What the Buddha Really Taught About Pleasure, Altered States, and Loving Deeply in the Face of Impermanence
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Episode 8: Leigh Brasington and Owen Muir, M.D. In this episode, we speak to Leigh Brasington, a renowned teacher of Buddhist states of concentration called the jhānas. We discuss the role of pleasure in spiritual practice and meditation, trust between teachers and students, problems with the modern mindfulness movement, and how love can help integrate difficult spiritual realizations.
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