The Freedom Place

Thanks and praises to the Lama for gracing us with another teaching! In this conversation, t.k. explains the Vajrayana and Dzogchen view of wisdom and love as inseparable qualities of awareness. Wisdom is described as open emptiness beyond concepts, while love is described as the clear, warm radiance that arises from that openness. Rinpoche also distinguishes ordinary mind from the nature of mind,...

In this episode of The Freedom Place Podcast, t.k. graces us with another interview focusing on the dynamics of Vajrayana practice and the path. Thank you for listening and enjoy! This interview discusses two approaches to the spiritual path: a “via negativa” that focuses on reducing suffering without requiring Divinity, and Vajrayana, which is based on Buddha nature and a more direct understandin...

Rejoice, for we are blessed with a new episode! In this recording, Rinpoche talks about the otherness of Divinity and the creatureliness of human beings, examining how nihilistic materialism attempts to overshadow spiritual discourse. We also learn how crucial it is for those truly interested in spirituality to follow the invitation of the Mysterium Tremendum while recognizing and acknowledging it...

We are blessed with another episode! In this interview, t.k. explores theurgy, Divine invocation, and the sanctification of matter, emphasizing the need to recognize the Divine essence beyond thingness. Rinpoche critiques nihilism in contemporary culture and encourages engagement with profound spiritual inquiry. The interview culminates in a contemplation of the interplay of being and non-being, w...

In this episode, the importance of the spiritual path versus talking about spirituality. Please enjoy! Topics include: The Pitfalls of Talking Spirituality The Importance of Practice Confronting Self-Lying The Challenge of Solitary Retreat Encountering the Mind in Solitude Wasting Our Precious Human Birth Practical Methodologies for Change Recognizing the Hellishness of Existence

True understanding emerges only when identity dissolves. This is discussed in the context of Dzogchen practice, specifically tögal's exhaustion of all phenomena. t.k. speaks on the inherent liberating dynamics that beckon us to return to the original situation. Enlightenment! Topics: Realization and Identity The Nature of Nothingness Exhaustion of Phenomena Explained  The Self-Liberating Dynam...

t.k. talks about the which is the best spiritual path and then explains the distinction between knowing and realizing. Enjoy! 0:18 Introduction to the Vajrayana Path 4:36 The Start of My Spiritual Search 10:19 Paths and Practices Explored 16:01 Family Influence on Spirituality 23:11 Encountering Vajrayana 23:32 Knowing vs. Realizing 25:44 The Nature of Knowledge 31:22 Subject and Object in Reality...

t.k. gspeaks on prayer, focusing on contemplative prayer as longing for divine experience. He contrasts cataphatic prayer, which contemplates divine attributes, with apophatic prayer, embracing the ineffable mystery. 0:05 Introduction to Prayer 1:27 Contemplative Prayer Defined 4:47 Vajrayana Perspectives 5:39 The Attributes of Deity 9:09 Transformative Blessings 14:56 Devotion and Offerings 17:08...

In this episode, t.k. discusses revelatory passages from his book: The Concealing and Revealing.: The Wisdom of Reality Only . https://a.co/d/iYvdJFx Topics include: Finding Strength in Choices The Nature of Suffering  Transforming Negative Habits The Friction of Change Elation vs. Exaltation Symbols of Spirituality The Limits of Language The Paradox of Spiritual Freedom Starting from Reality  Rea...

The Wisdom Blessings of the Guru are always welcome! And we welcome this latest episode of The Freedom Place Podcast where t.k. graces us by discussing some select passages from his new book, The Concealing and Revealing.: The Wisdom of Reality Only  - https://www.amazon.com/Concealing-Revealing-wisdom-Reality-Only/dp/B0FD4NJCVM/ Enjoy!

In this latest recording, t.k. discusses the nature of compassion, the meaning of the title of the new book  The Concealing and Revealing.: The Wisdom of Reality Only , the role of the Guru, and the nature of Love.  We are truly blessed to have another interview and opportunity to listen to sublime wisdom teachings. With deep and profound gratitude to the spiritual master for sharing wisdom with u...

In this recording, t.k. discusses meaningfulness again, touching upon various types of meaning, the history of meaning in modern times with regard to humanism and existentialism, and how ultimate / divine meaning is discovered and exactly what that is and is not... We are truly blessed to have yet another sublime teaching delivered via podcast, and we're very grateful to receive it. Please enjoy!

In this recording, Traktung Rinpoche graciously discusses nothingness as the essence of reality. We are blessed to have yet another sublime teaching to enlighten our minds. Enjoy! One way that we approach the understanding of nothingness from a Western religious context is the conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus where he fell down and was blinded by brilliant light. Meister Eckhart’s de...

We are so grateful to be blessed with another episode of The Freedom Place Podcast in which Traktung Rinpoche graciously discusses identity and language. Identity, while functional, is, in the light of truth, itself is a mistake. Language, while efficacious for navigating our mundane existence, is rooted in duality and, therefore, not sufficient to accurately describe reality. Please enjoy!

Welcome to the sixteenth episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa! For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www. TraktungKhepa.com. "Hail Mary, Mother of God, teach me the heart, and your surrender." In this interview, t.k. discusses the profound visions of Mary that he was blessed with and the manner in which these visits...

Welcome to the fifteenth episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa. For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www. TraktungKhepa.com . In this interview, t.k. answers questions sent in by a listener of the podcast. We love listener questions, so to have t.k. answer your questions in an upcoming episode, please send them to m...

Welcome to the 14th episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa. For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www. TraktungKhepa.com . In this interview, t.k. discusses breath. How does one work with breathing for spiritual work? What is the human subtle body and how does this process structure relate to breath? What are the inne...

Welcome to the 13th episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa. For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www. TraktungKhepa.com . In this interview, t.k. discusses magic. What is magic? How is it practiced? What are the differences between wisdom magic and mundane magic? Additional highlights include a consideration of diffe...

Welcome to the twelfth episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa. I'm your host, Greg Kaminsky. For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www. TraktungKhepa.com . In this interview, t.k. discusses meaning. What is meaning? Where can it be found? Does it come from outside us, do we create it, or is it found outside of relatio...

Welcome to the eleventh episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa. For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www. TraktungKhepa.com . In this interview, t.k. discusses Socrates' ancient aphorism, "Know Thyself." He describes the way in which delusion arises as a process structure and how this process structure, mistakenly pe...

Welcome to the tenth episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa. I'm your host, Greg Kaminsky. For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www. TraktungKhepa.com . In this interview, t.k. discusses the notion of spiritual authority and the value of holding an attitude of questioning. One of the teachings here is that it is the...

Welcome to the ninth episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa. I'm your host, Greg Kaminsky. For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www. TraktungKhepa.com . In this interview, t.k. answers three questions sent in by a listener of the podcast. We'd love to make listener questions a regular feature, so to have t.k. answer...

Welcome to the eighth episode of The Freedom Place podcast! This is a platform for distributing interviews with and teachings of American-born sage Traktung Khepa. This is the second part of an extraordinary interview where t.k. talks about the human quest for ultimate meaning, art history and the development of perspective, the philosophical developments of existentialism and post-modern deconstr...

Welcome to the seventh episode of The Freedom Place podcast! This is a platform for distributing interviews with and teachings of American-born sage Traktung Khepa. This is the first part of an extraordinary interview where t.k. talks about the human quest for ultimate meaning, art history and the development of perspective, the philosophical developments of existentialism and post-modern deconstr...

Welcome to the sixth episode of The Freedom Place podcast! This is a platform for distributing interviews with and teachings of American-born sage Traktung Khepa. In this extraordinary interview, t.k. talks about the pre-preliminaries of Tantric practice and the way to approach the considerations that are foundational to an esoteric path. He stresses over and over how not contemplating these consi...