Burgs Podcast

What do our little human lives amount to?  We all have to make choices in relation to the challenges in front of us. Many unwise choices are made due to the belief that there is no intelligent process behind our lives. Our path out of suffering is our way home and a deep connection to the intelligence which holds us. 

In this interview, Burgs suggests that we are at a threshold in human history where it is crucial we make the right decisions in our lives and create a critical mass for change. This time is calling for us to find the best qualities of what it is to be human and become the species that starts to give back. Burgs talks about the courage to step into the unknown, unlearning the culture of consumerism, finding meaning over hopelessness and how to become a net contributor. 

In this meditation, we create in our heart a vision for the world as we would like to see it. If we cannot imagine the world we dream of, then it’s not going to happen. What are you going to change? Where are you going to find courage? What would you like to see happen in your life and in the world around you? We all want to see the world be a beautiful place, it’s what we long for. May we all do our little bit and what is in our heart.

Are you able to switch off and drop the things that worry you?  How can you be a more relaxed person and get into a deeply settled state? You might have tried yoga or meditation but perhaps have not made an agreement with yourself to actually be more relaxed.  Burgs explores letting go our sense of control, trusting the power of life, dialling out of stress, changing our habit patterns and reconfiguring our relationship with time. 

We can often feel that something is missing in our lives and run around looking for something that will give us meaning. That search can go on for our whole life. However, when we get in touch with the deepest part of our heart we know that there is nothing lacking. That is why we must do whatever we can to overcome numbness, reclaim our capacity to feel and nourish our connection to the sacred. When you end your numbness, your quest for meaning in your life will be over and you will understand what you came here for. 

The choices we make this year are going to determine the direction of our lives and the lives of future generations. Life has changed dramatically in the last two years. It will never be the same again. But how will it be different?  How can the choices we make lead to the growth in humanity? And what is the direction you want to take in your life?  Now is the time to put conviction behind your beliefs. 

Life is an extraordinary mystery and the deeper existential questions are not answered sufficiently by science. Through deep yogic practice we can polish the mind and as this lens becomes more and more refined, fundamental spiritual truths are revealed in stages. The Buddha asks us not to subscribe to views but to see for ourselves what is true through practice. Dharma is a living universal truth – the way of things – and by seeing this we can live life skilfully. Burgs tells the story of the Ox Herder – which Illustrates the journey we go through as we learn to clear the dust from our eyes and start to see the dharma for ourselves. 

If we test positive for covid-19, we are cast into a journey which we know can go a number of ways. Burgs shares his experience of having the virus with the impact not just on the physical body but also the subtle energetic body. By undertaking a digital detox and resting, he found that the virus was causing absolute turbulence in his body, and yet his mind was in a deep state of peace. The experience reinforces the importance of holding our own space and finding stillness in a storm. It is an invitation to let go which is similar to a deep vipassana practice if you can be with what arises – such as your deepest fears.  This can be very healing. 

Giving back starts with each one of us doing the inner work to realise our reals needs are far less than our perceived needs are.  Living simply is not a sacrifice but a relief. And this opens our heart so that we feel more connected to the people around us and all of life.  Delight in what you have to give and find peace in your life. From little acorns come mighty oaks. If you keep walking in the right direction, you cant fail. 

We are living in the most important time in history. We are being asked to bring about a total paradigm shift in what it means to be a human being. How can we be the generation to turn it all around?  How can we give back more than we take out? We are using up our good fortune and the only way to accumulate it again is to create merit and give something back – both for ourselves, the planet and future generations.