Dedicated to liberation in all its forms, Deconstructing Yourself is passionate about fearlessly investigating, attempting, and questioning all things to do with awakening, meditation, mindfulness, brain hacking, consciousness, neurofeedback, and more.Your host Michael W. Taft interviews some of the most interesting thinkers, authors, and teachers around, as well as other offerings. In this hard-hitting, radical, and fun podcast we look at secular post-, non-, un- Buddhism, Vajrayana, nondual Hindu Tantra, philosophy, the neuroscience of the sense of self, neurofeedback and the consciousness hacking movement, aspects of artificial intelligence, entheogens, and much more.If you’re looking for fresh directions, free from dogma and conformism, think of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast as the radical cafe where you can hear from the most interesting luminaries either from the outside edges of dharma, or a fresh take from more traditional teachers. If you’re interested in more, check out the Deconstructing Yourself website at https://deconstructingyourself.com.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 17 minutes
episode 33: Meditation, Madness, and Psychology, with Tucker Peck
Tucker Peck, meditation teacher and clinical psychologist, talks with host Michael Taft about how whether awakening (both in the traditional “stream entry” sense or in other definitions) actually “fixes” a person’s psychology or not.
episode 32: Embodying Awakening, with Mukti
Nondual spiritual teacher Mukti talks with host Michael Taft about the debate between the Direct and Progressive paths of realization, working with energetics and embodiment, and more.
episode 31: Deconstructing the Heart Sutra, with Jayarava Attwood
Buddhist scholar Jayarava Attwood speaks with host Michael Taft about the fact that the Sanskrit Heart Sutra is a forgery, and more.
episode 30: Robert Anton Wilson, High Weirdness, and Buddhist Meditation, with Erik Davis
Michael Taft speaks with Erik Davis about author Robert Anton Wilson, anarchism in the 1970s, Terrence McKenna, P.K. Dick, psychedelics, cultures of awakening now and then, Zen practice, and more.
episode 29: What Can AI Tell Us about the Human Mind? with Joscha Bach
Host Michael Taft speaks with Joscha Bach about artificial intelligence, the sense of self, and more
episode 28: Doubt, Faith, and Fun in Meditation Practice, with Daniel Ingram
Daniel Ingram and Michael Taft talk about the Fire Kasina practice, how making mental objects the focus can lead to deep awakening, and more.
episode 27: Feminism, Sexual Misconduct, and the Guru in Buddhism, with Chandra Easton
Chandra Easton and Michael Taft talk about gender and sexual misconduct in Buddhism, why compassion must be a part of spiritual practice, and the place of the guru in modern culture.
episode 26: Deconstructing Michael, with Erik Newton
Turning the tables on the usual show format, host Michael Taft gets interviewed by Erik Newton.
episode 25: Emptiness, Liberation, and Beauty, with Rob Burbea
In this episode host Michael Taft speaks with Rob Burbea about Rob’s book, Seeing That Frees, the power of perception (ways of seeing), his creative methods of working with meditation practice, meditating with a more analytical vs more phenomenological focus, how analytical meditation works, and much more.
episode 24: Walking, Nature, and Engaged Buddhism, with Christopher Titmuss
In this episode, host Michael W. Taft speaks with senior dharma teacher Christopher Titmuss about yatra—meditative pilgrimage without a destination—the power of nature, and much more.