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Episode 220: Awakening Through Relationship – Part I

May 31, 2018

In today’s episode, Reggie and Caroline are introduced to a public audience at Naropa University for a weekend program they taught together called Awakening Through Relationships: The Tantric Consort. Caroline opens the program with a talk on how consort relationship can serve as a path to realization.

This talk was given in 2016 at a weekend program held at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. Reggie offers more teachings and practices on the consort journey in The Tantric Consort, a 4-part video course produced by Sounds True. It is available in our download store.

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Episode 219: Life is Not a Problem

May 26, 2018

Reggie begins this talk by saying, “There is nothing wrong with anyone here.” When we approach meditation practice as a way to solve a problem, we miss the basic message of this lineage: that life is perfect, right now, as it is.

This talk was given at the September 2005 Meditating with the Body retreat held in Crestone, CO. To find out about the upcoming Meditating with the Body retreat, please visit our program calendar.

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Episode 218: Growing Neurological Capacity

May 21, 2018

In this talk, Reggie discusses the neurological capacity that develops through the somatic practice of pure awareness. He says that an important step in the practice involves setting aside preconceptions about the goal of meditation.

This excerpt is from a talk given in The Practice of Pure Awareness: Somatic Meditation for Touching Infinity, an audio course produced by Sounds True. It is available for download in the Dharma Ocean online store.

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Episode 217: Basic Sadness

April 28, 2018

Here, Reggie discusses the basic sadness we feel in relation to the fundamental loss of connection to the Source. This sadness gives rise to a longing to reconnect with it, which is the basis of the spiritual journey.

This talk was given at the 2006 Advanced Meditating with the Body retreat held in Crestone, CO. To find out about the upcoming Meditating with the Body retreat, please visit our program calendar.

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Episode 216: Freedom for Life – Part II

April 20, 2018

In the second part of this talk on human freedom, Reggie describes how somatic meditation helps us “decode karma.” Unlike heaven oriented approaches to spirituality, the embodied journey involves releasing tension and opening to the totality of being.

This talk was given in 2010 at the Insight Meditation Center in New York City. To find out about upcoming retreats, please visit our program calendar.

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Episode 215: Freedom for Life – Part I

April 13, 2018

In the first part of this talk on human freedom, Reggie describes the ways we become imprisoned in modern society. He says that when reality penetrates our numbness, longing is awakened for liberation. This longing leads us to the dharma.

This talk was given in 2010 at the Insight Meditation Center in New York City. To find out about upcoming retreats, please visit our program calendar.

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Episode 214: Direct Experience

April 7, 2018

Here, Reggie says that direct experience is the touchstone of the Buddhist tradition, and the gateway is the body. Through disembodiment, we lose our connection with reality and, therefore, our humanity.

This excerpt is taken from Reggie’s upcoming online course called The Somatic Practice of Pure Awareness: The Tantric Style of Embodied Meditation. To register for the course, please visit our program calendar.

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Episode 213: The Truth of Suffering

March 30, 2018

In this episode, Reggie introduces the first Noble Truth, the truth of suffering, in context of the somatic practice of pure awareness. He says that this ancient teaching allows us to see the reality of our lives, in this moment, as modern people.

This excerpt is taken from Reggie’s upcoming online course called The Somatic Practice of Pure Awareness: The Tantric Style of Embodied Meditation. To register for the course, please visit our program calendar.

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Episode 212: Somatic Descent

March 23, 2018

Here, Reggie introduces the practice of Somatic Descent. He says that when we touch the primordial body, the soma, we receive information about the practicalities of our everyday life.

This excerpt is from a talk given in Somatic Descent: Experiencing the Ultimate Intelligence of the Body, an intensive training audio course produced by Sounds True. It is available for download in the Dharma Ocean online store.

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Episode 211: Gateway to the Awakened State

March 15, 2018

In this talk, Reggie says that we are born to fly in the eternity of our true nature. We long for the vastness and freedom of the awakened state, and this longing inspires us to become passionate about tasting this freedom in each moment of everyday life.

This talk was given in 2010 at a public program in San Francisco, CA.

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