Uncoverage

Uncoverage

By Una MoreraReligion & SpiritualityTrue CrimeSpiritualityBuddhism
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Uncoverage episodes

  • Epilogue
    This is the EPILOGUE of UNCOVERAGE, wherein I ramble about the podcast and share my thoughts on various subjects and episodes, and reveal other bits of detritus from my mind.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    EPISODE CREDITS:
    Please share where podcasts are shared
    Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries.
    Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Special thanks to Eric Leven and Dean Haspiel
    Special thanks to Jason Gambrell, Mia Lobel, and Malcolm Gladwell
    Sound effects from freesound.org
    BBC
    Soundstripe.com
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    Dedicated to Daniel Dalseth
    32 min
  • E12 - The Last Note
    In this final episode of UNCOVERAGE, Una is high up in the Colorado Rockies with Trungpa Rinpoche at a military program called Encampment where anything can happen.
    *This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    EPISODE CREDITS:
    Please share where podcasts are shared
    Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries.
    Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Special thanks to Eric Leven and Dean Haspiel
    Special thanks to Jason Gambrell, Mia Lobel, and Malcolm Gladwell
    Sound effects from freesound.org
    BBC
    Soundstripe.com
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    Dedicated to Daniel Dalseth
    54 min
  • UNCOVERAGE, UNWRAPPED - LIVE EVENT on 1/15/22
    Hello UNCOVERAGE podcast listeners!
    I wanted to let you all know about a special zoom chat I’m doing on January 15 at 2 pm EST.
    Please register at:
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uncoverage-unwrapped-tickets-227283048717
    As I bring this podcast to a close, I felt it was important to give listeners a chance to speak with me in person. Well, as in person as we can all be these days...
    So join me on January 15!
    Oh! And, it's free!
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    3 min
  • E11 - Devotion to the Guru
    After moving to Karme Choling, the dharma center in Barnet, Vermont, Una's nightmare of being known as a Buddhist to strangers becomes a living reality at school. Unable and unwilling to make friends her own age, she experiences a series of adult relationships, some are good, others prove to be confusing. At the center of it all is Trungpa Rinpoche.
    *This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    EPISODE CREDITS:
    Please share where podcasts are shared
    Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries.
    Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Sound effects from freesound.org
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    27 min
  • E10 - Three Wishes
    It's 1982 and Una's mother has had enough of Boulder. They pack up the car and move to a dharma center in Barnet, Vermont. On the way, they stop in New York City and stay at the Chelsea Hotel for a few days. On one of those afternoons, Una and her mother have lunch with her mother's family. Seeing her grandparents reminds Una of a trip she took to see them by herself, a few years earlier, to Fort Lauderdale.
    *This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    EPISODE CREDITS:
    Please share where podcasts are shared
    Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries.
    Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Sound effects from freesound.org and soundstripe.com
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    Dedicated to Daniel Dalseth
    26 min
  • E9 - The Garden Party
    Una attends a garden party for the teenagers with Trungpa Rinpoche at Kalapa Court, Trungpa Rinpoche's home.
    *This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    EPISODE CREDITS:
    Please share where podcasts are shared
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Special thanks to Eric Leven
    Sound effects from Soundstripe.com
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    Dedicated to Daniel Dalseth
    18 min
  • E8 - Who is Una?
    Una is hanging out in the basement at Dorje Dzong, the center, with a bunch of the other dharma kids. Tommy starts talking about hypocrites and Una wonders what he means. A few months later, Una's mother leaves town for seminary, a three-month program, with Trungpa Rinpoche.
    While her mother is gone Una decides to become a formal Buddhist, to take refuge. The process involves getting a new name, which forces Una to reflect on her past.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    EPISODE CREDITS:
    Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries. Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Sound effects from Soundstripe.com and Freesound.org
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    Dedicated to Mila King-Madden and Daniel Dalseth
    Please share where podcasts are shared.
    32 min
  • E7 - Poor in a Rich Kingdom
    Una and her mother move into a big house on Mapleton Hill with Ann and her two kids. Just in time, too, as it's becoming increasingly difficult for her to reconcile the Buddhist world and the outside world.
    Una is invited to Kalapa Court, Trungpa Rinpoche's home, for High Tea. There's no saying what will happen to her once she walks through his front door, she may not come out the same little girl as she went in.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after she was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, her mother would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    CREDITS:
    Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries. Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    Special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Special thanks to Lisa Thomas of Thin Edge Films
    Dedicated to Mila King-Madden and Daniel Dalseth
    Please share where podcasts are shared.
    32 min
  • E6 - Welcome to Shambhala
    A few years have passed. Una wakes up early because it's the most important holiday of the year, Shambhala Day, and she's anxious. She wants to see Trungpa Rinpoche but she's worried that her mother won't wake up in time, that they'll have to sit in the coatroom. Every year, Trungpa Rinpoche gives the annual address, sharing his predictions for the coming year with the community, now called the sangha. Una wonders what Shambhala means and gets confused by all the different things people say about it.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    EPISODE CREDITS:
    Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries. Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Sound effects from Soundstripe.com and Freesound.org
    The excerpt of Trungpa Rinpoche is from the Chronicle Project. Find out more at ChronicleProject.org
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    Dedicated to Daniel Dalseth
    Please share where podcasts are shared.
    33 min
  • E5 - Meditation & Mischief
    Settling into life in Boulder, Colorado, Una runs wild with the other kids at Trungpa Rinpoche's dharma talks, setting fires, and making life-long friends. Noticing that meditation has become the center of her mother's life, she decides to try it, too.
    When school lets out, Una's mother decides it's time to meditate for a month and they go to a remote dharma center for the summer.
    BACKGROUND:
    Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.
    Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.
    Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.
    Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.
    Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.
    Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.
    This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.
    EPISODE CREDITS:
    Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries. Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
    Written and produced by Una Morera
    Special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
    Special thanks to Dean Haspiel and Eric Leven
    Sound effects from Soundstripe.com and Freesound.org
    The excerpt of Trungpa Rinpoche is from the Chronicle Project. Find out more at ChronicleProject.org
    Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
    Please share where podcasts are shared.
    32 min

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  1. Number 1: Epilogue
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  2. Number 2: E12 - The Last Note
    54 min
  3. Number 3: UNCOVERAGE, UNWRAPPED - LIVE EVENT on 1/15/22
    3 min