Day 2 Solo Tantric Retreat: King of Karma Teaching
I discuss my practices as well as a realization I had. It will become a new teaching, and I’m calling it king of karma. I go over the key concepts in the teaching, and how it can help create some space between you and your…
Solo Tantric Retreat Day 1
It all started with a dream. Well, actually it started when my Zen and Shamatha teacher told me I should go seek a new teacher, one in the Tantric / Vajryana tradition. Back in June I was at a Zen retreat with her, and we…
Two Truths: The Superposition of the Ultimate and Relative Perspectives
“Everything is perfect”, she said to me. “There’s no need to worry, all will be just as it needs to be.” I sat in meditation allowing the words to wash over me. Then I heard a question arise in the room. “But if everything is…
Formless Realm Exploration
There I was, laying in the dark, as everything around me began to dissolve. It first started with my vision, objects became faint then like a dream dissolved into nothing, not even blackness. All the senses followed, and it was at this point I realized…
The 5 Hindrances to Meditation
If you’ve ever tried to meditate, in all likeliness you’ve experienced some sort of difficulty. Whether it was falling asleep, a busy mind, or something else, it will fall into one of the 5 major categories of problems that meditators frequently encounter. We call these…
The Elephant and the Rider: A story about the narrator, subconscious, and awareness
Most of us believe that we are in control of our lives, actions, thoughts and emotions. I’ve previously spoken about how this is an illusion, and today I’m going to use an ancient Tibetan thankgka as the illustration for a story. I’m naming the story…
Where is your sense of self quiz: Answer these questions to find out!
Did you know that people behave very differently, depending on where their sense of self is? Much of today’s culture wars is related to a mismatch between the self identity, and how people engage in the world as a result. If you want to skip…
#001: Drilling through the Illusion
In this video / podcast I talk about the illusion we all live in; with expressive passion I take you on a journey through your own mind. We explore the biases and discarded information that may be creating self-limiting views. I discuss some of the…
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