In this episode, I talk with Dhammarato – a lineage teacher in the Thai Buddhist tradition who has gained an enthusiastic internet following for his unique, 1-1 teaching style conducted over Skype. 

Video version here: https://www.guruviking.com/ep29-dhammarato-guru-viking-podcast-pandemic-edition/

Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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At the time of writing, the world is in the midst of a viral pandemic. Many people are afraid and many people are in isolation. Some people are sick or will become sick, and some people are dying.

In this special series of the Guru Viking Podcast, I ask my guests the questions like how to work with anxiety, fear, and panic? How to work with isolation? How to work with sickness and death? And how to help others having those experiences?

Neither I nor my guests are medical professionals, and this podcast is not medical advice.

Fear, sickness, and death are perennial human experiences, and so my hope is that these episodes will be of use not only to those who are being affected now in this situation, but also of use to others beyond it.

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0:58 - Guidance for those who are afraid or panicked.

12:04 - Guidance for those who are sick.

24:28 - Guidance for those who are dying.

35:31 - Guidance for helping those who are sick or dying.

38:35 - Guidance for those in isolation.

39:40 - Concluding comments.

To find out more about Dhammarato, visit:

- https://dhammaratoblog.wordpress.com/

- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxg5GJFsRqnS-YLTzyrjLQ

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James