Gin And Tantra

In part of an ever growing conversation and inquisition on enlightenment and developing the self we take a deep look at some of what the various traditions say about Enlightenment.  We then look more deeply into how the Tibetan Buddhist tradition views this and how they describe the various aspects or dimensions of Enlightenment and the abilities that it has to manifest itself through various beings and in various forms.  This is a really fascinating discussion if you have never heard about these theories before.   The three terms we discuss towards the end of the episode are the Nirmanakaya, Sambhogakaya and the Dharmakaya.

We continue our discussion on the Tibetan Book of the Dead or the Book of the Bardo as its known.  We continue to illuminate the deeper aspects of the conscious and subconscious states of our human condition, known as the 8 dissolutions.  We covered the initial aspects or dissolutions as they are known in a previous episode with a similar title (Separation of Yin and Yang) for those who haven't listened I would go back and listen to that one first.  In this episode we will finalize the theory to its conclusion covering the deepest parts of one's consciousness or prana and then discuss the primordial facets of our embodied awareness... Yin, Yang, Emptiness and Unity.  

In this episode Daniel is joined by friend of the show Priscilla, acupuncturist, Yogi and mother of two for a breakdown of a passage from the book, The Prophet written by Khalil Gibran.  The passage that we will be breaking down is featured below.

"Then a mason came forth and said, Speak to us of Houses.

Would that I could gather your houses into my hand, and like a sower scatter them in forest and meadow.

And tell me, people of Orphalese, what have you in these houses? And what is it you guard with fastened doors?

Ay, and it becomes a tamer, and with hook and scourge makes puppets of your larger desires.

But you, children of space, you restless in rest, you shall not be trapped nor tamed.

In this episode we continue our discussion on Empowerment.  We discuss the potential for the development of oneself to best help others.  We highlight how this path is designed for passionate people, for curious people and for those who have great desire to know...  Additionally, we get into some of the afflictions of our human experience such as anger, attachment and desire.

In this episode we discuss empowerment... What is it?  Why it is practiced?  For reference, we can say that it is a radical learning opportunity.  Additionally we talk about cultural initiations, admiring the Will of the compassionate beings and coalescing minds.

In this episode we continue our discussion on the finite nature of our human existence as we bring a little focus on some formal contemplation on dying from the Buddhist tradition.  We highlight the vulnerability of our bodies,  the impermanence of our things, loved ones, ourselves and more.  If everything seems to be of a such a transitory state, what stands the test of time?  Tune in and find out!

In this episode we discuss our expiration, but more specifically the physical degradation that can occur and the ways in which we can be of service to those whom are going through that process in the ways we know how.  This life is finite, these bones hollow and our flesh mortal... we highlight the raw experiences of this process with our loved ones and bring to light the everyday heroism of those who aide in the most unique experience of our lifetimes... the end.

One of the members of our GNT community has had a personal loss so just in recognition of that, and as moral support, we wanted to do a

special episode on dealing with loss.  We had done some things on this before, but it is a deep subject and is always worth taking a revisit.

A quote from Nietzsche, " Those with a why can endure almost any how . . ."