In this interview I am joined by Adam Mizner, internationally renowned tai chi practitioner and meditation teacher.

Adam recounts how a troubled childhood saw him begin martial arts and meditation training, and he reflects on his childhood psychic visionary experiences.

Adam discusses the nature of internal cultivation, the role of standing practice, and provides a detailed analysis of the remarkable abilities and attainments of his teacher, the Thai Buddhist Arahant, Luang Por Jamnian.

Adam also shares his current understanding about the true path of meditation, criticises visualisation practices found in Vajrayana Buddhism, questions the efficacy of tummo meditation, and elaborates on the mechanics of his famous push hands abilities.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep182-meditation-maverick-adam-mizner

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

00:53 - Difficult childhood & psychic visions

03:13 - Are psychic powers actually an ailment

04:26 - Pros and cons of psychic openness

06:10 - Beginning Tai Chi and meditation

08:09 - Hard training

08:54 - Internal cultivation is not gentle

10:37 - Becoming a Tai Chi creature

15:38 - Adam’s early training

18:20 - The power of standing practice

21:21 - Harnessing obsessive qualities for practice

23:15 - Leaving fight training

24:24 - Adam’s teachers

26:05 - Aversion to lineage

26:48 - Meeting the arhat Luang Por Jamnian

30:34 - The remarkable spiritual feats of Luang Por Jamnian

33:44 - The life and training of Luang Por Jamnian

36:39 - Beyond mind and body

38:28 - How to transcend mind and body

44:29 - Attained people vs charismatic talkers

47:42 - Different types of enlightened people

52:59 - The true path of meditation

58:41 - Cultivate stillness

01:02:42 - Learning to sit still, even with injuries

01:08:27 - Realising your limits

01:10:29 - Acclimatisation vs transcendence

01:14:46 - Adam on morality

01:18:51 - Imaginary enlightenment

01:19:46 - Critique of visualisation practices of Vajrayana

01:24:39 - The secret of metta cultivation

01:28:08 - Adam on the mirage of tummo

01:31:01 - Can authentic tummo be restored?

01:33:44 - Real transformation

01:42:44 - Practice techniques as sectarian conditioning

01:45:11 - Adam on sex and sexual practice

01:49:47 - Ejaculation and orthorexia

01:52:57 - Men vs women on the path

01:54:46 - Men’s hormonal tendencies

01:56:26 - Secret to Adam’s Fajing and push hands skills

02:07:07 - Advice for the seeker

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To find our more about Adam Mizner, visit:

- https://heavenmanearth.com/en/adam-mizner

- https://discovertaiji.com/en

- https://discovermind.com/en

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- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James