Podcasts
Engels joined us to discuss the concept of mindful democracy and why it’s important to consider during the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. He describes how we can — and should — consider a "declaration of interdependence" in addition to the Declaration of Independence the country is celebrating this year. We also talk about the different conceptions of democracy outlined by John Dewey and Walter Lippmann
Embracing Mindful Democracy
The Yoga Hour: Mindful Democracy - Declaring Our Interdependence
Professor Jeremy David Engels, scholar, longtime student of Thich Nhat Hanh and author of On Mindful Democracy, shares how mindfulness is not only a path to personal peace, but it also opens us to vital practices for renewing interconnection and democracy itself.
Short Cuts: Jeremy Engels - On Mindful Democracy
BABF Short Cuts is a Podcast of the Bay Area Book Festival where we introduce some of the authors and partners who will join us for the 2026 Festival in Berkeley from May 29–May 31.
In this episode, you get to meet Jeremy Engels who is talking to us about his book On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World. You can find more 2026 festival authors and upcoming events at www.baybookfest.org
#28 Is Mindful Democracy the Solution? An interview with Jeremy Engels
In this episode we talk with scholar Jeremy Engels about his forthcoming book, On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mind a Fractured World. Could it be the solution to the democratic dysfunction we see around us? Tune in to find out!
Live a Life of Oneness
What does it mean practically to live a life committed to Oneness? Jeremy David Engels, author of The Ethics of Oneness: Emerson, Whitman, and the Bhagavad Gita, explores this question as an antidote to our current climate of separation.
Democracy as a way of life
We often talk about democracy in the context of politics and institutions, but this week's guest draws from Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and John Dewey to offer a different perspective.