Deconstructing Sensory Experience, with Michael Taft
In this episode, host Michael Taft shares a map of deconstructing sensory experience. This is intended to help orient you to your vipassana meditation practice; helping you to understand where you’re ...
24 Sep 201943min
Vajrayana, Engineering, and Jiu Jitsu, with Rin’dzin Pamo
Host Michael Taft speaks with Vajrayana teacher Rin’dzin Pamo about Vajrayana meditation practice currently, adapting practices for our times, their practice of The Mind Illuminated, the role of the g...
13 Aug 201957min
Why Metadharma?, Pt. 2, with Vincent Horn
Why Metadharma? is an unusual episode of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, in that it’s Part 2 of a joint interview between Vince and Michael Taft. Part 1 appeared on the Buddhist Geeks podcast rec...
31 Jul 201935min
Meditation, Emotions, and the Bio-Emotive Framework with Douglas Tataryn
Host Michael Taft speaks with clinical psychologist and life coach, Douglas Tataryn, Ph.D. about meditation and psychology. Topics include his work with meditation teachers such as Culadasa, the “wake...
14 Jul 20191h 20min
Loch Kelly on Awareness, Freedom, and Effortless Mindfulness
Host Michael Taft speaks with Loch Kelly on nondual practices, contemporary forms of ancient awareness techniques, dzogchen, mahamudra, advaita, the role of psychotherapy in awakening, the need—or not...
3 Jul 20191h 35min
Culadasa on Meditation and Therapy
In this special episode, Culadasa talks about the domains of meditation and psychotherapy, where their areas of effectiveness overlap and where they don’t. He also shares a powerful personal story of ...
2 Jun 20191h 18min
Meditation for the End of Civilization, with Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Host Michael W. Taft speaks with bestselling author and meditation teacher Rick Hanson about how to maintain resilience in the face of the coming potential collapse of civilization, the problem with a...
21 Apr 20191h 13min
The Liberating Practice of the Fire Kasina, with Daniel Ingram
Author and meditation teacher Daniel Ingram speaks with host Michael W. Taft about how the Fire Kasina practice can be used as an insight practice. Subjects include: the background of kasina practice ...
27 Mar 20191h 15min
