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Podcast #5: Daniel Ingram - Experiencing No-Self Part 1
Daniel discusses his personal experience of realising the truth of there not being a 'Self'
Daniel is an emergency room physician, author of ‘Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha,’ founder of Dharma Overground and holds an M.D., M.S.P.H. in Epidemiology, and B.A. in English Literature all from UNC Chapel Hill.
DISCUSSION TOPICS
0:00 Introduction
2:18 Daniel’s personal journey to realising there is No-Self
- a clockwork universe means there is no free will
7:50 Resonance between science and Buddhist teachings
9:00 Meditation reinforces both the sense of free will and no free will.
14:57 Things know themselves where they are
THE MECHANICS OF PERCEIVING NO-SELF
17:25 Half perceiving versus fully perceiving is what creates a sense of Self
21:30 You can train your mind to hardwire the perceiving of No-Self
25:00 Raw sensate information
30:00 Speed reading and ‘Magic Eye’ as an example of dramatic cognitive shift
34:25 The illusion of a real past, future or doer becomes absurd
35:00 NLP as a paradigm for how the illusion of past and future is constructed.
DEALING WITH EXISTENTIAL TERROR & TRAUMA
41:50 The benefits of perceiving the transient nature of reality
42:32 Comforting the parts that are freaked out by the implications of ‘No-Self’
47:58 Depersonalisation, dissociation and existential crisis
50:20 Willoughby Britton and data on dealing with challenging experiences
52:00 Meditative terror as a form of pleasure
54:10 The great debate: How much suffering is required on the spiritual path?
IS THIS ABOUT TRUTH OR BLISS?
59:00 Is it about truth, or feeling good?
1:02:50 A complete ontology is not required for the perceptual shift to occur
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The Dancing Wu Lee Masters en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Wu_Li_Masters
Spirituality Explained
spiritualityexplained.com
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness davidtreleaven.com
Cheetah House Online - Dr Willoughby Britton cheetahhouse.org
For upcoming events check out adventuresinawareness.com
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Podcast #5: Daniel Ingram - Experiencing No-Self Part 1
Daniel discusses his personal experience of realising the truth of there not being a 'Self'
Daniel is an emergency room physician, author of ‘Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha,’ founder of Dharma Overground and holds an M.D., M.S.P.H. in Epidemiology, and B.A. in English Literature all from UNC Chapel Hill.
DISCUSSION TOPICS
0:00 Introduction
2:18 Daniel’s personal journey to realising there is No-Self
- a clockwork universe means there is no free will
7:50 Resonance between science and Buddhist teachings
9:00 Meditation reinforces both the sense of free will and no free will.
14:57 Things know themselves where they are
THE MECHANICS OF PERCEIVING NO-SELF
17:25 Half perceiving versus fully perceiving is what creates a sense of Self
21:30 You can train your mind to hardwire the perceiving of No-Self
25:00 Raw sensate information
30:00 Speed reading and ‘Magic Eye’ as an example of dramatic cognitive shift
34:25 The illusion of a real past, future or doer becomes absurd
35:00 NLP as a paradigm for how the illusion of past and future is constructed.
DEALING WITH EXISTENTIAL TERROR & TRAUMA
41:50 The benefits of perceiving the transient nature of reality
42:32 Comforting the parts that are freaked out by the implications of ‘No-Self’
47:58 Depersonalisation, dissociation and existential crisis
50:20 Willoughby Britton and data on dealing with challenging experiences
52:00 Meditative terror as a form of pleasure
54:10 The great debate: How much suffering is required on the spiritual path?
IS THIS ABOUT TRUTH OR BLISS?
59:00 Is it about truth, or feeling good?
1:02:50 A complete ontology is not required for the perceptual shift to occur
Banner art by Jade Wade jadewade.co.uk
The Dancing Wu Lee Masters en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Wu_Li_Masters
Spirituality Explained
spiritualityexplained.com
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness davidtreleaven.com
Cheetah House Online - Dr Willoughby Britton cheetahhouse.org
