219 - You Are Good, You Are Enough

Secular Buddhism

Noah Rasheta

Society & Culture, Spirituality, Secular, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism, Meditation

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I talk to Lodro Rinzler about his book, You Are Good, You Are Enough, which explores the Buddhist concept of basic goodness. We discuss how life's experiences can cover our inherent wholeness with "clay"—conditioning and societal messages—leading us to believe we are lacking. The core teaching is that we don't need to add anything to become whole; we need to peel away the layers to reveal the "gold" that's already there. Key takeaways include understanding that the nagging voice of self-doubt doesn't have to drive our actions, and that meditation, or gom, is about becoming familiar with our true nature, not just stress relief. This message is particularly relevant today, offering a powerful counterpoint to a culture that often profits from our sense of inadequacy, and encouraging us to see this inherent goodness not only in ourselves but in others as well.

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0:00.0	The Secular Buddhism podcast is now on 8foldpath.com with transcripts, AI chat, and more.
0:08.2	Visit 8foldpath.com.
0:27.2	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Secular Buddhism podcast.
0:31.4	This is episode number 219.
0:33.9	I am your host, Noah Rochetta.
0:39.8	And today I'm happy to share an interview I had with author and meditation teacher Lodro Rinsler about his new book, You Are Good, You Are Enough. Remember, as always, you don't need to
0:48.4	use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. You can use it to be a better whatever you already are.
0:55.9	Now, before I get into the audio of the interview, I want to be upfront about something. This interview is a little different
1:02.5	from a typical podcast episode because I made a mistake. I sat down with Lodro. We had a wonderful
1:10.1	conversation and about 25 minutes into the
1:13.1	conversation, I realized I had never hit the record button. I just totally overlooked it. So the first
1:21.6	portion of our conversation, which was really great, is gone. And what you're about to hear is the remaining 45 minutes or so of that conversation
1:31.3	picked up right where I caught the mistake and hit the record button.
1:36.6	And I share that because I don't think you'll notice a gap.
1:40.4	Honestly, we had an incredible conversation that flowed really well. But I think it's very
1:47.0	fitting that the topic that we were on, we were talking about, first of all, a book whose
1:53.6	central message is that you are already enough. And meanwhile, the person hosting the interview
2:00.7	couldn't even remember to press record.
2:03.6	And if that's not a reminder that we're all just doing our best and perfectly, I don't know
2:08.9	who it is. So, Lodro Rinsler, if you're not familiar with his work, you may know him from his
2:17.2	earlier book, The Buddha Walks Into a Bar, which was actually
2:21.5	one of the first books of his that I encountered years ago. Lodro's been a meditation teacher for
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