Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, make dinner for your kids and have them complain about it 😉

From my Friday Night LIVE show on YouTube.

00:00 Why Friday Night Zen Live?

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We spend our entire lives pretending to be something we think we really are—until one day the mask slips. In this live Facebook conversation we explore what happens when identity unravels, how negative self-talk might simply vanish, and how the body keeps the score even when the mind lets go. From Shakespeare's stage to the Bahiya Sutta, from catastrophic thinking to kundalini energy, we examine the deepest taboo in the human collective: that we might not be what we think we are. ALSO: f**k Halloween! 😭🎃

Video, blog post summary, and ways to join the Supporter Tribe here.

Chapters and timecodes:

00:00 - Halloween Childhood Trauma

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On what would have been my father’s 86th birthday, I found myself reflecting not just on loss, but on the nature of belief itself—and how our attachments to ideas can become the very weapons that tear us apart.

Originally from a conversation I had on Facebook live. Watch the video and read a summary here.

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This episode of The ZDoggMD Show was recorded in front of a live studio audience...on Facebook. Which is always a little bit of magic 🪄

What happens when the appearance that seems to construct our sense of self, our sense of the one who EXPERIENCES experience...just stops? A (previously) live interactive exploration of what's left when YOU leave (listen to find out what the hell that means 😂).

Full video with a great AI summary of everything covered, click here.

Topics and chapters:

00:00 - Introduction: What is Freefall?

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When the threads of awakening drop and spirituality itself falls away, what's left? Peep our earlier introduction interview on the Multidharma Threads model ⁠here on YouTube⁠ or ⁠here on Apple Podcasts⁠. And a deeper dive into each thread here.

⁠⁠Dr. Pierce Salguero⁠⁠ has studied spirituality through decades of practice and scholarship, specializing in hathayoga, meditation, shamanic rituals, spirit healing, Thai medicine, and Buddhist philosophy. He is now a professor researching Asian history, religions, and healing traditions. His Multidharma framework distills the lessons from a lifetime of exploration of spirituality, providing a novel framework for modern seekers.

Here's a⁠⁠ deep dive into the Multidharma Threads model⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠

⁠⁠Pierce's books and more⁠⁠.

⁠Pierce's newsletter to get notified when his full-length Threads book drops.⁠

⁠And here's a link to zoom meetups that discuss the Threads model.

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Kogen is a Zen priest in the Soto tradition, in the lineage of Tangen Harada Roshi. Find his books, retreats, and more here and follow him on YouTube here.

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A deep dive into the core experiential threads that might arise during spiritual awakening, ultimately unique to each human. Peep our earlier introduction interview on the Multidharma Threads model here on YouTube or here on Apple Podcasts.

⁠Dr. Pierce Salguero⁠ has studied spirituality through decades of practice and scholarship, specializing in hathayoga, meditation, shamanic rituals, spirit healing, Thai medicine, and Buddhist philosophy. He is now a professor researching Asian history, religions, and healing traditions. His Multidharma framework distills the lessons from a lifetime of exploration of spirituality, providing a novel framework for modern seekers.

Here's a⁠ deep dive into the Multidharma Threads model⁠⁠. ⁠

⁠Pierce's books and more⁠.

Pierce's newsletter to get notified when his full-length Threads book drops.

And here's a link to zoom meetups that discuss the Threads model.

Two resources Pierce mentioned for spiritual emergencies/crises:

Cheetah House

Spiritual Emergence Network

Timecodes and Topics:

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Here's the new Facebook "Awakening Stuff" channel.

Here's the unlisted YouTube video for this show.

Here's where you can join our Supporter Tribe to participate in Zoom meetings on this stuff.

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When our cherished beliefs painfully fall away, we're left squarely in the unknown and the unknowable...which is pure freedom itself 🔥

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In this live episode of Sunday Zen, we dive deep into the themes of trust, surrender, and the Threads of Awakening model introduced by Dr. Pierce Salguero.

I've been reflecting on how traditional spiritual models can leave us feeling lost, stuck, or even scared, and how Pierce's approach offers a more inclusive framework that resonates with my own experiences.

We share insights on the different threads—emptiness, energy, unity, and psyche—and how they manifest in our lives. We discuss the challenges of spiritual ego, which I've grappled with myself, and discuss the role of psychedelics in opening new pathways of understanding. And we touch on the importance of embracing the unknown as the true entry point to the nature of reality.

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