Our world is brimming with beings—human, animal, and artificial. We explore how they think, sense, feel, and learn. Conversations and more, every two weeks.
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I am sharing stories, tips, and lessons that I learn backpacking through America’s trails. Whether you are an experienced backpacker or have never walked on a dirt path, you are welcome here! As a military veteran, hiking has helped me rediscover peace within my soul. As a senior citizen (code for old guy), I know that we are never too old to start. The beauty of nature is waiting for you. So, come on. Let’s go walking!
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Sons of The Wandering Blade is a D&D 5e actual play podcast. Players Ty, Lex, Jacob, Michael, and Jack run their characters through The Lost Mines of Phandlever. The Characters are Dax, the woodland elf Monk, Mordis, the woodland elf rogue, Sir Helmet of Halmat, the Mtn. Dwarf, Karl the human fighter, and Saul T. Water, the gnome fighter.
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Radhanath Swami is a Vaishnava sanyassi (a monk in a Krishna-bhakti lineage) and teacher of the devotional path of Bhakti-yoga. He is author of The Journey Home, a memoir of his search for spiritual truth. His teachings draw from the sacred texts of India such as The Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Ramayana, and aim to reveal the practical application of the sacred traditions, while focusing on the shared essence which unites apparently disparate religious or spiritual paths. Born Rich ...
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The Guru Viking Podcast specializes in in-depth interviews with remarkable figures in the world of meditation, spirituality, and self development. Steve travels internationally teaching somatic practices and meditation, and leads explorations in contemplative, mystic, & relational realms.
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We reckon we’re the first EVER podcast to cover the two most eccentric of English pastimes: watching frequently behatted men wander around a field for five days, and watching a frequently behatted man wander around a quarry for (what feels like) five days. We reckon the intersection zone of the Cricket / Doctor Who appreciation Venn Diagram is VAST, hence the podcast. Others are less so sure. “That sounds like the world’s most niche podcast," has been one early reaction. But that’s not what ...
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A podcast Chronicling the Planar Codex, an Table Top Role-playing Game currently in development by Edward A. Greene.
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Ep270: Wandering Monk - Jina Kusala
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In this episode, filmed on location in Kathmandu, Nepal, I am joined by Jina Kusala, originally from Norway and now a wandering Theravada monk. Jina tells the story of his traumatic childhood, the mental suffering and instability it caused, and how the Buddhist path provided a means to reckon with the pain.Jina shares encounters with religious lead…
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The Conclusion Of The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai
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The conclusion of all transcendental knowledge and the means by which we can achieve all transcendental realizations is through cleansing our hearts by sincerely chanting Krishna’s holy name, Krishna has made available all the goals which are achieved in various yugasBởi Radhanath Swami
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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 6)
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And to great scholars like Prakashananda Saraswati, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, to them he discussed very deep philosophy of Vedanta and the conclusions of Vedanta which is pure unalloyed devotion. But the conjugal pastimes of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavana, he only discussed with Shri Ramananda Rai and Swarupa Damodar. So, we are not going to go mu…
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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 5)
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When the Gopis went to meet Krishna, they had not even the slightest tinge of conception of satisfying their own mind, senses or bodies. They simply went to please Krishna, to give themselves completely for Krishna. There is not a tinge of material desire in the hearts of the Gopis.Bởi Radhanath Swami
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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 4)
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He described how in the mood of a servant dasya rasa, one is willing to do everything and anything for the pleasure of the lord, one is willing to surrender his life or her life simply for the satisfaction of the lord and serving with love, ecstatic love.Bởi Radhanath Swami
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The idea of a "maternal instinct" — the notion that mothers are wired for nurturing and care—is a familiar one in our culture. And it has a flipside, a corollary— what you might call “paternal aloofness.” It's the idea that men just aren't meant to care for babies, that we have more, you know, manly things to do. But when you actually look at the b…
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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 3)
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So many times, even here in India, people come and tell us, you’ll be surprised how many people instruct sanyasis and sadhus of what the goal of life is, and the most common explanation is that ‘one should not renounce anything, one should simply perform one’s prescribed duty to one’s family and to one’s occupation and if one just does that, that i…
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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 2)
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In this way, the lord who is in a role of a devotee, and his most intimate devotee, they exhibited the qualities of a Vaishnava. A Vaishnava is always taking the greatest happiness in appreciating the service and the devotion of other Vaishnavas. And a devotee is never envious, is never inclined to find faults with others but is always trying to ap…
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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 1)
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When Ramananda Rai came out of the Godavari, he saw this sanyasi sitting in the far east and the effulgence was so brilliant and attractive that he came and offered his prostrated obeisances to the sanyasi. And when Lord Chaitanya saw him, both of their love awakened with such pure feeling that Lord Chaitanya lifted him up and embraced him.…
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How To Understand And Apply The Extreme Examples In Srimad Bhagavatam?
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There’s not too many Kadambha Munis on the planet today who can do that. There is not that many Devhutis or Kadambha Munis today. But just because we can’t be like that does not mean we can’t learn from what there are trying to teach us. Sukadev Goswami extracted those episodes in history that are for the ultimate welfare of humanity, to learn from…
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Ep269: When Qigong Goes Wrong - Damo Mitchell
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In this episode I am once again joined by Damo Mitchell author, teacher, and student of the internal arts of Asia including Tai Chi and Daoist Inner Alchemy.Damo draws on his background in the qi arts, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Western psychology to reveal the causes and symptoms of various types of qi and meditation related problems, inclu…
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HH Radhanath Swami Remembering HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
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HH Radhanath Swami Remembering HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj by Radhanath SwamiBởi Radhanath Swami
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Ep268: Sitting with Terror - Khandro Kunzang Dechen Chodron
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In this episode I am joined by Khandro Kunzang Dechen Chodron, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and executive director of Saraswati Bhawan Publications.Khandro Kunzang recalls her childhood samadhi experiences and communications with animal spirits, her meetings with great gurus, and her own path of mystical experiences.Khandro Kunzang recounts stories …
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The space of (possibly) sentient beings
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We may not know what it's like to be a bat, but we're pretty confident that it's like something—that bats (and other mammals) are sentient creatures. They feel pleasure and pain, cold and warmth, agitation and comfort. But when it comes to other creatures, the case is less clear. Is a crab sentient? What about a termite, or a tree? The honest answe…
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Mood And Service Attitude of Lalita Sakhi
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who was the person who was really the guardian, the guardian of the true, unadulterated principles of Lord Chaitanya’s mission? Svarupa Damodara Goswami – Lalita gopi.Bởi Radhanath Swami
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Ep267: American Chan Master - Gilbert M Gutierrez
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In this episode I am joined by Gilbert M Gutierrez, Chan Buddhism teacher and a dharma heir of Master Sheng Yen.Gilbert recounts his early childhood mystical and meditation experiences, his deep-dive into closed-door internal martial arts and nei gong systems, and the special abilities he both witnessed and unlocked.Gilbert describes the unusual ci…
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What is the nature of Lalita gopi’s love? That when she sees even a tiny drop of perspiration on the lotus feet of either Radha or Gopinath, it’s as if she assumes one million bodies to eagerly jump up and remove that spot of perspiration. That is her unconditional love.Bởi Radhanath Swami
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How To Deal With People Who Are Demanding?
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How To Deal With People Who Are Demanding? by Radhanath SwamiBởi Radhanath Swami
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Ep266: Meeting of Masters - Guo Gu & Meido Roshi
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In this episode, I host a dialogue between Guo Gu, Chan Buddhist teacher and scholar and author of ‘Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening’, and Meido Roshi, Rinzai Zen Abbot of Korinji Monastery and author of ‘Hidden Zen: Practices for Sudden Awakening and Embodied Realisation’.Guo Gu and Meido Roshi reflect on their long f…
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From the archive: Cities, cells, and the neuroscience of navigation
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Hi friends, we're still on a brief summer break. We'll have a new episode for you later in August. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our archives! ---- [originally aired September 21, 2022] If your podcast listening habits are anything like mine, you might be out for a walk right now. Maybe you’re wandering the neighborhood, just blocks from h…
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Ep265: Occult Experiments - Duncan Barford
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In this episode I am joined by Duncan Barford, occult practitioner, counsellor, and author of ‘Occult Experiments in the Home’.Duncan discusses his own journey into the occult including reality-bending experiments with Chaos Magick, invocation of his holy guardian angel, identifying and relating to entities, and meeting his long-time collaborator, …
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What is Meant by ‘Following Srila Prabhupada’s Footsteps?’
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Srila Prabhupada was very uncompromising what he spoke in his lectures and what he wrote in his books but how he applied those principles to individual personal cases was with such compassion whatever helped that person to become more attracted to Krishna, he would present it that way. That’s following in Prabhupada’s footsteps. Not just repeating …
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What Is The Difference Between Humility And Pridelessness?
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All practical purposes, to be humble means to be without pride, without being a sense of false proprietorship without the illusion that I am the doer.Bởi Radhanath Swami
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Ep264: Vajrayana & Performance Art - Naljorma Tsül'dzin
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In this episode, filmed on location in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, I am joined by Naljorma Tsül'dzin, an internationally acclaimed performance artist and ordained apprentice in the Aro gTer sect of Tibetan Buddhism.Tsül'dzin recalls her childhood in rural Ireland, early cultural and occult explorations, substance abuse and recovery, and her internationa…
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From the archive: What does ChatGPT really know?
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Hi friends, we're on a brief summer break at the moment. We'll have a new episode for you in August. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our archives! ---- [originally aired January 25, 2023] By now you’ve probably heard about the new chatbot called ChatGPT. There’s no question it’s something of a marvel. It distills complex information into cle…
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Ep263: My Demon Exorcism - Mattias Daly 3
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In this episode I am once again joined by Mattias Daly, Taoist practitioner and translator of ‘Taoist Inner Alchemy’, published by Shambala.Mattias tells the story of his affliction by a malevolent entity, a demon attached to his ancestral line for generations. Mattias details the progression of his symptoms and his terror as the being began to tak…
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This is your pastime my Lord. It was by your will that he got this disease in Jharikhanda forest, it was your will that for almost one year he remained here in this diseased condition and now it is by your will that you have cured him and embrace him by your causeless mercy.Bởi Radhanath Swami
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How To Recognize And Cultivate Compassion?
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Preaching is an instrument of the compassion of great souls and a proper spirit that helps us to develop our compassion. Real preaching means to extend yourself to make sacrifices of yourself for the wellbeing of another.Bởi Radhanath Swami
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Why Lord Jagannath Doesn’t Eat Potatoes And Carrots in Puri?
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Why Lord Jagannath Doesn’t Eat Potatoes And Carrots in Puri? by Radhanath SwamiBởi Radhanath Swami
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Ep262: Life of Liberation - Dorje
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In this episode, filmed on location in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, I am joined by Dorje, an American Vajrayana practitioner born in 1947.Dorje recounts his childhood in the American South, his move to San Francisco in 1968, and his involvement in the early days of the gay liberation movement. He recalls the arrival of AIDS in 1981, the traumatic deaths …
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From the archive: Medieval monks on memory, meditation, and mind-wandering
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Hi friends, we're on a brief summer break at the moment. We'll have a new episode for you in August. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our archives! _____ [originally aired May 17, 2023] You know the feeling. You're trying to read or write or think through a project, maybe even just respond to an email, when your attention starts to drift. You…
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Ep261: Original Love - Henry Shukman
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In this episode I am once again joined by Henry Shukman, award-winning poet, Zen teacher, and author of ‘One Blade of Grass; a Zen memoir’ and the new book ‘Original Love’. Henry discusses the surprising writing process of ‘Original Love’, the importance of love in spiritual practice, and how to release the heart.Henry describes the 4 major areas o…
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Ep260: Boudhanath Kora with Lama Glenn Mullin
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During a recent trip to Nepal, I met with frequent podcast guest Lama Glenn Mullin, spiritual teacher, Tibetologist, and author of over 30 books on Buddhism. Glenn was in Kathmandu to lead a group of over fifty pilgrims into tantric retreat in the nearby mountains and graciously agreed to film with me at various sacred sites before and after their …
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If you've taken Linguistics 101, you know what language is. It's a system for conveying meaning through speech. We build words out of sounds, and then complex ideas out of those words. Remarkably, the relationship between the sounds and the meanings they convey is purely arbitrary. Human language consists, in other words, of abstract symbols. Now, …
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