Peter's Podcast

Discussion of the cycles of existence known as Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra.

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Namaste.

Thoughts on current events and ancient truths.

In this episode, we head to meditation class. I'm using the technique of Bija Mantra with the chakras and introducing the idea of chakras as the blueprint of our personal path in life. You can listen to the talk or do the meditation, too. (There's a 15-minute silent meditation after the technique.) Enjoy!

There's more about the chakras in my new book, co-written with Alan Finger, called The Genius of Yoga. Check it out wherever you get books.

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Namaste.

In this episode, Wendy Newton and I discuss the special opportunity this moment in history offers us, despite its immense challenge and disruption. We're sitting by Moreau Lake at the edge of the Adirondacks.

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Backyard musings on yoga and political action.

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In this episode, I talk with my teacher Alan Finger, founder of ISHTA Yoga about our new  book The Genius of Yoga: How Yogic Meditation Can Unlock Your Innate Brilliance. Al and I talk about why yoga meditation can take a practitioner beyond mindfulness, and how your meditation practice can help you address challenges as big as pandemics and race. 

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Today I welcome an activist and yogi to share his perspective on current events. Reggie Hubbard is the Congressional liaison and Washington, D.C. strategist for the liberal progressive advocacy organization MoveOn. He has worked on gubernatorial and national campaigns, including Florida’s 2006 gubernatorial race and on Bernie Sanders 2016 primary campaign. He also served as senior advance staff for Joe Biden under the Obama administration. Reggie is a yoga teacher, and I got to meet him in our last ISHTA meditation training. I'm grateful that he took the time to meet with me and share his insights and recommendations in this challenging time.

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On today's podcast, I share excerpts from the following:

• Left, Right, and Center podcast from KCRW (May 29 and June 5 episodes) with Josh Barro, Christine Emba, Rich Lowry, and Robert A. George. 
• Martin Luther King, I have a dream speech 1963
• Course in Miracles, Introduction
• Tao Te Ching, chapters 1-3, by Lao Tzu (translation by Brian Browne Walker)
• James Baldwin, from The Price of the Ticket, 1979
• Creative Quest, by Questlove, p. 117
• Bhagavad Gita, II.54, translated by Swami Sivananda
• Bhagavad Gita, Introduction, by Mahatma Gandhi
• The Late Show, Cory Booker, June 5,2020
• Tantra, the Path of Ecstacy, by Georg Feuerstein, p. 35
• "What Lightning Flash," by Paramahansa Yogananda

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Thank you, and namaste!

In this bonus episode, I take you to meditation class where I drop some thoughts on the importance of silence, intuition, and action. We do the ISHTA Inner Smile meditation, which you can join. There is a 10-minute period of silence in the recording, followed by a samyama and regrounding practice.

Namaste.

It feels like the end of the world, but it's not. In this episode, I try to share some yoga insights on two topics relevant to our current crises:

• The concept of detachment that is so prevalent in yoga literature, and
• Taking judgement away to experience the essence of namaste.

My prayers and well-wishes go out to everyone in this challenging time.

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Namaste.