I'm craving episodes that take deep dives into all the far-out esoteric Buddhism stuff... answering or considering the question of whether the psychic/miraculous abilities that teachers like Dipa Ma had 'real'? etc....I recognize that most Buddhist masters don't disclose this stuff, so might be hard to feature?
Also would LOVE to learn about/get instructed on: the jhanas, tummo, lucid dreaming, remote viewing...basically, all the magic power stuff ;-)
Omg you’re talking my language!!! These are topics very close to my heart (and core to my lineage and practice) - just never know if people are into it 😍👌🏽🥳
Oh wow, this is so great. All of these things I wanna talk about. Actually, I have a supportive post coming out soon on homebase about the podcast Telepathy Tapes, which has had some scorn heaped on it, unfairly. I’ve been meaning to get into more esoteric stuff, all of it legit parts of human experience
I love this photo -- it looks like the only reason Jeff is sitting still is because Tasha is holding him down. ;-) So many things I'd like to hear you talk about:
- I'll upvote the request to talk about meditation teachers
- I've had a number of people lately ask me about the risks of meditation (I gather there's been some surge of this discussion on social media?) -- would love a nuanced conversation about how to handle that
- I will always show up for a conversation on engaged Buddhism/wise action/being a shit-disturber while remaining equanimous
- Eclectic approaches vs committing to a single tradition
At the end of the day, I'll listen to you two talk about sparkling water, so please carry on carrying on...
Can confirm: Me and gravity were working hard together to keep Jeff attached to the chair, lol. And these are all wondergul suggestions - thank you so much!
ahh yes, the slow erosion of resilience in the face of yummy temptation as our energy meters go down to zero at the end of the day, haha. I love this suggestion!
Topic idea: a rif of the human experience of awakening in everyday life.
How there are moments we seek a guru figure to point the way but yet find a teacher/facilitator vibe that allows us to have the space to open up and create the confidence to make the human awakening experience our own. And we begin to embrace all parts of us.
Desires for huge kundalini experiences and yet the simple joy in soft blissful contentment ends of being the most effective and satisfying. Yet sooo boring at times. Haha!
Our cravings to just bliss out or go on galactic adventures only to come back into our bodies and have to do the laundry.
I relate to everything you say here. In a way this has been the core practice of my life. Craving for the peak experiences, while also understanding with evermore confidence how the deep stuff is right here and all around always. There’s so much to say about this and everyone’s process is so distinct.
Love the new pics. On the subject of what we'd like to see, I'd offer feedback that the interview with Cara Lai worked really well for me. It was interesting to hear three deeply engaged and committed people talk it through. Even though I'm not a meditation teacher, it was so helpful to listen to a respectful conversation.
I also really resonated with one of the ones with Sebene Selassie. I'm planning to listen to the other one, too.
I might suggest connecting with Shawn Wilson, https://drshawnwilson.com/, whose book Research is Ceremony I've been reading. The book itself is about research, and Dr. Wilson articulates how his understanding of Indigenous world view requires an approach to research that is rooted in relationships. As a white settler and researcher, Dr. Wilson's writing was very helpful in filling gaps in my dissatisfaction with research practices and on creating a way that research can be supportive. I'm aware that this is a bit nitchy, but to my mind, it's highly complementary with some of Buddhist teaching that this little bundle of the universe has absorbed.
Dr. Wilson's work also incorporates counselling with Indigenous youth. I have requested his book on that subject from the library, but haven't had a chance to read it. It might be something to follow up on as well.
yes yes yes! Both of us are very excited to feature and dig into more indigenous teaching. (We have at least 1 episode coming up with an amazing guest!)
And thanks for the feedback on the Cara Lai episode. It was a really nice change of pace to just be in conversation about pressing topics and know that none of us had an answer, but were willing to play around in the mud together :)
I would like to know about the process of finding a meditation teacher. How did you go about this process? How can you fine-tune your search to find someone you resonate with? Also, I have recently changed to meditating with Jeff daily on Calm instead of Tamara. I am now in a place where this suits me better. Have you done anything similar? Changed teachers along the way, come back to teachers. How does this inform and advance your practice?
such a great suggestion, and something I get asked a lot, especially in dharma/buddhist circles where there tends to be more emphasis on finding "your" teacher. We'll definitely do an episode on this 🙌
And yes, it’s absolutely normal to change up teachers, because different perspectives meet us at different points in our life.
It really depends on the person. Some find one teacher or lineage and it works for a long time, if not the whole time. Others move around more frequently.
What a joyful playful photo - !!!!! Can’t wait to keep learning from you both as you have become so important to my daily practicesThank you teachers!!!
Oh my God, I would have loved to have been at that photo shoot! 😂 I'm curious about meditation and trauma and would love to hear suggestions on learning more about and purposefully studying Buddhism. Thank you! ♥️
Love the new photos. Vibrant, quirky…you guys are adorable. I see your inner children energy and joy in your adult bods and it’s beautiful.
Hmmm are ya down to talk about suffering? Yeah, that fun AF party topic that’s such a laugh! 😂 The masks of suffering… the plethora of emotions and feels that come with it: the isolation, anger, guilt, shame (for me as a recovering Catholic: eternal guilt and shame 🤣) Suffering in chronic illness whether it’s physical and/or mental? And then maybe what is the freaky liberation in the fuckedupness of it all. 🥳 Namasté!
I've loved the recent episodes with James-Olivia and Joel Schwartz. I think the topic I'd like continued deep dives into would be living with others in family and community. The idea that there's a kind of baseline contempt for others and ourselves from James-Olivia really resonated deeply with me. This perspective has been reverberating since I heard the episode.
Also, all the ADHD stuff is near and present for me. I've gotten my own patterns and ways of dealing pretty dialed in over the years, but as my older kid has gotten into middle and now high school, it's way tougher. The constraints that I put on myself to manage executive function don't work when applied externally (to him), so now my executive function feels like it's stretched to the max. And so many feelings come up as a result! Too many! Meditation keeps showing me that what I seemed to have "on lock" was just nicely contained to the current environment, and once the environment changes, it's clear that nothing was settled and on lock. That can make me cranky and wish that the family members in my environment would follow all the ways of being that feel best to me. Ha!
I've been involved with a vajrayana community since the pandemic and it's been great to take on some new views related to working with emotions and challenging circumstances. You two keep adding great things to the mix too. We're not trying to renounce the world--we want to live in the mess and experience the whole range of human experience! But, it's hard. I like hearing your voices on what it's like for you and the people around you. I think it's great when we share stories about how we're living the view (not just "using practice" to make life bearable or better, but living practice day to day).
I'm craving episodes that take deep dives into all the far-out esoteric Buddhism stuff... answering or considering the question of whether the psychic/miraculous abilities that teachers like Dipa Ma had 'real'? etc....I recognize that most Buddhist masters don't disclose this stuff, so might be hard to feature?
Also would LOVE to learn about/get instructed on: the jhanas, tummo, lucid dreaming, remote viewing...basically, all the magic power stuff ;-)
Omg you’re talking my language!!! These are topics very close to my heart (and core to my lineage and practice) - just never know if people are into it 😍👌🏽🥳
OMG YES PLEASE!! Can't tell you how much I've searched for podcasts/meditations/courses and come up empty....
Oh wow, this is so great. All of these things I wanna talk about. Actually, I have a supportive post coming out soon on homebase about the podcast Telepathy Tapes, which has had some scorn heaped on it, unfairly. I’ve been meaning to get into more esoteric stuff, all of it legit parts of human experience
I don't know like half of what you said, but I totally second it! ☺️
😆🙌
I love this photo -- it looks like the only reason Jeff is sitting still is because Tasha is holding him down. ;-) So many things I'd like to hear you talk about:
- I'll upvote the request to talk about meditation teachers
- I've had a number of people lately ask me about the risks of meditation (I gather there's been some surge of this discussion on social media?) -- would love a nuanced conversation about how to handle that
- I will always show up for a conversation on engaged Buddhism/wise action/being a shit-disturber while remaining equanimous
- Eclectic approaches vs committing to a single tradition
At the end of the day, I'll listen to you two talk about sparkling water, so please carry on carrying on...
Can confirm: Me and gravity were working hard together to keep Jeff attached to the chair, lol. And these are all wondergul suggestions - thank you so much!
Love your suggestions, Lori, everyone of them actually. We will do them all! This is gonna be such a fun part of the show. I am beyond excited.
“I’ll listen to you two talk about sparkling water.” I upvote that sentiment. I’m right there with you! Haha!
Sparkling water! Finally
Hey Jeff, don’t overstretch yourself, we want you to be around for a long time, Cheers to you and Tasha!!
Thank you for saying that Adil. Working with a coach to implement new ‘“less stretching myself” life protocols
Great photo , you are wonderful.
Topics: how not to give in to snacks ( temptation ) at the end of the day when you don’t know you are tired and sleepy.
Explore Raja yoga.
Thanks , we appreciate all you do.
ahh yes, the slow erosion of resilience in the face of yummy temptation as our energy meters go down to zero at the end of the day, haha. I love this suggestion!
lol night snackssss
I have the same problem Garine! Tasha, help us!
Hi! Excited for what’s to come w the podcast!
Topic idea: a rif of the human experience of awakening in everyday life.
How there are moments we seek a guru figure to point the way but yet find a teacher/facilitator vibe that allows us to have the space to open up and create the confidence to make the human awakening experience our own. And we begin to embrace all parts of us.
Desires for huge kundalini experiences and yet the simple joy in soft blissful contentment ends of being the most effective and satisfying. Yet sooo boring at times. Haha!
Our cravings to just bliss out or go on galactic adventures only to come back into our bodies and have to do the laundry.
I relate to everything you say here. In a way this has been the core practice of my life. Craving for the peak experiences, while also understanding with evermore confidence how the deep stuff is right here and all around always. There’s so much to say about this and everyone’s process is so distinct.
Please talk about dealing with anger over EVERYTHING!!!
Anger? Can’t relate. All peaceful over here. Except when I shift into vengeful wrath.
🤣🤣🤣 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Great suggestion! Will definitely tackle this one.
In the meantime, here's a meditation I posted on Bodhisavage last month, where the theme was anger! https://bodhisavage.substack.com/p/guided-meditation-anger-let-it-burn-let-it-be
Love the new pics. On the subject of what we'd like to see, I'd offer feedback that the interview with Cara Lai worked really well for me. It was interesting to hear three deeply engaged and committed people talk it through. Even though I'm not a meditation teacher, it was so helpful to listen to a respectful conversation.
I also really resonated with one of the ones with Sebene Selassie. I'm planning to listen to the other one, too.
I might suggest connecting with Shawn Wilson, https://drshawnwilson.com/, whose book Research is Ceremony I've been reading. The book itself is about research, and Dr. Wilson articulates how his understanding of Indigenous world view requires an approach to research that is rooted in relationships. As a white settler and researcher, Dr. Wilson's writing was very helpful in filling gaps in my dissatisfaction with research practices and on creating a way that research can be supportive. I'm aware that this is a bit nitchy, but to my mind, it's highly complementary with some of Buddhist teaching that this little bundle of the universe has absorbed.
Dr. Wilson's work also incorporates counselling with Indigenous youth. I have requested his book on that subject from the library, but haven't had a chance to read it. It might be something to follow up on as well.
yes yes yes! Both of us are very excited to feature and dig into more indigenous teaching. (We have at least 1 episode coming up with an amazing guest!)
And thanks for the feedback on the Cara Lai episode. It was a really nice change of pace to just be in conversation about pressing topics and know that none of us had an answer, but were willing to play around in the mud together :)
Dr Wilson looks really interesting – I’ll try to read his book and reach out to him. Plus, he’s in BC!
By the way, I love it when people suggest guests - thank you.
Being alive this day here now, both;
(1) from this mysterious unknown Peace back to this Peace as humanly fully alive and
(2) amongst the challenges affecting this Peace
Well, that pretty much sums all of it up 😂
I would like to know about the process of finding a meditation teacher. How did you go about this process? How can you fine-tune your search to find someone you resonate with? Also, I have recently changed to meditating with Jeff daily on Calm instead of Tamara. I am now in a place where this suits me better. Have you done anything similar? Changed teachers along the way, come back to teachers. How does this inform and advance your practice?
such a great suggestion, and something I get asked a lot, especially in dharma/buddhist circles where there tends to be more emphasis on finding "your" teacher. We'll definitely do an episode on this 🙌
What Tasha said.
And yes, it’s absolutely normal to change up teachers, because different perspectives meet us at different points in our life.
It really depends on the person. Some find one teacher or lineage and it works for a long time, if not the whole time. Others move around more frequently.
What a joyful playful photo - !!!!! Can’t wait to keep learning from you both as you have become so important to my daily practicesThank you teachers!!!
Thanks, Beth ❤️
Oh my God, I would have loved to have been at that photo shoot! 😂 I'm curious about meditation and trauma and would love to hear suggestions on learning more about and purposefully studying Buddhism. Thank you! ♥️
Lots to say there, friend!
Sorry, that's probably asking a bit much. 😬
Love the cat shirt Tasha! Just realized you were doing the cat eyes too! LOL! Love it!!! Trippy!!! 😂🙌🏽💜
Love the new photos. Vibrant, quirky…you guys are adorable. I see your inner children energy and joy in your adult bods and it’s beautiful.
Hmmm are ya down to talk about suffering? Yeah, that fun AF party topic that’s such a laugh! 😂 The masks of suffering… the plethora of emotions and feels that come with it: the isolation, anger, guilt, shame (for me as a recovering Catholic: eternal guilt and shame 🤣) Suffering in chronic illness whether it’s physical and/or mental? And then maybe what is the freaky liberation in the fuckedupness of it all. 🥳 Namasté!
I've loved the recent episodes with James-Olivia and Joel Schwartz. I think the topic I'd like continued deep dives into would be living with others in family and community. The idea that there's a kind of baseline contempt for others and ourselves from James-Olivia really resonated deeply with me. This perspective has been reverberating since I heard the episode.
Also, all the ADHD stuff is near and present for me. I've gotten my own patterns and ways of dealing pretty dialed in over the years, but as my older kid has gotten into middle and now high school, it's way tougher. The constraints that I put on myself to manage executive function don't work when applied externally (to him), so now my executive function feels like it's stretched to the max. And so many feelings come up as a result! Too many! Meditation keeps showing me that what I seemed to have "on lock" was just nicely contained to the current environment, and once the environment changes, it's clear that nothing was settled and on lock. That can make me cranky and wish that the family members in my environment would follow all the ways of being that feel best to me. Ha!
I've been involved with a vajrayana community since the pandemic and it's been great to take on some new views related to working with emotions and challenging circumstances. You two keep adding great things to the mix too. We're not trying to renounce the world--we want to live in the mess and experience the whole range of human experience! But, it's hard. I like hearing your voices on what it's like for you and the people around you. I think it's great when we share stories about how we're living the view (not just "using practice" to make life bearable or better, but living practice day to day).