Dr. Sylver Quevedo and Raghu jam on psychedelic preparation and integration, the MAPS MDMA studies, a Ram Dass ketamine story in India, and how 'love, serve, remember' connects to Indigenous wisdom. “One of the cardinal features that's been learned in the second psychedelic renaissance in the clinical trials has been the importance of two things that were not really understood that well in the 1960s—that is, preparation and integration. By contrast, one of the things that really was discovered e...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 497
Comedian, Mike Finoia, joins Raghu to share his difficult patch with mental health and the tools that have helped him cultivate inner peace. “I realized that there’s only two ways of operating: It’s either from a place of love or a place of fear. If you're operating from a place of fear, you really can’t be open to the love there is around us. But if you’re operating from a place of love, fear doesn’t stand a chance.” – Mike Finoia Mike and Raghu go deep about: Anxiety and finding the tools that...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 496
Exploring the wisdom of Selfistry, Sarah Marshank joins to share her spiritual journey through the lens of Ram Dass's teaching of "from role to soul." "There is a place that's always here that's in us and that holds us, that is 'okayness.' It's a relief to finally land there. And from there, to feel happy and sad, and witness the horrors as well as the exquisite beauty of the world, and feel okay with all of it. It's that dance—to know that everything is fundamentally okay and to address all the...
Jun 15, 2023•57 min•Ep. 495
Raghu is joined by singer and songwriter Kesha to talk about living authentically, finding happiness, and bringing spiritual practice into our busy lives. Check out Kesha's new record, Gag Order , featuring a heartful interlude from Ram Dass. Kesha joins Raghu on Mindrolling to chat about: Her experiences with Ram Dass’s teachings and her inspiration to sample him on her track, Ram Dass Interlude from her new album, Gag Order The emptiness Kesha felt from outward seeking, the world of fame, and ...
Jun 11, 2023•57 min•Ep. 494
"The Hidden Artists podcast is about people who haven't been discovered yet—entrepreneurs, musicians, someone who is creative in what they do. People have all these talents, but they don't all have an opportunity to be known for what they do. I just want to give these people a chance to be able to do what they love for a living." – Natalie Dayan In this episode, Raghu and Natalie dive into: What it's like for Natalie being born Jewish, being raised in India, and now living in Los Angeles Explori...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 493
Raghu’s longtime friend, Daniel Goleman, returns to Mindrolling to catch up on his book co-authored with Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Why We Meditate . “There’s more than normal consciousness. There are other possibilities that have their own kind of richness. There are paths to those possibilities.” – Daniel Goleman In this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu and Daniel chat about: Wild stories at Raghu’s family farm when they returned to the West How Danny’s wife, Tara Bennet-Gorman’s book, Emotional Alchemy ,...
May 25, 2023•55 min•Ep. 492
Dr. Shamini Jain connects with Raghu Markus to discuss harmonizing our autonomic nervous system via an integration of the mind and body. “What we know now is that our emotions have a deep effect on our physiology; they're very interconnected. We can create health simply with our breathing, with our connection with energy, with our connection with a deeper core of who we are.” – Shamini Jain, Ph.D In this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu talks with Dr. Shamini Jain about: The multiple ways to experi...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 491
On a mission to connect hearts all over the world through Indigenous wisdom, Anita Sanchez illuminates her new book, The Four Sacred Gifts , with Raghu. Sign up for Ram Dass's Yoga of Heartfulness Course , starting May 15th, at RamDass.org/heart “Out of the beingness that is whole, loving, collaborative, and grateful, then we do the doing. Wellbeing inspires well-doing.” – Anita Sanchez, Ph.D This time on Mindrolling, Raghu talks with Anita Sanchez about: Receiving wisdom, dreams, and prophecies...
May 11, 2023•56 min•Ep. 490
In this special episode, Raghu, RamDev (Dale Borglum), and Jackie Dobrinska weave the tapestry for heartfulness as a way of life. Sign up for Ram Dass's Yoga of Heartfulness Course , starting May 15th, at RamDass.org/heart “The development of heartfulness will help—we expect—to transform the polarity that we’re living in within ourselves and in our society and culture.” – Raghu Markus In this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu, RamDev, and Jackie tap into: The path for cultivating heartfulness The ab...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 489
Author, musician, and astrologist, Ahad Cobb dissects his new memoir, Riding the Spirit Bus , with Raghu Markus. “The very fact of living in cooperative community on the earth together is itself a gift to many people in our culture.” – Ahad Cobb This time on mindrolling, Raghu Markus and Ahad Cobb discuss: Ahad Cobb's background with Ram Dass Maharaj-ji's grace Writing Riding the Spirit Bus The Lama Foundation and becoming grounded Communal living Walking in the forest as meditation About Ahad C...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 488
Teacher, translator, and Rumi Scholar, Kabir Helminski, gets together with Raghu to discuss Sufi mysticism and his new book, The Mysterion . "In Sufism, sincerity would be understood to be something like doing whatever you do for the sake of God; not for anyone's approval, not for attention, not for pleasure." – Kabir Helminski In this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu Markus and Kabir Helminski chat about: Kabir's encounter with Ram Dass The tradition of Rumi Sufism and sincerity The sense of self ...
Apr 20, 2023•59 min•Ep. 487
Making friends with death, David Silver and Raghu Markus explore Tibetan Traditions and the wisdom of death and dying. "'Mindfulness is the path to the deathless, headlessness is the path to death. The mindful do not die, but the headless are as if dead already.' If you are not mindful through the flow of your earthly life, that will bring death and its fury." – David Silver quoting/commenting on the Dhammapada In this episode, David Silver joins Raghu Markus to explore: Death and dying in the T...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 486
Integrating the self, identity, and belonging; mindfulness researcher, Dr. Dan Siegel, joins Raghu Markus to explore his new book, IntraConnected. "From a mathematical point of view, the modern construction of a separate solo self is actually a violation of a complex system's ability to adapt and learn." – Dr. Dan Siegel In this episode Raghu Markus and Dr. Dan Siegel ponder: The integration of self , identity , and belonging Radical Trauma and losing the sense of self Science and contemplative ...
Apr 06, 2023•57 min•Ep. 485
In a discussion on transcendence, Raghu Markus and Zen Priest Hozan Alan Senauke describe embodying zen practices and having a stable mind. "What really impressed me about the Chinese/Japanese poetry was that there was a sense of the ordinary. There was something marvelous and transcendent in ordinary perceptions." – Hozan Alan Senauke In this episode Raghu Markus and Hozan Alan Senauke explore: The practice of Zen Magic within the ordinary Meeting spiritual teachers and guides Seeing both sides...
Mar 31, 2023•53 min•Ep. 484
Scholar Michael Meade sits down with Raghu Markus for a mythical episode on storytelling, symbolism, and human nature. "Myth is about vertical imagination. Myth opens up the connections we have to the heavens and the connections we have to the underworld... On the surface a myth is false, but it carries deeper truths than you can find anywhere else." – Michael Meade In this episode Raghu Markus and Michael Meade converse about: Michael's induction into the realm of myth Storytelling with musical...
Mar 23, 2023•55 min•Ep. 483
Moving out of constriction and into connection with reality, Sharon Salzberg reunites with Raghu to talk about her new book, Real Life. "When we are out of harmony with the truth, we are not realistic. Everything is distorted, we reach for happiness in all the wrong places, we let other people define us instead of finding out who we truly are." – Sharon Salzberg In this episode we hear Sharon Salzberg and Raghu Markus explore: How to 'get real' and see the truth Constriction versus connection Be...
Mar 17, 2023•59 min•Ep. 482
Centering on her new book, Big Mama Speaks , Dr. Sabrina N'Diaye and Raghu discuss forgiveness and the wisdom we gain from our ancestors. "The older I get, the more I realize being a good therapist has nothing to do with all these acronyms behind my name. I know my grandmother didn't even graduate from high school, but she had a degree in the soul." – Dr. Sabrina N'Diaye In this episode Dr. Sabrina N'Diaye and Raghu discuss: Understanding trauma Dialoguing with our ancestors Dr. Sabrina's writin...
Mar 10, 2023•57 min•Ep. 481
Author and teacher, Kevin Griffin sits down with Raghu to discuss finding a higher power and responding to everything with love. "The Dharma can be your higher power rather than praying to some sort of Abrahamic God. The Dharma itself is powerful and provides all you need for turning your life over to the Dharma." – Kevin Griffin In this episode Kevin Griffin and Raghu explore: A Buddhist path to recovery How practicality can lead to spirituality Dharma as a higher power Initial transformation i...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 480
Devotional Musician Jai Uttal joins Raghu to chat about his new album which explores the deepest spiritual longings of the human psyche. "The Bhakti's of the past, their songs are so deeply personal and intimate in their relationship to God; it's stepping into that stream, as gracefully as possible." – Jai Uttal In this episode Jai Uttal and Raghu weave together: Devotional Music The art of translation Inherited sentiments and emotions The beauty of expressing our deepest experiences Intimacy wi...
Feb 26, 2023•59 min•Ep. 479
Discussing their book You Are The Universe , Amy Buetens and Julie Weinstein join Raghu to talk about Ram Dass in the next generation. You Are The Universe is an impactful guidebook, chronicling the unconventional journey and self-discovery of Ram Dass, one of the world’s most beloved spiritual teachers. Sourced from five decades of recordings, Ram Dass shares his life story and transformative teachings in his own words with honesty and humor. These teachings from Ram Dass offer teens and adults...
Feb 17, 2023•53 min•Ep. 478
ZaChoeje Rinpoche joins Raghu for a talk on being recognized as a Tulku (reincarnated Tibetan master) by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the true nature of struggling. Help others improve their mental and emotional well-being, reduce stress, improve focus, increase self-awareness and self-regulation — all while deepening your own practice and understanding. Join Buddhist teacher David Nichtern and special guest Professor Robert Thurman for a free online program on Tuesday, February 14th at 6:00...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 477
In a conversation about fallibility and self-honesty, spiritual advisor Jaymee Carpenter and Raghu Markus talk about surrender and transcending victimhood. "When I was younger I was getting high on my identity of being a victim and I got high on drugs. Then I got sober and I got high on this new identity of a sober person. It was just a transference of ego." – Jaymee Carpenter "We all have that generational karma in one way or the other that we are dealing with." – Raghu Markus In this episode J...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 476
Through the lens of her new book, Spring Washam joins Raghu Markus for a discussion on collective ancestry, divine destiny, and lighting the fire of change. In this episode, Spring Washam and Raghu Markus discuss: Conductors of spirit Mystical visions and messages Collective ancestors Mystical visions and messages The Dharma of Harriet Tubman Crossing planes of existence Awakening through generations “We’re talking about awakening from the underground, we’re talking about consciousness, we’re ta...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 475
Through a mixture of storytelling and conversation, Raghu Markus, Krishna Das, and David Silver all describe their experiences with K.C. Tewari. NEW Meditation Series: Pause, Breathe, Be Here Now with Ram Dass, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Joseph Goldstein, John Lockley, Ram Dev, Trudy Goodman, Lama Tsultrim Allione—FREE January 16 to 25. Sit in true peace, love, and tranquility. Join thousands of people around the world for this collective meditation experience: onecommune.com/r...
Jan 21, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 474
Telling tales of Ram Dass and psychedelic escapades, Raghu Markus and Jeff Krasno discuss that which is beyond our rational mind. Discover integrating transcendent experiences into daily life using a process versus product mentality, learn about the Bhakti path, and enjoy many stories of our spiritual teachers. NEW Meditation Series: Pause, Breathe, Be Here Now with Ram Dass, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Joseph Goldstein, John Lockley, Ram Dev, Trudy Goodman, Lama Tsultrim Allion...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 473
On a journey to release the stories that hold us back from our true selves, Dharma teacher Judith Ragir and Raghu Markus review healing wounds and changing karma for generations. In this episode they discuss family trauma, moving beyond our conditioning, and how to repair our hearts. NEW Meditation Series: Pause, Breathe, Be Here Now with Ram Dass, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Joseph Goldstein, John Lockley, Ram Dev, Trudy Goodman, Lama Tsultrim Allione—FREE January 16 to 25. Sit...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 472
Anthropologist and psychotherapist, Geral T. Blanchard, LPC, joins Raghu to discuss how to awaken the soul with indigenous wisdom for today's world. Geral (Gerry) Blanchard, LPC, is university trained in psychological and anthropological approaches that can address a variety of mental health issues including trauma and addictions in a holistic fashion. He has decades of experience addressing matters of interpersonal violence, traumatization, as well as behavioral and substance addictions. Geral ...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 471
In an inspiring conversation on serving the next generation with sacred rites and mindful guidance, director Frederick Marx joins Raghu Markus. Frederick Marx is an internationally acclaimed, Oscar and Emmy-nominated director/writer with 40 years in the film business. He was named a Chicago Tribune Artist of the Year, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a recipient of a Robert F. Kennedy Special Achievement Award. His film HOOP DREAMS played in hundreds of theaters nationwide after winning the Audience Awa...
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 470
Dr. Sará King and Duncan Trussell join Raghu at the Ram Dass retreat to talk trust, interbeing, vulnerability, loneliness, and getting contact high. Dr. Sará King is a UCLA-trained neuroscientist, political and learning scientist, social entrepreneur, public speaker, and yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor. She has over 20 years of experience as a research scientist, and specializes in the study of the relationship between mindfulness, complementary alternative medicine, and social justic...
Dec 10, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 469
Multidimensional artist, podcaster, and comedian Ramin Nazer rejoins Raghu for an episode on wisdom givers, death, and the eternal 'I am'. Ramin Nazer is a multi-talented artist, podcaster, comedian, game creator and musician based out of LA. He is best known for his consistent stream of unique, psychedelic-spiritual, bite-sized art for the social media age, as well as his podcast, with comedian Shane Mauss, Mind Under Matter , where they take a hilarious and scientific approach to human behavio...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 468
