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In this episode of Crypto Over Coffee, Hashoshi breaks down the latest Cardano ADA news and a crypto market update recapping this week's crypto prices. Also featured in this episode is the newly announced EVM compatible chain in the ICON ICX ecosystem, China's bitcoin mining ban concerns, Elrond Maiar and Maiar Exchange launch, and more! Important ⚠️ The opinions and information presented in this video are strictly my own or those of the interviewee featured in the episode, and are not representative of any other individual or entity. The content provided in this video is informational in nature and does not constitute financial advice. Cardano ADA Holders! Please consider delegating to the official Hashoshi Stake Pool! Ticker: H4SH Pool ID: 30c3386cefe12b15ca1d88be666db917e51a860722913ec4058c8359 Links: Albertus Project (Charitable Cause) https://www.albertusproject.org Earn interest on BTC on Ledn and earn $25 USDC with a qualifying deposit (referral): https://platform.ledn.io/join/6175df77bf30efc4639400ae752e3650

On this weeks episode, we’ve got a couple of listener questions. We’ve got something to read from a prisoner who is trying to effectuate change from behind the walls. Finally we’ve got some articles. [2:16] Q1: Covering topics in regular segments like termination of probation and interstate transfers [11:30] Q2: Why can’t you just plea...

Q1: What is your one takeaway from the sermon on Luke 21?   Q2: Why would Jesus’ words in Luke 21:6 be so shocking to Jews in the first century?   Q3: How is Luke 21:9 actually encouraging to those who follow Jesus? What did it mean for those in the 1st century and what […] The post “The Dress Rehearsal” appeared first on HOPE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH.

In this edition of the Roundtable, Tim Cavey hosts a rich discussion of instructional coaching in the classroom: why, wins, challenges, and strategies for implementation. Guests included Victoria Thompson, Darryl Deboer, Dr. Dan Kreiness, Kathy Perret, and Dr. Rachel Johnson. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED OUR CONVERSATION Q1​ - Who are you, and what does your current COACHING CONTEXT look like? Q2 - WHY should schools and districts invest in instructional coaching? Q3 - What are some of the biggest WINS you've seen for teachers and learners that have come as a result of coaching work? Have you got a story to share? Q4 - In your mind, what are the most difficult CHALLENGES in this space? What can coaches do proactively to solve them? Q5 - What ADVICE would you offer to a school or district looking to build a coaching program? Q6 - Who are the authors or VOICES that you've learned from in the coaching space? Q7 - How can we CONNECT and keep learning with you? CONNECT with THESE INSPIRING EDUCATORS on TWITTER

#ppcchat Twitter discussion that runs on Tuesdays at 5pm GMT - Led by Julie F Bacchini (@NeptuneMoon) and Jennifer Denney (@DenneyJenn) from @elevatedmrktng Q1 Are you currently using Google Data Studio? If so, how are you using it? Q2 Why do you use Google Data Studio? Q3 What is your favourite source of data to connect to Google Data Studio? nQ4 What data connectors do you use with Google Data Studio? What is your favorite? Q5 What Insights from what platform are easier to see in Google Data Studio? Q6 Do you create your own boards with google data studio or do you have templates? Q7 Bonus: Can you share your resources for boards? Q8 Do you automate your reporting being emailed to clients, bosses, etc? Q9 ?? Q10 Sooooo, why do you use Google Data Studio? Q11 What are your helpful resources for Google Data Studio? Q12 What do you wish Google Data Studio could do that it currently cannot? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ppcchat/message

Why did God create a patriarchy for the human family and for the hierarchy of his church? Why is there no gender complementarity at the altar during mass or in the organization of the church? Can you shed some light on the sacrament of confession? Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute President Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body. Access the 2020 Theology of the Body Virtual Conference with a Premium Pass (https://www.tobvirtualconference.com/Premium-pass)! Want to support the Theology of the Body Institute? Become a Patron (https://community.theologyofthebody.com)! Q1: Why did God create a patriarchy for the human family and for the hierarchy of his church? Q2: Why is there no gender complementarity at the altar during mass in a visible way? Q3: Why is there no gender complementarity in the organization of the church? Q4: While I know that confession is an essential, powerful and healing sacrament, I have often dreaded going. I find that confessing my sins is uncomfortable and am always fearful that I will fail to confess everything. I do not think that I have fully perceived and experienced true nature of the sacrament. Can you shed some light on the sacrament of confession? Submit your question at AskChristopherWest.com (http://www.askchristopherwest.com). Resources mentioned this week: Heaven's Song (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/books/products/heaven-s-song-sexual-love-as-it-was-meant-to-be) Find Christopher West on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial). Discover the Theology of the Body Institute (http://www.tobinstitute.org). If you enjoy the podcast, help us out by writing a review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-christopher-west/id1448699486). Thanks for listening! Christopher and Wendy hope their advice is helpful to you, but they are not licensed counseling professionals. If you are dealing with serious issues, please consult our list of trusted professionals (https://tobinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/TOBI-Recommended-Psychologists-Updated-6-8-20.pdf). Featuring music by Mike Mangione (https://www.mikemangione.com/).

In This Episode…Storytelling is a word PR and marketing professionals hear often. Brett Deister talks with Jason Moriber, former Chief Storytelling Officer for Verizon and current Managing Director of MarkerBeacon. Part two of a two-part series, we discuss how long brands should “pause” a story, AI and storytelling, exercises to do for storytelling, and more!Time Stamps● [03:36] Q1: How do you know how long to pause a story? What’s the time frame? ● [05:20] Q2: Why there is no more stories about avocado toast.● [06:04] Q3: Do you think AI will help create stories for brands? ● [08:33] Q4: What exercises can be done to become better storytellers? ● [10:55] Q5: What brands are doing really well in the storytelling department?● [14:47] Q6: Do you think VR and AR will help stories become more immersive? People and Companies, We Mentioned in the Show● Jason Moriber was our guest today.Episode Length: 20:00Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!Download Options● Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download.● Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, or your favorite podcast player for free!● If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a review!Contact Us! ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment!● Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Facebook page!● Follow us on Twitter.Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I answer questions from my Instagram [@HuntFitness].  Questions on the show: Q1: What helped you most when you switched from conventional to sumo deadlifting? Q2: Why did you stop doing CrossFit? Q3: Should you count incomplete protein sources toward your daily protein intake? Q4: What are your thoughts on normalizing your metabolism after spending a long period of time in a caloric deficit? Q5: What’s your opinion of plant-based diets for athletes? Q6: What are your best tips for efficient bulking? Q7: How do you manage your clients, do you have a cap on how many you work with at a given time? Q8: Should you deadlift if you don’t compete in powerlifting? Q9: How important is it for a client to be “coachable”? Q10: What are some of the best ways to determine quality training volume for hypertrophy? Q11: What is the best piece of business advice you ever received? Q12: What is one interesting thing no one knows about you?   Hire Kyle as your coach: http://www.kylehuntfitness.com/services/   Connect with Kyle:  http://www.kylehuntfitness.com/ Instagram: @huntfitness YouTube: @HuntFitnessTV   Get my new Book, Bodybuilding For Beginners on Amazon: https://amzn.to/33vYpHJ Get Strong Now with the Absolute Strength Powerlifting Program:  https://www.kylehuntfitness.com/absolutestrength2/ Build Muscle and Gain Strength with my Absolute Progress Powerbuilding Program: https://www.kylehuntfitness.com/absoluteprogress/ Improve Your Bench Press with my 6-Week Bench Press Program: http://kylehuntfitness.com/benchprogram Get 10% OFF PR Breaker Materia Pre Workout and Hitpoint Protein: DISCOUNT CODE: “HUNT10” at https://www.prbreaker.com/ Get 15% OFF Kimera Koffee by using the code “HUNT15”   Website: http://bit.ly/2qzDapV Get 2 FREE Months of Skillshare by using the link below:   https://skl.sh/huntfitness  

Questions in the Episode: Q1 How do you define hate speech? Q2 Why do you think comment sections and Facebook groups seem to attract so much hate speech? Q3 What are your thoughts about #IAmHere’s method of countering hate speech in the media? Q4 What types of people have you seen targeted online the most with hate, ridicule, and intolerance? Q5 What personal experience do you have as either the recipient of, or contributor to, hate speech online? Q6 In your experience, which social issues tend to attract the most “hatestorms” on social media? Q6 What are your thoughts about #IAmHere’s strategy? Q7 Join Safer Social Media In pledging to peacefully counter online hate speech and bullying when you see it! What peaceful action will you take?

In this episode we have my wife on again and answer Q1: When should you have sex with a new bf/gf and Q2: Why do men cheat? #MenaintShit For questions to be featured on the show email jose22589@gmil.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I understand mentally how important Jesus is, but how do I cultivate a real relationship with him? Why does St. Paul speak so negatively about marriage and sexuality? What's all this about the eyes of Our Lady of Guadalupe? What's the difference between "soul" and "spirit"? Wendy and Christopher dive into these questions and more on this episode of Ask Christopher West. Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute Director Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body. This week’s questions: Q1: As someone who has been raised Catholic but is feeling kind of stagnant and shallow in his faith, how would you DISCOVER a passionate love for Jesus? I don't think I've ever had this. I often wish I had the passion that many converts had, but I find myself struggling to bridge what my mind knows to what my heart feels. Q2: Why does St. Paul speak so negatively about marriage and sexuality? Q3: I just watched your 4 part video series of "The Theology of Mary's Body: Hidden Mysteries of Our Lady of Guadalupe" and it was wonderful. My question for you is if you could share your perspective on the symbolism of Our Lady of Guadalupe's eyes? I know this is a new discovery with modern technology, but I haven't been able to find out very much about it and would love to hear your thoughts since this seems to be a very important message about the family for our current times. Q4: What is the difference between our soul and our spirit? Submit your question at AskChristopherWest.com (http://www.askchristopherwest.com). Resources mentioned this week: TOB Pilgrimage to Mexico City (http://www.tobpilgrimages.com) Find Christopher West on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial). Discover the Theology of the Body Institute (http://www.tobinstitute.org). If you enjoy the podcast, help us out by writing a review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-christopher-west/id1448699486). Thanks for listening! Christopher and Wendy hope their advice is helpful to you, but they are not licensed counseling professionals. If you are dealing with serious issues, please consult our list of trusted professionals (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hIV5v0vJVxMFuaKyAtDreWwv_5218Rqw/view?usp=sharing). Featuring music by Mike Mangione (https://www.mikemangione.com/). Produced by Sounder and Key (http://www.sounderandkey.com).

I'm a gay Catholic woman, living a chaste life. Why did God make me this way? Why should Theology of the Body matter to me as much as it does to you? What do I tell my teen who wants to have sex with her boyfriend? Christopher and Wendy answer these questions on today's episode of Ask Christopher West. Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute Director Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body. This week’s questions: Q1: I'm a gay Catholic woman living a chaste life. Why did God make me this way? Q2: Why should Theology of the Body matter as much to ME as it does to Christopher and Wendy West? Q3: What do I tell my teen who wants to have sex with her boyfriend? Submit your question at AskChristopherWest.com (http://www.askchristopherwest.com). Register for Christopher's free mini-course: What Do You Want? (https://community.theologyofthebody.com/freecourse) Resources mentioned this week: The Good News about Sex and Marriage (https://shop.corproject.com/products/good-news-about-sex-and-marriage) Find Christopher West on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial). Discover the Theology of the Body Institute (http://www.tobinstitute.org). If you enjoy the podcast, help us out by writing a review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-christopher-west/id1448699486). Thanks for listening! Produced by Sounder and Key (http://www.sounderandkey.com).

WE’RE LIVE!!!   News: 4G Mobile Coverage on the Moon! Thanks to European mobile operator Vodafone, eqiptment from Nokia, and lunar rovers from Audi, a 2019 mission is slated to launch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, bringing two lunar landers to the surface of the Moon. Along with them, they will establish 4g Mobile Coverage so the Audi rovers can communicate with eachother and send home the first ever HD video feed from the surface of the Moon.   Background: Once a human ventures beyond Earth’s magnetic field, we become vulnerable to cosmic rays that are well, deadly..Causing things like cataracts, circulartory disease, damage to your central nervous system and fatal cancer. This is why getting to Mars, Enceladus (saturns moon, beneath its ice shell is a liquid ocean), and Titan is too dangerous to even consider at this point. However, a group of biologists and NASA’s Ames Research Center have begun researching ways to raise the radioresistance of humans. This is currently a characteristic of tartigrades, microscopic water bears that have survives every mass extinction on Earth.   Questions: Q1: What happened to Pluto? (Chloe from Aliso Viejo) In August 2006, The International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of a dwarf planet because it did not meet the three criteria the IAU uses to define a full-sized planet. So, the three criteria of the IAU for a full-sized planet are: It is in orbit around the Sun. It has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape). It has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit. Essentially Pluto meets all the criteria except one- it “has not cleared its neighboring region of other objects.” You may wonder what that means, “not clearing its neighboring region of other objects?”  This means that the planet has become gravitationally dominant -- there are no other bodies of comparable size other than its own moons, in its vicinity in space. Q2: Why is Space Black? (Jenna from Laguna Niguel) If the the sky is full of stars, why don’t we see a bright sky?   The thing we have to realize is that our universe is only 13.8 billion years old. That means we can only see objects as far away as the distance light can travel in 15 billion years. The light from stars farther away than that has not yet had time to reach us and so can't contribute to making the sky bright.   Doppler Effect- Another reason that the sky may not be bright with the visible light of all the stars is because when a source of light is moving away from you, the wavelength of that light is made longer (which for light means more red.) This means that the light from stars that are moving away from us will become shifted towards red, and may shift so far that it is no longer visible at all. (Note: You hear the same effect when an ambulance passes you, and the pitch of the siren gets lower as the ambulance travels away from you;   Q3: How fast is it expanding? The universe is expanding in all directions! No, this does not mean we are the center, but every galaxy is moving away from every galaxy at different rates. Scientists estimate that objects 1 megaparsec away (or 3.3 million light years, almost 2 quintillion miles (18 zeros)) are moving away from each other at 68 km/s or 42 mi/s.  Similar to the last question, we find that objects further away from us are moving away faster, with light shifted further to red end of the spectrum, meaning objects closer than one megaparsec and moving away at a slower rate.   Q4: Does the first country to the moon claim it as their own? Neil Armstrong famously planted a US flag on the Moon in 1969. This gesture may have implied territorial ownership, but was purely symbolic because of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. 129 countries, including China, Russia, the UK and the US, have committed to this treaty, which is overseen by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. It sets out important principles, such as the concept that space should be considered the province of all mankind, that outer space is free for the exploration and use by all states, and that the Moon and other celestial bodies cannot be claimed by a sovereign nation state. Additionally, the Moon and celestial bodies are to be used purely for peaceful purposes, and weapons will not be placed in orbit or in space. Q5: What is space made of? Disclaimer, we can tell you more about what we don’t know, than what we know: Currently estimate: 68% Dark Energy 27% Dark Matter 5% Normal Visible Matter Dark Energy is the thing we don’t know much about. It’s then name we’ve given a particular energy that aids in the universe’s expansion. Einstein predicted that even empty space has this energy, that it is a part of space, and with more matter in a certain area, the higher its energy, and the faster it expands Dark Matter, we only know to exist based on it’s gravitational effects. For instance, due to the laws of planetary motion, we know that the further away a planet’s orbit, the slower its speed. That should be true with Galaxies as well but it’s not. Besides a very small portion around the central black hole, the orbital speed near the center of the galaxy is almost equal to the orbital speed at the edge. The problem is that there isn’t enough matter in our galaxy to produce the gravity necessary for this to happen, so we have coined the phenonmenon, Dark MAtter. Dark, because we don’t know much about it, and we can’t see it! Now when you look into the black of space, you’re looking at what scientists call the interstellar medium. It is so dilute though, that it only contains 1 molecule per cubic centimeter. Our own atmosphere on Earth has a density of about 30 Quintillion molecules per cubic centimeter. When scientists have observed it, they have found the interstellar medium to consist of 90% Hydrogen, 9% Helium, and 1% of all the other elements blasted of into space by the death of massive stars and the big bang.   CONTEST!   Shirt Mug Sticker     Subscribe Rate Review Social Media Patreon

This week on the #RugbyChat we talk The Rugby Championship, the Mitre10 Cup and women rugby. The 5 questions were: Q1 How did the Wallabies turn it around in just 1 week? Q2 Why are the All Blacks making so many handling errors this season? Q3 After a great Womens Rugby World Cup, where does Womens rugby go from here? Q4 Is rugby at or beyond saturation point with the number of top flight matches? Q5 Who have been the winners & losers in the Mitre10Cup over the first 2 rounds? Host: Paul - twitter.com/DrivingMaul Regular Guests: Steve - twitter.com/Cornf1akesCrib Michael - twitter.com/realmikepulman Will - twitter.com/rugbynumbers Signup up for the weekly DrivingMaul Newsletter here: eepurl.com/b46FUv Become a Patreon of DrivingMaul: www.patreon.com/DrivingMaul #RugbyChampionship #Mitre10Cup #BledisloeCup #wrugby

"HuntFishTravel 171 - Hunting the Rut - Your Questions Answered with Kip Adams of the QDMA" What are the top three questions people ask Wildlife Biologist Kip Adams of the Quality Deer Management Association about hunting the rut? Listen in to find out! 00:00 Wisconsin Opening Day & catching up with Eric Clark from Where to Hunt Podcast Interview: 12:30 Pennysylvania opening day 13:30 New Hampshire opening day 15:00 What would you say is the number 1 question hunters ask you about hunting the rut? 15:00 Q1 - "When is the rut going to happen in my area" 17:00 If you could pinpoint two days to be in the woods, two days that should not be missed what would they be? When 18:00 How does pre-rut impact hunters and GPS collared deer 20:25 Monitoring scrape use and how to be careful monitoring them during peak breeding season. 22:45 Where deer prefer mock scrapes to be 23:30 monitoring mock scrapes on public. 24:00 Q2 - "Why am I not seeing any activity?" 27:00 No hot does in the area? How to fool them 29:00 What the GPS collared deer have taught us about their behavior during the hunting season and the type of terrain they prefer. 31:05 How to hunt the second weekend of rifle season after they've been pushed. 32:30 Where the average person can find GPS tracking data 36:10 Q3 What is the best strategy for hunting the rut. 39:30 If you're hunting public what kind of food sources should you look for. 41:30 Listener Question: Can a buck's age fool you during the rut? 44:00 Final thoughts on hunting the rut. 46:00 New update for the Where to Hunt App - where2huntapp.com

"HuntFishTravel 144 - Hunting the Rut - Your Questions Answered with Kip Adams of the QDMA" What are the top three questions people ask Wildlife Biologist Kip Adams of the Quality Deer Management Association about hunting the rut? Listen in to find out! 00:00 Wisconsin Opening Day & catching up with Eric Clark from Where to Hunt Podcast Interview: 12:30 Pennysylvania opening day 13:30 New Hampshire opening day 15:00 What would you say is the number 1 question hunters ask you about hunting the rut? 15:00 Q1 - "When is the rut going to happen in my area" 17:00 If you could pinpoint two days to be in the woods, two days that should not be missed what would they be? When 18:00 How does pre-rut impact hunters and GPS collared deer 20:25 Monitoring scrape use and how to be careful monitoring them during peak breeding season. 22:45 Where deer prefer mock scrapes to be 23:30 monitoring mock scrapes on public. 24:00 Q2 - "Why am I not seeing any activity?" 27:00 No hot does in the area? How to fool them 29:00 What the GPS collared deer have taught us about their behavior during the hunting season and the type of terrain they prefer. 31:05 How to hunt the second weekend of rifle season after they've been pushed. 32:30 Where the average person can find GPS tracking data 36:10 Q3 What is the best strategy for hunting the rut. 39:30 If you're hunting public what kind of food sources should you look for. 41:30 Listener Question: Can a buck's age fool you during the rut? 44:00 Final thoughts on hunting the rut. 46:00 New update for the Where to Hunt App - where2huntapp.com

For his episode we are joined by delightful guest star Brandon Lancaster, who was an excellent addition despite never having spent over 24 hours in a Walmart. Congratulations to Brandon for making it through the emotional gauntlet that is our toxic recording environment. Questions for 2/2/2015: Q1: What sports team would have the worst mascot? Q2: Why don't we talk anymore? Questions for 2/9/2015: Q1: What is the best way to cross the street? Q2: What's the best thing for a single person to do on Valentine's Day? Please answer any OR all of these questions in a comment below OR send an email to htdquestions@gmail.com OR comment on our facebook page at facebook.com/htdpodcast OR use whatever communication method you prefer to get your answers to us and we will discuss them on our next episode! If you want updates when we release new episodes, consider signing up for our email list or joining/following our facebook group! Just send a friendly email asking to be on the email list to htdquestions@gmail.com, or visit www.facebook.com/htdpodcast and check us out there! Music Source: Louis Armstrong - Ain't Misbehavin'

Oh baby - it's TAX SEASON. Remember that if you win our show, the government takes a hefty 25% of your imaginary bullshit fake winnings. Questions for 1/27/2015 Q1: What's the new Oscar category? Q2: What would be the worst establishment to spend 24 hours in? Questions for 2/2/2015: Q1: What sports team would have the worst mascot? Q2: Why don't we talk anymore? Please answer any OR all of these questions in a comment below OR send an email to htdquestions@gmail.com OR comment on our facebook page at facebook.com/htdpodcast OR use whatever communication method you prefer to get your answers to us and we will discuss them on our next episode! If you want updates when we release new episodes, consider signing up for our email list or joining/following our facebook group! Just send a friendly email asking to be on the email list to htdquestions@gmail.com, or visit www.facebook.com/htdpodcast and check us out there! Music Source: Louis Armstrong - Ain't Misbehavin'

The meditation was Mindfulness of Breathing with a literal interpretation on the theme from the Pali canon “When breathing in long one knows that one breathes in long”. Alan starts by reading from Dudjom Lingpa’s Vajra Essence, the beginning passage of the first three bardos or transitional phases. Alan stresses that in order to get the most benefit out of these teachings, we should recognize who is presenting the teachings to us. It is important that we don’t reify the teachers, but see through the lineage of teachers that passed this down to us right to Samantabhadra, who stands for our own pristine awareness. According to the Vajra Essence, we are in the transitional phases as long as we are not liberated. The essential nature of the transitional phases is pristine awareness. But since we don’t realize this, pristine awareness cristalyzes into the ethically neutral state of substrate consciousness, which itself doesn’t wander in samsara, but becomes the ground from which a sentient being within the six realms arises. Dudjom Lingpa then lays out the sequence in which the coarse mind of a sentient being manifests out of substrate consciousness. The substrate itself is of the nature of unknowing, and therefore as long as the substrate consciousness is dissolved in the substrate, like a sword being hidden in its sheath, it is in a state of only implicit awareness. Then due to the germination of karmic seeds, the substrate consciousness gets catalyzed and it becomes explicit. Then from the substrate consciousness afflicted mentation (klishta manas) arises, which is the primary root of self-grasping, the raw sense of “me” being over here and “not me” being over there. Then out of this, subtle and coarse mentation (manas) arises, with the subtle mentation being still non-conceptual, a simple differentiation of this versus that, and the coarse mentation being fully conceptual, enabling us to make sense of the world. Finally, the coarse mind (citta) arises in response to appearances. Questions: Q1: In the metaphor of the sword and the sheath, what is the sheath referring to again? Q2: Why does the Vajra Essence state that the substrate consciousness is being free throughout the three times? Meditation starts at 08:02 min

The meditation was Mindfulness of Breathing with a literal interpretation on the theme from the Pali canon “When breathing in long one knows that one breathes in long”. Alan starts by reading from Dudjom Lingpa’s Vajra Essence, the beginning passage of the first three bardos or transitional phases. Alan stresses that in order to get the most benefit out of these teachings, we should recognize who is presenting the teachings to us. It is important that we don’t reify the teachers, but see through the lineage of teachers that passed this down to us right to Samantabhadra, who stands for our own pristine awareness. According to the Vajra Essence, we are in the transitional phases as long as we are not liberated. The essential nature of the transitional phases is pristine awareness. But since we don’t realize this, pristine awareness cristalyzes into the ethically neutral state of substrate consciousness, which itself doesn’t wander in samsara, but becomes the ground from which a sentient being within the six realms arises. Dudjom Lingpa then lays out the sequence in which the coarse mind of a sentient being manifests out of substrate consciousness. The substrate itself is of the nature of unknowing, and therefore as long as the substrate consciousness is dissolved in the substrate, like a sword being hidden in its sheath, it is in a state of only implicit awareness. Then due to the germination of karmic seeds, the substrate consciousness gets catalyzed and it becomes explicit. Then from the substrate consciousness afflicted mentation (klishta manas) arises, which is the primary root of self-grasping, the raw sense of “me” being over here and “not me” being over there. Then out of this, subtle and coarse mentation (manas) arises, with the subtle mentation being still non-conceptual, a simple differentiation of this versus that, and the coarse mentation being fully conceptual, enabling us to make sense of the world. Finally, the coarse mind (citta) arises in response to appearances. Questions: Q1: In the metaphor of the sword and the sheath, what is the sheath referring to again? Q2: Why does the Vajra Essence state that the substrate consciousness is being free throughout the three times? Meditation starts at 08:02 min