On this episode I had the great pleasure of speaking with Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, and pioneer in the field of end-of-life care, Roshi Joan Halifax. One of my previous guests, Raghu Markus, recommended I speak with her as part of the Meditating on Psychedelics series, and so that's where the conversation began.
I think it's fair to say that by the end of our discussion it had expanded out quite a bit to include broader questions about the relationship between contemplation & action, and how the Mahayana emphasis on bodhicitta requires that we integrate our understanding with contemporary issues, of which psychedelics is just one.
Memorable Quotes
"I wouldn't say that I'm ambivalent with regards to hallucinogens, I'd say I'm discerning." - Roshi Joan Halifax
"I have a lot of respect for entheogens. I have more respect for my mind." - Roshi Joan Halifax
"I want to live in a country that loves our children, more than they love our drugs." - Roshi Joan Halifax
Episode Links
Upaya Institute and Zen CenterBe Here Now FoundationMeditating on Mushrooms w/ Roland GriffithsBodhicittaStanislav Grof"The Human Encounter with Death" by Stanislav Grof & Joan HalifaxWilliam Richards on ErowidThe Dependent Co-Arising of Psychedelics & Meditation by Vanja PalmersJohn Dunne on Language and Non-DualityEmbodying Nondual Awakening with Judith Blackstone
Several Ways to Meditate with Vince F Horn
Spring Washam on Harriet Tubman
Homemaking Dharma with Emily W Horn
Contemplating the Anomalous with Vince F Horn
Why Meditatewith.ai?
The Vimalakīrti Sūtra with Kenneth Folk
Kenneth Folk on Bill Hamilton
Trudy Goodman on Seungsahn
Vince Fakhoury Horn on Our Beloved Teachers
This Great Network of Interbeing, with Vince F Horn
Relax And You Will Know, with Emily W Horn
Magic and the Four Immeasurables, with Vince F Horn
Buddhism & Aliens, with Stuart Davis
We Were Made For These Times, with Kaira Jewel Lingo
MetaSangha Matters w/ Charlie Awberry, Jared Janes, & David Chapman
Evolving Ground w/ Charlie Awberry, Jared Janes, & David Chapman
Dharma Lineages in the 21st Century w/ James Landoli & Daniel Ingram
The Best & Worst Students in the History of the World, with Kenneth Folk
The 2nd Great Iteration of Buddhism, with Vince F Horn
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