Podcasts about translating

Episode 528 - Samantha Rose - Emmy award-winning television writer and bestselling author, specializing in literary support and book collaboration with celebritiesSamantha Rose is an Emmy award-winning television writer and a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who specializes in literary support and book collaboration with celebrities, experts and industry leaders. Her narrative, non-fiction projects fall under the categories of health & wellness, spirituality, personal growth, how-to, business, parenting and memoir, including titles that have been translated into more than 20 foreign languages, featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harper's Bazaar, Time and selected as Reese's Book Club and Target Bookmarked picks. Samantha is the principal of literary development and the head of client relations for Yellow Sky Media, her company in Petaluma, California.On an ordinary Wednesday I received the call every writer wants to get. It was from a New York literary agent who'd been following my blog. She said, “I think you have a book here. I wonder though--could you go a little bit deeper? Keep the humor, but also tell your story with more vulnerability?”More vulnerability? I cringed.I'd already made my personal life very public. Putting myself even further out there felt scary. It also felt daring.I csn say now that writing The Package Deal: My (not-so) Glamorous Transition from Single Gal to Instant Mom was one of the most challenging and liberating experiences of my life.I told my story as honestly and authentically as I could. I extended myself beyond what was comfortable in an effort to help other women like me feel a little more normal and less aloneRedbook called it a “refreshingly honest memoir.” Library Journal praised it as “clear-eyed,” “candid and optimistic.” Fellow stepmothers cheered me as "heartfelt" and "hilarious."I learned that readers respond well to honest storytelling and to storytellers who dare to be seen and heard. By telling my truth, I was giving others permission to tell theirs. Since The Package Deal published in 2009 (Penguin Random House) and premiered on the San Francisco Chronicle bestseller list and as a Target club pick, I've been giving voice to and empowering others who have a story to tell.  I've collaborated with celebrities, experts, entrepreneurs and all sorts of amazing individuals who  need that first shot of courage and clear guidance forward, to help striking the right tone, organizing ideas into chapters, and building your book― word to word― from beginning to end. Translating your voice and singular story onto the page is what I'm trained to do, and I'm uplifted, instructed, and both challenged and inspired by your one and only perspective. So tell me: what's your story? What have you always wanted to share with the world? Together we can manifest the book inside you waiting to be written. https://www.yellowskymedia.com/Support the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca

In this episode, we connect with Miriam Dicks, founder and CEO of 180 Management Group, to uncover strategies that help organizations streamline operations and enhance donor engagement. With over 20 years of experience, Miriam shares her expertise in transforming business processes in nonprofits and embracing change to foster long-term success. Topics we dive into: - How to identify and address the root causes of silos within your organization. - Improving team collaboration and creating a consistent donor experience. - Translating high-level strategic goals into actionable steps. - Encouraging accountability and action by developing a clear plan for leveraging data insights. Miriam provides actionable steps that fundraisers can apply immediately, emphasizing the importance of creating personal connections, enhancing communication, and using effective strategies to improve overall organizational efficiency. Learn more about 180 Management Group and their approach to organizational transformation here: https://www.180managementgroup.com Explore how Virtuous can aid your nonprofit growth: https://vrtuo.us/4hsSN6g The Responsive Lab is brought to you by Virtuous. Virtuous is a software company committed to helping nonprofits grow generosity. Virtuous believes that generosity has the power to create profound change in the world and in the heart of the giver. With that in mind, it's their mission to move the needle on global generosity by helping nonprofits better connect with and inspire their givers. Learn more about Virtuous at virtuous.org/learnmore and download your free Nonprofit CRM Checklist at virtuous.org/crmchecklist. Special thanks to editor and sound engineer Barry R. Hill and producer Abigail Morse.

The salient point of our discussion revolves around the significance of cultural diversity within musical ensembles, particularly in the context of gospel music. We explore the impact that a mixed membership in choirs has on audiences, especially in regions where such diversity is less common, such as Eastern Europe. Through our travels and performances, we have encountered numerous opportunities to forge connections with local communities by translating our music into their native languages, thereby enhancing their engagement and enthusiasm. We emphasize that the appreciation for gospel music transcends geographical boundaries, and it is vital for us to recognize and nurture the global audience that exists beyond the confines of the United States. As we reflect on our experiences, it becomes evident that the world is indeed our audience, and we are committed to fostering this appreciation for gospel music across various cultures.Takeaways: The presence of mixed cultural backgrounds in musical groups fosters greater connections with diverse audiences. Translating music into local languages significantly enhances audience engagement and excitement during performances. The Power Up Gospel conference offers a unique opportunity for anyone to learn gospel music, regardless of their background. The evolution of gospel music education in Canada reflects a growing recognition of its cultural significance and educational value. Participants in gospel music workshops often express profound enjoyment and satisfaction from their experiences, bridging cultural gaps. There exists a pressing need for trained individuals in gospel music education to ensure its continued growth and relevance. Links referenced in this episode:PowerUpGospel CACompanies mentioned in this episode: York Humber College U of T Toronto Mass choir PowerUpGospel CA

Emily Wilson’s name on the cover of a book is a likely sign that it will be a bestseller. But she isn’t an author, and the books are unlikely fan favorites. Wilson has made a name for herself translating classic Greek texts - most notably Homer’s "The Odyssey" in 2017 and "The Iliad" in 2023. Wilson’s translations have gained a cult following and opened up these classics to a new generation of readers. She joins us in front of an audience of Lincoln High School students.

Send us a textProfessor Marion McAllister shares the fascinating journey of developing the Genetic Counselling Outcome Scale, a groundbreaking tool that measures patient empowerment rather than just anxiety reduction. We explore how this simple questionnaire transformed genetic counselling assessment worldwide and evolved to meet changing healthcare needs.• Creating the first standardised measure for genetic counselling outcomes based on patient-reported benefits• Translating the scale across cultures and navigating challenging concepts like the English word "condition"• Developing the shorter Genomics Outcome Scale for economic evaluations and mainstreamed genetic testing• Evolution of genetic counselling education from traditional face-to-face to blended e-learning formats• Exploring how AI could complement genetic counselling by handling routine tasks• Balancing qualitative and quantitative research methods when developing healthcare assessment tools• Reflecting on research into gender differences in genetic testing for hereditary cancer syndromesJoin me for future episodes of Demystifying Genetics as we continue exploring the human side of genetics and genomics.Support the showDemystifying Genetics is sponsored by TrakGenehttps://www.trakgene.com/

Join The list for A Different D WordHave you ever felt like you're at war with yourself, trying to heal after a divorce? It might be time to stop fighting and start listening.We all want a life full of peace and clarity after ending a marriage. But surprisingly, our deepest fears and beliefs can throw unexpected obstacles in the way of healing. What if, instead of fighting these feelings, you could decode them to find the life you desire?Learn how to interpret resistance as a message from your nervous system rather than a hurdle to overcome.Discover common post-divorce patterns that keep you stuck and how to gently shift them.Explore somatic techniques to transform negative beliefs and expand your capacity to receive goodness in your life.Loneliness Roadmap on HeartBeatPost Divorce Roadmap - 21 Days of Guided JournalingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyCoachDawnInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnwiggins/On the Web: https://www.mycoachdawn.comA podcast exploring the journey of life after divorce, delving into topics like divorce grief, loneliness, anxiety, manifesting, the impact of different attachment styles and codependency, setting healthy boundaries, energy healing with homeopathy, managing the nervous system during divorce depression, understanding the stages of divorce grief, and using the Law of Attraction and EMDR therapy in the process of building your confidence, forgiveness and letting go.Support the show

In an age where attention spans are decreasing and reliance on digital media is becoming increasingly prevalent, how do scholars make historic sources accessible to audiences today? Sarah Ruden is a leading translator of ancient literature. Her work includes translations of the Gospels, the "Aeneid," and more. She'll be a guest of SUNY Brockport on Wednesday, but first, she joins us on "Connections" to discuss her process and its significance. Our guest:Sarah Ruden, author and translator

Why should we care about poetry? Are we just too stupid to really understand it? Find out as we discuss Tolkien's thoughts on how to properly translate an Old English poem into prose, and the many errors that a translator can fall into in the process.Follow us on X! Give us your opinions here!

One of New Zealand's finest voices, Marlon Williams has released his fourth studio album – written entirely in te reo Māori. The Kiwi musician has a global presence, having collaborated with the likes of Florence + the Machine, and toured with legends like Bruce Springsteen, bagging six NZ Music Awards and an APRA silver scroll. But for ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka', Williams returned to his roots. Translating to ‘Messy House', Williams told Jack Tame the title is a metaphor for the pains of chaos and creation, and how creativity often comes from disorder. “You have a house full of, of ideas, and, and you sort of sit quietly and let them talk to each other, and then hopefully they form some sort of cohesive thing.” The idea of writing an album entirely in te reo has been floating around Williams' brain for a while, he was just waiting for an excuse to begin. “I grew up speaking a little bit,” he told Tame. “I went to Kōhanga Reo, but it all sort of drifted away from me again as I went into my, moved on into childhood, into primary school.” Although he drifted away from speaking the language, Williams didn't stop singing in te reo. “It's just such a, a beautifully, a beautifully sung language.” “I always knew at some point that I was gonna come back around and, and give myself an excuse." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As coaches experience an oversaturated market, my business mentees and I are turning more towards infiltrating the corporate world with wisdom! My own coach for corporate contracts joined us in the Business Mentorship to teach us wise women how to bring our gifts into the world of organizational and corporate training, leadership development, and communications improvement with emotional intelligence!  If you've been wondering what it would take to be paid handsomely for bringing your transformative work into the corporate world, you'll love this lesson taken from a class recording in my Business Mentorship!   Talked About in Today's Episode: 00:01:13 - Introduction to Kirstyn J. Allen and her expertise in corporate contracts 00:03:14 - The challenge of selling personal development work to corporations 00:06:09 - Breaking misconceptions: Corporations need the same support as individuals 00:10:55 - High-value opportunities: Keynote speaking and stress management programs 00:24:46 - Positioning your expertise for corporations: The power of framing   Connect with Kirstyn: Website: https://www.kirstynjallen.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstynjallen/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirstynjallen/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstyn-allen/   Resources Mentioned: Book: https://www.amazon.com/Get-Corporate-Clients-Now-Contracts/dp/B0DRDJ29BQ  Free audit: https://meetings.hubspot.com/kirstyn-allen/b2b-audit    Unlock Your Genius with Mellissa Seaman: Discover Your Soul Gift: Take Mellissa's free Soul Gift Quiz to uncover which of the five soul gifts is driving your life's purpose. Dive Deeper into Growth: Explore the Channel Your Genius Academy at channelyourgenius.com for personal and professional development resources. Check Out The Wisdom Mastermind: Want to add on private sessions for clearing and clarity each month with master healers for less than $500/month? https://channelyourgenius.com/wisdom-mastermind   More Resources:

IT and network leaders need more than uptime—they need to know what their networks cost, what they deliver, and how future changes will impact the business. That's where Netos comes in. CEO and founder Richard Foster joins Johna and John in a lively discussion to explore how Netos turns complex operational data into clear financial... Read more »

IT and network leaders need more than uptime—they need to know what their networks cost, what they deliver, and how future changes will impact the business. That's where Netos comes in. CEO and founder Richard Foster joins Johna and John in a lively discussion to explore how Netos turns complex operational data into clear financial... Read more »

We want leaders to do the right thing when tested, and we want and believe we will rise to the challenge when the moment presents itself. But the current way we learn how to act ethically in those critical moments doesn't always translate or cause us to think we can do it effectively and confidently. Why not? How can we better prepare ourselves and our leaders when the moment arises? This is that episode. Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is an innovative approach to values-driven leadership development in business education and the workplace. Drawing on actual experience and scholarship, GVV fills a long-standing critical gap in the development of values-centered leaders. It's not about persuading people to be more ethical. Rather GVV starts from the premise that most of us already want to act on our values, but that we also want to feel that we have a reasonable chance of doing so effectively and successfully. In this episode we'll explore how to raise those odds.***ABOUT OUR GUEST:Mary C. Gentile, PhD,  is Creator and Director of Giving Voice to Values (www.GivingVoiceToValuesTheBook.com), launched with The Aspen Institute and Yale School of Management and hosted at Babson College for 6 years, now based at UVA-Darden. This values-driven leadership curriculum has been piloted and/or presented in over 1,500 sites globally and has been featured in Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, McKinsey Quarterly, etc. Gentile is a consultant, speaker and author on GVV. She was formerly the Richard M. Waitzer Bicentennial Professor of Ethics at UVA Darden  (2016-2022) and was previously at Harvard Business School (1985-95) and Babson College (2009—2015). She holds a B.A. from The College of William and Mary and Ph.D. from State University of New York-Buffalo.Gentile's publications include: Giving Voice to Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right; Can Ethics Be Taught? Perspectives, Challenges, and Approaches at Harvard Business School (with Thomas Piper & Sharon Parks); Differences That Work: Organizational Excellence through Diversity; Managerial Excellence Through Diversity: Text and Cases, as well as cases and articles in Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Risk Management, CFO, BizEd, Strategy+Business, and others. Gentile was Content Expert for the award-winning CD-ROM, Managing Across Differences (Harvard Business School Publishing). ***IF YOU ENJOYED THIS EPISODE, CAN I ASK A FAVOR?We do not receive any funding or sponsorship for this podcast. If you learned something and feel others could also benefit, please leave a positive review. Every review helps amplify our work and visibility. This is especially helpful for small women-owned boot-strapped businesses. Simply go to the bottom of the Apple Podcast page to enter a review. Thank you!***LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:www.gotowerscope.comwww.GivingVoiceToValuesTheBook.com#GivingVoicetoValues, #TheHardSkills #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipValues #ValuesDrivenLeadershipTune in for this empowering conversation at TalkRadio.nyc

Samantha Yap is Founder + CEO of YAP Global. With a background in broadcast journalism, Samantha discovered crypto in 2017 and quickly fell down the rabbit hole. After chatting with founders and realizing most struggled to communicate what they were building, Samantha launched YAP Global in 2018 with the goal of translating crypto jargon and helping projects effectively tell their stories.--Follow Samantha on X: @samanthawyapFollow YAP Global on X: @YAPGlobalTeam--  Follow us on the socials:  X: @showcryptoTikTok: @showmethecryptoInstagram: @showmethecryptopodcast--*Any financial compensation we directly receive will always be clearly identified as an advertisement or sponsored content. We don't accept payment to feature guests, and we don't accept payment to influence the coins/projects we discuss on Show Me The Crypto. Any ads will be clearly identified during the show, and information on our partners will be featured in the show notes.

We are recording live at Qualtrics X4 in Salt Lake City and seeing and hearing all about how to create and enable amazing customer experiences. It's important to collect customer experience data, but if it's not driving change across your organization, is it really helping your business? Today we're going to talk about making meaningful cross-functional change, using CX research and data as a guide. I'm joined by Adam Hagerman, Director of UX Research for Employer Products at Indeed. Adam has led transformative efforts at Indeed to turn customer experience research into cross-functional strategic change, driving real improvements in both user satisfaction and product success. Resources Indeed: https://www.indeed.com Qualtrics: https://www.qualtrics.com Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom Don't Miss MAICON 2025, October 14-16 in Cleveland - the event bringing together the brights minds and leading voices in AI. Use Code AGILE150 for $150 off registration. Go here to register: https://bit.ly/agile150 Don't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.show Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company

As part of the non-sponsored sporadic "B-sides" series*, Ben and Ben sit down with Parag Mallick, Nautilus Biotechnology. Actually this is a crossover from February where Parag had us on his podcast, Translating Proteomics. Find the original here.(* this series is where we put guests we want to talk to but who do not fit within any sponsored series, but is still proteomics.... mostly)

Wednesday, 19 March 2025   Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. Matthew 8:23   “And He, having in-stepped into the boat, His disciples, they followed Him” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus instructed the hesitant disciple to follow Him and let the dead bury their own dead. With that, the journey the scribe (verse 19) wanted to join and the disciple (verse 21) wanted to be excused from begins with the words, “And He, having in-stepped into the boat.”   A new word, embainó, is found here. It is a compound word coming from en, in, and basis, a step. By implication, it refers to a foot, such as in Acts 3:7 –   “And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.”   Translating this as in-step is a direct and literal translation, even if it is a bit clunky. Being a ship, a normal English translation would be that “He boarded the ship.” As for His in-stepping, it next says that “His disciples, they followed Him.”   Notice that it says nothing of the disciple of the previous verses having turned back or remained on the shore. It would be an argument from silence to say this didn't happen, but it is of note that any such detail is left out. Rather, we are left to hopefully assume the best, thinking he got on board with Jesus, both literally and figuratively.   Life application: Jesus, the Lord God incarnate, has come. He faithfully completed every task set before Him by the Father. He tirelessly spent His time – days, months, and years – pursuing the will of God and expending Himself for the joy that lay ahead after His fulfillment of the Law of Moses.   This fulfillment, however, included the torturous events leading Him to the cross as well as the cross itself. And yet, knowing that lay ahead, He continued on. As it says in Luke –   “Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.”   From the beginning of His ministry to the very last moments of His life ebbing away on the cross, Jesus sought the will of His Father. He has set the example for His followers. Each interaction with one of His disciples or apostles is recorded to give us information that we can use to come to our own decision concerning following Jesus.   Will we get on board with Jesus' agenda of spreading the gospel to the world. Or will we spend our time, money, and abilities satisfying ourselves? This doesn't mean we cannot tend to ourselves, live comfortable lives, and enjoy the many blessings of life in His presence. But is our time first and foremost spent with the main focus of pleasing Him?   Are we contemplating Him and considering how we can better ourselves as Christians while being willing to learn His word and get it out to others? Is “I'm going to church every Sunday” enough for you? Or are you living out a Christ-centered life throughout the week?   Consider this, and be willing to include Jesus in everything you do. Be like Him in that you are seeking the will of the Father at all times. May it be so.   Lord God, there is no better way of spending our days than getting closer to You in our minds and actions. Jesus sought Your will at all times. May we be willing to emulate Him, abandoning that which is of no eternal use and focusing our souls on pursuing that which is eternal. May it be so to Your glory. Amen.

If you feel led to support Mori Michael's Translational Work on the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions, please visit his GoFundMe Page:         https://www.gofundme.com/f/exodus-tablets         If you're interested in getting a copy of Dr. van der Veen's book, "In Search of the Biblical Patriarchs: A Historical and Archaeological Quest," you can do so via this link:         https://www.masthof.com/products/in-search-of-the-biblical-patriarchs-a-historical-and-archaeological-quest?srsltid=AfmBOoobHS_3rOcO-bhR0ZtBEqR7TI5V5AaZqyCFiUSykT99AmHrQilV         NOTE: Not every view expressed by scholars contributing to Podcast content necessarily reflects the views of Patterns of Evidence. We include perspectives from various sides of debates on Biblical matters so that our audience can become familiar with the different arguments involved. – Keep Thinking!         In our final episode of this new series, Timothy Mahoney, Mori Michael Shelomo Bar Ron, and Dr. Pieter van der Veen close their important discussion about Mori Michael's translational work on the Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions.         In addition to the Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions found at Serabit el-Khadim do we also have evidence for the Israelites in Egyptian hieroglyphs? Is it possible these hieroglyphs contain Hebrew names such as Levi or Issachar? Moreover, were the gods, Sopdu and Ptah, Egyptian understandings of Israel's God, El or Yahweh, and how might this relate to Goshen, the main site where the Israelites sojourned in Egypt?         Also find out how you can support Mori Michael's ongoing translational work of the Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions for his Masters and eventual PhD Thesis!         ➡️ HELP US FUND THE NEXT FILM!

This episode we will finish up the travels of Xuanzang, who circumnavigated the Indian subcontinent while he was there, spending over a decade and a half travelings, visiting important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, and studying at the feet of learned monks of India, and in particular at Nalanda monastery--a true center of learning from this period. For more, check out our blogpost page:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-122 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua and this is episode 122:  Journey to the West, Part 3 The courtyard at Nalanda was quiet.  Although hundreds of people were crowded in, trying to hear what was being said, they were all doing their best to be silent and still.  Only the wind or an errant bird dared speak up.  The master's voice may not have been what it once was—he was definitely getting on in years—but Silabhadra's mind was as sharp as ever. At the front of the crowd was a relatively young face from a far off land.  Xuanzang had made it to the greatest center of learning in the world, and he had been accepted as a student of perhaps the greatest sage of his era.  Here he was, receiving lessons on some of the deepest teachings of the Mahayana Buddhist sect, the very thing he had come to learn and bring home. As he watched and listened with rapt attention, the ancient teacher began to speak….   For the last two episodes, and continuing with this one, we have been covering the travels of the monk Xuanzang in the early 7th century, starting around 629 and concluding in 645.  Born during the Sui dynasty, Xuanzang felt that the translations of the Buddhist sutras available in China were insufficient—many of them had been made long ago, and often were translations of translations.  Xuanzang decided to travel to India in the hopes of getting copies in the original language to provide more accurate translations of the sutras, particularly the Mahayana sutras.  His own accounts of his journeys, even if drawn from his memory years afterwards, provide some of our most detailed contemporary evidence of the Silk Road and the people and places along the way.  After he returned, he got to work on his translations, and became quite famous.  Several of the Japanese students of Buddhism who traveled to the Tang dynasty in the 650s studied under him directly and brought his teachings back to Japan with them.  His school of “Faxiang” Buddhism became known in Japan as the Hosso sect, and was quite popular during the 7th and 8th centuries.  Xuanzang himself, known as Genjou in Japan, would continue to be venerated as an important monk in the history of Buddhism, and his travels would eventually be popularized in fantastic ways across East Asia. Over the last couple of episodes we talked about Xuanzang's illegal and harrowing departure from the Tang empire, where he had to sneak across the border into the deserts of the Western Regions.  We then covered his time traveling from Gaochang, to Suyab, and down to Balkh, in modern Afghanistan.  This was all territory under the at least nominal control of the Gokturk empire.  From Balkh he traveled to Bamyan, and then on to Kapisa, north of modern Kabul, Afghanistan.  However, after Kapisa, Xuanzang was finally entering into the northern territories of what he knew as “India”, or “Tianzhu”. Here I would note that I'm using “India” to refer not to a single country, but to the entirety of the Indian subcontinent, and all of the various kingdoms there -- including areas now part of the modern countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.  The Sinitic characters used to denote this region are pronounced, today, as “Tianzhu”, with a rough meaning of “Center of Heaven”, but it is likely that these characters were originally pronounced in such a way that the name likely came from terms like “Sindhu” or “Induka”.  This is related to the name of the Sindh or Indus river, from which India gets its name.  Xuanzang's “Record of the Western Regions” notes that the proper pronunciation of the land should be “Indu”.  In Japan, this term was transmitted through the Sinitic characters, or kanji, and pronounced as “Tenjiku”.  Since it featured so prominently in the stories of the life of the Buddha and many of the Buddhist sutras, Tenjiku was known to the people of the Japanese archipelago as a far off place that was both real and fantastical. In the 12th century, over a thousand stories were captured for the “Konjaku Monogatarishu”, or the “Collection of Tales Old and New”, which is divided up into tales from Japan, China, and India.  In the famous 9th or 10th century story, “Taketori Monogatari”, or the “Bamboo-Cutter's Tale”, about princess Kaguya hime, one of the tasks the princess sets to her suitors is to go to India to find the begging bowl of the Buddha.  Records like those produced by Xuanzang and his fellow monks, along with the stories in the sutras, likely provided the majority of what people in the Japanese archipelago knew about India, at least to begin with. Xuanzang talks about the land of India as being divided into five distinct parts—roughly the north, south, east, west, and center.  He notes that three sides face the sea and that the Snow Mountains—aka the Himalayas—are in the north.  It is, he says, “Wide in the north and narrow in the south, in the shape of a crescent moon”.  Certainly the “Wide in the north and narrow in the south” fit the subcontinent accurately enough, and it is largely surrounded by the waters of what we know as the Indian Ocean to the west, the east, and the south.  The note about the Crescent Moon might be driven by Xuanzang's understanding of a false etymology for the term “Indus”, which he claims comes from the word for “moon”.  Rather, this term appears to refer to the Indus River, also known as the Sindh or Sindhus, which comes from an ancient word meaning something like “River” or “Stream”. Xuanzang also notes that the people of the land were divided into castes, with the Brahman caste at the top of the social hierarchy.    The land was further divided into approximately 70 different countries, according to his accounts.  This is known broadly as the Early Medieval period, in India, in which the region was divided into different kingdoms and empires that rose and fell across the subcontinent, with a total size roughly equivalent to that covered by the countries of the modern European Union.  Just like Europe, there were many different polities and different languages spoken across the land – but just as Latin was the common language in Europe, due to its use in Christianity, Sanskrit was the scholarly and religious language in much of India, and could also be used as a bridge language.  Presumably, Xuanzang understood Sanskrit to some extent as a Buddhist monk.  And, just a quick note, all of this was before the introduction of Islam, though there were other religions also practiced throughout the subcontinent, but Xuanzang was primarily focused on his Buddhist studies. Xuanzang describes India as having three distinct seasons—The hot season, the rainy season, and the cold season, in that order.  Each of these were four month long periods.  Even today, the cycle of the monsoon rains is a major impact on the life of people in South Asia.  During the rainy season, the monks themselves would retreat back to their monasteries and cease their wanderings about the countryside. This tradition, called “Vassa”, is still a central practice in many Theravada Buddhist societies such as Thailand and Laos today, where they likewise experience this kind of intensely wet monsoon season. Xuanzang goes on to give an in depth analysis of the people and customs of the Indian subcontinent, as he traveled from country to country. So, as we've done before, we'll follow his lead in describing the different locations he visited. The first country of India that Xuanzang came to was the country of Lampa, or Lamapaka, thought to be modern Laghman province in Afghanistan.  At the time it was a dependency of Kapisa.  The Snow Mountains, likely meaning the Hindu Kush, the western edge of the Himalayas, lay at its north, while the “Black Mountains” surrounded it on the other three sides.  Xuanzang mentions how the people of Lampa grow non-glutinous rice—likely something similar to basmati rice, which is more prevalent in South Asian cuisine, as compared to glutinous rice like more often used in East Asia. From Lampa he headed to Nagarahara, likely referring to a site near the Kabul River associated with the ruins of a stupa called Nagara Gundi, about 4 kilometers west of modern Jalalabad, Afghanistan.  This was another vassal city-state of Kapisa.  They were still Mahayana Buddhists, but there were other religions as well, which Xuanzang refers to as “heretical”, though I'm not entirely sure how that is meant in this context.  He does say that many of the stupas were dilapidated and in poor condition. Xuanzang was now entering areas where he likely believed the historical Buddha had once walked.  In fact, Lampa was perhaps the extent of historical Buddha's travels, according to the stories and the sutras, though this seems unlikely to have been true.  The most plausible locations for the Historical Buddha's pilgrimages were along the Ganges river, which was on the other side of the subcontinent, flowing east towards modern Kolkatta and the Bengal Bay.  However, as Buddhism spread, so, too, did stories of the Buddha's travels.  And so, as far as Xuanzang was concerned, he was following in the footsteps of the Buddha. Speaking of which, at Nagarahara, Xuanzang mentions “footprints” of the Buddha.  This is a Buddhist tradition found in many places.  Xuanzang claims that the Tathagatha, the Englightened One, or the Buddha, would fly, because when he walked the land itself shook.  Footprint shapes in rock could be said to be evidence of the Buddha's travels.  Today, in many Buddhist areas you can find footprints carved into rock conforming to stories about the Buddha, such as all the toes being of the same length, or other various signs.  These may have started out as natural depressions in the rock, or pieces of artwork, but they were believed by many to be the actual point at which the Buddha himself touched down.  There are famous examples of these footprints in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and China.  Of course there are also traditions of creating images of the footprint as an object of worship.  Images of footprints, similar to images of the Great Wheel of the Law, may have been some of the earliest images for veneration, as images of the Buddha himself did not appear until much later in the tradition.  One of the oldest such footprints in Japan is at Yakushiji temple, and dated to 753.  It was created based on a rubbing brought back by an envoy to the Tang court, while they were in Chang'an. Like Buddha footprints, there are many other images and stories that show up multiple times in different places, even in Xuanzang's own narrative.  For example, in Nagarahara Xuanzang also shares a story of a cave, where an image of the Buddha could be just barely made out on the wall – maybe maybe an old carving that had just worn away, or maybe an image that was deliberately placed in the darkness as a metaphor for finding the Buddha—finding enlightenment.  This is not an uncommon theme in Buddhism as a whole.  In any case, the story around this image was that it had been placed there to subdue a naga. Now a naga is a mythical snake-like being, and  we are told that this particular naga was the reincarnation of a man who had invoked a curse on the nearby kingdom, then threw himself from a cliff in order to become a naga and sow destruction.  As the story went, the man was indeed reborn, but before he could bring destruction, the Buddha showed up and subdued him, convincing him that this was not right.  And so the naga agreed to stay in the cave, where the Buddha left an image—a shadow—to remind the naga any time that its thoughts might turn to destruction. Later in his travels, at a place name Kausambi, Xuanzang mentions another cave where the Buddha had subdued a venomous dragon and left his shadow on the cave wall.  Allowing for the possibility that the Buddha just had a particular M.O. when dealing with destructive beings, we should also consider the possibility that the story developed in one region—probably closer to the early center of Buddhism, and then traveled outward, such that it was later adopted and adapted to local traditions.  From Nagarahara, Xuanzang continued to the country of Gandhara and its capital city of Purushapura, aka modern Peshwar.  This kingdom was also under vassalage to the Kapisan king.  Here and elsewhere in the journey, Xuanzang notes not only evidence of the historical Buddha, but also monasteries and stupas purported to have been built by King Kanishka and King Asoka.  These were important figures who were held in high regard for spreading Buddhism during their reign.  Continuing through the region of Gandhara, he also passed through Udakhand and the city of Salatura, known as the birthplace of the ancient Sanskrit grammarian, Daksiputra Panini, author of the Astadhyayi [Aestudjayi].  This work is the oldest surviving description of classical Sanskrit, and used grammatical and other concepts that wouldn't be introduced into Western linguistics for eons.  Daksiputra Panini thrived around the 5th or 4th century BCE, but was likely one of the reasons that Sanskrit continued to be used as a language of scholarship and learning even as it died out of usage as the day to day language of the common people.  His works and legacy would have been invaluable to translators like Xuanzang in understanding and translating from Sanskrit. Xuanzang continued on his journey to Kashmira, situated in the Kashmir Valley.  This valley sits between the modern states of Pakistan and India, and its ownership is actively disputed by each.  It is the namesake of the famous cashmere wool—wool from the winter coats of a type of goat that was bred in the mountainous regions.  The winter coat would be made of soft, downy fibers and would naturally fall out in the spring, which the goatherds harvested and made into an extremely fine wool.  In the 7th century and earlier, however, the region was known not as much for its wool, but as a center for Hindu and Buddhist studies.  Xuanzang ended up spending two years in Kashmira studying with teachers there.  Eventually, though, he continued on, passing through the country of Rajpura, and continuing on to Takka and the city of Sakala—modern day Sialkot in the Punjab region of modern Pakistan.  Leaving Sakala, he was traveling with a group when suddenly disaster struck and they were accosted by a group of bandits.  They took the clothes and money of Xuanzang and those with him and then they drove the group into a dry pond in an attempt to corral them while they figured out what they would do—presumably meaning kill them all.  Fortunately for the group, there was a water drain at the southern edge of the pond large enough for one man to pass through.  Xuanzang and one other went through the gap and they were able to escape to a nearby village.  Once they got there, they told the people what had happened, and the villagers quickly gathered weapons and ran out to confront the brigands, who saw a large group coming and ran away.  Thus they were able to rescue the rest of Xuanzang's traveling companions.  Xuanzang's companions were devastated, having lost all of their possessions.  However, Xuanzang comforted them.  After all, they still had their lives.  By this time, Xuanzang had certainly seen his fair share of life and death problems along the road.  They continued on, still in the country of Takka, to the next great city.  There they met a Brahman, and once they told him what had happened, he started marshalling the forces of the city on their behalf.  During Xuanzang's stay in Kashmira, he had built a reputation, and people knew of the quote-unquote “Chinese monk”.  And even though the people in this region were not necessarily Buddhist—many were “heretics” likely referring to those of Hindu faith—the people responded to this pre-Internet “GoFundMe” request with incredible generosity.  They brought Xuanzang food and cloth to make into suits of clothes.  Xuanzang distributed this to his travel companions, and ended up still having enough cloth for 50 suits of clothes himself.  He then stayed at that city a month. It is odd that they don't seem to mention the name of this location.  Perhaps there is something unspeakable about it?  Still, it seems that they were quite generous, even if they were “heretics” according to Xuanzang. From the country of Takka, he next proceeded to the kingdom of Cinabhukti, where he spent 14 months—just over a year—studying with the monks there.  Once he had learned what he could, he proceeded onwards, passing through several countries in northern India until he came to the headwaters of the sacred Ganges rivers.  The Indus and the Ganges rivers are in many ways similar to the Yellow River and Yangzi, at least in regards to their importance to the people of India.  However, whereas the Yellow River and Yangzi both flow east towards the Pacific Ocean, the Indus and Ganges flow in opposite directions.  The Indus flows southwest, from the Himalayas down through modern India into modern Pakistan, emptying into the western Indian Ocean.  The Ganges flows east along the base of the Himalayas and enters the eastern Indian Ocean at Kolkatta.   At the headwaters of the Ganges, Xuanzang found a Buddhist monk named Jayagupta and chose to spend the winter and half of the following spring listening to his sermons and learning at his feet. From there he continued his travels, and ended up being summoned by King Harshavardhana of Kanyakubja, known today as the modern city of Kannauj.  Harshavardhana ruled an immense state that covered much of the territory around the sacred Ganges river.  As word of this strange monk from a far off land reached him, the King wanted to see him for himself.  Xuanzang stayed in Kannauj for three months, completing his studies of the Vibhasha Shastra, aka the Abhidarmma Mahavibhasha Shastra, known in Japanese as the Abidatsuma Daibibasharon, or just as the Daibibasharon or the Basharon, with the latter two terms referring to the translations that Xuanzang performed.   This work is not a sutra, per se, but rather an encyclopedic work that attempted to speak on all of the various doctrinal issues of its day.  It is thought to have been authored around 150 CE, and was influential in the Buddhist teachings of Kashmira, when that was a center of Orthodoxy at the time.  This is what Xuanzang had started studying, and it seems that in Kannauj he was finally able to grasp everything he felt he needed to know about it in order to effectively translate it and teach it when he returned.  That said, his quest was not over.  And after his time in Kannauj, he decided to continue on. His next stop was at the city of Ayodhya.  This was—and is—a city of particular importance in Hindu traditions.  It is said to be the city mentioned in the epic tale known as the Ramayana, though many argue that it was simply named that later in honor of that ancient city.  It does appear to be a city that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, visited and where he preached.  It was also the home of a famous monk from Gandhara who authored a number of Buddhist tomes and was considered, at least by Xuanzang, a proper Boddhisatva.  And so Xuanzang spent some time paying homage to the places where the Buddha and other holy figures had once walked. “Ayodhya” appears in many forms across Asia.  It is a major pilgrimage center, and the city of “Ayutthaya” in Thailand was named for it, evoking the Ramayana—known in Thai as the Ramakien—which they would adopt as their own national story.  In Silla, there is a story that queen Boju, aka Heo Hwang-ok, wife to the 2nd century King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, traveled to the peninsula all the way from the foreign country of “Ayuta”, thought to mean Ayodhya.  Her story was written down in the Gaya histories and survives as a fragment found in the Samguk Yusa.  Members of the Gimhae Kim, Gimhae Heo, and Incheon Yi clans all trace their lineage back to her and King Suro. From Ayodhya, Xuanzang took a trip down the Ganges river.  The boat was packed to bursting with some 80 other travelers, and as they traveled towards a particularly heavily forested area, they were set upon by bandits, who rowed their ships out from hiding in the trees and forced the travelers to the shore.  There the bandits made all the travelers strip down and take off their clothing so that the bandits could search for gold or valuables.  According to Xuanzang's biography, these bandits were followers of Durga, a Hindu warrior-goddess, and it is said that each year they would look for someone of particularly handsome features to sacrifice to her.  With Xuanzang's foreign features, they chose him.  And so they took him to be killed.  Xuanzang mentioned that he was on a pilgrimage, and that by interrupting him before they finished he was worried it might be inauspicious for them, but he didn't put up a fight and merely asked to be given time to meditate and calm his mind and that they perform the execution quickly so that he wouldn't even notice. From there, according to the story, a series of miracles occurred that ended up with Xuanzang being released and the bandits worshipping at his feet.  It is times like this we must remember that this biography was being written by Xuanzang's students based on stories he told them about his travels.  While being accosted by bandits on the river strikes me as perfectly plausible, we don't necessarily have the most reliable narrators, so I'm going to have to wonder about the rest.  Speaking of unreliable narration, the exact route that Xuanzang traveled from here on is unclear to me, based on his stated goals and where he was going.  It is possible that he was wandering as opportunities presented themselves —I don't know that he had any kind of map or GPS, like we've said in the past.  And it may be that the routes from one place to another were not always straightforward.  Regardless, he seems to wander southeast for a period before turning again to the north and eventually reaching the city of Shravasti. Shravasti appeared in our discussion of the men of Tukhara in Episode 119.  With the men of Tukhara there was also mentioned a woman from Shravasti.  While it is unlikely that was actually the case—the names were probably about individuals from the Ryukyuan island chain rather than from India—it is probably worth nothing that Shravasti was a thriving place in ancient times.  It was at one time the capital city of the kingdom of Kosala, sharing that distinction with the city of Ayodhya, back in the 7th to 5th centuries BCE.  It is also where the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was said to have spend many years of his life.  This latter fact would have no doubt made it a place of particular importance to Xuanzang on his journeys. From there he traveled east, ending up following the foothills of the Himalayas, and finally came to some of the most central pilgrimages sites for followers of the historical Buddha.  First, he reached Lumbini wood, in modern Nepal, said to have been the birthplace of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.  And then he visited Kushinagara, the site where the Buddha ascended to nirvana—in other words, the place where he passed away.  From there, he traveled to Varanasi, and the deer park monastery, at the place where the Buddha is said to have given one of his most famous sermons.  He even visited the Bodhi tree, the tree under which Siddhartha Gautama is said to have attained enlightenment.  He spent eight or nine days there at Bodhgaya, and word must have spread about his arrival, because several monks from the eminent Nalanda Monastery called upon him and asked him to come to the monastery with them. Nalanda Monastery was about 80 km from Bodhgaya.  This was a grand monastery and center of learning—some say that it was, for a time, the greatest in the world.  It had been founded in the 5th century by the Gupta dynasty, and many of the Gupta rulers and others donated to support the monastery, which also acted as a university.  After the fall of the Gupta dynasty, the monastery was supported by King Harsha of Kannauj, whom Xuanzang had visited earlier.  It ultimately thrived for some 750 years, and is considered by some to be the oldest residential university—meaning that students would come to the temple complex and stay in residence for years at a time to study.  According to Xuanzang, Nalanda hosted some 10,000 monks. Including hosts and guests.  They didn't only study Buddhist teachings, but also logic, grammar, medicine, and divination.  Lectures were given at more than 100 separate places—or classrooms—every day.  It was at Nalanda, that Xuanzang would meet the teacher Silabhadra, who was known as the Right Dharma Store.  Xuanzang requested that he be allowed to study the Yogacharabhumi Shastra—the Yugashijiron, in Japanese.  This is the work that Xuanzang is said to have been most interested in, and one of the works that he is credited with bringing back in one of the first full translations to the Tang dynasty and then to others in East Asia.  It is an encyclopedic work dedicated to the various forms of Yogacara practice, which focuses on the mental disciplines, and includes yoga and meditation practices.  It has a huge influence on nearly all Mahayana schools, including things like the famous Zen and Pure Land schools of Buddhism.  The Yogacharabhumi Shastra is the earliest such encyclopedic work, compiled between the 3rd and 5th centuries—so even if the monk Faxian had brought portions of it back, it was probably not in the final form that Xuanzang was able to access. Silabhadra, for his part, was an ancient teacher—some put his age at 106 years, and his son was in his 70s.  He was one of the few at Nalandra who supposedly knew all of the various texts that they had at the monastery, including the Yogacarabhumi Shastra.  Xuanzang seems to have been quite pleased to study under him.  Xuanzang stayed at the house of Silabhadra's son, Buddhabhadra, and they welcomed him with entertainment that lasted seven days.  We are told that he was then given his own lodgings, a stipend of spices, incense, rice, oil, butter, and milk, along with a servant and a Brahman.  As a visiting monk, he was not responsible for the normal monastic duties, instead being expected to spend the time in study.  Going out, he was carried around by an elephant.   This was certainly the royal treatment. Xuanzang's life at Nalandra wasn't all books: south of the monastery was the city of Rajagrha, the old capital of the kingdom of Magadha, where the ancient Gupta kings had once lived, and on occasional breaks from his studies, Xuanzang would venture out to see the various holy sites.  This included the famous Mt. Grdhrakuta, or Vulture Peak, a location said to be favored by the historical Buddha and central to the Lotus Sutra, arguably the founding document of Mahayana Buddhist tradition. After all, “Mahayana” means “Greater Vehicle” and it is in the Lotus Sutra that we see the metaphor of using different vehicles to escape a burning house.   We've already talked a bit about how the image of Vulture Peak had already become important in Japanese Buddhism: In Episode 112 we talked about how in 648, Abe no Oho-omi had drums piled up at Shitennoji in the shape of Vulture Peak. But although the sightseeing definitely enhanced his experience, Xuanzang was first and foremost there to study.  He spent 15 months just listening to his teacher expound on the Yogacarabhumi Shastra, but he also heard expositions on various other teachings as well.  He ended up studying at Nalandra Monastery for 5 years, gaining a much better understanding of Sanskrit and the various texts, which would be critically important when it came to translating them, later. But, Xuanzang was not one to stay in any one place forever, and so after 5 years—some 8 years or more into his journey, he continued on, following the Ganges east, to modern Bangladesh.  Here he heard about various other lands, such as Dvarapati—possibly referring to Dvaravati, in modern Thailand, as well as Kamalanka and Isanapura.  The latter was in modern Cambodia, the capital of the ancient Chenla kingdom.  Then Mahacampa—possibly referring to the Champa region of Vietnam—and the country of Yamanadvipa.  But there was still more of India for Xuanzang to discover, and more teachings to uncover, and so Xuanzang decided instead to head southwest, following the coast.  He heard of the country of Sinhala, referring to the island of Sri Lanka, but he was urged not to go by ship, as the long journey was perilous.  Instead he could stay on relatively dry land and head down to the southern tip of the subcontinent and then make a quick hop from there across to the island.  He traveled a long distance, all the way down to Kancipuram, the seat of the Pallava dynasty, near modern day Chennai.  From the seaport near Kancipuram, it was only three days to Sinhala—that is to say Sri Lanka—but before he could set out, he met a group of monks who had just arrived.  They told him that the king of Sinhala had died , and there was a great famine and civil disturbances.  So they had fled with some 300 other monks. Xuanzang eventually decided not to make the journey, but he did talk with the monks and gathered information on the lands to the south, on Sri Lanka, and on the islands south of that, by which I suspect he may have meant the Maldives.  While Sri Lanka is an area important to Buddhist scholarship, particularly to the Theravada schools, this likely did not impress Xuanzang, and indeed he seemed to feel that his studies in Nalanda had more than provided him what he needed.  Sri Lanka, however, is the source of the Pali canon, one of the most complete early canons of Buddhism, which had a huge influence on Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. So Xuanzang took plenty of notes but decided to forego the ocean voyage and headed northwest, instead.  He traveled across the breadth of India to Gujarat, and then turned back east, returning to pay respects once more to his teacher in Nalanda.  While there he heard of another virtuous monk named Prajnabhadra at a nearby monastery.  And so he went to spend several months with him, as well.  He also studied with a layman, Sastrin Jayasena, at Stickwood Hill.  Jayasena was a ksatriya, or nobleman, by birth, and studied both Buddhist and non-Buddhist texts.  He was courted by kings, but had left to continue his studies.  Xuanzang studied with him for another couple of years. Xuanzang remained at Nalanda, learning and teaching, expounding on what he had learned and gathering many copies of the various documents that he wished to take back with him, though he wondered how he might do it.  In the meantime, he also acquired quite the reputation.  We are told that King Siladitya had asked Nalanda for monks who could refute Theravada teachings, and Xuanzang agreed to go.  It isn't clear, but it seems that “Siladitya” was a title, and likely referred to King Harsha of Kannauj, whom we mentioned earlier.  Since he was a foreigner, then there could be no trouble that was brought on Nalanda and the other monks if he did poorly.  While he was waiting to hear back from Siladitya's court, which was apparently taking time to arrange things, the king of Kamarupta reached out to Nalanda with a request that Xuanzang come visit them.  While Xuanzang was reluctant to be gone too long, he was eventually encouraged to go and assuage the king. Kamarupta was a kingdom around the modern Assam region, ruled by King Bhaskaravarman, also known as King Kumara, a royal title.  This kingdom included parts of Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.  Bhaskaravarman, like so many other regents, seems to have been intrigued by the presence of this foreign monk, who had traveled all this way and who had studied at the famous Nalanda Monastery in Magadha. He invited Xuanzang to come to him.  Xuanzang's teacher, Silabhadra, had exhorted him to spread the right Dharma, and to even go to those non-Buddhists in hopes that they might be converted, or at least partially swayed. King Bhaskaravarman was quite taken with Xuanzang, wining and dining him while listening to him preach.  While there, Xuanzang learned about the country of Kamarupta.  He also learned about a path north, by which it was said it was a two month journey to arrive at the land of Shu, in the Sichuan Basin, on the upper reaches of the Yangzi – a kind of shortcut back to the Tang court.  However, the journey was treacherous—possibly even more treacherous than the journey to India had been. Eventually word reached the ears of King Siladitya that Xuanzang was at the court of King Bhaskaravarman, and Siladitya got quite upset.  Xuanzang had not yet come to *his* court, so Siladitya demanded that Bhaskaravarman send the monk to him immediately.  Bhaskaravarman refused, saying he'd rather give Siladitya his own head, which Siladitya said he would gladly accept.  Bhaskaravarman realized he may have miscalculated, and so he sailed up the Ganges with a host of men and Xuanzang to meet with Siladitya.  After a bit of posturing, Siladitya met with Xuanzang, who went with him, and eventually confronted the members of the Theravada sect in debate.  Apparently it almost got ugly, but for the King's intervention.  After a particularly devastating critique of the Theravada position, the Theravada monks are blamed for trying to use violence against Xuanzang and his fellow Mahayana monks from Nalanda, who were prepared to defend themselves.  The King had to step in and break it up before it went too far. Ultimately, Xuanzang was a celebrity at this point and both kings seem to have supported him, especially as he was realizing it was about time to head back to his own country.  Both kings was offered ships, should Xuanzang wish to sail south and then up the coast.  However, Xuanzang elected to take the northern route, hoping to go back through Gaochang, and see that city and its ruler again.  And so the Kings gave him money and valuables , along with wagons for all of the texts.  They also sent an army to protect all of the treasures, and even an elephant and more – sending him back in style with a huge send-off. So Xuanzang retraced his earlier steps, this time on an elephant.  He traveled back to Taxila, to Kashmir, and beyond.  He was invited to stay in Kashmira, but because of his retinue, he wasn't quite at leisure to just go where he wanted.  At one point, near Kapisa—modern Bagram, north of Kabul—they had to cross a river, and about 50 of the almost 700 documents were lost.  The King of Kapisa heard of this and had his own monks make copies to replace them based on their own schools.  The King of Kasmira, hearing that he was in Kapisa, also came to pay his respects. Xuanzang traveled with the King of Kapisa northwest for over a month and reached Lampaka, where he did take some time to visit the various holy sites before continuing northwest.  They had to cross the Snow Mountains—the outskirts of the Himalayas, and even though it wasn't the highest part of the range it was still challenging.  He had to dismount his elephant and travel on foot.  Finally, after going over the high mountains and coming down, he arrived back in the region of Tukhara, in the country of Khowst.  He then came to Kunduz, and paid his respects to the grandson of Yehu Khan.  He was given more guards to escort him eastward, traveling with some merchants.  This was back in Gokturk controlled lands, over a decade later than when he had last visited.  He continued east to Badakshan, stopping there for a month because of the cold weather and snow.  He eventually traveled through the regions of Tukhara and over the Pamir range.  He came down on the side of the Tarim Basin, and noted how the rivers on one side flowed west, while on the other side they flowed east.  The goings were treacherous, and at one point they were beset by bandits.  Though he and the documents were safe, his elephant panicked and fled into the river and drowned.  He eventually ended up in the country of Kashgar, in modern Xinjiang province, at the western edge of the Taklamakan desert. From there he had two options.  He could go north and hug the southern edge of the Tianshan mountains, or he could stay to the south, along the northern edge of the Himalayan range and the Tibetan plateau.  He chose to go south.  He traveled through Khotan, a land of wool and carpets.  This was a major trade kingdom, and they also grew mulberry trees for silkworms, and were known for their jade.  The king himself heard of Xuanzang and welcomed him, as many others had done.  While he was staying at the Khotanese capital, Xuanzang penned a letter to the Tang court, letting them know of his journey, and that he was returning.  He sent it with some merchants and a man of Gaochang to deliver it to the court. Remember, Xuanzang had left the Tang empire illegally.  Unless he wanted to sneak back in his best hope was that the court was willing to forgive and forget all of that, given everything that he was bringing back with him.  The wait was no doubt agonizing, but he did get a letter back.  It assured him that he was welcome back, and that all of the kingdoms from Khotan back to the governor of Dunhuang had been made aware and were ready to receive him. With such assurances, Xuanzang packed up and headed out.  The king of Khotan granted him more gifts to help see him on his way.  Nonetheless, there was still a perilous journey ahead.  Even knowing the way, the road went through miles and miles of desert, such that in some places you could only tell the trail by the bleached bones of horses and travelers who had not been so fortunate.  Eventually, however, Xuanzang made it to the Jumo River and then on to Dunhuang, from whence he was eventually escorted back to the capital city. It was now the year 645, the year of the Isshi Incident in Yamato and the death of Soga.  Xuanzang had been gone for approximately 16 years.  In that time, the Tang had defeated the Gokturks and taken Gaochang, expanding their control over the trade routes in the desert.  Xuanzang, for his part, was bringing back 657 scriptures, bound in 520 bundles carried by a train of some 20 horses.  He was given a hero's welcome, and eventually he would be set up in a monastery where he could begin the next part of his journey:  Translating all of these books. This was the work of a lifetime, but it is one that would have a profound impact on Buddhism across East Asia.  Xuanzang's translations would revolutionize the understanding of Mahayana Buddhist teachings, and students would come from as far away as the Yamato court to study under him and learn from the teacher who studied and taught at none other than Nalanda monastery itself.  His school would become popular in the Yamato capital, and the main school of several temples, at least for a time.  In addition, his accounts and his biography would introduce many people to the wider world of central and south Asia.  While I could go on, this has already been a story in three parts, and this is, after all, the Chronicles of Japan, so we should probably tune back into what is going on with Yamato.  Next episode, we'll look at one of the most detailed accounts we have of a mission to Chang'an. Until then, I hope that this has been enjoyable.  Xuanzang's story is one of those that isn't just about him, but about the interconnected nature of the entire world at the time.  While his journey is quite epic, there were many people traveling the roads, though most of them didn't write about it afterwards.  People, artifacts, and ideas traveled much greater distances than we often consider at this time, well before any kind of modern travel.  It was dangerous, but often lucrative, and it meant that various regions could have influence well beyond what one might expect. And so, thank you once again for listening and for all of your support. 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In this Episode - Icelandic Translator Victoria Cribb talks about the Literary Scene in Iceland, Challenges in Translating Crime fiction, the Author Sjon and the novel 'The Blue Fox' . Victoria Cribb grew up in England. She completed a B.A at the University of Cambridge in 1987, an M.A. in Scandinavian Studies at University College London in 1990, and a B.Phil. in Icelandic as a Foreign Language at the University of Iceland in 1994. Between 1984 and 2002, she spent much of her time travelling, studying and working in Iceland, including several years as an editor at an Icelandic publishing company.She became a full-time translator after moving back to the UK in 2002. She has translated some 50 books by Icelandic authors including Sjón and Arnaldur Indriðason. Her English translations of Icelandic crime novels have been nominated for numerous prizes in the UK, winning the 2015 Petrona Prize and the 2021 Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Dagger, while her translations of Sjón's novels have been long-listed three times for the US Best Translated Book Award (Fiction), and twice for the PEN America Translation Prize, as well as being short-listed for the UK's 2012 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the 2013 International Dublin Literary Award. In 2017 she received the Orðstír honorary translation award from the President of Iceland in recognition of her contribution to the translation of Icelandic literature. The article that was mentioned in the podcast about Icelandic Writer Sjon is from the book - 'Critical Approaches to Sjón: North of the Sun', and it's part of the Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature' series.Here She is talking about the beginnings of her Translation Journey - * For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link below.https://tinyurl.com/4zbdhrwrHarshaneeyam on Spotify App –https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onspotHarshaneeyam on Apple App – https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onapple*Contact us - harshaneeyam@gmail.com ***Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Interviewees in interviews conducted by Harshaneeyam Podcast are those of the Interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Harshaneeyam Podcast. Any content provided by Interviewees is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

R' Nachman Fried Torah 23/24 Iyun Series - Shiur 1R' Nachman Fried is the founder of this platform which was started after his close friend Chaim Rosenberg z”l and his family passed away in the surfside collapse. Nachman dedicated his entire life to spreading the light of rabbenu.Subscribe to our WhatsApp status for exclusive updates, short clips and more. We are also available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts. Download our pamphlet here.

If you feel led to support Mori Michael's Translational Work on the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions, please visit his GoFundMe Page:         https://www.gofundme.com/f/exodus-tablets         In our 2nd episode of this new series, Timothy Mahoney, Mori Michael Shelomo Bar Ron, and Dr. Pieter van der Veen continue their fascinating discussion about Mori Michael's translational work on the Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions.         Do these inscriptions give clues to the location of Mount Sinai? Is a conflict between worshippers of the Golden Calf and worshippers of the one true God revealed? Is it possible that some of these inscriptions were written by Moses, himself, and actually contain his name in Proto-Alphabetic characters?         All of this and more is discussed! We hope you enjoy this exciting episode!         ➡️ HELP US FUND THE NEXT FILM!

The SXSW XR Experience Selection runs from March 9-11 and contains 15 pieces in competition and 16 pieces in the spotlight, and I had a chance to chat with SXSW's XR programmer Blake Kammerdiener about each of these pieces. He provides some highlights from the XR Track Sessions at SXSW, and also mentions that there is an immersive piece called NOWISWHENWEARE (the stars) that is showing on March 11th & 12th. See down below for some more links to different SXSW events. Here is a list of the XR experiences being shown at SXSW, and I will update this post as I post my Voices of VR podcast interviews as I've featured a dozen projects in my previous coverage. SXSW XR Experience Competition 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre Any War Any Enemy - #1490: “Any War Any Enemy” is a Beautiful Anti-War, Immersive Poem About Nuclear Annihilation Cosmos in Focus Currents Face Jumping Honey Fungus In the Current of Being Proof As If Proof Were Needed Reflections of Little Red Dot Shelter The Choice - Chapters 2 and 3 - [See my coverage of Chapter 1: #1075: Stereoscopic Compositing Innovations & “The Choice” Interactive Documentary Exploring Reproductive Rights in Texas] The Last Practice The Secret Life of Monsters - The Gateway Experience Traces: The Grief Processor Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History SXSW XR Experience Spotlight Address Unknown: Fukushima Now - #1438: Honoring the Memory of Abandoned Ghost Towns with “Address Unknown: Fukushima Now” All I Know About Teacher Li - #1452: Immersive Documentary about Chinese Censorship “All I Know About Teacher Li” Tops Venice Immersive Audience Favorites Survey Ancestors - #1507: From Selfies to Virtual Offspring, “Ancestors” Turns Strangers into Family and Intergenerational Speculative Futures Anouschka - #1334: “Anouschka” Wins IDFA DocLab Digital Storytelling Award with AR Narrative Game about Cultural Heritage A Number From the Ghost EchoVision Fly To You Future Botanica - #1514: Creating GenAI Flower Ecosystem with “Future Botanica” AR App Just for You Trilogy All That Remains - #1126: Re-creating Experimental Theatre 1:1 Encounters via 360 video with “All That Remains” Over the Rainbow - #1250: Translating 1:1 Experimental Theatre Encounters into 360 Video to Transcend Expectations with Craig Quintero A Simple Silence - #1422: “A Simple Silence” Wraps Up Craig Quintero's Trilogy Exploring Spatial Transformations & Immersive Encounters Origins - Life's Epic Journey Oto's Planet Resolution: A Cinephonic Rhapsody for the Soul Sweet! Symphoni The Art of Change - #1446: Studio Syro's “The Art Of Change” is the Best Immersive Music Video Experience I've Seen So Far Pushing at the Edges of Spatial Grammar Uncanny Alley: A New Day - #1442: Combining VRChat Worldbuilding with Immersive Theatre Storytelling in “Uncanny Alley: A New Day” SXSW XR Events Spreadsheet of Unofficial List of Parties & Events @ SXSW 2025 for the XR Community SXSW 2025 Film & TV Opening Night Party (Platinum and Film & TV Badges only) - Mar 7, 2025 10:00pm CT Creators & Cocktails: Happy Hour with Kwame Appiah - Mar 8, 2025 5:00pm CT ASU Happy Hour At SXSW - Mar 9, 2025 5:00pm CT VR/AR/XR Dev Meet Up - Mar 11, 2025 2:30pm CT Television Academy Emerging Media Peer Group Meet Up - Mar 11, 2025 4:00pm CT Future X Music Showcase Presented by Ristband - Mar 11, 2025 8:40pm CT NOWISWHENWEARE (the stars) is showing on afternoon & evening slots on March 11th & 12th SXSW 2025 Film & TV Intermission Party (Platinum and Film & TV Badges only) - Mar 12, 2025 10:00pm CT This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, we uplift, empower, and amplify Imam Suhaib Webb—one of the most dynamic and influential Muslim scholars in the U.S. His journey from a hip-hop DJ in Oklahoma to a renowned Imam, educator, and social activist is one of transformation, deep faith, and an intentional pursuit of justice. Imam Suhaib shares his insights on: ✅ The intersection of Islam, race, and justice in America ✅ How Islamic values can balance the extreme right and left in America  ✅ Lessons from his journey to finding faith ✅ The challenges of being a public Muslim figure in the US ✅ Palestine, activism, and the power of collective education In our conversation, he reflects on faith's role in dismantling oppression, the responsibility of spiritual leadership, and the necessity of bridging religion with contemporary struggles.

0:00 - Intro 8:20 - Being a Guyanese Muslim  14:20 - How he became attached to the Masjid 22:40 - Madina before technological age 30:15 - Being the Imam of the largest mosque during 9/11 40:33 - How much do you tolerate Muslim haters 44:20 - What started the idea to translate the Quran 50:05 - Why translating the Quran is so difficult 1:03:15 - Where do you begin? 1:10:15 - What do you learn while translating? 1:16:30 - Which translation do you not like? 1:22:15 - Which ayahs were the most difficult? 1:34:00 - Has online dawah become entertainment? 1:40:55 - Who is SHARK? Sh. Abdool Rahman Khan is a graduate of the Islamic University of Medina from the faculty of Shari'ah (Islamic Jurisprudence) specializing in Islamic Inheritance. He is a former Principal of the Guyana Islamic Institute and also of Al-Rahmah School, Baltimore, Maryland. Shaykh Abdool Rahman perviously also served as the Resident Scholar and Khateeb (lecturer) at Islamic Foundation, Villa Park, Chicago, Illinois. He is actively involved in the field of religious dialog and social issues. He is the chairman of the Shari'ah Council of Islamic Circle of North America and a member of the Fiqh Council of North America. http://www.icnadawah.org/quranorders PLEASE SUPPORT THE MAD MAMLUKS: Please support us on https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks You can also support us on PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate VISIT OUR SOCIALS FOR MORE DISCUSSIONS: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheMadMamluks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themadmamluks/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@themadmamluks SIM: https://x.com/ImranMuneerTMM  MORT: https://www.tiktok.com/@morttmm Harry: https://x.com/MrHarry198 Twitter: ----------- #palestine #palestineisrael #gaza #genocide #themadmamluks #podcast #honesty #oppression #israel #oud #syria #syriancivilwar

SummaryIn this episode of the Millennial Rabbis podcast, host Shmuel Neft speaks with Yitzchak Achter, a Gen Z rabbi, about his unique experiences growing up in Ukraine, his journey to Israel, and his current role in education and outreach. They explore the transformative impact of Yeka camp, the importance of authenticity in Jewish outreach, and the challenges of navigating the political landscape as a Jewish community. Yitzchak also shares insights into his work translating the Rebbe's teachings into Russian and reflects on his experience attending the inauguration in Washington, D.C.

If you feel led to support Mori Michael's Translational Work on the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions, please visit his GoFundMe Page:         https://www.gofundme.com/f/exodus-tablets         In this 1st episode of our new series, Timothy Mahoney is joined by Mori Michael Shelomo Bar Ron and Dr. Pieter van der Veen as they dive into a major update on Proto-Sinaitic research.         With the backing of Dr. van der Veen as his Academic Advisor, Mori Michael, is pursuing a Masters degree and possibly a PhD, doing important translational work on the world's oldest alphabet, the Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions of Serabit el-Khadim and Wadi el-Hol!         These inscriptions were featured in our films The Moses Controversy and Journey to Mount Sinai Part 1. Both Mori Michael and Dr. van der Veen believe them to be the earliest form of Hebrew and that they align with the time of the Israelite sojourn and Exodus. Enjoy this first episode and please stay tuned for the rest!         ➡️ HELP US FUND THE NEXT FILM!

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0:00 - Intro 8:20 - Being a Guyanese Muslim  14:20 - How he became attached to the Masjid 22:40 - Madina before technological age 30:15 - Being the Imam of the largest mosque during 9/11 40:33 - How much do you tolerate Muslim haters 44:20 - What started the idea to translate the Quran 50:05 - Why translating the Quran is so difficult 1:03:15 - Where do you begin? 1:10:15 - What do you learn while translating? 1:16:30 - Which translation do you not like? 1:22:15 - Which ayahs were the most difficult? 1:34:00 - Has online dawah become entertainment? 1:40:55 - Who is SHARK? Sh. Abdool Rahman Khan is a graduate of the Islamic University of Medina from the faculty of Shari'ah (Islamic Jurisprudence) specializing in Islamic Inheritance. He is a former Principal of the Guyana Islamic Institute and also of Al-Rahmah School, Baltimore, Maryland. Shaykh Abdool Rahman perviously also served as the Resident Scholar and Khateeb (lecturer) at Islamic Foundation, Villa Park, Chicago, Illinois. He is actively involved in the field of religious dialog and social issues. He is the chairman of the Shari'ah Council of Islamic Circle of North America and a member of the Fiqh Council of North America. http://www.icnadawah.org/quranorders PLEASE SUPPORT THE MAD MAMLUKS: Please support us on https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks You can also support us on PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate VISIT OUR SOCIALS FOR MORE DISCUSSIONS: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheMadMamluks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themadmamluks/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@themadmamluks SIM: https://x.com/ImranMuneerTMM  MORT: https://www.tiktok.com/@morttmm Harry: https://x.com/MrHarry198 Twitter: ----------- #palestine #palestineisrael #gaza #genocide #themadmamluks #podcast #honesty #oppression #israel #oud #syria #syriancivilwar

In his latest University Designs column and conversation, David Staley discusses the concept of plasticity in universities, drawing parallels with neuroplasticity in the human brain. He explores the challenges of institutional transformation and the importance of mindset shifts, as articulated in Jessica Riddell's work on hope circuits. The discussion emphasizes the need for universities to adapt and evolve, questioning their capacity for change and the role of language in shaping institutional practices.Key takeaways:Innovation in universities requires expansive thinking.Translating visionary ideas into tangible change is challenging.Hope is intertwined with learning and flourishing.Language influences our capacity to achieve change.Riddell presents a mindset shift for fostering change.We can rewire institutions for human flourishing.Institutional self-knowledge is critical for transformation.The neuroplasticity metaphor raises questions about institutional capacity for change.Are universities capable of the plasticity Riddell envisions?How plastic is our organization?Sounds bites:"We can rewire institutions for human flourishing.""Hope is a key mechanism in the rewiring process.""How plastic is our organization?"Chapters00:00The Plasticity of the University02:46Hope Circuits and Institutional Transformation04:12Challenges of Change in Higher Education

While we've been known to occasionally make up our own words, our guests in this week's special episode do it for a living. David J. Peterson and Jessie Peterson are professional linguists and conlangers—those are people who construct their own languages—and you've heard their work in Dune, Shadow & Bone, Elemental, Game of Thrones and, of course, The Witcher. What's involved in creating an all-new language? How long does the process take? How difficult is it to teach it to actors? And have they created any swear words of which they're particularly proud? (Look, you knew we were going to ask.) David and Jessie answer these questions and many more, while sharing secrets about the musical language they created for Sirens of the Deep. They even answer one of our burning questions about the film's ending, so while you may not end the episode fluent in the elder tongue, you WILL learn something new. You can find David J. Peterson on Bluesky and AO3 at @dedalvs and on Instagram at @athdavrazar. Jessie Peterson can be found at @quothalinguist on both Bluesky and Instagram, and her Conlang Year experience can be found at quothalinguist.com. Watch David and Jessie conlang live at @LangTimeStudio on YouTube.

My Guest Is Chef Maru Molina.She Joins Us From El Salvador…..Where She's Currently Chef-Owner Of Cocina De Jardin…A Nature Driven Concept.We Talk About:The Importance Of Listening To Nature & Translating That Communication Into Meaningful Meals…How To Live Fully With Intention & Intensity Leading The Way…And The Powerful Act Of Transmitting Energy Through Food…. https://www.instagram.com/cocinadejardin/https://www.instagram.com/haveyoueatenyetpodcast/?hl=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@haveyoueatenyetpodcasthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsxzx6an6DeVHLcIfN05MUg

In this episode, I get to spend time contemplating the essence of my service, my craft, and my devotions, which I feel run through the Chiron and Perceval stories.  The first 30 minutes are a traditional “dark moon download,” and then we pivot to a conversation with TMT alums Tara, Mariele, and Laurence. Bios below.  Remember that doors open THIS THURSDAY! You must be on the waitlist to get access to the application link this weekend.  This one is deep and weepy and sweet and sincere. Classic Moon to Moon for this one. Enjoy! And happy dark moon in Aquarius and new moon in Pisces! +++ Tara is a Libra Moon and Rising with a Pisces Sun, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury. She is a word smith and musician who's rooted deeply in the belief that we were all made to spec by loving cosmos who wanted us this way. Her work with others is devoted to reflecting the miracles that they are back to them Tara is a wordsmith, musician, cat fosterer, and healer with massive Lunar, Venusian, and Jupiterian signatures. She specializes in healing wounds around the voice, as our voices bear the unique energetic burdens of acoustically putting our authenticity out into the world. She feels called to assist others in healing from the shaming that can follow expression, and to help restore the birthright that is connection to one's own voice. Her work is devoted to reflecting the miracle that we each are back to us.  Tara's Instagram: @VoiceAsThePortal +++ Mariele Kaiser-Kadiogullari is a 12th house Taurus Sun with Chiron and Venus right on her Gemini AC. She has more than recovered from a decade of intense depression and anxiety disorder - an experience that cracked her open to now share all that she learned/remembered on that journey in her work with clients. She considers herself an explorer of consciousness who loves to hold space for deep feeling. Her work supports people in reconnecting with their soul's true uniqueness beyond societal and personal conditioning and wounding. Translating deep spiritual transmissions into applicable and life-supporting practices, she inspires multidimensional self-responsibility and invites others to explore new perspectives beyond binaries. With a background in intercultural education, she weaves modalities such as Vedic philosophy, Astrology, Tarot, Human Design, and energy healing into interactive and personalized 1:1 and breathwork sessions. Her SACRED SELF GRAVITY framework helps transform the fullness of the Human experience into a pathway from victimhood to self-empowered freedom. +++ My name is Laurence, and I am a creatrix of bridges between worlds. My life is deeply rooted in devotion—devotion to the Earth, to my ancestors, to the planets, to Love, and to myself. My path leads me toward full aliveness, dancing with tension and befriending the unknown. In my practice, I weave together astrology, tarot, creative divination, and dream exploration to explore how the mystical languages of the subtle realms can deepen our trust in the unknown and support us in allowing the force of nature to move through us, fully expressing itself in our existence. I guide others in forging their own path, through a co-creative and individualized approach, involving their spirit teams and mine, knowing that magic arises from the interconnection of our worlds. French website: www.tonpourquoi.com English website: www.tonpourquoi.com/en Laurence's Instagram: @tonpourquoi +++ LEARN ABOUT THE MAGICIAN'S TABLE 2025 HERE! See who this year's three 13th Readers are and what the frequency and structure will be like for this year's iteration. Now in its 5th year - our Hierophant Year!  The discounted Early Bird pricing this year is ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TMT 2025 WAITLIST. Only those on that list will receive the link to apply on Feb 27. Applications will be taken Feb 27-March 2. Only applications received that weekend will be eligible for the EB discounted tuition. All scholarship requests must move through this process, so be sure you're on the waitlist.  It's highly possible that most cohorts will fill from applications submitted Feb 27-March 2. Joining the waitlist is not an application to apply. Applying is not enrolling. If you want to give yourself options, join the waitlist, then apply. Then decide upon receiving your acceptance.  The only applications I decline are those where it's very clear the applicant hasn't read the course page and doesn't understand the structure and intensity of this offering, or when the applicant reveals that they do not have the emotional or somatic capacity to hold the energy of this transformation right now.  Questions? Please read through the course page carefully, stay tuned for more podcasts and emails on this offering, and/or reach out to my team at info@brittenlarue.com.  +++ Join Burning Through the Freeze: A Magician's Table Mini-Workshop HERE. Grab it for $25 or for free if you are on the TMT 2025 waitlist. 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Translating User Stories Into Value Stories Can Drive Action I've been seeing an increasing number of designers who don't realize that design communication is a two-way street. There's been an increasing focus on soft skills, like design communication, to navigate this turbulent job market. However, this doesn't just mean teaching your team about the UX point of view. It also means knowing enough about the business's priorities to translate user findings and design recommendations into terms they understand. When I say that, people often think this means learning about KPIs, metrics, and related subjects. While learning those terms is helpful, that's not the only way to translate designs for the business. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

This content has been developed for healthcare professionals only. Patients who seek health information should consult with their physician or relevant patient advocacy groups.For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, slides, and complete CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at PeerView.com/UCS865. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE credit will be available until February 24, 2026.The Personalized Paradigm in CRC Care: Translating Emerging Evidence to Guide Therapy Selection in Advanced Disease In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and Colorectal Cancer Alliance. PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.SupportThis activity is supported by educational grants from Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Disclosure information is available at the beginning of the video presentation.

When Dannielle Miller became a teacher, she was given the classes no one else could handle. She was given a whistle on her first day, to call for help. She didn't need it — in fact, she had something in common with some of her students.Dannielle Miller is the CEO of Enlighten Education and Director of Education for Women's Community Shelter.As a young teacher, fresh from university, Dannielle was given a class of vulnerable students no other teacher could handle in a Western Sydney school.Dannielle took to these students immediately, and found they responded to her with trust and affection.Dannielle shared a certain understanding with her students —as a child, she saw domestic abuse and gaslighting in her house.When she was very small, Dannielle was burned in a shocking attack.The care she received following her burn has stayed with Dannielle and has informed her resilience, which she now uses to shepherd teenage girls and boys through one of life's most challenging times.This episode of Conversations touches on epic life stories, origin stories, domestic violence, family violence, respectful relationships, teenage girls, teenage boys, teens, adolescence, burns, women's shelters.

The world's biggest Kapa Haka festival, Te Matatini is kicking off next week in New Plymouth. 

Translating a journalist's gut instinct into code—is it possible? In Norway, iTromsø—a long-standing regional newspaper known for its investigative journalism and deep local coverage—has found a way.Their AI system, DJINN (Data Journalism Interface for News Gathering and Notification), acts like an experienced beat reporter, scanning hundreds of municipal documents and surfacing the most newsworthy leads. The impact? In their first week using DJINN, summer interns fresh out of journalism school produced five front-page stories—on a beat that usually takes years to master.In this episode of Newsroom Robots, I spoke to Rune Ytreberg and Lars Adrian Giske about iTromsø's structured approach to AI-driven reporting and how they built tools that strengthen their local journalism.Rune leads iTromsø's data journalism lab, where he has been developing AI-driven editorial solutions for 70 local newspapers within the Polaris Media Group since 2020. And Lars is the Head of AI at iTromsø and led the development of DJINN. Since its launch in 2023, 36 newspapers across Norway have adopted DJINN, sourcing documents from nearly half of all Norwegian municipalities.Key topics include:•How a small newsroom built AI tools to strengthen investigative journalism •Why their AI systems are designed for specific beats like urban planning and fisheries, reducing hallucinations and increasing precision.•Embedding editorial expertise in AI development •How their fisheries database flagged irregularities and how their urban planning system transformed local accountability coverage.This is just Part 1 of our deep dive into how iTromsø is using AI to power investigative reporting. In Part 2, Rune and Lars will discuss their latest project: AI-powered research assistants that will proactively surface investigative leads for their journalists.Sign up for the Newsroom Robots newsletter for episode summaries and insights from host Nikita Roy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host, Allie Brooke, shares insight on how to stop our minds from being our worst enemy. This episode delves into the powerful concept of breaking free from the limitations we impose on ourselves. We'll explore how our thoughts, beliefs, and limiting beliefs can create a "prison" of our own making, hindering our growth and preventing us from reaching our full potential. We'll discuss strategies for identifying and challenging these limiting beliefs, such as reframing negative thoughts, cultivating a growth mindset, and practicing self-compassion. We'll also explore the importance of self-awareness and how to connect with your inner wisdom to overcome these mental barriers and unlock your true potential. Episode Topics Recognizing and identifying the negative thought patterns and limiting beliefs that are holding you back. Exploring the power of a growth mindset and how to shift from a fixed mindset to one that embraces challenges and sees setbacks as opportunities for learning. Focus on the importance of self-compassion in overcoming self-doubt and building resilience. Discussing techniques for reframing negative thoughts and cultivating a more positive and empowering inner dialogue. Translating mindset shifts into action, taking risks, and stepping outside of your comfort zone to achieve your goals. Resources from the Episode "The Choice: Embrace the Possible" By Dr. Edith Eger 4TH ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY FORM The Growth METHOD. Membership Join Here! CODE: GROWTHMINDSETGAL for 50% off your first month!  1:1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ GROWTH MINDSET COACHING PROGRAMS! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Application Form ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coaching Programs information What are the coaching sessions like?⁠⁠ Tailored weekly discussion questions and activities to spark introspection and self-discovery. Guided reflections to help you delve deeper into your thoughts and feelings. Thoughtfully facilitated sessions designed to provide maximum support, accountability, and growth. Please apply for a FREE discovery call with me! Allie's Socials Instagram:@thegrowthmindsetgal TikTok: @growthmindsetgal Email: thegrowthmindsetgal@gmail.com Links from the episode Growth Mindset Gang ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Broadcast Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Growth Mindset Gal ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Better Help Link: Save 10% ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://betterhelp.com/growthmindsetgal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1 of 2: Our guest today is Kate Yen, Founder and CEO of Auron Therapeutics. Auron Therapeutics leverages cutting-edge science and AI-powered analysis to develop next-generation cancer therapies by mapping key drivers of tumorigenesis. Kate earned her Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from UCLA, where she also completed her postdoc. She held roles at Merck and as a UCLA professor before joining Agios Pharmaceuticals, where she led the IDH translational research team behind two FDA-approved IDH mutant inhibitors and co-led the discovery of vorasidenib, a promising glioma therapy now in clinical development. With deep expertise in preclinical and clinical research, a proven track record in advancing breakthrough therapies, and a passion for oncology, Kate's journey and insights are invaluable.

In today's episode, we offer invaluable insights on how to effectively partner with leadership to make a compelling and effective case for physician well-being and organizational transformation.   Dr. Brooke Buckley is an expert in navigating organizational systems and advocating for wellness and culture change within healthcare settings. She is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. She is responsible for the leadership of the hospital's physicians. Dr Buckley is a general surgeon by training.  She also serves on the Committee of Clinical Leadership for the American Hospital Association and on the American Medical Political Action Committee Board for the American Medical Association. Dr. Jessie Mahoney is an experienced physician wellness leader and organizational leader. She led local and regional wellness initiatives at The Permanente Medical Group from 2003 to 2020. She was also a Site Chief of Pediatrics. She is well-versed in addressing the challenges of balancing operational pressures with the needs of physicians. Dr. Buckley emphasizes the importance of understanding healthcare systems, their rules, and structures, and how to work within them to advocate for change. She also outlines strategies for speaking the language of executive leadership to bring wellness to the forefront of the conversation—whether that's improving retention rates, reducing turnover, or addressing the impact of burnout on patient care. Translating wellness needs into the impact on finances, turnover, productivity, and quality of care can help you make a compelling case for change. Two tips we share in this episode: Be Strategic and “Not a Victim.” Advocacy for wellness requires a shift in mindset. Instead of focusing on fairness or what's right or wrong, it's crucial to be strategic, understand what leadership “needs”.  Speak to what they care about. Bring the impact of physician unwellness on hospital finances, quality of care, cost of care, physician availability, and patient access to the forefront of discussions. Grieve and Move Forward. Burnout is not an excuse to disengage. It can be an invitation to assume leadership and advocate for change.  Physicians have the most profound understanding of the issues that need fixing and should be the ones to lead the charge.  Before jumping in, it's important to acknowledge and allow yourself and others to grieve the loss of what they thought medicine would be like. It's hard to advocate rather than complain when you are depleted, angry, and/or emotionally reactive. If you find this episode helpful, please subscribe, share with your colleagues, and leave a review to help others find the podcast. If you are a physician wellness leader, or want to be, coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com.   If you want to bring true wellness and culture change to your institution or organization, hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop. If you would like to create a retreat for your team, reach out to Jessie. https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/team-coaching-retreats *Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.   #physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach

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Episode #341: Felix DeJesus is a sports broadcaster, Spanish-Language interpreter, and current Spanish radio and color commentator for the New York Yankees major league baseball team. Felix spent several years working for Showtime Boxing as an Interpreter and was involved in many of the most high-profile events of the last 15 years. Felix also currently has his own Tequila called "Don Anibal Tequila" which can be found at several restaurants, stores, and bars along the east coast of the United States.------------------------Find all things The Last Round Boxing Podcast------------------------All Show Links

ABOUT DAVID MYTTONA dynamic approach to tech innovation, security, sustainability, and developer empowerment can be seen in everything David Mytton touches. As co-founder of Console and host of the Console DevTools Podcast, he delights in keeping developers ahead of the curve with the tools they need the most. As the founder of Server Density (acquired by StackPath), he created a product that helped organizations manage mission-critical IT environments. As a sustainable computing researcher at Oxford and a global green tech speaker, he's brought much-needed attention to the impact of cloud emissions and the water and energy consumption of the data centers that fuel our online lives. Now, as founder and CEO of Arcjet, he's helping developers and businesses protect their apps with just a few lines of code. His professional career is a direct reflection of his relentless pursuit of making tech smarter and greener. How he invests his spare time showcases his unwavering commitment to mentoring developers and building the communities they need to succeed.SHOW NOTES:David's founder journey, starting with Server Density (3:20)Behind the early decision to start a company & start building a product (4:50)Key lessons from bootstrapping, raising funding, and being acquired (8:30)How those early lessons shaped Arcjet & Console (10:30)Why VC money can make finding experienced engineers easier (13:16)Strategies to help early teams build their first product / prototype (14:56)Considering company outcomes: Should you build a company just to sell it? (16:23)Signals that it's the right time for a sale / acquisition (18:14)The story behind Arcjet (20:30)“What makes a great DevTool company” & strategic insights that shaped Arcjet (23:37)Key practices that helped shape Arcjet's GTM plan (25:36)David's approach to experimentation and discovery (27:36)The impact of documentation on dev tool companies (31:35)How discovery pathways for dev tools impact sales (33:28)Making the decision-making process easier for users & buyers (35:01)Translating dev tool benefits for finance teams vs. developers (39:56)The impact of design on dev tool companies (42:37)Rapid fire questions (46:02)LINKS AND RESOURCESDavid's reading lista16z BlogThe Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestselling author, combines lessons both from history and from modern organizational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help executives build cultures that can weather both good and bad times.The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World - Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance.The Lessons of History - In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and experience from their four decades of work on the ten monumental volumes of "The Story of Civilization." The result is a survey of human history, full of dazzling insights into the nature of human experience, the evolution of civilization, the culture of man.This episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

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On this episode of the Growing with Purpose podcast, host Paul Spiegelman speaks with Kevin Schnieders, Chief Servant Leader and CEO at Educational Data Systems, Inc. (EDSI).  From sports broadcaster to English teacher to owner of the family business, Kevin has tried on several seemingly different careers, but he's always had a throughline: a passion for connecting with people. When he stumbled into working for his father's business, he realized he could make an impact, and enjoyed the opportunity to work with his dad. EDSI has grown from a team that was in the single digits to an employee population of 900 over the decades. Kevin still finds purpose in the work the company does to help people who are economically disadvantaged, and has successfully scaled their people-focused culture. Tune into this episode to hear how Kevin was one of the early adopters of the term “servant leadership”, how he stays connected with all 900 of his employees, and why he's continually trying to be a better listener.    Show Notes: 3:30 - What is a Chief Servant Leader? 12:47 - Early influences + family business matters 22:20 - Translating the culture to the customers 33:00 - Advice to young people

Athletic Training Secrets with Alex Whitehair His background in the fitness and training space. (1:57) Where did he get his inspiration? (6:32) Translating application to action. (7:41) How he assesses an athlete. (12:48) The challenge of working with an athlete and not disrupting their timing or technique. (15:21) How athletes are SO different from sport to sport. (18:16) The difficulty in communicating recovery to his athletes. (20:23) The various training modalities and how he would use them. (21:25) Why if you're going to add in one area, you need to dial back in another area. (24:10) Risk vs reward. (27:03) Why training cycles are important. (29:17) The tools he uses and why. (33:05) Exercises with the most value. (35:08) A sports connoisseur. (42:43) The most difficult athlete to train. (43:54) Proud athlete comeback story. (48:29) Lessons learned from Bruce Lee's training. (52:31) How he uses isometrics with his athletes. (58:09) The differences between training men and women. (59:48) Plyometrics AREN'T meant for conditioning. (1:03:37) What does his business model look like? (1:10:00) Downsides of building a business on social media. (1:11:19) Related Links/Products Mentioned Visit MASSZYMES by biOptimizers for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code MINDPUMP10 at checkout** January Promotion: New Year's Resolutions Special Offers (New to Weightlifting Bundle | Body Transformation Bundle | New Year Extreme Intensity Bundle | Body Transformation Bundle 2.0  ** Savings up to $350! ** Fundamentals of Biomechanics Mind Pump #2402: The 5 Reasons Why Walking is King for Fat Loss (Burn More Fat than Running & How to Do it Correctly) Padres' Tommy Pham settles strip club lawsuit, working to get strength back from stabbing Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube Mind Pump Free Resources Featured Guest/People Mentioned Alex Whitehair (@realgame.athletics) Instagram Website Paul J. Fabritz (@pjfperformance) Instagram  

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Dr. Griffin continues to explore the Restoration Proclamation and discusses the excitement inherent in anticipating ongoing revelation and restoration through prophets from Jesus Christ.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC201ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC201FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC201DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC201PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC201ESYOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/UhfsfFpqMOkALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.comFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookWEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletterSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Tyler Griffin02:43 How God feels about His prophets05:35 Witness, affirm, and Christ-like attributes08:31 How did we get here?12:33 Translating is a gift17:54 Why was 7 afraid of 9?20:17 “Griff, are you finding joy?”27:07 Sacrifice is making something holy30:17 Making 2025 a year of ongoing revelation and miracles35:16 Reverence and gratitude38:50 Joseph had questions40:17 Hank searches for answers online43.52 Dr. Griffin shares his testimony of the Restoration and Jesus51:38 End of Part 2 - Dr. Tyler GriffinThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika : Portuguese Transcripts"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com