Vajrayana, Compassion, and the Importance of the Teacher, with Ken McLeod
Writer, translator, teacher, and business consultant, Ken McLeod speaks with host Michael Taft about Coronavirus, social distancing, nature doing what it does, overcoming cultural conditioning, enligh...
22 Huhti 202059min
Why Do Narcissists Become Spiritual Teachers, with Stephan Bodian
Nondual teacher and psychotherapist Stephan Bodian and host Michael Taft discuss how and why narcissists rise to the top of spiritual organizations, the ways that nondual traditions like Zen may be es...
21 Maalis 202048min
Questioning Assumptions about Buddhism, with Evan Thompson
Evan Thompson discusses his new book, “Why I Am Not a Buddhist” with host Michael Taft. Topics include the myth of Buddhist exceptionalism, how Buddhist modernism presented a false picture of Buddhism...
16 Helmi 202052min
The Nondual Heart, with John Prendergast
Nondual teacher and psychotherapist John Prendergast speaks with host Michael Taft about the heart area as an opening to infinite space, contacting the “dark matrix” of the ground, the body as a vibra...
7 Helmi 202058min
Nonduality and Awake Awareness, with Loch Kelly
Nondual teacher and psychotherapist Loch Kelly speaks with host Michael Taft about what nondualism is, schools of effort vs. non-effort (and those in between), the five foundations of effortless mindf...
26 Tammi 202051min
Meditating with Buddhist Sutras, with Michael Owens
Host Michael Taft speaks with Michael Owens, a Buddhist teacher and author, about being a monk in Taiwan, Buddhist sutras as portals to alternate realities, understanding dependent origination, the no...
28 Joulu 20191h 16min
Reversing the Stack— A Nondual Practice Map, with Michael Taft
In this episode, host Michael Taft remixes his map of deconstructing sensory experience, and talks about how to use it to work in nondual traditions. Essentially the idea is to reverse the stack by st...
22 Marras 201934min
What Does Dreaming Have to Do with Meditation? with Andrew Holecek
Host Michael Taft speaks with Dream Yoga expert Andrew Holecek about how the dream state (and dreamless sleep) can effect meditation practice. Topics include: the fantasy-filling model of lucid dreami...
23 Loka 20191h 7min
