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-DualityThe Trojan Horse of Meditation
Meditating to Get Ahead
Red Bull to Buddha
Be the Lover
Perfect Insight is Perfect Love
Questioning Frameworks of Practice
Truth is a Red Herring
Meditation, Behavior Design, & Habit Building
Mindfulness is More Than Just Paying Attention
Information & Contemplation
Humanity Gets an Upgrade
Contemplative Technologies
ReWiring Meditation for the Digital Age
Specializing in Letting Go
Mahamudra in the Modern World
The Naked Monk
Finding Authority Outside of Tradition
Secular Buddhism
Start-up Thinking and Buddhist Lineage
The Artistic Path is the Crooked Path
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