In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Nida Chenagtsang, Buddhist teacher, doctor of Tibetan Medicine, and author of ‘Foundations of Sowa Rigpa: A Guide to the Root Tantra of Tibetan Medicine’.

Dr Nida discusses the traditional Tibetan medical system of Sowa Rigpa and reveals its core doctrines such as health as balance, pulse and urine analysis, and how to discover your body’s typology.

Dr Nida also delves into the esoteric side of Sowa Rigpa, including Tibetan demonology, the crossovers with tantra, and the use of magic rituals and spells to treat mental and physical illness.

Dr Nida also discusses the similarities between Sowa Rigpa and Ancient Greek medicine, the importance of sleep, the toxicity of emotion, and offers a direct warning to spiritual people around the world.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep240-foundations-of-sowa-rigpa-dr-nida-chenagtsang

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

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

00:53 - What is Sowa Rigpa?

03:27 - Connecting to the European medical tradition

07:02 - Pros and cons of modern medical science

10:05 - How Dr Nida’s teaching changed after integration into European culture

12:46 - Cultural conditioning in Asia vs Europe

17:58 - Similarities between Ancient Greek medicine and Sowa Rigpa

21:19 - 8th century international medical conference in Tibet

24:21 - A universal medicine

25:14 - What is medical tantra?

27:33 - The ‘4 Tantras’

30:34 - Why study an 8th century medical text today?

32:34 - A new translation by Dr Ben Joffe

35:47 - Compiling Dr Nida’s commentary

36:56 - Sowa Rigpa Institute

37:47 - The core of Sowa Rigpa

41:11 - How to understand your typology

44:15 - Healthy sleep

45:03 - 3 methods of diagnosis in Sowa Rigpa

46:27 - Urine analysis

47:57 - 3 levels of pulse reading

52:03 - How to receive to the body’s signals

54:15 - Bedside manner

56:58 - Connecting to the unconscious mind

01:00:03 - Art of conversation

01:02:54 - Buddhist influences on Sowa Rigpa

01:07:48 - Emotional toxins

01:11:02 - Toxic energy

01:14:49 - 3 nyepas and the 3 doṣas

01:18:18 - Monastics vs ngakpas

01:22:36 - The esoteric specialisms of the village ngakpa

01:27:44 - Tibetan demonology

01:29:21 - How spirits cause health problems

01:33:57 - The esoteric side of Sowa Rigpa

01:36:37 - Dr Nida’s warning to spiritual people

01:38:37 - Dangers of materialism

Previous episodes with Dr Nida Chenagtsang:

- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=nida

To find out more about Dr Nida Chenagtsang, visit:

- https://www.facebook.com/DoctorNida/

- http://www.skypressbooks.com/

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- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James