Awakening and Flow States, with Loch Kelly
In this episode, host Michael Taft speaks with meditation teacher Loch Kelly about what comes after the first glimpse. They distinguish "waking up"—recognizing openness, stillness, the absence of a se...
15 Sep 1h 13min
A Conversation with Delson Armstrong
Days after narrowly surviving a catastrophic flood, meditation teacher Delson Armstrong joins Michael Taft to consider what remains when spiritual ideas fall away. Their conversation explores primal a...
24 Aug 44min
Meditation, False Insights, and Artificial Wisdom with Ruben Laukkonen
Host Michael Taft talks with neuroscientist Ruben Laukkonen about what extreme physical suffering can reveal about meditation, and why awakening may be less a grand attainment than “the grand disappoi...
2 Aug 50min
The Mystery of Consciousness with Michael Pollan
Host Michael Taft talks with bestselling author Michael Pollan about his new book, A World Appears, and the enduring mystery of consciousness. They explore the hidden biases of consciousness researche...
16 Jul 1h 1min
A Conversation with Joe Hudson
Host Michael Taft and guest Joe Hudson explore the crucial difference between awakening and liberation: why insight on the cushion does not automatically free us in relationship, shame, self-talk, or ...
20 Jun 59min
A Conversation with Wystan
Host Michael Taft interviews meditation teacher Wystan about teaching awakening outside a strict lineage framework, cultural translation of Buddhist practice, why awakening does not “come with a Buddh...
28 Apr 35min
Michael Taft Interviewed by Pranab
Host Michael Taft is interviewed by Pranab Sachithanandan about Michael's Stack Model for deconstructing sensory experience, his "adapter kit" for accessing nondual Vajrayana methods without years of ...
7 Feb 33min
The Power of the Heart with Stephen Snyder
Host Michael Taft speaks with Stephen Snyder Sensei about the two “missing” brahmaviharas, Innate Goodness practice, heart wisdom vs. mind wisdom, the magic of the “group heart”, the paradox of the He...
29 Jan 45min
