The Almighty Ohm

Reading and review of the Chinese classic as translated by Richard Wilhelm, with a CJ Jung introduction. Spoiler alert: the book is about tantric Taoist: sexual energy cultivation.

I discuss the idea of a computer with the processing power of the human mind. Are we missing the majesty right behind our eyes?

Hacking humans. I talk about placebo and how it can be used and abused. Intention matters. This is another old recording.

I discuss how compassion tends to be used to sell a product, when compassion should direct the action. The why should be helping, profit should be a result of utility.

I go over, from a Buddhist perspective, the state of party politics, the cult of personality, the potential, and possible propaganda. Election 2019 Canada federal National.

I discuss further the Garfield "emptiness and the mind perceiving it". How the three states and our relation to objects change as we proceed through the path of self actualization.

I talk about a seminar on "emptiness and the mind that perceives it" yogacharya

The fourth patriarch of tientai and chapter 6 of his manual on meditation. I discuss efficient means to dharma doors, and practice. Old recording.

I talk about the first sentence and paragraph of the Dhammacakkappavattana sutta. How we can see the heart of the teachings in a few simple sentences. Also discuss what might be the true first lesson?

I consider intention in practice, and when ceremony is just that.

I talk about Kant, a priori, hermeneutics, and how the Western philosophy relates to many Eastern thought systems. Mostly I talk.

I talk about a teaching from Ajahn Brahm. It holds the key to Buddhism itself, and the end of suffering.

I discuss forgiveness in buddhism. Childhood trauma, compassion practice. Ending suffering with compassion.

Based on the question I look into what is emptiness, the meaning and the message.

I talk about one of the many benefits of mindfulness. How it can benefit focus and productivity. Efficiency and task switching.

I explain the root of the Chinese term Qi. Pre Taoism and post. Also talk about bodhidharma and Qi Gung

I look at what I discovered about mindfulness, meditation, and even yoga in the west. Cognitive based therapies are risking the potential, and patient healing. How Buddhism is practiced by adherents might show signs of an imbalance.

The acceptance of our lot. Life is suffering, as a positive/empowering fact to existence.

I explore multiple subjects relating to faith, devotion, and healing.

Where does compassion and kindness intersect with common sense? Some will wait to be asked, others will share without limits?

The audience was the content. How streaming and media fractured. Media, news, and authenticity.

Chapter 15, ln 15-20 of the Bhagavad Gita translated by Eknath Easwaran.

Dharma transmission in the west. The frog and the scorpion as Buddhist parable.

As I prepare the episode about "What is missing in mediation and mindfulness in the West". Observations about my practice and mindfulness in the west. Meditation and mindfulness.

What I found looking at 'Gung Fu Cha' online. As a Westerner, with an interest what I saw and why I choose to Brew my tea this way.