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Culturally, boredom has a negative connotation as something that we should not experience. Being bored is an uncomfortable place to be in, which we usually try to remedy. But this misses the point since boredom can be useful and even necessary on the path. Chogyam Trungpa notes that Westerners tend to be fascinated by the aesthetic appreciation of the simplicity or rigidity of rituals such as the Japanese tea ceremony or zazen. He says the point of vipassana meditation is to get bored. Trungpa makes a distinction between hot boredom, which is agitating and the first kind of boredom we encounter, and cool boredom, which is refreshing in that we do not have to do or expect anything. It is difficult to get to cool boredom without going through hot boredom which we look to alleviate through excitement and entertainment. Boredom shows up when there are gaps in our consciousness without stimulation or a way to satisfy ourselves. This happens in daily life as well as in meditation. Interesting times distract us from spiritual practice and paying attention to ourselves. We can encourage the space for boredom to arise rather than being caught in the current distractions of the world including constant use of cell phones. Boredom arises if thoughts and activities are not motivated by attainment or credentials. We entertain ourselves all day with subconscious chatter and are uncomfortable with silent gaps in our conversations with ourselves. We can consider that life may have no inherent meaning and that we give meaning to things in order to entertain ourselves. Remedying moods and emotions doesn't ultimately work, which can leave us no choice but to be with things as they are. When we give up hopelessness, hope goes with it. Matthew Files facilitates groups that support people to look deeper into their process, formulate their own questions, and become responsible for their choices.

En La sección frases de gigantes de hoy San Juan de la Cruz, Carl Sagan, Etty Hillesum, Chögyam Trungpa, Heráclito, nos llevan a reflexionar sobre la vida y la existencia del ser humano.Para escuchar el programa completo, escucha La Pregunta Infinita.

Andakterna den här veckan tar sin utgångspunkt i de fem världsreligionerna och har temat Hat. Idag med Kha'drön Pamo, som utgår från sin vajrayanabuddhistiska tro. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Ur andakten:När jag ser hatet och aggressionen omkring mig så ser jag att det är ett beteendemönster som har formats och som kan pågå tills någonting annat kan få utrymme att ta plats och formas. Jag ser det lidande som finns och att de människor som känner så mycket hat och lever i aggressiva beteendemönster, de lever i sitt eget helvete. I Vajrayana-buddhismen pratar man om lidandet i samsara och det finns specifikt lidande som erfars av alla levande varelser i de sex världarna, dro-wa rig-drug.Lama Chögyam Trungpa skriver:Om du reagerar aggressivt på dem som skadar dig, kommer du bara att uppmuntra deras aggression ännu mer. Men om du inte svarar på andras aggression med din egen aggression, slutar du att uppmuntra dem och kommer inte längre vara under attack. Med tålamod betraktas de som orsakar skada mot dig inte som ett hot, så du behöver inte hämnas.Text:Lama Chögyam TrungpaMusik:Instrumental Guru Padmasambhava Prayer med RaphaelProducent:Susanna Némethliv@sverigesradio.se

The Daily Buddhist: 366 Days of Wisdom for Happiness, Inner Freedom, and Mindful Living by Pema Sherpa, Brendan Barca Amazon.com Thedailybuddhist.net 366 daily doses of profound and practical Buddhist teachings for true transformation. Why do so many people still embrace the wisdom of Buddhism, even after twenty-five hundred years? The answer lies in the fact that, although the world may look different now, humans still grapple with the same fundamental challenges: overwhelming emotions, discontentment, and a longing for happiness. These are the very challenges that Buddhist philosophy can help us overcome, empowering us to transform into fearless, compassionate, and joyful individuals. Buddhism provides a framework we can use to lead a great life—one in which we are kinder, have greater resilience, are more adaptable to change, and experience greater lightness and joy. The Daily Buddhist offers daily teachings of Buddhist wisdom and practices to help us navigate the challenges of everyday life. Drawing from many of the greatest Buddhist masters throughout history—renowned Indian philosophers like Nagarjuna and Santideva; Tibetan masters like Milarepa, Patrul Rinpoche, and Chögyam Trungpa; and, of course, the Buddha himself—the authors, Buddhist scholars and practitioners, deliver daily doses of Buddhist insights tailored for 21st century living. Each day of the year, you'll receive an insightful quote from a Buddhist master paired with a thought-provoking reflection that's accessible, practical, and modern. Over the course of the year, you'll learn: How mindfulness can help you find inner peace How to make friends with yourself through meditation How to overcome difficult emotions like anger, jealousy, and anxiety Why cultivating compassion leads to happiness Why you are not your thoughts How to tame your inner critic How to discover happiness that actually lasts This profound yet practical approach to Buddhist philosophy provides tools for true transformation. By the end of the year, you'll see the world and your mind in a new light, propelling you along the path to lasting happiness, self-mastery, and inner freedom.About the author Brendan Barca is an author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and Buddhist practitioner. He discovered Buddhism in his twenties, initially turning to meditation to cope with stress and burnout. Since then, he has practiced Tibetan Buddhsim for years, traveling to Nepal to learn from revered masters such as Dudjom Tenzin Yeshe Dorje Rinpoche. Experiencing the transformative effects of mindfulness, meditation, and Buddhist teachings in his own life, he co-founded Brema Solutions with his wife, Pema Sherpa, to bring these invaluable principles to corporations worldwide. Together, Pema and Brendan wrote their first book, The Daily Buddhist, and also run their popular newsletter of the same name. Brendan lives with his wife and daughter Samaya in Brooklyn, NY.

Citações e trechos do livro “Smile at Fear”, de Chögyam Trungpa.Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939 - 1987) foi um estudioso, professor, artista, poeta e mestre de meditação da tradição budista Vajrayana.Nascido no Tibete, foi reconhecido como a 11ª encarnação do Trungpa Tulku e treinado nas tradições Kagyu e Nyingma. Após a invasão chinesa, fugiu para a Índia e, mais tarde, estudou no Reino Unido, onde também explorou a cultura ocidental. Pioneiro na disseminação do budismo tibetano no Ocidente, Trungpa foi autor de mais de duas dezenas de livros em inglês.Em 1970, mudou-se para os Estados Unidos, e nos quinze anos seguintes, fundou uma rede de várias centenas de centros de meditação budista nos Estados Unidos e Canadá.Trungpa ficou conhecido por sua abordagem inovadora e muitas vezes controversa do budismo, chamada “Budismo Shambhala”. Ele enfatizava a aplicação dos princípios budistas no cotidiano, abordando a espiritualidade com autenticidade, sem idealizações. Seus ensinamentos incluíam a importância da meditação, a compreensão da mente e a coragem de enfrentar a realidade como ela é. Ele também introduziu conceitos como “louca sabedoria”, desafiando convenções para despertar insights profundos.

Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha is one of the great novels of the twentieth century and a prime example of literature that transforms the deeply personal into something universal. For Phil and JF in this episode, the novel serves as the foundation for a discussion on spiritual journeying, the ideal of enlightenment, and the challenge of living in an ensouled universe. Sign up for JF's new Weirdosphere course on the supernatural (http://www.weirdosphere.org), starting on February 6th, 2025. Purchase tickets to the Weirdosphere screening of Aaron Poole's Dada (https://weirdosphere.mn.co/plans/1494861?bundle_token=efd897d98f0a13d7bac82f0a49af07fb&utm_source=manual) on February 1st, 2025. Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies). Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) and 2 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2), on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com) page. Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia (https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/). Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies) Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp) Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)! REFERENCES Herman Hesse, Siddhartha (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780553208849) Christopher Theofanidis and Melissa Studdard, Siddhartha Gustav Holst, [The Planets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThePlanets)_ Richard Wagner, Parsifal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsifal) G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781511903608) Colin Wilson, The Outsider (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780399173103) Adam Kirsch, “Herman Hesse's Arrested Development” (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/19/hermann-hesses-arrested-development) Dogen, Genjakoan (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780992112912) Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781570629570)

Get comfy as you listen to this episode! In episode 118 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss all things comfortable…and uncomfortable. They talk through the conflation of comfort and luxury, modern architecture's prioritization of comfort, and whether our need for comfort is the reason for our burning planet. With everything from Maslow's hierarchy of needs to “the comfort-industrial complex,” this episode will have you questioning what it takes for us to lead a full and happy life. Plus, in the bonus they get into the meaning of the phrase ‘too close for comfort', alcohol as a destructive form of comfort, and the importance of attachment theory.Works Discussed:Daniel Barber, “After Comfort” J L Bottorff et al., “The phenomenology of comfort”Matt Haig, The Comfort Book Ryan Heavy Head, “Blackfoot Influence on Abraham Maslow, Presented by Narcisse Kainai and Ryan Heavy Head at the University of Montana”Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler and Ann Malinowski, “Comfort: exploration of the concept in nursing.”A. H. Maslow, A Theory of Human MotivationTeju Ravilochan, “The Blackfoot Wisdom that Inspired Maslow's Hierarchy”. Peter Sloterdijk, Spheres trilogyChögyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior Support the showPatreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail | dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcast

Trechos dos livros “The Lions Roar” e “The Pocket”, de Chögyam Trungpa. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939 - 1987) foi um estudioso, professor, artista, poeta e mestre de meditação da tradição budista vajrayana. Ordenado monge aos oito anos de idade, Trungpa dedicou-se ao estudo e à prática das diversas disciplinas monásticas tradicionais. Aos vinte anos, em 1959, em razão da invasão do Tibete pelos chineses, Trungpa foi obrigado a partir em exílio. Pioneiro na disseminação do budismo tibetano no Ocidente, Trungpa foi autor de mais de duas dezenas de livros em inglês. Em 1970 foi para a América do Norte, e nos quinze anos seguintes, fundou uma rede de várias centenas de centros de meditação budista nos Estados Unidos e Canadá. Saiba mais em: https://shambhala-brasil.org/sobre-sh...

 For sure not, if we compare how much time we lose on our smartphone, tablet or PC...If we want to gain faith in God or even better to connect to God, we have to do much more. Without surrendering to God, we can't achieve that.For instance, I have decided for myself to live a religious life, this means, to be honest, to care for people and to surrender my life to God. On the other hand, the great religious leaders have total failed, remember the sex scandals from the Catholic Church...The pastors sexual abused the kids and no punishment so that 50% of the American Catholics left the church...(Pope Benedict resigned because he was facing criminal charges by the People's Common Law for crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Vatican church. Slaughter of innocent Native children in Canada, poisoning of populations, human trafficking, child torture, and many more things.) For the Dalai Lama, everything is good,… Chögyam Trungpa for instance, the famous Meditation Master, died from liver cirrhoses because of his alcohol consume!!! Wealthy families are buying a Lama title for their first child; Rinpoches (high religious leaders) procreate secretly or openly their own kids, and for sure their children are Rinpoches, or you can buy this title… Today after a 6-week meditation course you can teach meditation… I can't understand that the monks eat animals, beat children who like to become monks; and at the same time saying, they have compassion for every being. The sex and corruption scandals of the Thai monks are normal. The Hindu Guru sex and corruption scandals are devastating, read the books: “Holly Hell” (over Mata Amritananda Mai Devi)  or “Cartwheels in a Sari” (over Sri Chinmoy). India is the biggest slaughterhouse in the world. And even for the Indian Hindus, it is forbidden to eat and kill animals. For the Muslim in the Turkey, it is recently allowed to marry girls under 16 and to have sex with them and why death penalty for girls who had approached a man in Iran without sex...? The German's young girls are afraid to go alone out, because of the Syrian refugees in Germany who are raping them. For the Muslim men in worse Muslim Countries, women/girls have no rights, no soul...Why are the religious leaders against SEX, even they have SEX secretly and abuse us when we enjoy SEX? SEX has nothing to do with GOD, Religion!!!! The basic fundamentals of any Religion are, to be honest, to care for the divine/God/Allah and to care for the people. If we see the whole picture:With all these abusing of God, Religion, Sex (double moral). Enjoying brutal, rude movies. Making wars just out of fun. Printing money like crazy…  What can we expect for our future? Do you really think that God will help and protect us under these circumstances? If God would have created a perfect world, who would think any more of God. (Attar)?My video: Are 5 times praying enough? https://youtu.be/CgPfS0_ub1kMy Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast.A/Is-5-times-praying-enough.mp3

“Decency is the absence of strategy. It is of utmost importance to realize that the (spiritual) warrior's approach should be simple-minded sometimes, very simple and straightforward. That makes it very beautiful: you having nothing up your sleeve; therefore a sense of genuineness comes through.” Chögyam Trungpa, Path of the Spiritual Warrior I am thrilled to announce that our new book, the Kindness Daily Reader: Season One, is now available on Amazon. (See Link Below)  Secondly, we are embarking on a new chapter with Season Three of the One Kind Moment podcast. In Season One, we primarily focused on broad topics of kindness and compassion, while in Season Two, we explored areas such as self-compassion, self-help, and self-care. Now, in Season Three, we're shifting our focus to a specific area of self-care that we call Practical Spirituality for Everyone. We'll be delving into topics like spirituality in nature, spiritual intelligence, everyday mindfulness, the science of consciousness, the mystery of life, the science of awe, and managing uncertainty. We're excited to take this new direction and are grateful for your continued support and interest in the One Kind Moment podcast. EXPLORE OUR NEW BOOK! Kindness Daily Reader: Season One https://a.co/d/04RvXldy #onekindmoment #spirituality Yesterday by John Hobart - Music Design by Jason Inc. https://brucewaynemclellan.com/  

Teaching a nature retreat amidst softly chirping birds and cooling rain, Jack, Pema Chödrön, and Ajahn Sumedho illuminate joyful insights of monastic life.This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self."Mostly what draws people to monastic life in the healthiest and best sense is its joy." – Jack KornfieldIn this special outdoor retreat, Jack, Pema Chödrön, and Ajahn Sumedho explore:Chanting the powerful seed syllable mantra, "Ah"Joys and misconceptions of monastic life in modern timesWhy someone would take vows and become a monk or nuKabir's poetry, being human, and walking the spiritual pathSexuality and celibacy in spiritual communitiesRelating to both ultimate and relative realityDealing with the body in physically taxing situationsWorking with injustice, inequality, and hierarchy within monasteries and spiritual institutionsThe nature of change and how our present creates our futureOpen-heartedness and open-mindednessLiving the Dharma every second of our existenceLetting our issues be our teachersA surprise Q&A appearance from Heart Wisdom family, Brother David Steindl-Rast, along with Ajahn Sundara, and Sister Columba"Quite clearly the future is the result of how we work with our minds now. To the degree that we open our hearts and minds to the present moment, that creates our future." – Pema Chödrön"I like to reflect that the Buddha only taught two things: suffering and the end of suffering." – Ajahn SumedhoAbout Pema Chödrön:Pema Chödrön is a Buddhist teacher in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. She served as the director of Karma Dzong, in Boulder, until moving in 1984 to rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to be the director of Gampo Abbey. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche asked her to work towards the establishment of a monastery for western monks and nuns. Check out her new book, How We Live Is How We Die, and learn more at PemaChodronFoundation.orgAbout Ajahn Sumedho:Ajahn Sumedho is a prominent teacher in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravāda Buddhism. He was ordained in 1967, trained under Ajahn Chah, and has been instrumental in helping bring Buddha's teachings to the West. Learn more about Ajahn Sumedho in Teachings of a Buddhist Monk, including a forward by Jack.This Dharma Talk recorded on 5/26/1990 on the land which would become Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings, we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil good enough to cultivate; we can plant anything in it.” Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism I am thrilled to announce that our new book, the Kindness Daily Reader: Season One, will be available from July 1, 2024. Secondly, we are embarking on a new chapter with Season Three of the One Kind Moment podcast. In Season One, we primarily focused on broad topics of kindness and compassion, while in Season Two, we explored areas such as self-compassion, self-help, and self-care. Now, in Season Three, we're shifting our focus to a specific area of self-care that we call Practical Spirituality for Everyone. We'll be delving into topics like spirituality in nature, spiritual intelligence, everyday mindfulness, the science of consciousness, the mystery of life, the science of awe, and managing uncertainty. We're excited to take this new direction and are grateful for your continued support and interest in the One Kind Moment podcast. #onekindmoment #practicalspirituality #acceptance Yesterday by John Hobart - Music Design by Jason Inc. https://brucewaynemclellan.com/    

Sharing the blueprint for how to unlock true abundance, Jack reveals the secrets of letting go of greed, embracing generosity, and appreciating simplicity in life.Learn the Dynamic Art of Interactive Guided Meditation with Jack Kornfield in an online masterclass cohort this June! Join the journey."Abundance isn't about how much you have, but how much you appreciate. – Jack KornfieldIn this episode, Jack mindfully explores:How to let go of our greed and live in true abundanceThe Buddhist notion of "dana" – generosity, service, open-hearted caringGreed as a strategy of impoverishment, rejection, and incompletenessTransforming our 'endless wanting' into a beneficial awakened dance with the worldExpressing the Tao, the harmony of the universe, through our beingThe Dharmic alchemy of the Bodhisattva Meditation, listening, and finding out what we truly want in this lifeWhere Suzuki Roshi meets Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.How abundance of the spirit connects with simplicity rather than thingsA personal story of Jack taking his unique Bodhisattva Vows in the Rocky Mountains while teaching at Chögyam Trungpa's Naropa UniversityTaking your strong, grounded, noble seat that can handle it allHow being there for others is abundance in their lifeThe generosity and delight of authentically giving – things, space, silence, listening, attention, commitment, honesty, smiles, blessingsRam Dass and Maharajji's lesson of "feed people, love people."Is "selfless service" actually selfless?"Abundance of the spirit doesn't mean things; it means discovering a kind of simplicity of our life where we're abundant in any circumstance." – Jack KornfieldThis Dharma Talk estimated to be recorded on 3/1/1990 was originally published on DharmaSeed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a student of Chögyam Trungpa, I heard the phrase “back to square one” quite a lot  •  he implied that doing something over and over again is very important — in our dharma practice, in our meditation, and in our studies  •  throughout his teachings, Trungpa Rinpoche put a great deal of emphasis on building a strong foundation, and on going back to the very earliest teachings of the Buddha, in particular to the teachings of the Four Noble Truths: the reality of suffering, the causes of suffering, the possibility of the cessation of suffering, and various pathways to do so  •  in a more immediate sense, going back to square one can mean going back to your very first personal inspiration to embark on the path of dharma  •  why are you doing this? what is the point? what inspired you from the very beginning?  •  going back to square one means to always touch back on the foundation  •  no matter how “advanced” you may feel, you always have to check back and ask: are you actually working on yourself, are you actually dealing with your own  neuroses, your own habits, your own obstacles?  •  and as you extend your practice to working with others to cultivate wisdom and compassion and skillful means, how are you working with that?  •  so you go back to the beginning; you start from square one, over and over and over  •  this practice of going back to square one keeps things fresh and honest; it keeps us in tune with the fundamental questions that we need to look into.

Alan Rabold's Buddhist study began before he came to the SF Zen Center in 1968 and continued on with Maezumi, long solo retreats, to Boulder and Trungpa and more. He had a career as a schoolteacher and a photographer. See alanrabold.com and get a copy of his beautiful book of photographs, Appreciating the World, and check him out on Instagram. He's teaching meditation these dats at Naropa University. In this podcast he talks about all that and more.

In this interview I am joined by John Riley Perks, author, teacher, and was for seven years the butler and attendant of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Born in 1934, John recounts his childhood during World War 2, where he learned how to harness his intuition and psychic capacities under the guidance of his mother while avoiding air strikes and other dangers. John recalls moving to the USA in 1950 and tells of his life there through the decades of cultural change that marked the latter half of the 20th century. John describes his first meeting with renowned guru of Tibetan Buddhism Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the subsequent years in his service as personal attendant and butler. John recalls the powerful spiritual field of tantric masters and details how Trungpa worked to dismantled John's ego in a variety of potent ways. John also reflects on the line between so called crazy wisdom activity intended to enlighten students and the abuse of trust of which so many celebrity spiritual masters, including Trungpa himself, have been accused. John also explains how to send and receive messages on the wind, the protocol for interacting with spirit beings, and how to live in the mystery. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep229-butler-of-vajrayana-john-riley-perks Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Childhood during WW2 04:36 - Seances with John's mother 07:54 - Britains' native lineages of psychic and healing abilities 08:26 - Clearing the mind of psychic interference 10:00 - Interacting with other beings 11:43 - Learning to live in the mystery 12:57 - Recurring visions throughout John's life 14:18 - Sending and receiving messages on the wind 16:38 - Importance of deity yoga and Vajrayogini practice 17:47 - Playing the Great Game 20:12 - Fantasy and reading 22:46 - Advice for those who have psychic experiences 25:06 - Panic attacks and PTSD 26:44 - Living in the USA in the 1950s 27:22 - Working as a farmhand and heading West 31:13 - Running a school for exceptional children 34:19 - The assassination period and gun culture 39:35 - The 60s and comments on drug use 42:38 - Living with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche 43:48 - Meeting Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche 45:29 - Powerful first impression 49:19 - The energy field of spiritual masters 51:29 - Dismantling John's ego 53:26 - The art of serving the guru 54:39 - John's love for Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche 57:58 - The terror of being so close to the guru 59:55 - How did John last so long? 01:01:51 - Not trying to get enlightened 01:04:38 - Stories of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche 01:08:38 - Accusations of abuse and cruelty 01:13:38 - Facing things as they are 01:14:19 - Đid Trungpa Rinpoche go too far? 01:15:32 - Trungpa Rinpoche's drinking 01:18:07 - Working for Bill Cosby … To find out more about John Riley Perks, visit: - https://www.celticbuddhism.org/ … 
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"Today's story time begins with a visit to Woodstock that turned out to be a really, really good idea — guided by intuition. I was silently invited, and responded."Full show notes here:https://planetwaves.substack.com/p/journey-without-distance-from-chogyam/Welcome to STARCAST!Every week, astrologer / journalist Eric Francis brings you the STARCAST program, a short update looking at current astrology. Occasional special editions consider longer timeframes and special topics.STARCAST is part of Planet Waves. We offer high quality services and readings, and monthly horoscope. To support the project, please visit our pages and take advantage of our products.Planet Waves Core Community Membership – Astrology from Planet Waves by Eric FrancisHere is the STARCAST home page, with all back editions available:STARCAST from Planet Waves – Astrology from Planet Waves by Eric FrancisAnd don't miss Planet Waves FM, my weekly program, which goes up each Friday night by 10 pm EDT.Planet Waves FM – Weekly webcast of astrologer Eric FrancisIf you want to support our efforts, please do so through our nonprofit organization, Chiron Return. Thank you for your generosity, your business and your trust.Your support matters. Every dollar you give goes directly toward our independent, original and commercial-free programming. Thank you! – Chiron Return Inc.

I've been edging closer to burnout than I would like to admit. I can become too entranced by the summer and work myself to the bone while the weather is good. We don't always have to make hay while the sun is shining. Too much hay-making, and we get a little more than out of balance and out of touch. This week's rain has me reflecting on how nature provides opportunities for rest and reflection. This podcast is perfect for you workhorses who, like me, keep going long after we're told to stop. Listen if you've ever struggled to find the balance in work during the summer or have looked for a way to describe this feeling. In this episode, we use the rain, Robert Moore's manly archetypes and Trungpa's Great Eastern Sun to reflect on how we can get out of balance by following our thinking mind through task lists. The thinking mind can bring us opportunities but too much, and we begin to overthink into fear and scarcity.  Stay for discussion and regular meditations/journeys by joining the Quiet Voice Podcast Group: https://t.me/+tuGfFV69XAY1MDQ0 Share your thoughts with me on Instagram by tagging me @aquietvoicepodcast. Click this link to join our group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/891129408214380  A Quiet Voice Links Instagram: @aquietvoicepodcast Help me help others  I want to help other stuck creators find peace - and you can help! Share! Rate! Review!  Let people know what we're up to :)   Write to me with comments and thoughts at aquietvoicemedia@gmail.com and leave a review if you feel inclined. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colin-ward0/message

From 1970, and for the next few years, Trungpa Rinpoche visited the San Francisco Zen Center quite a number of times.Here are stories from two of those visits.

Directly following Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's death, Jack offers perspectives on the life and dharma of one of spirituality's most impactful and controversial figures."Lama Govinda said that of all the young tulkus, of all the young incarnate lamas to leave Tibet, there was none as bright as Trungpa Rinpoche—bright in the sense of his field of his being and his energy. Lama Govinda, even at a point when he wasn't very happy with the way Trungpa Rinpoche was behaving, said that he still had to admit there was no one who walked across the Himalayas and came out who had that light more than Trungpa." – Jack Kornfield In this episode, Jack dives into:A celebration of the life, teachings, and impact of Chögyam Trungpa RinpocheThe Vimalakīrti Sutra, and how certain Bodhisattvas teach as householders so that their message can be best understood by the worldHow Jack being invited to teach alongside Ram Dass, Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein on the faculty of Trungpa's Naropa University in Boulder, CO sparked their teaching careers in the WestLama Govinda's view on Trungpa's innate radiant brightness and his "lion's roar"The traditions, trainings, and spirit of Shambala through the metaphor of the rising sunMeeting our life and practice with an openness and fearlessnessBuddhist personality types and their unique seeds of awakeningTrungpa's discipline for practice, and his deep devotion for his teachers and dharma lineagePing-ponging between Ram Dass's and Trungpa Rinpoche's dueling Bhakti and Buddhism sessions the opening summer at Naropa"Trungpa Rinpoche gave himself as fully to the West as any Buddhist teacher that I know that has come. And in a more remarkable way, he absorbed our culture, our language, our customs, who we are, into himself and said, 'Alright, let's play! Let's take the seed of the Dharma and really make it sparkle and alive in the West.'" – Jack Kornfield This Dharma Talk on 4/01/1987 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode I am joined by Professor John Myrdhin Reynolds, also known as Lama Vajranatha: writer, teacher, translator and scholar/practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism.  Professor Reynolds recounts his adventurous life of practice and scholarship, including extensive travels throughout Asia and discipleship under revered gurus such as Dudjom Rinpoche, Namkai Norbu, and Lopon Tenzin Namdak. Professor Reynolds details his journey through American academia, explains why he turned down an invitation from the CIA to create Tibetan propaganda, and shares anecdotes of Tibetologists such as Hugh Richardson and Edward Conze, including the latter's escape from the Nazis and defection from Communist activism. Professor Reynolds also recalls his first out of body experience brought on by a car crash, the mystical visions of water spirits, dakinis, and other beings that have featured in his life since, and tells the story of the tragic consequences of the Gelugpa destruction of the psychic barrier erected by Padmasambhava to protect Tibet from China. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep200-lama-vajranatha-professor-john-myrdhin-reynolds 
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - Unusual upbringing and resonance with Greek myth 05:01 - Early interest in Indian religion 07:27 - Encountering the ‘Tibetan Book of the Dead' 09:46 - Education at Columbia University 10:50 - Western Esotericism and transfer to University of Washington 13:10 - Influence of the British Diplomat and Tibetologist, Hugh Richardson 14:20 - Close relationship with the controversial Professor Edward Conze 16:31 - Escaping the Nazis and running a Communist cell in London 19:29 - Disillusionment with Communism 23:17 - Approached by the CIA to make Tibetan propaganda 28:42 - Leaving his PhD and meeting Tarthang Tulku 33:11 - Boarding a ship for India and meeting Swami Omkar 43:11 - Darjeeling and meeting Kangyur Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche, and others 48:00 - Adventures in Kathmandu 57:49 - Warning about Dharma politics 59:03 - Stories about Namkhai Norbu and other Dzogchen teachers 01:06:19 - Dudjom Rinpoche vs Namkai Norbu's Dzogchen teaching style 01:07:54 - Surprising Iranian influence on Buddhism and Tibet 01:10:23 - Lopon Tenzin Namdak and Bon 01:14:59 - OBE and a lifetime of psychic experiences and entity visions 01:19:49 - Dakini visionary warning about climate change 01:23:31 - Lama stories of psychic siddhi and the invasion of Tibet 01:27:24 - How to open psychic capacities 01:28:57 - Edward Conze's Marxism and Buddhism 01:33:48 - Edward Conze's Visuddhimagga meditation attainments 01:35:41 - Stalin, Buddhism, and Lama Wangyal 01:37:20 - Stories of Tibetan Buddhist missionary incursions into France 01:46:39 - Buddhism's spread in England via figures such as Ananda Bodhi and Chogyam Trungpa 01:48:32 - The many scandals of Trungpa and his successors 01:49:41 - Dalai Lama tongue-sucking scandal … To find our more about Professor John Myrdhin Reynolds visit: - https://vajranatha.com/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

A smooth, full-body vinyasa class with leg balancing and backbends, this class features hamstring stretching and strengthening. A great option for runners and cyclists. Your class opens with a prompt from Chögyam Trungpa's Myth of Freedom. Read more about Trungpa's thoughts on boredom here. Style: Vinyasa Duration: 44-minutes Level: open Props: 2 blocks Focus: leg balancing, hamstring stretching and strengthening, full-body class Location: Vancouver, BC Music: None; breathe and listen to your breath For more yoga classes with Clara Roberts-Oss, join Practice with Clara Virtual Yoga Studio - start your free trial today! Links: Instagram: @clararobertsoss Website: Clara Roberts-Oss Practice with Clara Train with Clara Events with Clara Yoga Blog + Free Resources

TOPICS 0:00 Warming Up 1:41 I have been struggling with intuition lately (making plans & indecision) 4:52 Reading update (Osho, Freedom & Osho, Intuition) 16:00 learning the skill of saying uncomfortable things, & serving yourself to serve others 22:59 New merch 27:18 pickles says hi 28:24 I love you all. Please keep asking questions and sharing your perspectives 29:26 my revelation about turning off comments on social media posts 39:45 I bought a coffee and I'm eating a pickle 41:17 framing things as for fun takes the pressure off 42:34 what if intuition calls for something unethical (my take ) 50:13 is following your intuition scary? (My take) 52:34 a way to visualize present vs future 53:49 reading Trungpa quotes which speak to the questions on intuition & fin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/georgepoulos/message

Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg recall their early lives and initial years of mindfulness practice and share what drew them to meditation in the late sixties and early seventies.This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/insighthourThis podcast is being released in tandem with Sharon Salzberg's Metta Hour Hour Podcast. Sharon is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She and Joseph are co-founders of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Sharon is the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness.“This lasted for two years, and they were the worst two years of my practice, the most difficult. And it took me that long to realize that it wasn't about getting something, it was about opening to what was there. But I was so attached to that wonderful experience that it was really subverting the deeper understanding of what meditation really is. So it took me such a long time, but finally, after two years of struggle, something released, let go, and I just settled back and opened to whatever was presenting itself.” – Joseph GoldsteinIn this conversation, Joseph shares about:Growing up in the Catskills and his early encounters with death and loss • Studying philosophy at Columbia University and living in New York City during his college years • Joining the Peace Corps and living in Thailand • His first encounters with Buddhist monks and the resonance of finding the spiritual path • The ups and downs of his initial years of practice and finding his teacher, Munindra • Meeting Sharon at her first retreat with S.N. Goenka • The community that emerged out of the Goenka retreats • The parallels of the evolution of his and Sharon's pathSharon shares about:The difficulty of her childhood • Her first encounter with Buddhist Philosophy in college and creating a study abroad program to take her to India • Receiving Chögyam Trungpa's advice on where to learn meditation • Searching for meditation instruction across India as a young woman • The scene at her first retreat led S.N. Goenka • Learning how to navigate her inner life • Meeting Joseph for the first time • Her and Joseph's different practice needs in their early years • Crafting a spiritual path before there was a model for that life in the WestThis episode is part of a continuing series of interviews between Sharon Salzberg & Joseph Goldstein about their lives and contributions to Buddhism. For more like this, subscribe to Sharon's Metta Hour Podcast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"I may be crucified for this... but happily!" Sam Bercholz is the Founder and Editor In Chief of Shambhala Publications, was an attendant, student, close friend and constant collaborator of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's for the last 17 years of his life, publishing virtually Trungpa's entire literary catalog. He co-hosted a weekly public radio show with Alan Watts (produced by an Anton Lavey devotee), and Sam personally introduced Trungpa Rinpoche to Alan Watts ("Alan was Trunpa's literary hero.") He shares the details of their first meeting, and the bombshell first impression Alan Watts made on Trungpa Rinpoche ("That was a horrible disappointment"). Sam also made the introduction between renowned Zen Master Suzuki Roshi and Trungpa Rinpoche, which became a lifelong friendship between the two most significant Buddhist teachers in North American history. Sam also grew up with Alan Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Lex Hixon, was the original mover and shaker of the spiritual boom in the Bay Area in the late 1960's and 70's. He even hosted His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (considered the living Buddha of the last 100 years) on his only visit to North America in 1976. Sam tells mind-blowing stories of what it was like for him to be the "designated driver" for Trungpa Rinpoche's early acid tests with his students ("best job ever") and how Trungpa never appeared to be affected by the LSD or the alcohol intake. Sam shares (for the first time publicly) his feelings about the controversial offshoot Shambhala Buddhism, which he reveals was created years after Trungpa Rinpoche's death, without his personal blessing and against many of his students support. "I tried to stop Shambhala Buddhism from happening. I thought it was a mistake to create a new religion, because Trungpa Rinpoche was not into starting new religions." Sam also shares about his relationship with legendary poet Jim Harrison, and towards the end of the podcast, fields questions from Jaymee's student Tim D'amico and his partner Lacee. "I had many meetings with Trungpa Rinpoche while he was taking a crap..." - Sam Bercholz *LOVE IS THE AUTHOR: produced, edited, and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter. *Recorded live on location: Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, CA. *Opening/closing music: "Spinning Love" by Sam Cohen (30th Century Records) *Follow LITA on Instagram: @loveistheauthor LOVE IS THE AUTHOR: produced, edited, and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter. MGMT/INFO: lacee@loveistheauthor.com

For Episode 199 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon and Joseph Goldstein are interviewed by Lily Cushman, recalling their early lives.They each share what drew them to the path of meditation in the late sixties and early seventies and their initial years of practice in the East. This podcast is being released in tandem with the Insight Hour Podcast. Joseph Goldstein has been teaching meditation since 1974. He and Sharon are co-founders of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, located in Barre, Massachusetts. Joseph is the author of numerous books, including Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening and Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom. Dan Harris calls him “a key architect of the rise of mindfulness in our modern society.”Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/mettaIn this conversation, Joseph shares about:growing up in the Catskills • early encounters with death and loss • Studying philosophy at Columbia University • living in New York City during his college years • joining the Peace Corps and living in Thailand • his first encounters with Buddhist monks • the resonance of finding the spiritual path • the ups and downs of his initial years of practice • finding his teacher, Munindra • meeting Sharon at her first retreat with S.N. Goenka • his experiences as more westerners arrived in India • the community that emerged out of the Goenka retreats • grappling with his “body of steel” for many years • the parallels of the evolution of his and Sharon's pathSharon shares about:the difficulty of her childhood • her first encounter with Buddhist Philosophy in college • creating a study abroad program to take her to India • receiving Chögyam Trungpa's advice on where to learn meditation • searching for meditation instruction across India as a young woman • the scene at her first retreat led S.N. Goenka • the difficulty of her first instruction being a ten-day retreat • some themes of her initial meditation experiences • learning how to navigate her inner life • meeting Joseph for the first time • her and Joseph's different practice needs in their early years • crafting a spiritual path before there was a model for that life in the WestTo learn more about Joseph's work, you can visit dharma.org/joseph. His teachings can also be found on the Ten Percent Happier App, the Waking Up with Sam Harris App and on the Dharma Seed app.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tim explores the concept of spiritual bypassing and why it is so common in law of attraction circles. For more information on Tim's bestselling books and private coaching visit: https://www.RadicalCounselor.comNotes:Spiritual Bypassing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_bypass"Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism" by Chögyam Trungpa: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570629579"Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters" by Robert Augustus Masters: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1556439059   

Inspired by the words of Chögyam Trungpa. Book: 'Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
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Michael André Ford is an American Angel Intuitive who helps people meet, hear and see Angels, plus other well-known loving figures like Plato, Mary, Mother Teresa, Chögyam Trungpa, Thich Nhat Hanh… and he's here to tell us how anyone can contact the Angels if they simply lead with their heart! He'll tell us what you can expect when you meet the Angels and what kind of information they can deliver to us. He explains how to navigate the ego when it steps in to talk you out of what you're seeing. Michael says that we are never alone. You are loved and supported so simply trust that Angels exist and you will be heard! Find more Michael André Ford and meet the Angels: Website - https://www.MichaelAndreFord.com Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/MichaelAndreFord Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/MIchaelAndreFord/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/lifewhisk Book - Listening to Angels Find more about Amy Stark and her courses: www.starktransformation.com  Support the Podcast:  www.starktransformation.com/donate-to-the-podcast  You Are Energy Course: https://stark-transformation.thinkific.com/courses/you-are-energy

Paul Shippee was one of our first guest podcasts. He's an old Suzuki and Trungpa student. In this podcast he talks about his workshops in NVC, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhism. To learn more about it go to paulshippee.com and then to the Workshops dropdown and choose Buddhism/NVC then Info. 

Andrew Sweeny looks at The Dawn of Tantra by Herbert V. Guenther and Chögyam Trungpa. A basic introduction to classical Buddhist tantra and its practices and philosophies; how it can be practised and understood in the west—and how it differs from Sutra , paganism and Neo tantra.What is Parallax Sangha? Parallax Sangha is a digital classroom and living community dedicated to studying, practising, and contemplating matters of the soul and psyche. We are a network of friends, writers, teachers, and podcasters offering online study circles, classes, as well as offline events all over Europe. Apply for parallax sangha here: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-sangha --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podcast-c709ee4/message

Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Ph.D. is a coach and consultant on embodied leadership and mastery and has spent more than five decades researching, developing, and teaching Somatics and embodiment practices to organizations in such fields as education, healthcare, leadership team development, military, technology and international peace work, including the United States Marine Corps.He holds a Shihan 7th -degree black belt in aikido and has founded and cofounded several Aikido schools and projects including the Mideast Aikido Project and Training across Borders, organizations that bring citizens from warring countries together to practice aikido. He was advisor to General Jim Jones, the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe from 2003 to 2006 in Afghanistan. He is the founder of the Strozzi Institute, where he teaches courses on somatic coaching and leadership in action. He is the author of many books including In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets (Blue Snake Books 2007), Embodying The Mystery The Art of Somatic Coaching: Embodying Skillful Action, Wisdom, and Compassion (North Atlantic Books 2014) and Somatic Wisdom for Emotional, Energetic, and Spiritual Awakening (Inner Traditions 2022)Interview Date: 8/26/2022 Tags: Richard Strozzi-Heckler, aikido, grasping, averting, impermanence, murmuration of Starlings, Chӧgyam Trungpa, certainty, shamanic journey, feral cat, Arkan Braveheart, Arkan Lushwala, Sun Dance ceremony, Spirit, Personal Transformation, Philosophy, Spirituality

Howie Klein is an old friend who was at Millbrook and practiced at the SFZC and studied with Trungpa and is an all around cool guy.

Tune in as Ruben welcomes Ivana de Maria - producer, actress, activist, and tech entrepreneur - to talk about the power of storytelling in living your life through love. Ivana highlights the app/platform she created called StoryPlace, which is promoting empathy through the most basic and powerful form of education, storytelling. “If you're stuck in something or you're unhappy with your life, going back to that question of ‘what stories are you telling yourself?' can help you identify and actually change the origin story of whatever is happening in your life.” – Ivana de Maria Ruben and Ivana talk about the dangers of distraction and staying busy, along with the immense value of being in silence and simply hanging out with yourself. She shares her candid thoughts on navigating life freely, how creative writing and reflection improves your ability to be present and mindful, and the main discovery she made while spending time alone. “Being a good listener, you learn so much. And if you're present and listening to somebody, you will never run out of conversation.” – Ivana de Maria P.S. Have you ever written yourself a love letter? Ruben challenges YOU to write yourself a love letter (just once or for 30 days, you choose). And be sure to stay tuned to StoryPlace so you can participate in our love letter challenge! SUBSCRIBE to Live Through Love so you never miss an episode & RATE/REVIEW it on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Resources Mentioned: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa: https://amzn.to/3c5WQtj  Sign up for StoryPlace About the Guest: Since becoming a Los Angeles resident in August 2014 Ivana has specialized in Storytelling as a whole as a writer, producer, and actress for Film and Television. She has starred in a number of films as well as TV shows such as La Piloto, La Bella y Las Bestias, The Best People and Women Is Losers. Ivana is currently focusing on creating content based on true stories and is currently a producer on the Netflix television series MONARCA as well as an Executive Producer on an upcoming Television Series based on the life of renowned journalist Oriana Fallaci. Ivana's entrepreneurial spirit and passion for true stories led her to create StoryPlace, an empathy-driven digital platform where you can write and read stories from people all around the world. StoryPlace launched in 2019 and is now available via Web and as a Mobile App.  Whether she is acting, producing or developing empathy-driven technology, Ivana's goal remains the same: to promote empathy through the most basic and powerful form of education, STORYTELLING.  Visit Ivana's website Follow her on Instagram Follow her on Twitter Learn more about StoryPlace Follow Ruben on Instagram Visit his website This is an Operation Podcast production.  For more information, please contact us at info@operationpodcast.com

Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor.  He regularly tours the country as a stand-up comedian; Trussell hosts his own podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour (DTFH).  He frequently invokes applicable uses of Dharma teachings in his podcast, for both daily life and exceptionally difficult or rare circumstances. His podcast's humor frequently draws on high-concept Vajrayana metaphysics, and he commonly references the professional work of American Buddhist spiritual leaders such as Ram Dass and Chögyam Trungpa during conversations with guests.   He's a lovely and extremely funny guy.https://www.duncantrussell.com/ CATCH EAST FOREST LIVE - TICKETS AT, EASTFOREST.ORG/TOURJuly 15-17 - Arkadia Festival, Las Vegas NV August 24-28 -  Retreat: Love Serve Remember Retreat, NC Nov 8 - Amsterdam, NENov 10 - Berlin, GermanyNov 11 - Cologne, GermanyNov 13 - Dublin, IrelandNov 15 - London, UKNov 16 - Bristol, UKDec 9-12 - Retreat: Esalen Institute Hot Springs, Big Sur, CA (coming soon)more soon ... sign up for the mailing list at eastforest.org to stay in the loop on early tickets.+ JOURNEY SPACE LIVE - Exclusive world premiere listening events of new East Forest psychedelic guidance music and online facilitation with JourneySpace.com, August 27. Join our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon.  Monthly Zoom Council, podcast exclusives, live-streams, and more. Listen to East Forest music:  "IN" - the latest full album  release from East Forest - LISTEN NOW: Spotify / AppleListen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & AppleOrder a vinyl, dad hats, sheet music, original perfume oils, and more: http://eastforest.orgPlease rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunesAnd on Spotify★★★★★Sign up to learn about new retreats, shows in your area, and to join the community.Stay in the flow:Mothership:  http://eastforest.org/IG:  https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB:  https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW:  https://twitter.com/eastforestmusicJOIN THE COUNCIL - PATREON: http://patreon.com/eastforest**Disclaimer: Please act responsibly - East Forest is not offering medical advice or condoning illegal activity.  Blessings.

Samuel Bercholz is the Founder and Editor In Chief of the legendary Shambhala Publications, original publisher of an entire library of spiritual classics by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Pema Chödron, Shunryu Suzuki, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (to name a few), and was an early student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's. Samuel is the genuine article mover and shaker of the early Buddhist scene in the US, and what George Martin was for The Beatles, Samuel has been for the Dharma flourishing in the West (though you'll hear he considers himself more of a Forest Gump). You'll hear the unbelievable stories of Samuel as an 18 year old co-hosting a weekly San Francisco based radio show with legendary Zen philosopher Alan Watts called "Adventures In Consciousness", and the last epic hang Chögyam Trungpa had with Alan Watts on the day Alan died. Samuel then blows Jaymee's mind by describing Chogyam Trungpa needing to perform an exorcism for Alan Watts a month later, claiming Alan "doesn't know he is dead" and "is stuck" in the bardo. You'll hear about Samuel's friendship with legendary clandestine chemist Owsley Stanley in San Francisco, who synthesized a drug that left Samuel high for two weeks straight. As if this isn't enough, Samuel has flatlined twice in his life, and in his most recent book "A Guided Tour Of Hell" (as well as on this podcast), Samuel shares the gory details of his experience, what he describes as feeling like an eternity in a hell realm, followed by the surprising pain of returning to his body ("leaving is easy; coming back is incredibly painful"). Stacks of Shambhala books have changed Jaymee's life over the past decade, so this episode was truly a high point of Jaymee's life, living vicariously through one of the most captivating figures in the history of American publishing. Shambhala Publications: www.shambhala.com "A Guided Tour Of Hell" book: https://bit.ly/3awDjlm Steve Buscemi and Sam Bercholz discuss "A Guided Tour In Hell": https://vimeo.com/217433321 LOVE IS THE AUTHOR: produced, edited, and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter. MANAGEMENT: Lacee Dilmore  - lacee@loveistheauthor.com Follow us on Instagram: @loveistheauthor

Discussing the four reminders, as the conversation for the book of the month, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving Kindness, by Chögyam Trungpa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kultofkindness/message

This episode is the first of many on political awakening. Political awakening is the part of our spiritual awakening journey where we critically examine the sociopolitical, cultural, and economical zeitgeist of our time. This sets the stage for deeper inquiry into who we are, as we begin to define ourselves outside the social and political systems that infiltrate every aspect of our culture & consciousness. Show notes & Breakdown: 5:09- My political awakening journey. How privilege makes us ignorant and politically disengaged (especially the Millennial generation) 10:40- My thoughts on BLM as a catalyst for the culture war. How social media was weaponized as a political tool for violence. 15:54- The hate machine (a term coined by the Black queer community) & its threat to democracy 18:10- Feeling helpless, confused, lost, fearful, angry, despair? You're not alone! I talk about alchemizing uncomfortable feeling states into sustainable, meaningful activism v.s. performative activism (and some crucial skills we need). Also: how to avoid activism burnout. 28:00- What is inner sacred activism from a nondual perspective? 35:00- What NOT to do (watch out for these ego traps!) 38:38- How to begin working with ‘Who Is In?' I talk about surrender, courage, and vulnerability. Also: collective shadow work + why we are afraid of feeling pain/suffering. 50:22- How to feel “enough”; aligning with ‘isness' instead of bypassing. Also: reclaiming your power from the hate machine 59:00- Beautiful transmission of Chögyam  Trungpa's teaching on surrender. Making disappointment our way of life. Also: nondual manifestation. 1:04- Practical tips to navigate politically uncertain times. 1:09- Managing the voices of shame, embarrassment, and guilt; meet your Inner Oppressor. 1:15- Closing remarks Recommended readings:Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism -  Chögyam TrungpaNonviolent Communication- Marshall RosenbergDo Better- Rachel Ricketts Sharing BIPOC activists who have inspired my work, please follow them on Instagram & support their work. I am following THEIR lead & by no means an expert on activism.@wokescientist @freckledwhileblack @greengirlleah @amberabundance @crutches_and_space @ihartericka @Rachel.cargle @adriennemareebrown @xiyebeara @hailethomas @mariebeech @laylafsaad @aimrachelricketts @decolonizingtherapy @dr.rosalesmeza @boundlesswarrior @muchachafanzine @shantiwtihin @decolonizemyself @decolonizethisplace @intersectionalenvironmentalist Theme song credits: Laff- Said Mrad & Dany El Helou This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seekingwithsattva.substack.com

This week, I introduce the book of the month, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, by Chögyam Trungpa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kultofkindness/message

This is the EPILOGUE of UNCOVERAGE, wherein I ramble about the podcast and share my thoughts on various subjects and episodes, and reveal other bits of detritus from my mind. 

In this final episode of UNCOVERAGE, Una is high up in the Colorado Rockies with Trungpa Rinpoche at a military program called Encampment where anything can happen. 

What lessons do Alchemy and other Arts offer us for working with the Divine? Is the Divine within and without us? The DIVINE, you say?! Indeed. We mere mortals have been pursuing the mastery of several arts for centuries to attempt working with the Divine, often failing to "see the forest for the trees". Failing to see how the Divine is everywhere, including within us and how that Divine may be touched & illuminated (!) through mind-set and physical pursuits while acknowledging we mortals don't own any of this along the way. This episode explores such weighty topics of finding spiritual gold through the intersection of humbleness and practices such as alchemy and distillation. Find the essay on NYC Aromatica.com. Chögyam Trungpa's book: "Work, Sex, Money: Real Life on the Path of Mindfulness" is referenced in the episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-aromatica/message

Hello UNCOVERAGE podcast listeners!I wanted to let you all know about a special zoom chat I'm doing on January 15 at 2 pm EST.Please register at:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uncoverage-unwrapped-tickets-227283048717As I bring this podcast to a close, I felt it was important to give listeners a chance to speak with me in person. Well, as in person as we can all be these days...So join me on January 15!Oh! And, it's free!

After moving to Karme Choling, the dharma center in Barnet, Vermont, Una's nightmare of being known as a Buddhist to strangers becomes a living reality at school. Unable and unwilling to make friends her own age, she experiences a series of adult relationships, some are good, others prove to be confusing. At the center of it all is Trungpa Rinpoche.

It's 1982 and Una's mother has had enough of Boulder. They pack up the car and move to a dharma center in Barnet, Vermont. On the way, they stop in New York City and stay at the Chelsea Hotel for a few days. On one of those afternoons, Una and her mother have lunch with her mother's family. Seeing her grandparents reminds Una of a trip she took to see them by herself, a few years earlier, to Fort Lauderdale. 

Una attends a garden party for the teenagers with Trungpa Rinpoche at Kalapa Court, Trungpa Rinpoche's home.  *This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself. 

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Una and her mother move into a big house on Mapleton Hill with Ann and her two kids. Just in time, too, as it's becoming increasingly difficult for her to reconcile the Buddhist world and the outside world.Una is invited to Kalapa Court, Trungpa Rinpoche's home, for High Tea. There's no saying what will happen to her once she walks through his front door, she may not come out the same little girl as she went in. 

Todd and Cathy discuss intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation for kids, and discuss the harm of unachievable success in the documentary The Weight of Gold (about Olympic athletes) and The Go Go's documentary (about the rise and fall of the band). They also discuss the true and false self, and the “Three Lords of Materialism” (coined by Chögyam Trungpa in his book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism) and how they relate to our perception of success and motivation.

Todd and Cathy discuss intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation for kids, and discuss the harm of unachievable success in the documentary The Weight of Gold (about Olympic athletes) and The Go Go's documentary (about the rise and fall of the band). They also discuss the true and false self, and the “Three Lords of Materialism” (coined by Chögyam Trungpa in his book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism) and how they relate to our perception of success and motivation.