Sounds True: Insights at the Edge
Jun 16, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 15 segments
How do you hold true to your convictions to be good in a world that’s on fire? Tami Simon speaks with Buddhist meditation teacher and author Lodro Rinzler about his new book, *You Are Good. You Are…
Lodro RinzlerGuest
Tami SimonHost
[gentle music] It's hard to ask people to contemplate that an idiot all the way up to an authoritarian ruler or p- to politician possesses basic goodness.
They experience moments of genuine open-heartedness with those individuals." There are certain moments where they actually are connected to basic goodness.
In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Lodro Rinzler, a Buddhist meditation teacher, a father, and the author of seven books, including the international bestseller, The Buddha Walks into a Bar.
He's the founder of the Basic Goodness Collective, which is an online meditation community, and he's the author of a new book, You Are Good, You Are Enough: Free Yourself from the Trap of Doubt and Return to Basic Goodness.
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[gentle music] It's hard to ask people to contemplate that an idiot all the way up to an authoritarian ruler or p- to politician possesses basic goodness.
They experience moments of genuine open-heartedness with those individuals." There are certain moments where they actually are connected to basic goodness.
In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Lodro Rinzler, a Buddhist meditation teacher, a father, and the author of seven books, including the international bestseller, The Buddha Walks into a Bar.
He's the founder of the Basic Goodness Collective, which is an online meditation community, and he's the author of a new book, You Are Good, You Are Enough: Free Yourself from the Trap of Doubt and Return to Basic Goodness.