In this interview I am once again joined by Anthony Metivier, author and internationally renowned memory expert who’s meditation practice is reciting sacred Sanskrit texts from memory.

Anthony shares his most recent findings from his personal meditation practice of reciting sacred Sanskrit texts, including using memorisation and recitation to pacify obsessive thinking, the pros and cons of guru and deity devotion, and his experiment with deliberately reducing his practice volume and observing the mindlessness and habitual tendencies that arose as a consequence.

Anthony discusses how to enter altered states of consciousness through recitation of memorised texts, why he is now memorising Shakespeare instead of more Sanskrit, and why it is essential to include the body in meditation and other mental feats.

Anthony also discusses what can be learned from the examples of figures such as Sherlock Holmes, Giordano Bruno, Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as discussing his latest book, Flyboy, a crime novel in which the detective protagonist uses specialist memory techniques to track down a serial killer.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep203-unlock-the-enlightened-mind-anthony-metivier

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

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00:00 - Intro

01:13 - Flyboy

02:17 - Effects of taking a break from meditation and memorisation

04:45 - Memorising Shakespeare and Atmabodha

06:02 - Memorising Sanskrit as a meditation to pacify obsessive thinking

09:27 - Ideas vs execution

09:56 - Mindlessness after taking a break from meditation

11:20 - Engine and algorithm of the Ruba Gita

12:28 - The genius of Sanskrit’s construction

16:29 - How to induce altered states through recitation

19:37 - From mystical states to positive behaviour change

22:32 - Gary Weber’s enlightenment and idolising the teacher

25:07 - Pros and cons of deity and guru devotion

27:31 - Why memorise Shakespeare?

30:49 - Vaudeville feats of memory and multi-tasking

33:32 - Essential to include the body in meditation

38:33 - The theory of craft and failed creative writing professors

43:39 - Sherlock Holmes and Gary Gygax

46:49 - Writing Flyboy

50:37 - Memory techniques and PTSD

51:58 - Building puzzles into Flyboy for the readers to solve

57:11 - Memory techniques hidden in Giordano Bruno’s plays

58:13 - Popularising memory techniques for non specialists

59:47 - Recording the audiobook version

01:03:24 - The future of Anthony’s publishing efforts

01:07:45 - Have fun and experiment!

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Previous episode with Anthony Metivier:

- https://www.guruviking.com/ep123-master-of-memory-anthony-metivier/

To purchase Flyboy, visit:

- https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/fb-sq/

To find out more about Anthony Metivier, visit:

- https://www.youtube.com/c/AnthonyMetivierMMM

- https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James