In this episode I am joined by Mattias Daly, Taoist practitioner and translator of ‘Taoist Inner Alchemy’, published by Shambala.

Mattias reveals how youthful delinquency and substance abuse problems saw him kicked out of the University of Chicago and drove him to seek out martial arts and meditation instruction under a Taoist master.

Mattias shares his travels to China and unusual training adventures there including bodily purification through tree slapping, encounters with religious cults, and experiences with profound spiritual masters.

Mattias also discusses having a generational demonic possession exorcised by a Māori Tohunga in New Zealand and warns of the danger of incorrect internal practice such as psychosis, premature ejaculation, and more.

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

00:57 - Why translate Taoist Inner Alchemy

04:58 - Trying not to be a scumbag

06:50 - Attraction to Buddhism

09:06 - Meeting Red Pine and mentoring relationship

11:59 - Red Pine’s influence and friendship

14:02 - Chaos Elemental

15:01 - Professor father and blue collar mother

18:34 - Childhood delinquency

24:07 - Model of masculinity

24:14 - Entry into the martial arts

26:27 - Male role models and discipline

28:57 - Did UFC destroy traditional martial arts?

31:34 - How to win a fight

33:34 - Limits of Chinese Kung Fu schools

35:31 - Rock bottom and kicked out of University of Chicago

38:09 - Return to martial arts and finding a Taoist master

41:17 - Initial Taoist training

45:01 - Buddhist vs Taoist cultivation

49:26 - Possession by demonic entity

55:58 - Generational demonic possession

59:50 - Learning Chinese

01:01:49 - Finding teachers in China

01:04:19 - Powerful purification experiences in Taoist cultivation

01:09:58 - Encountering a spiritual cult leader

01:17:04 - Reflections on spiritual charlatans in China

01:18:43 - Discovering the power of the empty state

01:22:13 - Practicing Taoist Inner Alchemy

01:25:17 - Move to Taiwan and walking away from Chinese medicine

01:27:36 - The dangers of meditation and internal cultivation

01:32:52 - Premature ejaculation and the lower Dantian

01:33:39 - Qigong and Tai Chi delusions

01:35:53 - Psychosis and Qigong fever

01:36:40 - Being in the presence of powerful teachers

01:38:07 - The heart of the path

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Pre-order Mattias’ new book at a 30% discount with the promo code ALCHEMY30 at https://www.shambhala.com/ten-discourses-on-daoist-alchemy.html. Valid through March 11th.

To find our more about Mattias Daly, visit:

- https://www.shambhala.com/authors/a-f/mattias-daly.html

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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James