Ep269: When Qigong Goes Wrong - Damo Mitchell

Ep269: When Qigong Goes Wrong - Damo Mitchell

In this episode I am once again joined by Damo Mitchell author, teacher, and student of the internal arts of Asia including Tai Chi and Daoist Inner Alchemy. Damo draws on his background in the qi arts, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Western psychology to reveal the causes and symptoms of various types of qi and meditation related problems, including dragon sickness, nihilism and depression, scorched nervous system, entity possession, and more. Damo explains the two most common triggers for qi illnesses, expresses warnings about working with spirits and reservations about tantric practices of deity and guru yoga, and differentiates true meditation from mere mental cultivation. Damo shares his own spiritual encounters, considers whether or not it is wise to explain mystical experiences to students, and offers recommendations for those facing energetic or existential upset. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Damo comments on Dr Willoughby Britton’s work 03:04 - Is meditation dangerous? 04:31 - Mediation vs qigong illnesses 06:15 - The illness threshold 07:06 - Why qigong illnesses are common 07:38 - Hunting sensation and hyper-stimulation of the nervous system 11:12 - Releasing the nerves 11:45 - Teachers who disclose vs those who withhold 1534 - Making progress or losing ground? 19:19 - Combining Eastern and Western psychological methods 23:00 - Meditation vs mere mental work 26:27 - Fascination with one’s own psychology 27:12 - Damo’s definition of mental illness 28:07 - Is mental work a preliminary to or distraction from meditation? 30:39 - Chinese terms for meditation vs mental work 32:23 - Comparisons with Patanjali’s 8 limbs of yoga 34:10 - Identity attachment 34:55 - Why teaching hurts your training 35:55 - Freedom vs negligence as a teacher 38:01 - Psychiatry vs traditional medical and religious models 41:03 - Two common triggers for qi deviations 42:34 - The dangers of going inside 43:32 - Qi side effects 44:14 - Advice for qigong teachers 45:19 - Scorching the nervous system 46:37 - Dragon sickness 47:43 - A case of dragon sickness that ended in suicide 50:04 - 5 types of qigong illness 51:38 - Entering into fire to encourage demons 52:39 - Nihilism from meditation 53:05 - Poison fire infecting the heart 54:19 - Criticism of sexual practice 58:06 - Contamination of the heart mind 01:00:25 - Love in the spiritual arts 01:01:49 - Demon possession or psychological disorder? 01:03:51 - How entity possession happens 01:06:27 - Lighting up the body 01:07:22 - A story about possession 01:08:58 - Seeking contact with entities through Falun Gong and tantra 01:11:56 - Don’t trust spirits 01:15:07 - Evolution away from shamanism 01:17:15 - Tulkus, dead gurus, and terma 01:20:05 - The cult of Avalokiteśvara and the Dalai Lama 01:21:07 - Risks associated with contacting ascended masters 01:23:42 - Reflections on deity yoga 01:25:15 - Quan Yin worship and personification of deities 01:27:52 - Premature ejaculation and sexual imbalances 01:31:36 - Damo’s mystical experience in a Bhutanese temple 01:35:19 - Questioning one’s own position 01:36:39 - Kundalini syndrome vs qi sickness 01:38:40 - What is kundalini syndrome? 01:39:55 - Commenting on Gopi Krishna’s kundalini account 01:41:26 - Karmic illnesses 01:43:39 - Pilgrimage and confession 01:44:30 - How to fix qi deviations 01:46:28 - Complicated cases and overpowering the incorrect patterns 01:47:22 - How extreme cases develop 01:48:43 - Scaremongering and the value of lineage 01:52:02 - Combining psychedelics with qigong practices 01:55:24 - Potency and risk … Previous episode with Damo Mitchell: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep174-daoist-inner-alchemy-damo-mitchell To find out more about Damo Mitchell, visit: - https://damomitchell.com/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

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Ep40: Daniel Ingram - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Ep40: Daniel Ingram - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Daniel Ingram, meditation teacher and author of ‘Mastering The Core Teachings Of The Buddha’, is my featured guest in this episode of the Guru Viking Podcast: Pandemic Series. Please share these episodes among those who might find them helpful, and let me know what you think in the comments below. 
... Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/ep40-daniel-ingram-pandemic-edition-guru-viking-podcast/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … I am producing a special series of the Guru Viking Podcast to support those affected by the pandemic. 
 I'll be asking my guests questions like how to work with anxiety, fear, and panic? How to work with isolation? How to work with sickness and death? And how to help others having those experiences? Fear, sickness, death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it. … 00:55 - Warning: listen before continuing. 01:43 - Daniel’s background in medicine and epidemiology. 03:44 - Daniel’s ‘Need to Know’ on the pandemic. 11:19 - Further guidance for the lay person. 12:49 - Daniel’s prognosis for the epidemic. 18:17 - Self care during the pandemic. 
23:53 - Guidance for those who are anxious, afraid, or panicked. 39:46 - Guidance for supporting those who are sick or suffering. 46:06 - Meditation guidance for those who are sick. 55:24 - Guidance for those who are dying. 57:59 - Daniel’s personal meditation plan for his own death. 1:02:43 - Further comments on supporting the sick and dying. 1:07:15 - Processing emotional storms. 1:14:15 - Guidance for those in isolation. 1:17:16 - How does an arahant experience the pandemic? 1:25:40 - Concluding comments. 
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 Check out my previous interview with Daniel Ingram: https://www.guruviking.com/ep14-daniel-ingram-guru-viking-interviews/ To find our more about Daniel, visit:  integrateddaniel.info For more interviews, videos, and more visit: – www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

30 Mars 20201h 27min

Ep39: Ngak'Chang Rinpoche And Khandro Déchen - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Ep39: Ngak'Chang Rinpoche And Khandro Déchen - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Ngak'Chang Rinpoche And Khandro Déchen, the Lineage Lamas and principal teachers of the a tantric Buddhist Aro tradition house holder tradition, are my featured guests in this episode of the Guru Viking Podcast: Pandemic Series. There is some audio interference in this episode, but the content is well worth the effort to listen. Please share these episodes among those who might find them helpful, and let me know what you think in the comments below. 
... Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/ep39-ngakchang-rinpoche-and-khandro-dechen-pandemic-edition/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … I am producing a special series of the Guru Viking Podcast to support those affected by the pandemic. 
 I'll be asking my guests questions like how to work with anxiety, fear, and panic? How to work with isolation? How to work with sickness and death? And how to help others having those experiences? Fear, sickness, death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it. … 00:55 - Guidance for those who are afraid or panicked. 05:48 - Investing in the sense fields 09:18 - Guidance for those who are sick. 13:43 - Remembering the death of Robert, their son. 17:13 - Guidance for those who are dying. 
19:15 - Guidance to supporting those who are sick or suffering 22:44 - Guidance for those in isolation. 27:26 - Concluding comments. 
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 Check out my previous interviews with Ngak'Chang Rinpoche And Khandro Déchen: - https://www.guruviking.com/guru-viking-interviews-ep8-ngakpa-chogyam/ - https://www.guruviking.com/ep16-ngapka-chogyam-and-khandro-dechen-guru-viking-interviews/ To find out more about Ngak'Chang Rinpoche And Khandro Déchen, visit: - -http://arobuddhism.org/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: – www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

26 Mars 202031min

Free Breathing Class - Godfrey Devereux - Guru Viking Podcast

Free Breathing Class - Godfrey Devereux - Guru Viking Podcast

Godfrey offers a breathing class and Q&A for the listeners of the Guru Viking Podcast focused on his ‘Free Breathing’ approach to pranayama. This practice is referenced and further explained in Episode 38 of the Guru Viking Podcast, and is part of a special series of the podcast to support those affected by the pandemic. Please share these episodes among those who might find them helpful, and let me know what you think in the comments below. … https://www.guruviking.com/free-breathing-class-godfrey-devereux-guru-viking-podcast/ ... Fear, sickness, death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it. … 0:00 - Class Intro 01:00 - Guided Class 30:31 - Comments 31:18 - Explaining ’svaramukta’ 
 35:29 - To control or not in breath practice 43:52 - Final comments

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 Check out my previous interviews with Godfrey Devereux:
- https://www.guruviking.com/ep38-godfrey-devereux-pandemic-edition-guru-viking-podcast/ - https://www.guruviking.com/ep15-godfrey-devereux-guru-viking-interviews/ To find out more about Godfrey Devereux and his online courses, visit: - www.radicalecology.net For more interviews, videos, and more visit: – www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

24 Mars 202046min

Ep38: Godfrey Devereux - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Ep38: Godfrey Devereux - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Godfrey Devereux, yoga and meditation teacher of over 45 years experience, is my featured guest in this episode of the Guru Viking Podcast: Pandemic Series. 

 Please share these episodes among those who might find them helpful, and let me know what you think in the comments below. 
... https://www.guruviking.com/ep38-godfrey-devereux-pandemic-edition-guru-viking-podcast/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … I am producing a special series of the Guru Viking Podcast to support those affected by the pandemic. 

 I'll be asking my guests questions like how to work with anxiety, fear, and panic? How to work with isolation? How to work with sickness and death? And how to help others having those experiences? Fear, sickness, death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it. … 0:55 - Guidance for those who are afraid or panicked. 04:20 - The role of movement in working with strong emotion.
 05:46 - Guidance for those who are sick. 10:15 - Why the mind engages in loops and stories.
 15:22 - Guidance for those who are dying.
 19:15- How to face the reality of death. 23:18 - Guidance to supporting those who are sick or suffering 24:12 - Guidance for those in isolation. 28:48 - Radical embodied intelligence 29:36 - The consequences of embodied intelligence 30:56 - Concluding comments. 
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 Free Breathing Class with Godfrey: - https://www.guruviking.com/free-breathing-class-godfrey-devereux-guru-viking-podcast/ Check out my previous interview with Godfrey Devereux: - https://www.guruviking.com/ep15-godfrey-devereux-guru-viking-interviews/ To find out more about Godfrey Devereux and his online courses, visit: - www.radicalecology.net For more interviews, videos, and more visit: – www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

24 Mars 202031min

Ep37: Shinzen Young - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Ep37: Shinzen Young - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Shinzen Young - meditation teacher, neuroscience researcher, and author of ‘The Science of Enlightenment’ - is my featured guest in this episode of the Guru Viking Podcast: Pandemic Series. 

 Please share these episodes among those who might find them helpful, and let me know what you think in the comments below. 
... Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/ep37-shinzen-young-pandemic-edition-guru-viking-podcast/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … This is a special series of the Guru Viking Podcast to support those affected by the pandemic. 
 I ask my guests questions like how to work with anxiety, fear, and panic? How to work with isolation? How to work with sickness and death? And how to help others having those experiences? Fear, sickness, death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it. … 0:55 - Shinzen’s personal practice response to the pandemic 10:49 - 3 practice opportunities afforded by Covid-19. 17:56 - Guidance for those who are afraid, sick, or dying. 22:56 - Shinzen on death and T.S. Elliot 
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 To find out more about Shinzen Young, visit: - https://www.shinzen.org/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: – www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James Video Resources: - How Intense Emotions Can Be No Problem: https://youtu.be/lD1ny_Q8sKo - Mindfulness With Sickness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vhrTErrZD8 - How To Guide Someone Through The Death Process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDeMbojj8-E

23 Mars 202033min

Ep36: Bar-Ché Dorje - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Ep36: Bar-Ché Dorje - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Bar-ché Dorje, a Dutch Lama in the Aro gTer tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, is my featured guest in this episode of the Guru Viking Podcast: Pandemic Series. 

 Please share these episodes among those who might find them helpful, and let me know what you think in the comments below. 
... Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/ep36-bar-che-dorje-pandemic-edition-guru-viking-podcast/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … I am producing a special series of the Guru Viking Podcast to support those affected by the pandemic. 

 I'll be asking my guests questions like how to work with anxiety, fear, and panic? How to work with isolation? How to work with sickness and death? And how to help others having those experiences? Fear, sickness, death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it. … 0:55 - Guidance for those who are afraid or panicked. 01:57 - Methods to relax 04:32 - Mantra and accumulating mantra power
 09:48 - Guidance for those who are sick.
 12:39 - Guidance for those who are dying. 18:50 - About the Yeshe Tsogyal Mantra 20:47 - Bar-ché Dorje sings the Yeshe Tsogyal Mantra 22:05 - Guidance for those in isolation. 25:06 - Concluding comments. 
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 Check out my previous interview with Bar-ché Dorje: - https://www.guruviking.com/ep21-bar-che-dorje-guru-viking-interviews/ To find out more about Bar-ché Dorje, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/barche.dorje - http://arobuddhism.org/lamas/lamas-bar-che-dorje-and-me-sel.html For more interviews, videos, and more visit: – www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

21 Mars 202027min

Ep35: Culadasa - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Ep35: Culadasa - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Culadasa, meditation teacher and author of ‘The Mind Illuminated’, is my featured guest in this episode of the Guru Viking Podcast: Pandemic Series. 

 Please share these episodes among those who might find them helpful, and let me know what you think in the comments below. 
... https://www.guruviking.com/ep35-culadasa-pandemic-edition-guru-viking-podcast/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … I am producing a special series of the Guru Viking Podcast to support those affected by the pandemic. 

 I'll be asking my guests questions like how to work with anxiety, fear, and panic? How to work with isolation? How to work with sickness and death? And how to help others having those experiences? Fear, sickness, death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it. … 0:55 - Guidance for those who are afraid or panicked. 04:37 - Meditation strategies for working with fear
 09:24 - Guidance for those who are sick.
 20:39 - Guidance for those who are dying. 28:04 - Guidance for those in isolation. 30:24 - Concluding comments. 
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 Check out my previous interview with Culadasa: - https://www.guruviking.com/ep13-culadasa-guru-viking-interviews/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: – www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

20 Mars 202033min

Ep34: Paul Cavel - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Ep34: Paul Cavel - Pandemic Edition - Guru Viking Podcast

Paul Cavel, author and Taoist teacher, is my featured guest in this episode of the Guru Viking Podcast: Pandemic Series. 

 Please share these episodes among those who might find them helpful, and let me know what you think in the comments below. 
... Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/ep34-paul-cavel-pandemic-edition-guru-viking-podcast/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … I am producing a special series of the Guru Viking Podcast to support those affected by the pandemic. 

 I'll be asking my guests questions like how to work with anxiety, fear, and panic? How to work with isolation? How to work with sickness and death? And how to help others having those experiences? Fear, sickness, death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it. … 0:55 - Guidance for those who are afraid or panicked. 10:14 - Practices for grounding. 
21:06 - Guidance for those who are sick.
33:04 - Guidance for those who are dying. 38:25 - Spiritual path 
47:22 - Guidance for helping those who are sick or dying. 54:24 - Guidance for those in isolation. 1:02:26 - Information about sex and ejaculation. 1:05:58 - Concluding comments. 
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 Check out my previous interview with Paul Cavel: - https://www.guruviking.com/ep25-paul-cavel-taoist-energy-arts-guru-viking-interviews/
 To find out more about Paul, visit: – https://www.paulcavel.com/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: – www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

19 Mars 20201h 10min

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