PODULA RASA

We discuss non-duality and the illusion of ego, true self, and non-self, with a little help from our virtual Google NotebookLM podcast friends. Are they a dream within a dream? Who is the author, who is the reader, who is the listener? Are we inside or outside the box? Is there a box?

In this brand new episode of Podula Rasa podcast, Dave and Jim discuss momentous changes in their lives.

What are vision quests and how can they help you? Dave talks about his vision quest experience in the early 1990's.

In our September 2023 show, we share meditation updates, discuss recent music we've been diving into, and share two songs from the Thom Williams archives.

Dave and Jim discuss some August news and sundry tidbits: Dave's new dog, a new chapter beginning in Vermont, Tim Horton's, and the exploitation of adjunct instructors.

Jim and Dave share their reactions to Rick Rubin's new book: The Creative Act: A Way of Being.

We celebrate Dave's recent teaching award and talk about recent reading highlights, meditation updates, music we've been listening to, and the memories they've triggered. Check out these links for content mentioned in this episode: Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act: A Way of Being and podcast interview with Roger McGuinn, The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, The Apple TV series Dickinson, David Lynch's video introduction to Transcendental Meditation, a feature on TM at Norwich University, Rick Beato's YouTube interview with producer Daniel Lanois, and The O'Jays "Lovetrain."

Dave interviews Jim about the life of Frank Ford, an experimental writer and professor who died recently at age 90. They explore creative connections and
teaching/mentor relationships between Frank, his student Thom Williams, and Jim, who was a student of both. To access a complete archive of Frank's writing, go to https://archive.org/details/frankbford

Young Italian Girl Resting On Her Elbow--Cezanne
by Frank B. Ford

Such indolence
becomes the light
encounter-

ing her
and him
and us.

What is the art of years
but connecting
light?

Dave reports on his recent family trip to Italy. Plus a special cameo from our biggest fan!

Dave and Jim discuss the ominous implications of ChatGPT, then move on to Yogis, the Upanishads, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Journals, Dave's encounter with a Jerry Harrison/Adrian Belew live show, Jim's trance-inducing encounter with Shostakovitch's 4th symphony, and Dave's upcoming trip to Italy.