The Tailored Mindfulness Experience5 Jun 2024

The Marvellous Gate: Bridging and Transcending Boundaries

In this episode, join Bob Chiang as he sits down with Victor Shiryaev to explore his extraordinary journey through diverse paths of spiritual growth and mindfulness.

We start with Victor's childhood, which laid the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of curiosity, knowledge, and understanding. From there, we delve into the transformative field of transpersonal psychology, leading to an interest in mysticism that shaped much of his journey.

Victor shares how he came across Shinzen Young, his experience of translating Shinzen's profound works, and how Shinzen was inspired by Zhiyi and his teachings.

Our conversation touches on the concept of The Marvellous Gate and the six gates, discussing the gradual and sudden paths to enlightenment, the early Buddhist path to reaching the shore, and the later stages of Buddhist thought.

Victor shares his personal experiences and insights, shedding light on the fragrance of the Lotus Sutra, the idea of Pure Land, and the beauty of simple, everyday life as the true way.

We explore themes of transcending and integrating opposites, absolute and relative, and emptiness and non-dual.

So, sit back, relax, and join us on this enlightening journey as we dive into the pool of profound wisdom.

Connect with Victor:

www.victorshiryaev.co
shiraev.victor@gmail.com

Current Main Projects:

Active Presence: Provides evidence-based modern mindfulness education in three languages. The Marvelous Gates: A place to explore the ideas and practices of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism.

Connect with Bob:

www.mindfulnessskills.com

Learn more about us:

www.linktr.ee/mtmindconsulting

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