Una attends a garden party for the teenagers with Trungpa Rinpoche at Kalapa Court, Trungpa Rinpoche's home. 

*This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself.

BACKGROUND:
Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.

Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.

Right after she was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, her mother would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.

Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.

Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.

Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.

This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.

CREDITS:
Please share where podcasts are shared.
Written and produced by Una Morera
Very Special Thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
Special Thanks to Eric Leven
Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
Dedicated to Daniel Dalseth
Please share where podcasts are shared.

E9 - The Garden Party

E9 - THE GARDEN PARTY

It's 1982 and Una's mother has had enough of Boulder. They pack up the car and move to a dharma center in Barnet, Vermont. On the way, they stop in New York City and stay at the Chelsea Hotel for a few days. On one of those afternoons, Una and her mother have lunch with her mother's family. Seeing her grandparents reminds Una of a trip she took to see them by herself, a few years earlier, to Fort Lauderdale. 

*This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself. 

BACKGROUND:
Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.

Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.

Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.

Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.

Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.

Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.

This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.

EPISODE CREDITS:
Please share where podcasts are shared
Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries. 
Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
Written and produced by Una Morera
Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
Sound effects from freesound.org and soundstripe.com 
Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamo

E10 - Three Wishes

E10 - THREE WISHES

After moving to Karme Choling, the dharma center in Barnet, Vermont, Una's nightmare of being known as a Buddhist to strangers becomes a living reality at school. Unable and unwilling to make friends her own age, she experiences a series of adult relationships, some are good, others prove to be confusing. At the center of it all is Trungpa Rinpoche.

*This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself. 

BACKGROUND:
Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.

Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.

Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.

Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.

Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.

Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.

This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.

EPISODE CREDITS:
Please share where podcasts are shared
Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries. 
Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
Written and produced by Una Morera
Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
Sound effects from freesound.org 
Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond

E11 - Devotion to the Guru

E11 - DEVOTION TO THE GURU

Hello UNCOVERAGE podcast listeners! 
I wanted to let you all know about a special zoom chat I’m doing on January 15 at 2 pm EST. 

Please register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uncoverage-unwrapped-tickets-227283048717

As I bring this podcast to a close, I felt it was important to give listeners a chance to speak with me in person. Well, as in person as we can all be these days... 

So join me on January 15! 
Oh! And, it's free!

BACKGROUND:
Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.

Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.

Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.

Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.

Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.

Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.

This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.

UNCOVERAGE, UNWRAPPED

Trailer: UNCOVERAGE, UNWRAPPED - Live Event on 1/15/22

In this final episode of UNCOVERAGE, Una is high up in the Colorado Rockies with Trungpa Rinpoche at a military program called Encampment where anything can happen. 

*This episode contains sexual abuse and may be upsetting or offensive. Please take care of yourself. 

BACKGROUND:
Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.

Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.

Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.

Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.

Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.

Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.

This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.

EPISODE CREDITS:
Please share where podcasts are shared
Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries. 
Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
Written and produced by Una Morera
Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
Special thanks to Eric Leven and Dean Haspiel
Special thanks to Jason Gambrell, Mia Lobel, and Malcolm Gladwell
Sound effects from freesound.org 
BBC
Soundstripe.com
Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
Dedicated to Daniel Dalseth

E12 - THE LAST NOTE

This is the EPILOGUE of UNCOVERAGE, wherein I ramble about the podcast and share my thoughts on various subjects and episodes, and reveal other bits of detritus from my mind. 

BACKGROUND:
Una Morera was raised in the largest community of Buddhists in America, led by the enigmatic and outrageous Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in Boulder, Colorado.

Escaping Tibet in 1959, Trungpa Rinpoche made his way to America to teach the dharma and surround himself with Western students.

Right after Una was born, her mother met Trungpa Rinpoche, and four years later, she would join his thriving community in Boulder, Colorado.

Responsible for introducing meditation to the West, Trungpa Rinpoche was also responsible for his own brand of self-proclaimed crazy wisdom, which included drinking to excess, having sex with his students, and pushing the limits of conventionality.

Growing up in this community, Una witnessed the birth of a secret society of dharma practitioners who, with Trungpa Rinpoche’s help, created a deadly environment of sexual predation, classism, and blind assent.

Una learned the teachings of the dharma and the actions of dharma students were two very different things.

This is a story about discovering who she really is after a lifetime of living and breathing a spiritual path based on ancient secrets and modern deceptions.

EPISODE CREDITS:
Please share where podcasts are shared
Our theme music is performed and produced by Ryder Cooley and the Dust Bowl Faeries. 
Buy their music at dustbowlfaeries.com
Written and produced by Una Morera
Very special thanks to Mike Schoonmaker
Special thanks to Eric Leven and Dean Haspiel
Special thanks to Jason Gambrell, Mia Lobel, and Malcolm Gladwell
Sound effects from freesound.org 
BBC
Soundstripe.com
Logo Art Direction by Jaime Lamond
Dedicated to Daniel Dalseth

UNCOVERAGE

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