American Buddhist Poetry Radio

Monk Mode Society · Juan Vega
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A street-level Buddhist poetry broadcast — American wounds, American compassion, Dharma spoken in fire and stillness. monkmodesociety.substack.com

  1. Jun 14

    American Buddhist Poetry Radio: Mindfulness in America

    Bonus track is above — “The World Is Still Here.” Start there if you want. This episode of American Buddhist Poetry Radio is about mindfulness, but not the way we usually hear it talked about. Not as branding.Not as a product.Not as some little stress tool to help us get back to the machine. This is about what mindfulness still really is. A return.A real breath.Direct contact with life again. The yard.The sky.The wind.Kids playing across the street.Birds before work.Coffee in your hand.That one honest pause where you stop leaving your life and come back to what is actually here. This piece is about what America turned mindfulness into, and what it still is underneath all the noise. If you want to sit with the theme a little longer, the bonus track is waiting above. Welcome. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monkmodesociety.substack.com/subscribe

    American Buddhist Poetry Radio: Mindfulness in America

  2. Jun 11

    Cages in the Land of Lights — ABPR Radio Vault

    A bonus track for the raids, the fear, and the families taken in broad daylight.For the neighborhoods, the schools, and the streets where the light kept shining while people disappeared. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monkmodesociety.substack.com/subscribe

    Cages in the Land of Lights — ABPR Radio Vault

  3. May 28

    Drum in the Chest — ABPR Radio Vault

    A bonus track for the nights when the body is louder than the mouth.For the pressure, the pulse, and the weight you carry before you even find the words. Press play and hear what the chest has been trying to say. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monkmodesociety.substack.com/subscribe

    Drum in the Chest — ABPR Radio Vault

  4. May 20

    When the Silence Breaks — ABPR Radio Vault

    A bonus track from The Silence in America.For the pressure that builds in the jaw, the chest, the room — and the moment it finally cracks open. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monkmodesociety.substack.com/subscribe

    When the Silence Breaks — ABPR Radio Vault

  5. May 4

    American Buddhist Poetry Radio: The Silence in America

    Bonus track is above — “When the Silence Breaks.” You can start there first if you want. It carries the ache under this whole piece, but also the turn. This episode is about negative silence. Not sacred silence. Not wise pause. Not stillness. The other kind. The kind that lives in the jaw, in the short answer, in the drive home, in the phone glow, in the house where nobody says the real thing. The kind that spreads through a life, a family, a country. This one is about burnout, fear, numbness, moral fatigue, and what happens when people carry too much for too long and start calling shutdown peace. But it’s also about the break. The return. The moment truth comes back through the throat. Start with the bonus track above, or go straight into the episode. Either way, welcome. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monkmodesociety.substack.com/subscribe

    American Buddhist Poetry Radio: The Silence in America

  6. Apr 22

    Alone With the Moon — ABPR Radio Vault

    A bonus track from The Loneliest Generation.For the late-night phone glow, the almost-conversations, and the ache of living this connected while still feeling far from each other. Press play. Let it keep you company for a minute. Thanks for reading Monk Mode Society! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monkmodesociety.substack.com/subscribe

    Alone With the Moon — ABPR Radio Vault

  7. Apr 15

    Better Than the Promise — ABPR Radio Vault

    A radio cut for anyone who grew up on promises this country never planned to keep. This one sits with the American Dream, the fracture underneath it, and the hard truth of what we’re becoming. Not just a song — a witness. Press play and step into it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monkmodesociety.substack.com/subscribe

    Better Than the Promise — ABPR Radio Vault

  8. Apr 8

    I Came Back For You — ABPR Radio Vault

    A radio song for the ones still holding hope in small hands. For the ache, the return, and the promise that somebody meant it. Press play. Let it sit where it needs to sit. Stillness is rebellion. Compassion is a weapon. Peace is within. Carry all. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monkmodesociety.substack.com/subscribe

    I Came Back For You — ABPR Radio Vault
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A street-level Buddhist poetry broadcast — American wounds, American compassion, Dharma spoken in fire and stillness. monkmodesociety.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Monk Mode Society · Juan Vega
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Monk Mode Society
  • Show Website
    American Buddhist Poetry Radio