven Sumangala

19 mins; December 30, 2025

Ep 64: Why Buddhism is the best career investment in your 30s ft. Chade-Meng Tan

23 mins; November 27, 2025

Ep 63: Emma Slade - a Bhutanese nun's solo journey across 12 mountain passes

15 mins; October 16, 2025

Why a 31-year old Singaporean Techie Chose the Monk Life

15 mins; October 14, 2025

Ep 62: A Narrow Heart Is a Fragile Heart | How to Stop Feeling So Alone

15 mins; September 23, 2025

Ep 61: How I Built a $200M Business Without Crossing These 5 Lines

23 mins; August 15, 2025

Ep 60: The $200M Entrepreneur who meditates two hours a day

23 mins; July 17, 2025

Ep 59: Buddhism Saved My Life ft. Hary Ho

28 mins; June 17, 2025

Ep 58: What Vesak Means to Us ft. Jiayi and Soon

35 mins; May 29, 2025

This is Goodbye

37 mins; May 27, 2025

Ep 57: From Dog Shit To Amitabha ft. Venerable Sumangala

12 mins; April 22, 2025

Ep 56: Is Letting Go = Laziness? ft. Venerable Sumangala and Soon

15 mins; March 28, 2025

Ep 55: Gay, married with a family. Buddhism taught me self-love

13 mins; February 27, 2025

Ep 54: Chords of Connection: Music, Mindfulness and Friendship ft Plum Village

15 mins; January 16, 2025

Ep 53: Reframe & Rise: Transforming Feedback into Fuel ft. Jeraldine Phneah

20 mins; November 19, 2024

Ep 51: The Most Precious Commodity in Life ft. Sylvia Bay

29 mins; October 22, 2024

Ep 50: Between the Lines ft. Heng Yeh

26 mins; October 08, 2024

Ep 49: Oh No, One Day Our Parents Are Going to Die ft. Sis. Sylvia Bay

22 mins; September 03, 2024

Ep 48: Parenting the Parent ft. Sis. Sylvia Bay

22 mins; August 13, 2024

Ep 47: Strength in the Sangha: Growing Together as a Buddhist Community ft. Bro. Chye Chye

21 mins; July 03, 2024

Ep 46: Dhamma vs. Adhamma ft. Uncle Vijaya

41 mins; June 13, 2024

Ep 45: Building a Buddhist Chatbot (NORBU-AI) ft. Lim Kooi Fong

12 mins; April 25, 2024

Ep 44: Buddhism vs. Spirituality: When to Call Yourself A Buddhist?

29 mins; April 11, 2024

Ep 43: Reflecting on our Buddhist Journey ft. Kai Xin & Cheryl

28 mins; March 21, 2024

What does it take to be The "Tough" Guy? ft Gonzalo Ruiz Calavera (Director of Google Recruiting)

26 mins; March 18, 2024

Ep 32: SG's favourite Vegetarian Cai Png CEO (Greendot) on Growth, Purpose, Balance

26 mins; March 18, 2024

Ep 42: Exploring Right Sense Restraint: Liberating Yourself from Self-Torment!

28 mins; February 20, 2024

Ep 9: Near Death Experience Ft Amy Edelstein- #1 Amazon Bestselling Author)

47 mins; February 20, 2024

Ep 41: Revealing the unexpected insecurities of HOL founders

21 mins; February 20, 2024

Ep 29: Authenticity IS NOT a fallacy? (Ft Anthea Ong, former Nominated Member of Parliament)

41 mins; February 12, 2024

Ep 28: The Mindful CEO of a $200M International Education Group, Etonhouse

41 mins; February 12, 2024

Ep 40: Family Drama or Family Dhamma? Ft. Phimol Suwanarat

32 mins; December 21, 2023

Ep 38: Three Decades of Inspirational Buddhist Music ft. Imee Ooi (Singer, Composer, Producer)

41 mins; November 16, 2023

Ep 37: 84 Years A Buddhist - Profound Lessons on Life, Death and Kamma ft. Uncle Vijaya

51 mins; November 01, 2023

Ep 36: From Ideas to Impact - Founding Journey of Handful of Leaves

33 mins; October 19, 2023

Ep 34: Leading with Mental Vulnerabilities

29 mins; October 18, 2023

Ep 35: Altered States: A Drug Addict's Journey to Dhamma

24 mins; October 03, 2023

Ep 33: Ghost Month Special (Real Ghost Stories, Hell, Buddhism)

39 mins; September 03, 2023

Ep 31: Cheating on others and being cheated on

18 mins; July 20, 2023

Ep 30: The Mindful achiever - balancing striving and letting go (Ft Venerable Damcho)

42 mins; July 04, 2023

Ep 29: What does it mean to be vulnerable? (Ft Anthea Ong, former Nominated Member of Parliament)

41 mins; June 22, 2023

BONUS Episode: Fire-round QnA on Sex (ft Venerable Damcho)

13 mins; May 16, 2023

Ep 27: Sex and the Buddhist (Ft Ven Damcho and Wilson Ng)

48 mins; May 02, 2023

Ep 26: Fear and shame can lead you to peace! (Ft Sis Mi Yen)

36 mins; April 20, 2023

Ep 25: Battling stage 4 breast cancer at the age of 31 (Ft Siew Lin)

43 mins; March 23, 2023

Ep 24: Recipe to a 15-year healthy relationship (ft Life Coach Kar Fei)

51 mins; March 07, 2023

Ep 23: How Our Parents Shape Our Romantic Relationships (Ft Sis May Liu, Therapist, Clinical Psychologist)

37 mins; February 17, 2023

Ep 22: How to argue with your partner (the Buddhist way) (Ft Cynthia Kane)

47 mins; February 09, 2023

Ep 21: How to deal with loneliness (Ft Teo Heng Soon)

44 mins; January 10, 2023

Ep 20: Being laid off and the life after (Ft Livia, former employee @Meta)

42 mins; December 22, 2022

Ep 19: Secular vs Buddhist mindfulness. What's the difference? (Ft Dr Yeoh Kar Kheng)

47 mins; December 12, 2022

Ep 18 : Friendship breakups (Ft Khema & Nalanda)

54 mins; December 01, 2022

Ep 17: Pursuing independence without hurting our parents

46 mins; November 15, 2022

Ep 16: Suicide ideation

41 mins; October 18, 2022

Ep 15: Shifting from a scarcity to an abundance mindset (Ft Daylon Soh)

44 mins; October 06, 2022

Ep 14: Being average and not knowing what to do in life (Ft Tai Ling Ling)

42 mins; September 20, 2022

Ep 13: Can we cure death? (Ft Dr Ng Yuen Yen)

36 mins; September 09, 2022

Ep 12: Dealing With Difficult Emotions (Ft Ratna Juita | TEDxSpeaker, Mindfulness Coach)

32 mins; August 23, 2022

Ep 11: Surviving Toxic Workplaces (Ft Datuk Charlie Chia)

36 mins; August 12, 2022

Ep 10: How to make failure suck less (Ft Heng Teng Teng)

43 mins; July 26, 2022

Ep 8: Sex, virginity, and finding true love (ft Kyle and Hao)

37 mins; June 07, 2022

Ep 7: How to cut the small talk & say no to your own bullsh*t (ft Gwen Yi, Founder of Tribeless)

55 mins; May 24, 2022

Ep 6: Buddhist Music (Ft Dr Kang Kee & BuddySings!)

62 hours 58 mins; May 10, 2022

Ep 5: Money, investment, and how to be rich as a Buddhist (Ft Seow Kek Wee)

57 mins; April 28, 2022

Ep 4: Seeing the world in shades of grey

69 hours 52 mins; April 13, 2022

Ep 3: When does doing good become bad? (Ft Sylvia Bay)

65 hours 17 mins; March 31, 2022

Ep 2: Who are you beyond your profession? (Ft Amy Tong)

59 mins; March 16, 2022

Ep 1: Balancing ambition and contentment (Ft Tan Chade Meng)

47 mins; March 03, 2022

Ep 0: A start to an imperfect but beautiful journey

51 mins; February 21, 2022

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