Dale Borglum founded and directed the Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first residential facility in the United States to support conscious dying. He has been the Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in Santa Fe and since 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the co-author with Ram Dass, Daniel Goleman, and Dwarka Bonner of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook and has taught meditation since 1974. Dale lectures and gives workshops on the topics of meditation, healing, spiritual support for those with a life-threatening illness, and caregiving as a spiritual practice. He has a doctorate degree from Stanford University.

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Transcript of this interview

Interview conducted 12/13/2014

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Dale Borglum: Death as an Opportunity for Awakening

00:04:14 - The Beauty of Americans on the Verge of Death

00:08:43 - Letting go into love and the culture of accumulation

00:12:58 - Letting Go and Resting in the Embrace with the Beloved

00:16:46 - The Fear of Death and Approaching Dying

00:21:02 - Fear of Death and Spiritual Practice

00:24:52 - The Experience of Pain

00:29:13 - Intense Pain after Hip Replacement Surgery

00:32:41 - Exploring the Nature of Pain

00:36:27 - The Power of Compassion

00:40:13 - Awakening Experiences and the Search for Fulfillment

00:44:45 - Developing Compassion through Difficulties

00:48:53 - The Foundation for an Open Heart

00:52:44 - The Holistic Definition of Enlightenment

00:56:42 - Building a foundation for compassion

01:01:11 - Groundedness in Nature and Everyday Life

01:05:19 - Understanding Groundedness

01:09:33 - The Clouds of Fear and Death

01:13:32 - Intimacy with Death and Life

01:17:36 - Embracing the Neurotic Self

01:21:17 - The Daily Routine of Spiritual Practitioners

01:25:27 - Being Present with Dying People

01:29:01 - The Transformation in Dying and Enlightenment

01:33:15 - Spiritual Awakening During the Dying Process

01:37:08 - Life Between Lives and Near-Death Experiences

01:41:21 - Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba Maharaj

01:45:33 - The Importance of Selfless Service and Seva

01:49:29 - Surrender and Faith in Maharajji

01:53:35 - Fundamental Assumptions and the Divine

01:57:42 - Online Streaming of Meditation Groups and Training to be with the Dying

02:00:55 - Preview of Next Week's Episode on Healing and Guardian Angels