Podcasts about luminous mind

The benefits of mindfulness and meditation are promoted everywhere. So why aren't we all sitting? In this episode, I talk with mindfulness teacher Aiko Smith about the invisible standards we're all trying to live up to and the political and cultural reasons why we can't sit in stillness. We also discuss the forgotten power of community practice and how Aiko's own life experience made her look in the mirror and say "I'm going to save myself". Join Messy Luminous Being's 'Inward November' month of meditation practice. Live meditation sessions every Monday, all the lovely audio meditations & breathing practices, plus extra meditation tips & practical ways of weaving stillness into busy real life. It's all happening in the Luminous Mind membership, and right now you can jump in at the Founding Members Price of £18.99. Tap here for all the details https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/luminousmind   Connect with Aiko on IG at https://www.instagram.com/aiko.means.love for mindfulness teachings, inspiration and upcoming courses.

VYS0026 | It's a Wand-erful Life - Vayse to Face with Douglas Batchelor Pt. 1 - Show Notes Hine and Buckley are back for the first episode of season 2 and they've brought Douglas Batchelor along with them! Doug is the host and creator of the incomparable What Magic is This? - a podcast about Magic, the Occult, the Esoteric, the Paranormal, the Supernatural and the Weird and surely the single most frequently mentioned magical resource throughout the first season of Vayse. In the first part of this two-part, slightly giddy interview, the roots of Doug's magical life are revealed as he talks about how he graduated from being a disillusioned materialist teenager to a punk-rock chaos magician to a self-styled-necromantic-performative-ritual-magician with an awesome occult podcast. The conversation bounces around: from synchronicities to Bob Ross, from how to start your own magical practice to Hot Wheels skating gear, from podcasting as a work of magic to the psychic influence of the Lost Boys soundtrack... and all whilst Hine and Buckley try their best to uncover and assimilate the source of Doug's seemingly inexhaustible enthusiasm and positivity... Recorded 3 August 2023 Big thanks go to Doug for being so generous with his time and enthusiastic with sharing his knowledge - we were not expecting for this to be a double episode!!! And thanks as always to Keith for the show notes! Give Keith a follow on Twitter @peak_flow for electronic music and weird stuff. Douglas Batchelor/What Magic is This? Links What Magic is This? website (https://whatmagicisthis.com/) Douglas/What Magic is This? On Twitter (https://twitter.com/DouglasWMiT) Douglas/What Magic is This? On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/douglaswmit/) Douglas/What Magic is This? On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@whatmagicisthis/videos) Douglas/What Magic is This? Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WhatMagicIsThisPodcast/) Douglas/What Magic is This? Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/whatmagicisthis) Buckley and Hine's introductory stories - related links Carl Sagan's Cosmos - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos%3A_A_Personal_Voyage) Bob Ross - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross) Surfskating - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfskating) Hot Wheels - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Wheels) The Lost Boys Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q786UsnOcsY) The Lost Boys (film) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Boys) The Lost Boys Soundtrack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raI38f_xMZE) The Lost Boys Soundtrack (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Boys#Music) VYS0003 | Welcome to Vayse: Population (first released episode) (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0003) Selected topics and people featured on What Magic Is This? Links Chaos Magic, Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_magic) Chaos Magic Part I - What Magic Is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/07/20/chaos-magic-part-i/) Chaos Magic Part II - What Magic Is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/07/31/chaos-magic-part-ii/) Sigil - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigil) Sigils - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/05/11/sigils/) The Lesser Key of Solomon on Sacred Texts (https://sacred-texts.com/grim/lks/index.htm) The Lesser Key of Solomon edited by Joseph H Peterson (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30643630931&searchurl=an%3Dpeterson%2Bjoseph%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3Dlesser%2Bkey%2Bof%2Bsolomon%2Bthe%2Blemegeton%2Bclavicula%2Bsalomonis&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1) Lesser Key of Solomon/Ars Goetia - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lesser_Key_of_Solomon) Goetia - What Magic is This? Episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/08/30/goetia/) Greek Magical Papyri - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Magical_Papyri) The Greek Magical Papyri In Translation on the Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/TheGreekMagicalPapyriInTranslation/mode/2up) The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation Volume I: Texts (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31601118429&ref_=ps_ggl_10939332144&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Textbookstandard-_-product_id=UK9780226044477USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0vWnBhC6ARIsAJpJM6fpF9O5d0vYsBN1CSFiZXS-lSE_tWyW3qCaPJO563We-9XVSLsa1qIaAoK3EALw_wcB)by Hans Dieter Betz The Greek Magical Papyri - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/02/29/the-greek-magical-papyri/) I Ching, Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching) I Ching - Wilhelm/Baynes (http://www2.unipr.it/~deyoung/I_Ching_Wilhelm_Translation.html) I Ching or Book of Changes: Ancient Chinese wisdom to inspire and enlighten (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-ching-or-book-of-changes-ancient-chinese-wisdom-to-inspire-and-enlighten-richard-wilhelm/14406?ean=9780140192070) - Wilhelm/Baynes Translation 3rd Edition The I Ching with Dan Lowe - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2022/07/30/the-i-ching-with-dan-lowe/) Ouija - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija) Ouija - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2023/07/24/ouija/) Aidan Wachter's website (https://www.aidanwachter.com/) Spirits with Aiden Wachter - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/08/21/spirits-with-aidan-wachter/) Gary Lachman's website (https://www.gary-lachman.com/) The Ever-Evolving Consciousness of Gary Lachman - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2022/03/24/the-ever-evolving-consciousness-of-gary-lachman/) Jack Hunter's website (https://jack-hunter.yourwebsitespace.com/) Spiritualism & Spirit Mediumship with Jack Hunter - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2022/05/31/spiritualism-amp-spirit-mediumship-with-jack-hunter/) Joshua Cutchin's website (https://www.joshuacutchin.com/) Fairies, UFOs, Aliens with Joshua Cutchin - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2023/03/14/fairies-ufos-aliens-with-joshua-cutchin/) Alexander Cummins' website (http://www.alexandercummins.com/) Grimoires with Alexander Cummins, What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/01/30/grimoires-with-alexander-cummins/) Jeffrey Kripal's website (https://jeffreyjkripal.com/) The Luminous Mind of Jeffrey Kripal - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/12/22/the-luminous-mind-of-jeffrey-kripal/) The Return Of Jeffrey Kripal – 100th Episode! - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2023/01/16/the-return-of-jeffrey-kripal-100th-episode/) What Magic is This? as tutorial/opinion - related links Aleister Crowley - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley) Aleister Crowley – His Life and Ideas with Richard Kaczynski - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/10/19/aleister-crowley-his-life-and-ideas-with-richard-kaczynski/) Aleister Crowley – The Myth and the New Aeon with Richard T. Cole - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/10/31/aleister-crowley-the-myth-and-the-new-aeon-with-richard-t-cole/) Aleister Crowley – My Beastly Thoughts - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/11/11/aleister-crowley-my-beastly-thoughts/) Charles Fort - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fort) Charles Fort - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/11/11/charles-fort/) Fort's 'Measurement Of A Circle' - Forteana.org forum discussion (https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/forts-measurement-of-a-circle.8783/) Occultism - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult#Occultism) Occultism with Mitch Horowitz - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2023/08/31/occultism-with-mitch-horowitz/) The Art of Storytelling in Non-Fiction - Reedsy Live article (https://blog.reedsy.com/live/storytelling-in-nonfiction/) Colin Wilson - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Wilson) Colin Wilson - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/03/31/colin-wilson/) Carl Jung - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung) Carl Jung - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2019/07/02/carl-jung/) Consensus reality - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_reality) Douglas' early interest in magic and weird stuff - related links Calgary, Alberta - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary) Indigenous peoples in Canada - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_in_Canada) Animism - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism) Greek Mythology - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology) J. R.R. Tolkien - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien) Mysteries of the Unknown books - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysteries_of_the_Unknown) The Search for the Lost Lemon Mine, CIM Magazine article (https://magazine.cim.org/en/in-search/the-search-for-the-lost-lemon-mine/) Robert W. Service (poet) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Service) John E Douglas - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Douglas) Carl Jung - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung) Robertson Davies - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies) Herman Hesse - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Hesse) Siddhartha (novel) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel)) Siddhartha (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/siddhartha-hermann-hesse/7441227?ean=9781805330196) by Hermann Hesse Steppenwolf (novel) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(novel)) Steppenwolf (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/steppenwolf-hermann-hesse/2094941?ean=9780141192093) by Hermann Hesse Disinformation TV series and related links Video rental shop - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_rental_shop) Disinformation (TV series) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation_(TV_series)) DisInfoTV - clips from the show (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5N_krU-BvSw-51dxHL1JJper_J28_4wv) Disinformation: The Complete Series, DVD review (https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/12123/disinformation-the-complete-series/) Book of Lies: The Disinformation Guide to Magick and the Occult (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781938875106/Book-Lies-New-Edition-Disinformation-1938875109/plp) - edited by Richard Metzger Richard Metzger's "DisinfoCon 2000" (feat. Robert Anton Wilson, Kenneth Anger, et al.) - video (3.5 hrs approx.) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t_Uk2lzXIo) Richard Metzger - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Metzger) Disinformation (company) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation_(company)) Joe Coleman (painter) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Coleman_(painter)) Kenneth Anger - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Anger) Douglas Rushkoff - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Rushkoff) Robert Anton Wilson - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson) Genesis P-Orridge - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_P-Orridge) Nevill Drury - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Drury) Allen Greenfield on Twitter (https://twitter.com/allengreenfield) Grant Morrison and related links Grant Morrison - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Morrison) Grant Morrison on Chaos Magic, the occult & Sigil creation (from DisInfoCon 2000) - video (45 mins approx.) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTMFBYXmvMk) Pop Magic (https://doctormcg.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/morrison-pop-magik-ocr.pdf) by Grant Morrison Chaos Magic - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_magic) Sigil - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigil) The Magic Mind of Grant Morrison -What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/12/27/the-magic-mind-of-grant-morrison/) Douglas' magical practice and related links Unforeseen Interlude: How I Started in Magic - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2019/09/03/unforseen-interlude-how-i-started-in-magic-and-qa/) Ceremonial Magic - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_magic) VYS0012 - Order Out of Chaos - Vayse to Face with Mark Vincent (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0012) Treadwell's Books - website (https://www.treadwells-london.com/) Models of Magic - Spiral Nature article (https://www.spiralnature.com/magick/models/) Peter J Carroll - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_J._Carroll) Phil Hine - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Hine) Austin Osman Spare - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Osman_Spare) Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_Order_of_the_Golden_Dawn) Aleister Crowley - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley) Hermetic Qabala - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_Qabalah) Egregore - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egregore) Servitor (chaos magic) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servitor_(chaos_magic)) Edmonton, Alberta - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton) Chaos Magick vs ceremonial and others - Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/magick/comments/zn7ag6/chaos_magick_vs_ceremonial_and_others/) Greek Magical Papyri - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Magical_Papyri) Cunning folk - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunning_folk) Cunning Folk with Aerinn Hodges - What Magic is This? Episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/04/28/cunning-folk-with-aerinn-hodges/) The Great Work - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Work_(Hermeticism)) Alan Moore and related links Alan Moore - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore) V for Vendetta (graphic novel) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta) V for Vendetta (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/v-for-vendetta-alan-moore/6301050?ean=9781779511195) by Alan Moore Watchmen (comic book series) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen) Watchmen (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/watchmen-international-edition-alan-moore/2879987?ean=9781401248192) by Alan Moore Promethea (comic book series) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promethea) Promethea: The Deluxe Edition Book One (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/promethea-the-deluxe-edition-book-one-alan-moore/3371192?ean=9781401288662) by Alan Moore Alan Moore interview - Mustard magazine (http://www.mustardweb.org/alanmoore/) The Marvellous Magical World of Alan Moore - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/04/30/the-marvellous-magical-world-of-alan-moore/) Starting a magical practice / Protection Magic / Dreams / Precognition and related links How to Start Doing Magic - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2022/01/12/how-to-start-doing-magic/) The Imagination - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2019/08/22/the-imagination/) What Magic is This? The Dirt episodes (https://www.patreon.com/whatmagicisthis/posts?filters[tag]=The%20Dirt) (some previews only, full access requires sign up to the Patreon) George Carlin - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Carlin) Protection Magic - Green Witch Farm article (https://greenwitchfarm.com/protection-magic/) Psi and Science - Psychology Today article (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/202206/psi-and-science) Dreams - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2019/10/10/dreams/) Lucid Dreaming - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/02/27/lucid-dreaming/) Precognition - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precognition) Is Precognition Real? Cornell University Lab Releases Powerful New Evidence that the Human Mind can Perceive the Future - H Plus magazine article (2010-2011) (https://hplusmagazine.com/2010/11/04/precognition-real-cornell-university-lab-releases-powerful-new-evidence-human-mind-can/) Hildegard of Bingen - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_of_Bingen) Spiritual Cleansing: Your Guide to Cleansing Rituals and Methods, Otherworldly Oracle article (https://otherworldlyoracle.com/spiritual-cleansing-rituals/) Eric Wargo / Coincidence / Synchronicity and related links Eric Wargo's website (https://ericwargo.com/index.htm) Time Loops: Precognition, Retrocausation, and the Unconscious (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781938398926/Time-Loops-Precognition-Retrocausation-Unconscious-1938398920/plp) by Eric Wargo Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self: Interpreting Messages from Your Future (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9781644112694/) by Eric Wargo Coincidence & Synchronicity - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2019/07/22/coincidence-synchronicity/) The Timely Ideas of Eric Wargo - What Magic is This? episode (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/12/12/the-timely-ideas-of-eric-wargo/) Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs) Peak experience - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_experience) Publication bias (aka file-drawer effect) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publication_bias) Is Death an Illusion? Evidence Suggests Death Isn't the End, Psychology Today article (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/biocentrism/201111/is-death-illusion-evidence-suggests-death-isn-t-the-end) Douglas asks Hine and Buckley why Vayse exists - related links Ultra-terrestrial hypothesis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdimensional_UFO_hypothesis) Ultra-terrestrial Models, by H.E. Puthoff, article from The Journal of Cosmology (https://thejournalofcosmology.com/Puthoff.pdf) Ghost hunting - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_hunting) VYS0021 - Song of the Dark Man - Vayse to Face with Darragh Mason (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0021) Folie à deux - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folie_%C3%A0_deux) Mid-life crisis - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlife_crisis) Pennyroyal podcast website (https://www.pennyroyalpodcast.com/) Hellier (TV Series) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellier_(TV_series)) Hellier Season 1: Episode 1 | The Midnight Children (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1FwIuicx88) Spirit house - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_house) 2000AD (Comics) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_AD_(comics)) Boo Cook - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo_Cook) Tweet by Vayse showing Boo's incredible Artwork (https://x.com/vayseesyav/status/1684921390044962818?s=46&t=q2-c9hjD5sIXynDdaJB8PQ) Meet the Void Runners - 2000AD article (https://2000ad.com/news/meet-the-void-runners-the-new-series-beginning-this-week-in-2000-ad/) Animism - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism) Douglas' positivity and related links Thelema - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelema) Thoth Tarot - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth_Tarot) Aleister Crowley - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley) Carl Sagan - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan) Cosmos: A Personal Voyage - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos:_A_Personal_Voyage) James Burke (science historian) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian)) Connections (British TV Series) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_TV_series)) Robert Anton Wilson - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson) The Tools (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-tools/phil-stutz/barry-michels/9781785044571) by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels Ed Sheeran - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sheeran) Karma - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma) Garth Ennis - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis) Preacher (comics) - Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics)) Classic Frames from Preacher (https://chasemagnett.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/preacher-you-gotta-be-one-of-the-good-guys.jpg) - words by Garth Ennis, art by Steve Dillon Special Guest: Douglas Batchelor.

Inside The Luminous Mind in Roseville, you'll find Middle Eastern hospitality — free tea and coffee at the table in the waiting area.For owner and psychologist Layla Asamarai, comfort starts at the door.“In order to appreciate the decolonization of psychotherapy, one has to realize that psychotherapy is a colonized practice, as it is employed today in the world,” said Asamarai.Decolonizing mental health services — it's a big part of the reason why Asamarai opened her practice in 2019. Asamarai says it's necessary to recognize the limitations of western psychology, which primarily focuses on the individual and nuclear family of origin. She says at The Luminous Mind, clients are identified as the expert in themselves and their experiences.The Luminous Mind utilizes psychological diagnoses with understanding that many of the diagnoses were based on a majority western and white client population. Asamarai wants to change that.“The ways in which people are expected to show up, what they're expected to talk about, concepts of boundaries, concepts of relational attachment, what's normal, what's not, these are not test tube values, these are western values,” she said.The clinic employs psychologists from various religious and cultural backgrounds with the goal of not only anticipating treating people from different cultures, but inviting those differences in. Providers are transparent about their own intersecting identities, privileges, and lived experiences.“We ask our clients about their traditions, about their ethnicities, their backgrounds, what matters to them, their values, what's important to them,” said Asamarai. “And so it's a model in which we're, we're looking for and noticing all that makes our client who they are.”This is the culturally-responsive part of the work — with the purpose of reminding patients of color there's no need to justify or explain their stories, because the psychologist listening likely understands from similar experiences.Some experts say the field of mental health care needs to diversify.Carolyn Berger is a program coordinator and associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota.“Psychology has been rooted in western practices,” said Berger. “Psychology and counseling in general was developed by white people, for white people.”That's why Berger says much of this work starts at school. Getting more students of color into programs leads to more representation in the workforce. But Berger says there are barriers when it comes to getting students of color into masters or doctorate-level counseling programs.“Our graduation rates are very high,” said Berger. “But I will say that the students who, in the last two, three years, students who are having to take a leave of absence, or students, you know, mainly due to financial barriers, it's definitely predominantly students of color.”Berger says along with efforts to address lack of funding and to fight for state and national grants, there are classes in the U's program focused on counseling diverse populations, and faculty are encouraged to train on culturally-responsive practices.She says they've gone through the curriculum to integrate more culturally-responsive reference material and make sure it's inclusive.“Because in the past, we noticed, that was a big issue where students of color were saying they felt like the training was geared towards white students as well,” she said.Overall, the country has seen an increase in psychologists of color. According to the American Psychological Association, between 2000 and 2019, the number of psychologists of color more than doubled from 7,140 to close to 19,000.The latest data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that 73 percent of psychiatrists and 88 percent of mental health clinicians in the state are white and less than two percent of psychiatrists in Minnesota are Black.The state created a culturally-informed mental health task force, which makes recommendations in several areas, including cultural competency training and recruiting diverse mental health professionals.The task force ends in January 2025.Local lawmakers are working to secure more funding for culturally-responsive care.State Rep. Ruth Richardson is working to pass a bill that would ensure more culturally-informed services are available in the state. The bill would provide $1.5 million of funding to the African American Child Wellness Institute — a mental health organization focused on working with families in communities of color.“You know, oftentimes when we talk about the importance of representation and diversity within the mental health field, it's not just diversity for diversity's sake, but it's a recognition that across the health care field, and across the spectrum of practices, that representation is actually life saving,” Richardson said.At The Luminous Mind, Asamarai says the mission is more than making sure those needs are being met — but that the providers aren't being tokenized in the process.“Actually mentoring and providing correct supervision, training with integrity, supervision with integrity, so that our providers, whether they stay here, or they go to serve somewhere else, they're providers that are being honored and feel good about the work that they're doing.”Minnesota's changing population is driving an increased demand for culturally-responsive mental health care. The more than 100 people on the waiting list at The Luminous Mind are a testament to that need.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Exploring the pith instruction from the Satipatthana refrain: 'one abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world'. This level of letting go or release reveal what is here: both ordinary mind and Luminous Mind.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Exploring the pith instruction from the Satipatthana refrain: 'one abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world'. This level of letting go or release reveal what is here: both ordinary mind and Luminous Mind.

Koji speaks on first the physicality of Zen meditation and then on the ultimate purpose of Zen practice.

Dharma talk by by Koji Acquaviva on Sunday, August 14, 2022.

In this episode, David Gornoski looks at the big picture of history and how faith has both fallen and risen during this pandemic. Is a new religion forming on the internet? How is the internet disrupting old forms of narrative-building and media curation? Listen to the full episode to find out. Also in the show, Rebecca Bohman of the Luminous Mind podcast calls in to talk about unschooling, microschooling, and role models for creative learning. Visit A Neighbor's Choice at aneighborschoice.com

This week's Dharma Talk is entitled The Two Truths by Lama Adam Berner. Lama Adam talks about The Two Truths using a chapter from Kalu Rinpoche's book Luminous Mind. Topics discussed...

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In light of the recent news of protests at the Capitol, David Gornoski touches on the anthropological insight of Jesus' passion narrative and how mob violence fails to solve problems in a Christ-affected world. Plus, David is joined by Rebecca Bohman, creator of the Luminous Mind podcast, and the two discuss the radical change in educational choices that are being made by more and more American families in this post-COVID environment. What are some of the best resources for homeschooling parents? What lies in store for education in a Democrat-dominated America? Listen to the full episode to find out and more. Visit The Luminous Mind website at theluminousmind.net Visit A Neighbor's Choice website at aneighborschoice.com

If you dismiss the humanities, you dismiss the prophets among you... Perhaps no other contemporary figure's ideas are brought up more in WMiT? than Dr. Jeffrey Kripal. His work is the stuff which fuels much of my thinking about the paranormal, the supernatural and extraordinary experience. Always with a comparative eye, Dr. Kripal not only looks into the past and the present, but also has his gaze fixed on the future; on what could be awaiting us if we only allow ourselves to tell each other the stories of what we experience.

Here Akuppa explores the story of who you are and how you come to create the story of you. We need a different story. Living from a truer story of our luminosity and what happens when we come together on the basis of our luminous mind/heart. This is Part 1 of two talks given by Akuppa to the Triratna Buddhist Community in Scotland online gathering in June 2020. Listen to Part 2 of this series Transforming Self and World Part 2: Buddhist Politics *** Help keep FBA free for everyone! Become a supporter today.  Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast - bite-size pieces of Dharma inspiration, two times a week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud  

Both the authors of The Self-Driven Child, William Stirred and Ned Johnson, join The Luminous Mind to give tips and tricks on how to raise children more inclined to self-driven and motivated. We discuss parenting techniques to use with our kids so parenting is easier during those school years as we strive to more into the "consultant" role with less push back and more love. Check out our show notes

Rebecca is a wife of 25 years and a homeschooling mother to 4 great kids. She is also the host of The Luminous Mind podcast which connects with and learns from people who are disrupting the status quo in how they learn, educate and live in the world around them. Her Mission is to help people formulate questions and to see different ways they can educate themselves mentally, physically and spiritually. She is also a coach that strives to assist others in discover possibilities to help them better live their life’s mission and create a unique legacy. She tells people that it is time to break out of their traditional molds and open themselves to The Luminous Mind!" Connect with Rebecca: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theluminousmindpodcast/ Website: https://www.theluminousmind.net/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theluminousmind/ Join the Family Success Toolkit Free Membership http://homeandfamilyculture.com  

Through this call to work, learn and grow as a wife and mother to 6, she has come to understand what a true education is and discovered her love of nurturing women, building community and helping families develop their education on foundational principles. To learn more about Katie go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Sandy has over 18 years of homeschooling experience.  She has initiated several group-schools and clubs over the years and has served as president of the IdaHome Educators.  She is currently founding a private school called “First Foundations Academy” To learn more about Sandy, go to theluminousmind.net  The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Debbie talks about what led her to homeschool and how she successfully homeschooled through special challenges. To learn more about Debbie go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Steven was a professional educator for over 40 years, now a homeschool advocate, and author of Connect The Thoughts, a comprehensive homeschool curriculum for ages 5-High School. He discusses his views on how to implement the arts and sports into homeschool. To learn more about Steven go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Steven was a professional educator for over 40 years, now a homeschool advocate, and author of Connect The Thoughts, a comprehensive homeschool curriculum for ages 5-High School. He discusses his views on how to homeschool. To learn more about Steven go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Past guest, Steven Horwich - a seasoned 40 years professional educator and homeschool advocate, discusses student critique, testing and how to properly use student assessment. To learn more about Steven and listen to his past episodes, go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Kimberly King is a homeschooling mom and mentor of 2 daughters. She has been homeschooling since they were born. To learn more about Kimberly go to our website theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM encourages, empowers, and equips moms to have more influence at home, more impact in the world, and more income to make it happen, so they can live a life with JOY, BALANCE, and SUCCESS on their own terms without the guilt, struggles, and overwhelm. Her philosophy is, “BE Positive and You'll BE Powerful!” To learn more about Elayna go to theluminousmind.net  The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Alysia Humphries is a wife and mother of 6 children ages 4-17. Her homeschool journey began at birth, when her parents were inspired to teach her at home despite not knowing of anyone who homeschooled. To learn more about Alysia go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

From an early age, Greg faced some challenging circumstances. Yet as a result, he became firmly committed to creating a better life for himself. Greg has been traveling and living abroad with his wife and children since 2007. To learn more about Greg go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Celestia is a homeschooling mom of 7 who love babies, breastfeeding, homeschooling, learning, creating, reading, eating, blogging, and serving people! To learn more about Celestia visit our website theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

 Susie is devoted to bringing more love into the world by every means imaginable - doing only work that she loves and following the longings of my heart wherever if may take her. She is raising her son to follow his heart in all aspects of his life, giving him an education that is 100% love-based learning. To find out more about Susie go to our website theluminousmind.net   The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Paula talks about how homeschooling has changed her relationship with her maker and strengthened her commitment to her family. To learn more about Paula and homeschooling go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Yvonne Swinson is the mother of 6 children, having homeschooled all of her children. She created the popular Real Mom Guides for LDS homeschoolers, and is the author of 33 Habits of A Really Good Man. To learn more about Yvonne visit theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Molly Christensen has been homeschooling for 14 years.  She has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has founded multiple co-ops including Aspire Scholar Academy. She has created mounds of curriculum and taught numerous classes for youth. To learn more about Molly go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Home Ec Heidi is an expert in all things which make a home—not just sewing but all things textile, not just cooking but stretching a paycheck to feed 5 growing boys as well as successfully educating them as well! To learn more about Heidi visit theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Mary Ann Johnson is the President and founder of Home School Coach Limited. She is a writer, teacher, mentor and coach. Her company focuses on teaching parents to connect with their children in simple ways and to have more confidence in their parenting through personal change. She has taught thousands of children over 40 years and helped hundreds of parents find greater satisfaction and joy in their family relationships. To learn more about Mary Ann, go to our website: theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Heidi Totten is the owner of Heidi Totten Consulting and a serial entrepreneur, but her main role is homeschooling her two children. To learn more about Heidi visit our website theluminousmind.comThe Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Marlene talks about homeschooling through challenges and teaching others how to be happier and healthier in a natural way. To learn more about Marlene visit our website theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

Brooklynn serves the community in a variety of capacities as a teacher, mentor and leader. She homeschools her 6 children and has been happily married for over 15 years. To learn more about Brooklynn go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning

 Lainie & Miro continue to slow travel around the globe, living an inspired possession-free-lifestyle, volunteering and learning naturally. To learn more about Lainie as well as her ideas on worldschooling visit theluminousmind.net. The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning.

Kathy Mellor gives great advice about mentoring and some of her personal experiences #homeschooling. To learn more about Kathy go to theluminousmind.net The Luminous Mind Relit Series is our COVID-19 assistance to new families coming into homeschooling due to school closures. All episodes released with this series are considered some of the BEST mentors on home education and family learning.

In this episode, Jada discusses successfully #homeschooling through difficult health challenges and how to #individually #customize schooling for each of her six children. To find out more about Jada visit theluminousmind.net

Kami Harris, a former teacher, talks about how #homeschooling has taught her a different style of teaching and the personal growth she has gained. She also talk about how commonwealth schools provide opportunities to youth. To learn more about Kami, visit our website theluminousmind.net

Jennifer Anderson talks about how a wonderful personal experience lead her to teach her own 7 children and how her faith guides her in this experience. To learn more about Jennifer, visit our website theluminousmind.net.    

Briana LeClaire is the Executive Director at Idaho Federation of Independent Schools. She talks about her public policy goals as well as her experience homeschooling her own children. To learn more about Briana visit thluminousmind.net.

In this episode, the host of The Luminous Mind interviews the person responible for her journey into #Alternative Education, her sister, Chris Jensen.  Chris has many years of experience in alternative education herself, from working with Idaho Legislators, starting a #charter school, to being a #homeschool mom now! To learn more about Chris visit theluminousmind.net.  

The Luminous Mind is a podcast to connect with and learn from people who are disrupting the status quo in how they learn, educate and live in the world around them. Prepare for a paradigm shift, light a candle – light your... The post The Luminous Mind Podcast Ep. 369 The Cultural Hall appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

In this episode, host Rebecca Bohman talks about the new direction of The Luminous Mind podcast - ILLUMINATED Learning: 7 Habits to Spark YOUR Learning and Invigorate the Mind Towards YOUR own Unique Mission Show Notes for Episode 222

In this episode, we chat with parenting coach, Rachel Rainbolt, about a number of things from gentle parenting to unschooling and everything in between.  Rachel Rainbolt is the Sage Parenting Coach. She brings a unique alchemy of insight (with a master's degree in Family Therapy), experience (with 2 decades helping thousands of children and gentle parents), passion (as a media advocate for natural sleep, breastfeeding, parenting, and homeschooling), and heart (unschooling and attachment parenting mother of 3) to the Sage Parenting book series, eclasses, email coaching, and now podcast. She coaches families all over the world primarily from the Pacific Northwest, where she lives wild and free in connection with her wildlings in their mid-mod fixer-upper on the water. Show notes for Episode 217 Consider becoming a Patreon sponsor of The Luminous Mind

We can't think of a better way to begin the new year of 2018 than to share this thought provoking conversation with educator and creativity curator, Matt Murrie! He helps change our paradigm by giving us the courage to think about the possibilities in challenging our assumptions with one simple question, "What if?"   Matt Murrie is the Chief Curiosity Curator of What If…?360, and author of The Book of What If...?. As designer of the What If...?360 Curiosity Based Learning & Innovation Process, Matt facilitates experiences that connect curiosity with actions that lead to innovation... Show Notes for Episode 213 Consider becoming a sponsor of The Luminous Mind

The 2nd most downloaded Episode for 2017 was with Carlo Ricci, who researches Free-Willed Education. In this episode with Carlo Ricci, we get an overview of a number of books he has written, edited and/or been a contributor. Carlo's research interests include Unschooling; Homeschooling; Holistic Education; Self-determined Learning; Free Schools; Democratic Schools; Online Learning; Technology and Learning; Play; Natural Learning; Curiosity; Willed Learning; the Willed Curriculum; Critical Pedagogy; and Healthy Living. We also discuss the definition of many of these learning modalities during our conversation. Thanks for putting The Luminous Mind in your ears, we appreciate your support through 2017! Show Notes for Episode 187  Consider supporting our podcast on Patreon

The 3rd most downloaded Episode of 2017 was with Durenda Wilson, author of The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling. In this episode we chat with Durenda Wilson and have a great discussion on how to better enjoy the process of home education by slowing down, keeping things simple and changing our expectations. In our world of hurry and comparison, this is a hopeful message on how to make homeschooling more fun by instilling some "out-of-the-box" thinking. Thanks for putting The Luminous Mind in your ears, we appreciate your support through 2017! Show notes for Episode 189  Consider supporting our podcast on Patreon 

The MOST downloaded Episode of 2017 was with Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology at Boston College. In this episode, Peter Gray gives a short yet powerful summary of his book, "Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life." We talk about how important "free play" is to children in learning, healthy social growth, and gaining self-reliance. Thanks for putting The Luminous Mind in your ears, we appreciate your support through 2017! Show notes for Episode 173 Consider supporting our podcast on Patreon

Excerpted from Dharma Dialogues with Catherine Ingram in April, 2017 in Byron Bay, Australia. The post Luminous Mind appeared first on Catherine Ingram.

Excerpted from Dharma Dialogues with Catherine Ingram in April, 2017 in Byron Bay, Australia. The post Luminous Mind appeared first on Catherine Ingram.

Brainy Thing:   25:07   Redwood Curtain:  45:31 What We’re Learning From Our Knitting and Teaching (crochet.) Catherine focuses on her charity knitting , finishing her Socks for the Homeless and trying to find a good charity to donate some older projects:  a child’s cardigan, an adult raglan sweater, and some baby socks.    Catherine’s Charity Knitting:  Fantasy Red Cardi by Catherine Foster generic baby socks worsted weight sweater The Incredible Custom Fit Raglan Sweater  by Pamela Costello   woolworks   Margaret shares some more insights she’s gathered from teaching a small group how to crochet Hats for the Homeless.  Simple Single Crochet Hat  by K T and the Squid  (  Katy Petersen.)  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-single-crochet-hat   Catherine’s Charity Knitting:  Fantasy Red Cardi by Catherine Foster  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fantasy-red-cardi generic baby socks, and a worsted weight sweater The Incredible Custom Fit Raglan Sweater  by Pamela Costello  ( woolworks)  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/incredible-custom-fit-raglan   Brainy Thing Catherine gives a broad view of Meditation describing five categories of meditation outlined  by Jules and Michelle Levey  in Luminous Mind  http://www.wisdomatwork.com/.     Chopra Center  7 myths about meditation  http://www.chopra.com/articles/7-myths-of-meditation blog   Live and Dare   Giovanni Dienstmann  http://liveanddare.com/   Behind the Redwood Curtain Catherine and Margaret recount their adventure during a Minus Tide in Humboldt. surfrider foundation  https://shop.surfrider.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlfD4nt3Q1gIVCqhpCh2d9g2AEAAYASAAEgLaqvD_BwE   Links Facebook:  Also, join our Facebook Group  https://www.facebook.com/Teachingyourbraintoknitpodcast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Ravelry Group  http://www.ravelry.com/groups/teaching-your-brain-to-knit website https://teachingyourbraintoknit.com/ for show notes, photos of our knitting and crochet projects, Behind the Redwood Curtain places and things and anything else we decide to post.       In this episode of Teaching Your Brain to Knit, we offer 5 basic styles of meditation with scores of specific types in each category;  we share an update on lessons learned from teaching; And Some experiences with Charity Knitting; and we explore the bounty of the minus tide in Humboldt.

Dharma talk on "The Luminous Mind Part 2" with Insight LA teacher Wendy Block. InsightLA Long Beach CA, Sunday Sit, May 28, 2017

Dharma talk on "The Luminous Mind", with InsightLA teacher, Wendy Block. InsightLA Long Beach CA, Sunday Sit, May 21st, 2017.

This week, on Insight Hour, Joseph discusses the Buddha's lesson of the Luminous Mind and how it is obscured by our afflictive emotions.   How is it that the natural clarity the mind can become so easily clouded? Joseph goes deep in exploring the three steps essential to overcoming these afflictive emotions in which we all get caught up.  

Sensei answers questions and riffs energetically on cause and effect -- karma -- and a range of other subjects from the point of view of the Buddha (ultimate truth vs. relative truth) --- Doug-sensei says: "Action is intention. Be very careful about this. There's no thing that you do at any moment ever that isn't intended. Every single thing you do is intended, whether you acknowledge the intention or not." Reference: Prajna Paramita = The Heart Sutra Relevant section: "O Shariputra, all dharmas are forms of emptiness, not born, not destroyed, Not stained, not pure; without loss, without gain. So in emptiness there is no form, no sensation, conception, discrimination, awareness. No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind." Ultimate vs. Relative Truth = The Buddhist Doctrine of Two Truths From p. 41 Luminous Mind, Kalu Rinpoche: "All things can be viewed according to two levels of reality: the relative or conventional level and the ultimate level. These two truths correspond to two points of view, two visions of reality: the relative truth or view is relatively or conventionally true but ultimately illusory, and the ultimate truth or view is definitively true, the authentic experience beyond all illusion.
All samsaric perceptions are experiences of relative truth. Nirvana, which is beyond illusions and samsara's suffering, is the level of ultimate truth." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_truths_doctrine http://www.planetdharma.com/