In today's episode we’re discussing teachers, sanghas and gurus behaving badly. Classically, in many spiritual traditions, you would begin your journey by following a specific teacher, but does that apply to modern times? In response to many listeners questions about how to find a path and/or a teacher we’re discussing how we got started on our way, whether people need to commit to a path or a teacher, how we found our mentors, and of course some of the pitfalls to look out for along the way.
We got a great comment on social media asking us to talk about love and relationships asking, "What role does the ego play in relationships? Specifically attraction- how do I know if my true self is attracted or my ego?" Well we have, as usual, a lot to say about that! From spiritual concepts like pain bodies to psychological concepts like attachment theory and projective identification we try to tackle some how we choose a partner and how we can switch it up in the direction of sane, loving, easy, nourishing relationships.
If you’ve been spiritually curious you’ve probably run across the word attachments at some point in your spiritual perusing. That’s because thousands of years ago Buddha stated that attachments to desire were the main cause of human suffering. Which has led to the idea that desire is negative being trickled down into our collective consciousness, but is that the full picture? In this episode of Bliss and Grit we’re breaking down our views on the pros, cons, and pitfalls of attachment and desire. From outlining the Buddhist “4 Noble Truths” to sharing our personal experiences we’re decoding our views on human desire.
In today’s episode we're talking about groundlessness. In our personal lives AND in the global collective these days things are feeling quite a lot like there isn’t much solid, predictable ground to stand on. We’re so wired to want stability. To have something bedrock and constant in our lives… however Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche once said “The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground..” Um… we tackle the good and bad news in the midst of our own groundlessness.