I was recently interviewed by Bill and Jasmine of Awake-In Podcast about meditation, podcasting, and my thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/steve-interviewed-on-awake-in-podcast/

0:00 - Introductions

02:40 - What has Steve learned from his guests on the Guru Viking Podcast

08:54 - The pros and cons of combative interview styles

11:08 - Steve’s personal meditation practice

14:16 - Explaining Steve’s practice to a child, a lay person, and an experienced meditator

22:54 - Steve’s solo meditation retreats

25:54 - Experiences and learnings from solo retreat

36:36 - Bill’s jhana practice

44:30 - Steve on jhana practice

52:14 - Steve’s advice for meditators during the coronavirus pandemic

1:01:04 - Steve on the coronavirus pandemic

1:10:33 - Jasmine’s year long practice intensive

1:16:06 - Meditation and personal alignment

1:21:04 - Meditating with emotional pain and trauma

1:22:38 - Sickness and compassion

1:27:06 - Steve reads Antonio Machado’s ‘Last Night As I Lay Sleeping’

From Bill and Jasmine’s show notes:

Hope you enjoy! Find more or get in touch at: https://awake-in.com

We cover all sorts with Steve, but here are some highlights:

Learnings from the amazing guests he’s interviewed

Steve’s meditation practice explained 3 ways –

To a child

To an adult

To an experienced meditator

His summer ‘part-time retreat’ – 4 hours of meditation a day

Bill’s experience of Jhānic meditation

Jasmine’s experience doing 3 hours a day of meditation for an entire year

Thoughts on how to deal with the current COVID-19 crisis

Books referenced:

Daniel Ingram’s Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

and Fire Kasina

Leigh Brasington’s Right Concentration

Antonio Machado’s Last Night As I Was Sleeping

Check out the amazing Guru Viking podcast and follow Steve’s other work at: https://www.guruviking.com/