{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 337: Jeremy David Engels, PhD: "On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World"","description":"Jeremy David Engels, PhD, is a Liberal Arts Professor of Communications and Ethics at Pennsylvania State University.  He is also a longtime teacher of mindfulness, meditation, and yoga, having studied in both India and the United States, and he is certified to teach mindfulness after completing an intensive two-year training program under the direction of Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.  Since undertaking a pilgrimage to walk in the footsteps of the Buddha in India and Nepal in 2018, he has been a student of Thich Nhat Hanh.  He is dedicated to bringing the practice of mindfulness to democracy, and the practice of democracy to mindfulness.  He is an award-winning scholar, and has published numerous books and articles about democracy, community building, deliberation, and peace, including On Mindful Democracy:  A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World (Parallax, 2026) (which is the subject of this podcast).  He is also the author of Living Namaste:  A Practical Guide to Mindfulness, Yoga, and Building Community (Living Traditions, 2026); The Ethics of Oneness:  Emerson, Whitman, and the Bhavagad Gita (U Chicago Press, 2021), and The Art of Gratitude (SUNY Press 2018). For more information about Professor Engels, see his website: https:\/\/jeremydavidengels.com\/ or reach out to him directly at:  jde13@psu.edu. This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https:\/\/endoftheroad.libsyn.com\/episode-337-jeremy-david-engels-phd-on-mindful-democracy-a-declaration-of-interdependence-to-mend-a-fractured-world Have a blessed weekend! ","author_name":"End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)","author_url":"http:\/\/endoftheroad.libsyn.com\/website","html":"