Today's teaching comes from chapter 15 of my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache.

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Today I talk about how analytical psychology can help the Western person better understand Eastern philosophy, especially in reference to the Chakra system found in Kundalini Yoga. This episode is based heavily on the work of Carl Jung (cited below) and the teaching comes from an academic paper that you can find here.

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Sources mentioned in this show:

The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga

The Secret of the Golden Flower

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Integrative Spirituality 

Today I chat with Dr. Daniell McGinnis for another Deep End episode. Our topic today is spiritual materialism. 

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Today's teaching is a reflection on our Western models of reality and how they might hold us back from experiencing the fullness of who we are and what this life is about. 

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Today's teaching comes from the third patriarch of Zen, Seng-Ts'an, and focuses on the role of acceptance in the spiritual path.

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Sources mentioned in the show:

The work of Eknath Easwaren 

The work of Tara Brach

Stephen Batchelor's Buddhism with beliefs

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In today's episode, Dr. Danielle McGinnis and I talk about our recent tour of Carl Jung's house, using the episode to talk about his life, work, and philosophy. 

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In today's episode, I talk about the role of trust in the transformational journey. In order to talk about the importance of trust, I use lecture material and quotes from Alan Watts. 

Sources:

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Today I air chapter four from my latest book Ambitious Heroes and Heartache. 

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Today I use Homer's Odyssey to talk about the spiritual path to liberation by comparing the story with a lecture given by psychotherapist Polly Young-Eisendrath called The Spiritual Adventure of Being Human. 

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Sources:

The Odyssey 

Lecture by Polly Young-Eisendrath 

Today I offer some reflections on a sermon written by Martin Luther King Jr. called Love in Action. 

Sources:

Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr.

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