The Upload

In this episode I am joined by Johan Hausen, Taoist teacher, translator, Chinese medicine practitioner, and founder of Purple Cloud Press.

Johan shares his life story from years of competitive Tae Kwon Do, through his travels and travails in China in search of a master, and to his eventual training and discipleship in the Wu Dang mountains.

Johan reflects on his years learning Classical and spoken Chinese, considers the challenges of translating ancient literature for modern readers, and reveals the unique metaphors and analogies used in textual descriptions of Internal Alchemy.

Johan also describes the Taoist quest for immortality, explains his research into the dantien and the mineralogy of cinnabar, and recounts stories of his own encounters with spiritually advanced beings.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Admiration for Mattias Daly
02:56 - Learning Chinese to better learn Taoism 
04:53 - How Johan learned Classical vs Spoken Chinese
08:11 - Language is about communication 
08:47 - Should we consult living masters about textual translation problems?
10:24 - Metaphors and analogies used in Internal Alchemy
12:53 - Why are there different ideas about the dantian?
14:12 - Is the dantian constructed or inherent?
16:12 - Elixir fields?
17:37 - Johan’s research on the mineralogy of cinnabar using Chinese texts
18:04 - The old alchemists’ surprisingly good understanding of organic chemistry
20:56 - Johan’s childhood and training in Tae Kwon Do
22:47 - Johan’s competitive Tae Kwon Do career of over 100 fights
25:18 - Injury and travel to China for healing
26:24 - Travelling to China at 20 years old to train Shaolin kung fu
28:48 0 Training methods of Shaolin kung fu
30:35 - Demystifying the myths of Shaolin training
33:08 - Recovery routine
34:26 - Illness and leaving China
36:15 - Returning to Germany and feelings of failure
37:47 - Leaving a film course in London to train in the Wu Dang mountains
40:32 - Meeting Li Shifu at the Five Immortals Temple 
41:54 - Curriculum at the Five Immortals Temple
43:08 - Studying acupuncture and dedication to learning
44:19 - Years of study under Li Shifu and joining the lineage 
47:26 - Struggles with being treated as a foreigner in China
50:50 - Growing resentment and leaving China
55:26 - Johan’s Dragon Gate Lineage
56:28 - The quest for immortality
58:53 - Details about Taoist Immortals
01:00:34 - Difficulty of becoming an Immortal
01:02:10 - Consolation prize if you fail to achieve immortality
01:03:38 - Ethical rules of the Dragon Gate Lineage
01:04:59 - A typical daily practice routine
01:06:47 - Singing the scriptures to communicate to spirits 
01:09:26 - Taoist patron spirit of Wudang 
01:14:45 - The remarkable qualities of Li Shifu 
01:15:52 - Praise is bad in traditional Chinese teaching
01:17:05 - Is Li Shifu an Immortal?
01:18:02 - Johan’s reverence for his teacher
01:19:29 - Explaining culture clashes to Lif Shifu 
01:20:33 - Is charisma and spiritual power inherent or cultivated?
01:24:45 - Li Shifu does not have attained disciples
01:26:05 - Is it really possible to achieve success in Taoism, or is it mostly just natural talent?
01:33:11 - Using gifted practitioners as inspiration 
01:34:18 - Purple Cloud Press 
01:35:56 - Johan’s goal to create community and preserve texts 
01:37:09 - Search for location and funds 
To find out more about Johan Hausen, visit:
- https://purplecloudinstitute.com/about-us/who-we-are-2/ 

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- www.guruviking.com

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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Ep312: Disciple of Wu Dang - Johan Hausen

This trialogue continues a series of discussion exploring the latest interdisciplinary research into tantric completion stage practices such as yogas of dream, sleep, and death.

Dr Tawni Tidwell is a biocultural anthropologist and doctor of traditional Tibetan medicine. 

Dr Michael Sheehy is the Director of Research at the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia.

Dr Julian Schott is an Indologist, Tibetologist, and assistant professor at the University of Vienna. 

Dr Tidwell leads a deep-dive into the mysterious death practices of tantric yoga, the post-mortem state of suspended animation called tukdam, and the history of scientific investigation into these phenomena.

Dr Sheehy explores the implications of tantric death practices on current scientific models of the body, Dr Schott reflects on Buddhist vs Cartesian notions of consciousness, and Dr Tidwell explains the cultural sensitivities of working with Himalayan gurus.

The panel also discuss the importance of osel - clear light awareness - in completion stage practices, the relationship between nonduality and transformation, and consider new research directions on the cutting edge of contemplative neuroscience. 


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01:37 - Recap previously discussed themes
02:30 - Research in tukdam and yogic dying 
05:17 - Researching dying spiritual masters
09:27 - Recruiting Tibetan monastics
10:33 - Cultural dynamics around studying tukdam 
12:32 - Early phases & baseline measures 
13:23 - Collaboration with the Russian Academy of Science 
14:39 - What could tukdam contribute to science?
15:52 - American mortician shocked
18:40 - Biological aspects of tukdam
20:53 - Funding and reliance on Russian equipment
22:14 - What happens to the body after death
23:25 - Tukdam documentary
25:39 - Future direction for the project
27:15 - Skepticism about the project and growing body of evidence
30:45 - Siloed scientific disciples
31:22 - Catholic saints and attained mystics from other traditions	
32:16 - Fundraising 
33:05 - New learnings about the body and reflections on the Self
34:17 - The death process as a series of dissolutions
37:22 - Tracking heat, oxygenation, fluid movement, and visual imagery
44:27 - Buddhist vs Cartesian notions of consciousness 
46:56 - Different tukdam methods across lineages 
49:18 - Evan Thompson's theories of consciousness 
51:24 - We can die in different ways 
54:56 - Methodologically rich ways to attain wisdom
57:41 - The soteriological essence of Buddhism
01:01:35 - Human transformation and experiences of the edge
01:04:02 - Exaltation  
01:05:03 - How do tantric techniques lead to tukdam?
01:09:04 - Tummo & vajra recitation to control subtle energies
01:10:41 - Dream, orgasm, and death
01:13:26 - Tukdam is counter-rational and challenges scientific reductionism
01:17:28 - The personal impact of witnessing tukdam
01:19:38 - Tantra is radical
01:20:38 - Julian quotes the Hevajra Tantra 
01:22:40 - Can tukdam candidates be studied before death?
01:25:40 - Aggregate or sudden?
01:27:25 - Understanding osel, nondual awareness, and NDE
01:30:08 - Clear light sleep
01:33:04 - Challenging reductionistic paradigms
01:35:11 - The importance of nondual awareness 
01:37:53 - Sentience and yeshe 
01:41:44 - Exalted form in co-creation with consciousness
01:43:31 - Steve comments on scientific reductionist materialism
01:44:19 - What measurements has the project recorded?
01:47:04 - Julian’s closing remarks
01:47:31 - Tawni’s closing remarks 
01:48:57 - Michael’s closing remarks 

Previous panel discussion:
- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep305-neuroscience-of-dream-yoga-dr-michael-sheehy-dr-tawni-tidwell-dr-julian-schott

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- https://www.guruviking.com 

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Ep311: Neuroscience of Yogic Death Practice - Dr Tawni Tidwell, Dr Michael Sheehy, Julian Schott

I was recently interviewed by Jake and Alex from the ⁨@mysterycollege⁩ about a wide range of topics. 

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Mystery College Shownotes:

Join Steve James—host of the acclaimed Guru Viking Podcast and founder of the Movement Koan Method—as he sits down with Jake and Alex Leonhart at the Mystery College Podcast to share his remarkable spiritual journey. Discover Steve’s unique insights gained from years of contemplative study, teaching internationally, and leading retreats at renowned centers, including the upcoming program at the Omega Institute.

In this interview, Steve discusses:

-His personal path through various spiritual and contemplative traditions
-Lessons from years in practice, solitude, and also wilderness survival 
-The genesis and philosophy behind the Movement Koan Method—a fusion of mindful movement and deep embodiment
-Practical advice on meditation and humility

Whether you’re a meditation practitioner, a movement enthusiast, or someone seeking wisdom for spiritual growth, Steve’s grounded and experiential teachings offer a wealth of inspiration.

Connect with Steve James:
Website: https://www.guruviking.com
Instagram:   / guruviking  
Movement Koan Method: https://www.guruviking.com/shop
Guru Viking Podcast: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast



Steve James Interviewed on the Mystery College Podcast

In this episode I am joined by Alex W, long term practitioner of Zen, Pragmatic Dharma, and Western Occultism.

Alex describes his journey from elite upbringing in Geneva; through NeoPlatonism, Zen practice, and magick; to advanced states of spiritual attainment and insight.

Alex tells stories of his discipleships under pragmatic dharma teacher Kenneth Folk and renowned occultist Alan Chapman and details the lead up to, and attainment and after effects of his own experience of enlightenment.

Alex recounts his successful operation of the Abramelin Ritual, a powerful kundalini awakening, and his ongoing encounters with spiritual beings such as Kālī Mā and Hecate.

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https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep316-dharma-the-goddess-alex-w

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
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Topics include: 

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Elite upbringing in Geneva
03:50 - Religious experiences in America 
05:39 - Major surgery and turn towards spirituality
08:05 - Immersion in a Hindu religious group
10:25 - First spiritual experiences and power places
12:07 - Interest in philosophy and the Kyoto School
13:05 - Law school and studying mediaeval philosophy 
15:52 - Entering Zen Buddhist practice with Deshimaru Taisen
18:14 - Finding a real Zen master & understanding Zen in Japan
21:55 - Observations about Japanese religiosity
24:09 - 1996 financial crisis and internship in law firm
24:58 - Connecting with advanced practitioners online
26:53 - Interest in Chan Buddhism
30:08 - Japan vs Chinese and Korean monasticism
32:15 - Plateau after 15 years of Zen
33:01 - Daniel Ingram & Kenneth Folk
39:09 - No-self experience
39:54 - Become a student of occultist Alan Chapman
45:25 - Scrying the Enochian Æthyrs 
48:02 - Visions and esoteric Christianity 
50:09 - Abramelin Ritual w/ Alan Chapman
53:50 - Meeting the Holy Guardian Angel
56:32 - Approaching enlightenment 
01:02:38 - Achieving enlightenment
01:10:59 - Consequences of enlightenment 
01:14:45 - Confirmation by Stuart Lachs 
01:18:54 - Massive kundalini experience 
01:22:21 - Loss of interest in spirituality
01:23:21 - Spirit encounters in Santeria 
01:27:23 - Strategic presentations of Tibetan Buddhism
01:28:13 - Difficulties after awakening
01:29:52 - Post kundalini energetic development 
01:31:56 - Loss of fear of death
01:33:15 - Breathwork
01:34:54 - Opening of psychic senses
01:37:40 - Powerful encounters with Kālī Mā
01:45:03 - Meeting other Dark Goddesses
01:48:27 - Synchronicities and initiations
01:49:20 - Alan Chapman’s Magia
01:53:26 - Adventures in Bali 
02:03:14 - Chinese Internal Alchemy & Mattias Daly 
02:05:25 - Nan Huai-Chin
02:07:31 - Energy rewires for 12 years after awakening 
02:09:11 - Neoplatonist theurgy
02:12:31 - Reviving the Western spiritual tradition
02:12:53 - Instructed by Hecate to be interviewed
02:14:31 - Specialties of the Western tradition
02:17:00 - Sacred geography and local deities
02:20:27 - #1 problem in the West
02:23:11 - Karmic connections 
02:24:34 - Fall from grace after awakening
02:26:16 - Divine beings care about authenticity
02:28:15 - Sequel plans
02:29:57 - Praise for the Guru Viking Podcast

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Ep316: Dharma & the Goddess - Alex W

In this episode I host a dialogue between Lama Glenn Mullin and Oded Rahav about the magic of the Dead Sea. 

Oded shares how he fell in love with the Dead Sea, the power of story and the arts in communicating important messages, and why he believes water is a sacred medium.

Glenn reveals the power of sacred places and how they are formed through a combination of geomantic features and human spiritual activity.

Glenn and Oded explore the history of the Dead Sea region, trace 10000 years of Western mysticism, and discuss how the area may hold the keys to peace in the region.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep317-dead-sea-magic-lama-glenn-mullin-oded-rahav

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro 
00:47 - Oded’s world record swim to save the Dead Sea
03:10 - The political complexity of the Dead Sea swim
04:11 - Falling in love with the Dead Sea
05:51 - Meeting Glenn Mullin
06:52 - How to build trust
08:08 - The powerful energy of sacred places
11:03 - The impact of humans on the earth
11:37 - Glenn talks about the Dead Sea
13:02 - How to relate to sacred places
14:19 - A great healing sea 
14:55 - The Dalai Lama’s prophecy 
15:39 - Saving the Dead Sea
16:48 - A potential peace initiative  	
18:45 - A million signatures
19:29 - Water is a scared medium
20:24 - Dead Sea stories
22:08 - Biological attributes of the Dead Sea
23:05 - Dead Sea is vanishing 
23:38 - 4 main threats to the Dead Sea 
27:55 - Water treating
28:55 - Practical solutions to political problems
30:03 - Power places and pilgrimage 
32:03 - Magic of the Dead Sea
34:49 - Twin rivers and other initiatives
36:49 - Incentivising capitalism 
38:00 - Poems about the Dead Sea
39:34 - Glenn’s history with the Dead Sea
40:27 - Arts initiatives 
41:02 - More Dead Sea poetry
41:39 - 10000 years of Western mysticism 
42:14 - Glenn’s message to listeners
43:36 - Oded’s invitation to listeners
45:41 - Geomancy vs human mystical infusion in creating sacred places
49:01 - Why save the Dead Sea?
50:04 - A future-oriented perspective 
52:03 - How change happens
56:41 - Meditation caves next to the Dead Sea
57:34 - Meditation caves around the world
01:01:03 - Tibetan medicine and healing retreats
01:03:09 - Oded’s documentary
01:04:33 - Rheumatism and skin 

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Previous episodes with Lama Glenn Mullin:
- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=glenn%20mullin 
 
Find out more about Lama Glenn Mullin:
- http://www.glennmullin.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/Maitripa.Glenn

Find out more about Oded Rahav & the Dead Sea Guardians:
- https://deadseaguardians.org/team/ 
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- https://www.guruviking.com 

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Ep317: Dead Sea Magic - Lama Glenn Mullin & Oded Rahav

In this episode I am joined by Victor Shiryaev a teacher of  Buddhist and modern meditation and somatic practices.

Victor recounts his childhood in the Soviet Union, early underground exposure to the New Age, and subsequent study of Avaita Vedānta and Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory.

Victor details his discipleship under American mindfulness teacher Shinzen Young, reflects on the tension between tradition and innovation, and shares stories of his own awakening experiences.

Victor also lays out his disagreements with Shinzen Young’s approach, critiques the Pragmatic Dharma’s use of maps and stages, and presents his own understanding of the spiritual experiences to be expected on the road to awakening and beyond.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep318-modern-mindfulness-victor-shiryaev

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. 
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Topics include: 

00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Childhood in the Soviet Union
02:24 - Exposure to the New Age and psychotherapy
07:15 - Studying Chinese History at university
08:07 - Advaita Vedānta and Ken Wilber
09:18 - Unity experience 
10:21 - Altered states and psychic phenomena
13:14 - Personal crisis 
14:52 - Awakening in Myanmar 
17:19 - “I know what I have is working”
19:17 - Meeting Shinzen Young and adopting his model
24:50 - Observational statistics
27:29 - Studying with Shinzen
29:27 - Divorce and launching meditation teaching career
31:00 - Finding a path thru crisis
37:10 - Writing a letter to nature
42:48 - Finding purpose in spirituality
44:15 - Victor’s teaching approach and activities
48:58 - Why go deeper in practice?
51:17 - Creating a culture of openness
58:33 - Shinzen & Ken Wilber vs Victor
01:05:16 - Being a clear conduit 
01:19:32 - I am not a Buddhist teacher
01:12:40 - Experience vs faith
01:15:58 - Disagreements with Shinzen
01:17:43 - Disagreements with Theravāda 
01:19:32 - Shinzen’s modernism and scientism
01:25:19 - Steve’s understanding of Shinzen 
01:28:15 - Victor’s update on Shinzen’s scientism 
01:30:50 - Heretics and reformers
01:33:39 - Fundamentalism and the world-centred view
01:30:39 - A world-centred view is also fundamentalist
01:42:50 - Victor on the Pragmatic Dharma movement
01:46:55 - Hypocrisy of Pragmatic Dharma
01:49:29 - Traditional vs modern practitioners
01:58:13 - Critique of maps and stages 
02:06:18 - First stage: thoughts to presence
02:09:41 - Second stage: all experience is consciousness
02:12:09 - One taste
02:13:38 - Intimacy with all things
02:15:26 - The consciousness trap
02:18:18 - We shape our experience 
02:19:10 - The pregnant void 
02:22:32 - Victor’s view of the path


To find out more about Victor Shiryaev, visit:
- https://victorshiryaev.co/ 

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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Ep318: Modern Mindfulness - Victor Shiryaev

In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Ben Joffe, anthropologist, occultist, and scholar practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. 

Dr Joffe leads a deep dive into the topic of divination, explores its underlying mechanisms and practical methods, and compares different cultural understandings of the practice.

Dr Joffe details his understanding of the tarot as a scholar and reader, shares his advice for those who wish to learn the system, and reveals how to use tarot for information gathering, sorcery, and magickal workings.

Dr Joffe also reflects on his own journey as a tarot reader, addresses criticisms that tarot and other psychic methods are exploitative, and considers the uneasy relationship between divination and licensed counselling.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep320-divination-tarot-dr-ben-joffe

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro
02:12 - What is divination?
06:08 - Synchronicity and randomness
09:37 - Dependent origination
14:34 - Ben’s extensive study of divination 
22:13 - Mechanistic vs intuitive
29:17 - Scrying and establishing parameters
34:56 - Childhood divination
39:59 - What should divination mean for the client?
41:50 - Addiction to divination
43:50 - Cold reading and choosing a question
48:45 - Ben’s recounts his own history as a diviner 
01:20:43 - Structure of the tarot
01:27:16 - How to read tarot
01:48:38 - Tarot reading mistakes
01:53:46 - Tibetan butter lamp divination
01:57:11 - Collaboration vs cold reading
02:02:10 - Studying the history of tarot
02:06:58 - 6 reasons to engage with tarot
02:09:22 - Critique of modern, inclusive decks 
02:12:43 - Bad omens and gatekeeping
02:20:17 - Is tarot exploitative pseudo-counselling?
02:47:23 - Why not just become a counsellor?
02:54:19 - Is tarot over-psychologised?
02:55:25 - Ben reflects on his recurring clients
03:01:11 - The power of the right question	
03:07:39 - Shaman and tarot reader as therapy-adjacent
03:13:18 - Does clairvoyance actually have value?
03:16:16 - Caution about taking life advice from Buddhist lamas
03:21:44 - Wild West of Tiktok diviners
03:22:49 - Anti-divination laws
03:29:14 - Tibetan and Buddhist divination
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Previous episodes with Dr Ben Joffe: 
- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=joffe 

To find out more about Dr Ben Joffe, visit:
- https://perfumedskull.com/
- http://www.skypressbooks.com/

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    - https://www.guruviking.com 

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Ep320: Divination & Tarot - Dr Ben Joffe

In this episode I am once again joined by John Myrdhin Reynolds, also known as Lama Vajranatha: writer, teacher, translator, and scholar/practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. 

John shares his own decades of contact with the Bon religion, reveals its doctrines and practices, and gives a detailed history of its transmission in the West. 

John traces the automythos of Bon, compares it to historical evidence and Buddhist accounts, and addresses the common critique that Bon is merely plagiarised Buddhism.

John also addresses misconceptions about the history of religion in Tibet, explains how to successfully practice multiple religious lineages, and reveals various means of attaining siddhi power through ritual and meditation.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep321-tibetan-bon-lama-vajranatha

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Bon vs Buddhism
01:35 - First contact with Bon and subsequent involvement
06:17 - Namkhai Norbu’s nationalism and promotion of Bon
06:44 - 2 authentic Dzogchen lineages
07:45 - Bon Dzogchen
09:10 - Later transmission period and folk religion syncretism
12:03 - Old Bon vs New Bon 
13:06 - Bon’s automythos
14:11 - Snellgrove’s “9 Ways of Bon”
16:37 - Bonpo refugee community in India 
18:08 - Reprinting of Bonpo texts in exile
19:31 - Gene Smith’s text preservation work
22:25 - Election of Lungtok Tenpai Nyima as the 33rd Menri Trizin 
24:35 - Dalai Lama’s recognition of Bon as the fifth Tibetan school
26:39 - Bon scriptures
28:38 - Are gter ma authentic?
32:17 - Personal contact post-1959 and T Lobsang Rampa
33:27 - Academic work on Bon
34:44 - Geshe Tenzin Wangyal comes to the West
40:03 - Lopon’s interest in translations and USA activities
43:46 - New Age sponsorship of Bon
45:31 - Further USA activities 
48:02 - Search for a Bon HQ in Europe + gtum mo studies
51:20 - Guinness sponsor a Bonpo HQ in Europe, blocked by aristocrats over Sogyal scandal
56:11 - Tenzin Wangyal’s USA activities and influx of Bon teachers 
58:48 - Geshe Wangyal, Jeffrey Hopkins, and Robert Thurman
59:32 - Jeffrey Hopkin’s influence on Buddhist Studies
01:02:38 - Popularity of podcasts
01:04:11 - Samten Karmay
01:05:27 - Bon vs Buddhism & the question of plagiarism 
01:07:34 - Bonpo one-upmanship?
01:12:44 - How to practice different lineages simultaneously
01:18:50 - Namkhai Norbu’s independent status
01:21:16 - Supernatural powers of Bonpo lamas and other spiritual beings
01:24:53 - Chatral Rinpoche’s siddhi powers and the possibility of miracles
01:27:24 - How to attain siddhi powers
01:30:32 - Tibetan vs gter ma in the rest of the world
01:33:06 - Accidental gter ma
01:35:39 - Misconceptions about the history of religion in Tibet
01:37:32 - Animal sacrifice and gtor ma
01:41:40 - Lithuanian’s unusual religious heritage
01:45:44 - Spiritual relations in India and Tibet

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Previous episodes with John Myrdhin Reynolds:
- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=vajranatha 

To find our more about John Myrdhin Reynolds visit:
- https://vajranatha.com/ 

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- https://www.guruviking.com 
	

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Ep321: Tibetan Bon - Lama Vajranatha

In this episode I am joined by Myriam Szabo, also known as Ngakma Yumma Mudra: dancer, producer, model, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, and founder of the international Danza Duende Network.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra describes the path of the body, what it means to practice the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta through movement, and how to contact the blissful nature of mind with dance.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra reveals how she guides students to transform habitual tendencies into new expressions, how to read others, and why it is so easy to become stuck in the 6 realms.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra also discusses dance as art, how to infuse technique with goodness, and reflects on what it takes to be a true artist.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep322-dharma-of-dance-ngakma-yumma-mudra

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Path of the body
02:28 - Dancing without choreography
04:40 - Mindfulness of the body and the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta
07:25 - Empathy and reading others
13:11 - Art, technique, and the Path of the artist
16:15 - The Man Who Cried
20:53 - Structure and flow
22:27 - Working with students through dance
23:32 - Infuse technique with goodness 
24:08 - Transforming habitual tendencies 
26:06 - Bridging students’ technique into art 
30:56 - First thought, best thought
35:49 - Blissful nature of mind
37:22 - Expressing bodhicitta
40:55 - Opening a fan of possibilities
42:09 - Getting stuck in the 6 realms
49:32 - All true Buddhist masters are unique
51:17 - Cleansing technique
53:47 - Attracting mostly women
56:06 - Trajectory as a teacher
01:00:29 - Whirling
01:03:36 - Attracting students
01:06:53 - Sequel plans

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To find our more about Ngakma Yumma Mudra visit:
- https://www.danzaduende.org/yumma-bio-en.htm

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- https://www.guruviking.com 
	

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Ep322: Dharma of Dance - Ngakma Yumma Mudra

In this episode I am joined by Alan Chapman, British writer, occultist, and spiritual teacher.

Alan recalls his troubled childhood in the impoverished North of England, reflects on the British class system, and shares his first encounter with Aleister Crowley.

Alan recounts his occult adventures with long time collaborator Duncan Barford, shares his spiritual biography of awakenings and mystical experiences, and considers the power and pitfalls of spiritual transmission.

Alan also compares gurus Papaji, and Andrew Cohen, and Adi Da; reveals why he considers Stephen Batchelor and Sam Harris to be Black Brothers; and discusses the role of the Dark Goddess on the path of awakening.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep323-british-occultist-alan-chapman

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Duncan Barford and Alex W
03:07 - Impoverished upbringing in the North of England
05:05 - Early reaction to Christ
05:56 - First encounter with Aleister Crowley 
11:17 - Chaos magic and meeting Duncan Barford
12:00 - What kind of boy was Alan?
14:28 - Class consciousness 
15:44 - Sensitive boy in a cruel environment
19:20 - Regret about violence
20:58 - One’s own nature
22:25 - Alan questions Steve’s questions
22:45 - British class system
27:21 - Liminal identity
29:50 - Working vs middle vs upper class
31:18 - Anti-aspiration
33:18 - Growing out of musical aspirations 
37:36 - Shedding Feathers and fulfilment on the path
41:41 - Crowley book and facing challenges
47:37 - Path myth in The Book of the Law
54:56 - True path vs the New Age
58:08 - Following the Silent Knowing
01:05:10 - Facing darkness
01:10:36 - Black Brothers like Stephen Batchelor and Sam Harris
01:19:48 - Stephen Batchelor’s crisis of faith
01:22:49 - Warning about spiritual teachers
01:23:48 - Stereotypes of culture and awakening
01:27:54 - Papaji and the nondual car crash
01:31:33 - Adi Da and guru yoga
01:35:45 - Papaji vs Adi Da
01:41:24 - Invoking the Holy Guardian Angel
01:47:30 - Andrew Cohen
01:52:16 - Great White Brotherhood
01:54:34 - Enlightened in India
01:57:26 - Ancestors appear
01:59:11 - Practicing with Adi Da
02:01:01 - Transmission traps
02:05:02 - Confronted by Adi Da disciple
02:06:51 - Solid, vital, peculiar
02:09:12 - Cutting truth and Adyashanti 
02:10:43 - Reflections on Adi Da’s trajectory
02:11:52 - Further awakening at 33 
02:19:52 - Receiving the Magia teaching
02:33:58 - The Dark Goddess
02:36:15 - Accommodating yourself to the Damned
02:37:25 - Finding Sophia 
02:40:28 - Crowley and Jung
02:42:14 - Myth of Sophia
02:47:42 - Sequel plans
02:48:58 - Alan’s perspective on near death experiences 
03:00:31 - Purpose of life and awakening

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To find our more about Alan Chapman visit:
- https://barbarouswords.com/ 

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- https://www.guruviking.com 
	

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Ep323: British Occultist - Alan Chapman

This episode of the Guru Viking Podcast sees the return of one of my absolute favourite guests, Glenn Mullin.

Glenn is a Tibetologist, translator, and Tantric Buddhist meditation teacher, who studied for many years in Dharmsala with the Dalai Lama’s own gurus. 

In our last conversation, way back in Episode 9, we talked all about this fascinating period of Glenn’s life. We ended that podcast just beginning to touch on the inner yogas of Tantric Buddhism.

In this episode we dive deeper into the completion stage practices as we discuss tummo (tsa lung tigle), the balancing of the male and female energies, clear light yoga, and we enter the realms of karmamudra, or ‘Tantric sex’, as it is presented in the Six Yogas of Naropa.

Video version of this podcast: https://www.guruviking.com/ep19-glenn-mullin-guru-viking-interviews/

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Topics include:

- Producing heat with tummo practices 
- Tests of tummo practice in old Tibet
- Demonstrations of energy control 
- The three qualities of inner bliss 
- The real purpose of tummo practice 
- Samayamudra, karmamudra, mahamudra, and dharmamudra 
- Esoteric nutrition practices of chu len
- Magic pill, stone, and starlight - the 3 types of chu len practice
- Solo vs group retreat in Tibetan Buddhism
- Glenn’s training in chu len
- 21 Day Flower Essence Fast 
- Magic pill recipe of the 2nd Dalai Lama
- The effect of past life karma on practice
- Are retreats necessary?
- The teacher-student relationship in Tantra 
- The role of Guru Yoga in the 6 Yogas 
- Glenn’s spiritual friendship with Ling Rinpoche 
- Balancing the male and female energies in the body 
- Glenn’s Korean Zen student 
- The eternal radiance of the soul 
- Natural encounters with the mother clear light mind 
- The death process
- Death yoga and assisting the dying 
- Tummo as a death simulation process
- The 4 mudras 
- Karmamudra controversies 
- Problematic attitudes towards sex in the West
- Comments on Dzogchen and Mahamudra 
- Consequences of balancing the male and female energies 
- Tantra and the office supplies salesman  
- Expressing Buddha nature in daily life 
- The Yoga of the Playful Deity 
- Dangers in tummo practice 
- Tantric love-making in the Tibetan tradition 
- Secrecy in tantric practice 
- How widespread is genuine karmamudra today?
- The meaning of monastic vows of celibacy 
- The forbidden nature of eroticism 
- Glenn’s training in karmamudra 
- The superiority of the female body in tantra 
- Is monogamy preferable?
- Male dominated cultural trends 
- Semen retention techniques in the 6 Yogas of Naropa 
- Do both partners need to be trained?
- 3 different types of karmamudra partner
- Problems with bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West
- ‘One lama, one student’ 
- Manifesting from the natural radiance of your stream of being

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Previous Glenn Mullin episode: https://www.guruviking.com/guru-viking-interviews-ep9-glenn-mullin/

To find our more about Glenn, visit:
http://www.glennmullin.com/
https://www.runawayjourneys.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Maitripa.Glenn

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
www.guruviking.com

Music 'Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Ep19 Glenn Mullin - Guru Viking Interviews

This meditation is intended to shift the energy between you and another. The outcome of this shift depends on a number of factors. Some relationships are very short, some endure for a season and some for a lifetime. This work may result in a warmer, clearer more supportive connection. It may also speed up any issues between you that need clearing. It may quicken the end of the relationship.

Shifting a Personal Relationship into Light Meditation

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Frente Bolivarista presets to you the new EP from the Scottish mastermind: CAIN. 

CAIN has a really unique style and pushes the crowd to mantric and dreamy soundscapes blended with uplifting Afro House constructions. For the lovers of higher BPMs this is a must on your case. The EP has big support on the latest mixes from Auntie Flo, Huntley+Palmers, Nicola Cruz among other great djs. 

Produced & Mixed by CAIN in London
Mastering by GS Mastering in Stockholm
Cover Art by Britta ( www.ibbritta.com ) in Berlin

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The Guru Viking Podcast specializes in in-depth interviews with remarkable figures in the world of meditation, spirituality, and self development.

Steve travels internationally teaching somatic practices and meditation, and leads explorations in contemplative, mystic, & relational realms.

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