Ep303: Clearing the Way to Awakening - Lopon Yudron Wangmo

Ep303: Clearing the Way to Awakening - Lopon Yudron Wangmo

In this episode, I am joined by Lopon Yudron Wangmo, American teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and author of several books including her recent “Clearing the Way to Awakening”. Lopon Yudron Wangmo offers an analysis of the shortcomings of today’s Buddhist literature, details the writing process for “Clearing the Way to Awakening”, and reveals the stylistic and language choices she made to better reach the average reader. Lopon Yudron Wangmo describes the power of the ngondro preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhism and explains the techniques of mantra recitation, prostrations, mandala offerings, bodhicitta generation, tummo, śamata, and more. Lopon Yudron Wangmo extols the benefits of turning away from worldly life and towards religion, reports the fruits of her own practice such as profound peace and joy, warns about the danger of following a guru without first testing him, and advises on how to work with the supernatural dimension of Buddhism. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep303-clearing-the-way-to-awakening-lopon-yudron-wangmo Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Clearing the Way to Awakening 01:52 - The problem with today’s Buddhist literature 03:20 - Sublime topics 04:22 - Style considerations for today’s reading level 06:03 - Learning to write more simply for the average reader 07:18 - Patrul Rinpoche and avoiding imitation 08:30 - What is awakening? 09:09 - Local context in Buddhist cultures 10:34 - Buddha’s description of his awakening 12:37 - Working with the supernatural dimension of Buddhism 14:25 - The ālaya vijñāna and the unconscious mind 17:34 - Buddha nature vs being driven and unconscious 18:57 - Gradualist vs subitist awakening 20:22 - The role of ngondro and the power of visualisation 22:51 - The power of recitation 24:05 - The power of prostrations 26:17 - The power of maṇḍala offerings 28:13 - Why esoteric practices are not appropriate for most people 30:00 - The secrets to completing your ngondro 32:27 - The importance of motivation 33:15 - The anti-climax of realising the nature of mind 35:33 - Tummo and śamata 36:50 - Origin of the ngondro system + Theravada critique 39:17 - Taking refuge 40:30 - Generating bodhicitta and practicing the four immeasurables 41:12 - Vajrasattva and purification practice 42:21 - Merit making and guru yoga 44:06 - If you don’t like it, don’t practice it 45:04 - Yudron asks for Steve’s opinion 46:58 - Choose your Buddhism 48:23 - Disillusionment with saṃsāra and choosing Buddhism later in life 50:03 - The power of choice and acquired ADHD 51:43 - Get on it 52:38 - The power of disillusionment and renunciation 55:07 - The peace and joy of turning away from the world 57:41 - The suffering of loneliness and the fruits of practice 01:00:09 - The mechanism of spiritual contentment 01:02:04 - Yudron on the importance of disclosing attainments 01:03:28 - Spiritual saints 01:04:13 - Political lamas and checking out gurus 01:05:32 - Personal relationship with the guru 01:07:13 - We’re all devoted to something 01:09:09 - Pitfalls of ngondro: anxiety, OCD, depression, and PTSD 01:14:06 - Yudron’s struggles with depression and anxiety 01:19:34 - Boomer Buddhists 01:20:04 - Preliminary or foundational? 01:22:06 - Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo’s advice about retreat 01:23:38 - Congratulated by Vajrasattva and the ontology of deities 01:26:45 - Spontaneous feelings of love To find out more about Lopon Yudron Wangmo, visit: - https://www.yudronwangmo.com/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://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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