Thanks to Jan @ Gnostic Media for providing us with this very, very informative and thought provoking interview. The explanation of how we conceive of reality.. how the brain interprets the world, through more then just the 5 senses was quite, quite enlightening. Enjoyable, thought provoking & informative. Certainly got me thinking!
Bill Joslin at an early age developed a fascination with mind and awareness. Subsequently he spent 16 years studying Bonpo, Nyingma Buddhist and Taoist practices. He spent a year in Asia interviewing Buddhist monks in Laos, Cambodia, Nepal; Taoist practitioners in Indonesia, and Bonpo priests in Northwest Nepal, comparing practices as taught in the west with the original monasteries and traditions from which the teachings originated. Nine years ago, Bill was asked by a number of people to counsel them with mediation practices they were having difficulty with and not finding aid from their current teachers. From a sense of responsibility Bill then went through a process of questioning every aspect of meditative knowledge he had gained over those years, essentially applying critical thinking to spiritual practices. In short order the illusion of meditation, spiritual teachers, and philosophical frameworks dissolved and a concise, non-mystical view of mind, self and world emerged with simple clarity. Meditation and spiritual guru-ship is an ancient form of control, the residue of which we live with today.
You are going to have to give this more then one listen. There is much information to digest. I have listened 3 times already. And am going to give it yet another go roundLastly- Keep an open mind. Consider the information presented.A comment left at Gnostic Media sums up my sentiments quite accurately
Ryan Gilmore July 13, 2014 at 2:59 pm I’m going to have to give this repeated listens to try and mull over the details, but my first impression is that this is an extremely important episode.
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