Dave and I shot the shit about the absurdity (and snobbery) of Zen, Soto vs Rinzai styles, gradual vs sudden Buddhahood, the perfect in the imperfect, and more!
Dave's Book recs:
Fly Already: Stories by Etgar Keret
Hardcore Zen by Brad Warner
About Angel City Zen Center:
ACZC offers traditional soto zen practice in a casual atmosphere, open to every kind of person who would like to join us. We take our zen practice seriously, but ourselves a little less so. We offer meditation, yoga, classes, and discussion, as well as retreats, weekly lunches, and other community events.
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Kelly and I dialogued on paganism, the shadow self, moon circles, tarot, healthy community (as opposed to toxic authority/control), and more!
Kelly's Book rec:
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Jesse's Blog rec:
New Age & The Religion Of Self by Alex Ebert
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Jake and I pondered about subjective truth, Sufism, Inuit parenting, team evolution vs individual evolution, Thich Nhat Hanh, being a helpful force in the world, how we see/value/treat fellow humans, and more!
Book recs:
The Gift by Hafiz
I Heard God Laughing by Hafiz
Jake's Instagram: @jakebellows
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Steve and I conversed about quantum mechanics, being teachable and open to learn from unfamiliar/uncomfortable terrain, the positive connection between science and faith, and more.
Steve's sites:
www.quantumlifewithstevemcvey.com
www.stevemcvey.com
Author recs:
Max Planck, Joe Dispenza, Lynne McTaggart, Amit Goswami, Greg Brayden and more.
Dr. Steve McVey is a man who enjoys his wife, four children, five grandchildren, many styles of music, movies, theology, quantum mechanics and other diverse interests. He isn’t religious, but is a spiritual man. He is both a student and a teacher. He has spoken on six continents, taught nationwide on television and radio, and has written seventeen books, one of them a best-seller. His books and teaching are a travelogue of his own personal growth through life and are filled with spiritual truth, practical application, humor, and affirmation that will encourage and strengthen you in your own journey towards spiritual development and personal enrichment. His greatest passion is to live and teach what it means to experience the Life we’ve been created to know and enjoy.
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Scott and I talked about finding and following your own unique path, Kambo (the ritualistic frog medicine from South America), using the force within your suffering... to end your suffering, Tibetan Buddhism and more.
Find Scott on Instagram @the_awakened_heart_
Book recs:
Heart Advice from a Mahamudra Master by Gendun Rinpoche
The Path to Awakening: A Commentary on Ja Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's - Seven Points of Mind Training by Shamar Rinpoche
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Jonah and I chatted about TM (Transcendental Meditation), taking care of your mental health, the fallibility of all humans (including the spiritual and "good" ones), creativity and more.
Jonah's website: www.jonahmatranga.com
Instagram/Twitter: @jonahmatranga
Book recs:
Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram
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Our first international guest! Grace and I talk about Wise Serpent fest, the art of rebirth, your personal responsibility in this thing we call Life, and Life's responsibility in you and to you, being open to those outside our familiarity zone, and we end the chat with a great, inspirational message of hope from Grace (and a song!).
Grace's website: www.glh.life
Instagram: @gracelionhunter
Book recs: Anything by Emanuel Swedenborg
Grace is a Spiritual Artist, Magician, and Sonic Therapist who explores the ‘Art of Rebirth’ & the power of spirituality through Music, Art, Wisdom. He works with spiritual artists, entrepreneurs, musicians, spiritual misfits, comedians, personal brands, top & emerging talent primarily within the entertainment industry.
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Jory and I go deep, and talk about the sometimes painful, dark moments we go through in our meditative journey (and in life), as the isolated, separate self and impermanent "realities" that we cling to, come tumbling down and show themselves for what they are: illusions that can give us no true and lasting contentment, security and happiness. We speak mainly from the Christian-mystic-framework, but sprinkle in insights from all over.
Methods website: www.methodspodcast.com
Instagram: @methodspodcast
Book recs:
Ascent of Mount Carmel by St. John of the Cross
The Way of Zen by Alan Watts
Methods is a free online podcast and teaching platform, hosted by Jory Pryor. Methods is designed to showcase the myriad ways in which we can engage with our ego, develop inner peace, and connect with the divine.
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Continuing my series on the works of the first official Zen Master, Bodhidharma (5th century). We are in the middle of his talk, Bloodstream Sermon. I comment on karma's relationship to satori, your untouchable nature, non-personal awareness and more. This is not a dense, academic, boring "lecture." It's a person buzzed off the Dharma sharing his ecstatic thoughts and musings. This might be my favorite series so far, and I'm not just saying that to hype it up. I'm getting inspired and enlivened by it. I believe you will too!
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Ward and I talk about the four foundations of mindfulness, being compassionate to yourself, being present with others, personal results from dharma practice and more.
Against the Stream: www.againstthestream.com
Ward's Zoom Dharma talks: www.tinyurl.com/ward-friday-ats
Book recs:
Against the Stream by Noah Levine
The Heart of the Revolution by Noah Levine
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Continuing my series on the works of the first official Zen Master, Bodhidharma (5th century). Hear my thoughts on the start of his talk, Bloodstream Sermon. My comments touch on seeing who you really are, transcendence, being connected to people who have themselves "woken up," and more. This is not a dense, academic, boring "lecture." It's a person buzzed off the Dharma sharing his ecstatic thoughts and musings. This might be my favorite series so far, and I'm not just saying that to hype it up. I'm getting inspired and enlivened by it. I believe you will too!
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New series on the works of the first official Zen Master, Bodhidharma (5th century). Hear my thoughts on his talk, Outline of Practice. I talk the oneness of all, enlightened life/regular life balance, Buddha-vision, and more. This is not a dense, academic, boring "lecture." It's a person buzzed off the Dharma sharing his ecstatic thoughts and musings. This might be my favorite podcast so far, and I'm not just saying that to hype it up. I got inspired and enlivened by it. I believe you will too!
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Mahlia St. Cyr and Tyler Martin are two of the co-founders of St. Thomas Collective. We talk about our journey out of and outside of conservative Christianity and religion.
Check them out at:
www.stthomascollective.org
Instagram: @st.thomascollective
Book recs:
The Sin of Certainty by Pete Enns
Love Wins by Rob Bell
"St. Thomas Collective provides a safe community for those who find themselves doubting, frustrated, and spiritually homeless."
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The core of your "you" has not been touched, influenced or conditioned by your particular life upbringing. It is infinite in knowledge, wisdom and counsel. It wants to communicate direction to you, to lead you to your best life. Join in on Jesse's Zoom class as he goes deep into how to tune in to the spirit guide that is inside of all us. You don't have to light a candle, buy a crystal or draw a pentagram to access the God within. No special blessing is needed. You take this with you, on the go, in the midst of your ordinary, daily life. Learn how to take life a little easier, by trusting the interior, higher power, that has been with you since you were born. You are human, but you are also divine. This is a lesson for the divine "part" of you, but honestly, is there a difference?
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Spontaneous dharma talk. You'll get more out of this if you meditate for 10-15 mins beforehand.
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What Buddhists call Enlightenment, some Christians have called Union with God. Jesse dives into the Jesus stuff you don't hear about at your local church, and has a bunch of (third)eye opening quotes from Jesus mystics and monks, like Gregory of Nyssa, Meister Eckhart, John of the Cross and more.
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My time with Christianity didn't give me a deep transformation of self, but Buddhism did. Buddhists are more like Jesus than most Christians. Weird, right? Tune in for more.
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