Talks With Scott Mandelker Podcast

Episode 0258 - Octave Evolution & Meditation (Advanced) (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Genesis of triadic Octave Self from Solar Logos; 1D elementals to 2D groups. Intelligent Energy ► cosmic structure & function (densities & sentience). Mind/body/spirit & chakras in Buddhist meditation (sati); samatha practice. ■ Octave Self (Ra, 37.6): www.lawofone.info/results.php?=

Episode 0257 - Dreaming, Healing, & the Mandala of Mind (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Psychology & metaphysics of dreaming for self-healing, clearing lower-triad chakra blockage, self-image & distortion. Dreaming & purification of the mandala of mind by "changes in perception." REM sleep & bridging time/space processes to space/time (inner/outer); love & wholeness, anatta & '

Episode 0256 - Reflecting Sunyata (Buddhist 'Emptiness') (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Comments on Sunyata (emptiness, insubstantiality) re. clinging-aggregates (5 Skandhas), 3 Marks, Buddha-dhamma & 3 schools. Real/illusory, identical/different, eternalism/nihilism in personal experience. Extinguishing & trans-subjectivity, cessation of "dancing thoughts;" sati, samadhi &

Episode 0255 - Gnostic Studies, part 8 (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Brief analysis of Gospel of Truth (GOTr; K. Grobel version). Basic Valentinian theology, comparison to Ra Material. Cosmological numerics: Unity, Dualism, Trinitarianism; comparison with Taoism & Tarot. Evolutionary mathematics. ■ Gospel of Truth (T.P.Brown): http://freelyreceive.net/metalogos/files/

Episode 0254 - Gnostic Studies, part 7 (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Short biographies of Valentinus; first complete reading of the Gospel of Truth (GOTr; Grant, trans.). East-West mind & religion; name & form. Cosmogenesis & 3 Principles; emanations & return to source. ■ Valentinus Bio: http://gnosis.org/library/valentinus/Valentinus.htm ■ Coptic Gospels Intro: http://

Episode 0253 - Gnostic Studies, part 6 (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Final reading from "A Gnostic for All Seasons" by Stephan A. Hoeller. Comparative analysis to Buddhist, Ra Material & Jungian views. Basic introduction to the Gospel of Truth (GOTr). ■ Valentinus (S.A. Hoeller): http://gnosis.org/valentinus.htm ■ Valentinian School Writings: http://gnosis.org/library/

Episode 0252 - Gnostic Studies, part 5 (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Continued reading from "A Gnostic for All Seasons" by Stephan A. Hoeller. Comparative analysis to Buddhist, Ra Material & Jungian views. ■ Valentinus (S.A. Hoeller): http://gnosis.org/valentinus.htm ■ Apolutrósis (Greek etymology): http://biblehub.com/greek/629.htm Uploaded to YouTube on 10/5/2016

Episode 0251 - Gnostic Studies, part 4 (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Reading and commentary on "A Gnostic for All Seasons" by Stephan A. Hoeller. Comparative analysis to Buddhist, Ra Material & Jungian views. ■ Valentinus (S.A. Hoeller): http://gnosis.org/valentinus.htm Uploaded to YouTube on 10/5/2016

Episode 0250 - Technique Points in Meditation, part 2 (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Analysis of Buddhist 5 Skandhas, mind & mindfulness, fashioned identity, basic will & attentiveness. Non-fashioned non-grasping focus. ■ Buddhist 5 Skandhas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skandha ■ Amanasikara: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/bot/bot_1988_03_02.pdf Uploaded to YouTube

Episode 0249 - Technique Points in Meditation, part 1 (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Comments on posture, energy flow, stages & consequences of meditation. Applications of mindfulness/sati in processing body sensations. Jhana, samadhi & discernment, progressive changes in consciousness. ■ Amanasikara: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/bot/bot_1988_03_02.pdf ■ Jhana in Pali