Focusing on curiosity, patience, and self-compassion, Cortland Dahl joins Raghu to go over his new book, A Meditator's Guide to Buddhism . This week, Cortland and Raghu discuss: The mystical practice of making aspirations Tuning into ourselves and trusting ourselves Learning through our relationships Recognizing that the next Buddha is the sangha Nurturing sparks of inspiration through practice How meeting teachers helps us realize our own inner depth Why curiosity can move us along the spiritua...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 557
This week's Mindrolling is a collection of some of the best moments from Raghu’s interviews with mindfulness and metta experts Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg. In this special episode: Clip 1 (Ep. 65) : Raghu and Joseph explore the foundations of mindfulness, the influence of habits, and how everything hinges on the tip of motivation. Clip 2 (Ep. 44) : Raghu and Sharon discuss metta practice and practical ways to connect with others through loving-kindness. Clip 3 (Ep. 224) : Raghu and Jose...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 556
David Silver and Raghu sit down for a conversation about maintaining equanimity in the face of multiple humanitarian and ecological crises around the world. Join comedian Duncan Trussell and Buddhist teacher David Nichtern on September 3rd for a free online talk: Imposter Syndrom & Teaching Meditation This week, David and Raghu discuss: The divided state of our country Dealing with negative emotions like depression and loneliness Adjusting our internal behavior in order to help others and ou...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 555
Using modern tools to support inner transformation, ServiceSpace founder Nipun Mehta offers innovative solutions for turning artificial intelligence into collective heart intelligence. Learn more about ServiceSpace’s unique model of organizing small acts of service at servicespace.org . In this episode, Nipun and Raghu chat about: Nipun’s upbringing and finding the infinity behind each moment Living a life of service Using artificial intelligence for inner transformation and the emergence of com...
Aug 09, 2024•59 min•Ep. 554
Discussing her new book, Ordinary Mysticism, Mirabai Starr breaks free from religious institutions and shares heart-opening mystical wisdom. Mirabai’s upcoming book, Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life as Sacred Ground , will be released in September 2024. Preorder your copy HERE! This time on Mindrolling, Mirabai and Raghu converse about: How beginner’s mind and humility help us cope with the world Our capacity to feel the pain of the world as our superpower The dark night of the soul and Saint John ...
Aug 02, 2024•55 min•Ep. 553
Author and artist Scott Snibbe visits Mindrolling to teach listeners how to train the mind for long-lasting happiness. Get your copy of Scott’s book, How to Train a Happy Mind: A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment, HERE. This week on Mindrolling, Scott and Raghu discuss: How being in tune with reality leads to happiness Scott’s childhood and sensing the feeling of infinity Selfishness/self-centeredness as an antagonist to joy Happiness through cherishing others Analytical meditation and filling you...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 552
Jamie Kilstein returns to the Mindrolling Podcast! In this episode, Jamie speaks with Raghu about finding an appreciation for all faiths and shares how exploring different religions led him to Jesus. Jamie and Raghu talk about: Oppression within organized religion Jamie’s experience with psychedelics and Ram Dass Zen as the atheism of religion Maharaj-ji and incorporating multiple religions How music connects us to religion Being led to Jesus Christ The importance of Sangha and connecting to the...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 551
Author and Medium Paul Selig shares transformational wisdom from divine messengers and chats with Raghu about what our world could be like. Paul’s third book in The Manifestation Trilogy, A World Made New, will be out in September 2024. Preorder HERE ! This week on Mindrolling, Paul and Raghu converse about: Paul’s journey of becoming and the split between the perceived self and the real self Working with energy and understanding phenomena Divine guides and how they present to Paul Paul’s connec...
Jul 12, 2024•54 min•Ep. 550
Writer and meditation teacher, Henry Shukman, joins Raghu to discuss his forthcoming book, Original Love , and how love is the true foundation of our life. In this episode of Mindrolling, Henry and Raghu journey through: Henry’s background, travels, and witnessing joy among those without materialistic riches Recognizing how we are a part of everything in the universe How meditation helped Henry stop limping through life Transcendental meditation and being religious about our practice Acknowledgi...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 549
Activist and mountaineer, Wasfia Nazreen, has an expansive talk with Raghu about her trek up the K2 peak and finding inner strength. This time on Mindrolling, Wasfia and Raghu explore: Connecting to Mother Earth How abandonment taught Wasfia that education was her pathway to freedom How moving to Georgia gave Wasfia a deep connection to the culture of the American South The Tonglen meditation technique and taking away the pain of others How Wasfia was magnetized to Tibetan Buddhism Wasfia’s jour...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 548
OG Mindroller David Silver reunites with Raghu to discuss the themes of consciousness and spirituality that lie at the heart of Hermann Hesse's literary work. This week on Mindrolling, David Silver connects with Raghu over: Inspiration from Hermann Hesse The book Siddhartha and embarking on a spiritual search Descents into decadence and an attachment to the material world Embracing everything that is in front of us Comparing lessons from Ram Dass and Hermann Hesse The inevitability of suffering ...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 547
Discussing her memoir, Lotus Girl , Helen Tworkov and Raghu talk about spiritual quests and experiencing a deeper reality. Get your copy of Lotus Girl HERE In this episode, Helen and Raghu talk about: Growing up with tyrannical parents How the iconic photo of Thich Quang Duc changed Helen’s life Being orientated to Asia through Psychedelics, out-of-body meditation experiences, and equanimity Raghu’s altered state through the music of John Coltrane How trying to understand her family lead Helen o...
Jun 14, 2024•59 min•Ep. 546
Reflecting on Gandhi’s principles, Raghu and Perry Garfinkel discuss sainthood, imperfection, and continued service to others. Get your copy of Perry’s book, Becoming Gandhi, HERE This time on Mindrolling, Perry and Raghu talk about: Bob Dylan, Jazz, and music as a portal Perry’s journey to India looking for Neem Karoli Baba Following the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi How sainthood does not mean you are enlightened Polarized views of Gandhi and controversy based on gender, race, etc. Acting out em...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 545
Discussing his memoir, Down for the Cause , Bruce “Badri” Margolin talks with Raghu about his work in drug reform and meeting Ram Dass, Tim Leary, and Neem Karoli Baba. Grab your copy of Down for the Cause HERE This week on Mindrolling, Bruce and Raghu talk about: What propelled Bruce on his journey as a lawyer Bruce’s first marijuana defense case The Campaign to Abolition Marijuana Prohibition (C.A.M.P.) When Bruce received Be Here Now from his therapist Bruce’s travels through Greece, Ethiopia...
May 31, 2024•44 min•Ep. 544
Reflecting on spirituality and synchronicity, Dr. Lisa Miller talks with Raghu about the capacity to have an awakened mind and heart. Get your copy of Dr. Miller’s book, The Awakened Brain, HERE This time on Mindrolling, Dr. Lisa and Raghu talk about: Dr. Miller’s synchronistic connection with Ram Dass Identifying threads of lived, spiritual human life in clinical psychology Being born with the capacity to awaken Cultivating our relationship to the transcendent The difference between a spiritual...
May 26, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 543
RamDev, host of Healing at the Edge podcast, joins Raghu for a conversation on compassion and openness of the heart. This week on Mindrolling, RamDev and Raghu discuss: RamDev’s background in mathematics and recognizing patterns How people in the West are not as embodied as in the East The first three chakras of fear, guilt, and shame Psychedelics and other dimensions of reality Going beyond separateness Compassion and non-dual practices Taming the monkey-mind Sub ek and quantum entanglement Sto...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 542
Tracy Cochran and Raghu talk about living our way to wisdom and being at home in ourselves through presence. Subtitles for this episode are available on YouTube: Click Here In this episode, Tracy and Raghu chat about: Living our way to wisdom The knowledge that the world offers us Ram Dass and Fierce Grace Tracy’s experience being attacked Being seen with eyes of love and compassion The power of forgiveness Heartfulness and living within the truest parts of ourselves Courage and the willingness ...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 541
Psychedelic therapist and author Sean Lawlor chats with Raghu about shifting the paradigm through the healing power of psychedelics. Pre-order your copy of Sean’s book, Psychedelic Revival, HERE In this trip on Mindrolling, Sean and Raghu take us through: Sean’s awakening through psychedelics The inter-connectivity of all things Psychedelic assisted therapy Indigenous uses of plant medicine and music Stories of Maria Sabina’s sacred ceremonies Changing our negative habits and ways of being Trust...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 540
Alex Tsakiris co-hosts Mindrolling with Raghu for a conversation on consciousness and the ethics of artificial intelligence. In this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu and Alex talk about: A.I. and the potential for sentience Scientific experiments in meditation Transhumanist agendas in society The way in which greed, power, and fear is taking over our world The purity of motivation and a willingness to transform self-interest A logical perspective on consciousness Having faith in the world and takin...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 539
Jaymee Carpenter returns to Mindrolling for an expansive talk with Raghu on addiction, luminous darkness, and loving the mystery in it all. In this episode of Mindrolling, Jaymee Carpenter and Raghu Markus explore: Jaymee’s work with addiction counseling Adding to our own suffering / the second arrow in Buddhism How Jaymee’s struggles with addiction have become doorways to connect with people Hanuman, Christ, and love of the divine The high of being on a retreat Finding light within the darkness...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 538
Taking us through her 3 near-death experiences, Michelle Clare joins Raghu to talk about the afterlife, mediumship, and finding true purpose. This time on Mindrolling, Michelle and Raghu have a conversation about: Michelle’s experience growing up catholic and praying to saints Michelle’s first experience connecting to loved ones who have passed Near-death experiences (NDEs) and sensing peace and perfection How the religion we believe in will be what we are greeted by in the afterlife Telepathic ...
Apr 12, 2024•58 min•Ep. 537
This week, we take a look back at a conversation that Raghu had with Gabor Maté about trauma, desire, addiction, and getting honest with ourselves. In this remastered episode, Gabor explores these struggles through the lens of the Hungry Ghost Realm of saṃsāra. To learn more about all six realms of saṃsāra and the Wheel of Life in Buddhist tradition, check out this episode of the Mindrolling Podcast with Buddhist teacher, David Nichtern: Ep. 168 Awakening from the Daydream Gabor Maté is a renown...
Apr 05, 2024•54 min•Ep. 536
Examining the concept of the ‘mere I’, Loch Kelly chats with Raghu about non-self and effortless mindfulness. Click HERE for some complementary resources from Loch Kelly to deepen your experiential exploration into Effortless Mindfulness. This week on Mindrolling, Loch and Raghu get into: How mindfulness can be effortless Loch’s transformative experience in Nepal A down-to-earth explanation of no-self or the ‘mere I’ Sustaining the state of awakening Psychedelics as treatment for PTSD Ego dissol...
Mar 29, 2024•56 min•Ep. 535
Expanding our notions of love to a universal state, ecologist and peace-pilgrim, Satish Kumar, joins Raghu to talk about his new book, Radical Love . Get your copy of Radical Love HERE This time on Mindrolling, Satish and Raghu journey through these topics: How Gandhi was a great influence on Satish’s life Loving people with whom we do not agree The ultimate love, knowledge, and heroism we receive from our mothers The feminine motherly quality we can find in gurus Satish’s experience in the Jain...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 534
Raghu’s original Mindrolling partner, David Silver, returns for a beautiful homage to the genius of Aldous Huxley. Learn more about Aldous Huxley HERE This week, David and Raghu talk about: How Aldous Huxley showed Ram Dass and Tim Leary the Tibetan Book of the Dead David Silver’s initial reading of Brave New World and the prophecy it held Aldous Huxley’s background Huxley’s Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell Huxley’s perspective on non-dualism and children Ram Dass’ and Aldous Huxley’s fri...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 533
Sarah Anderson joins Raghu to explore her new book, The Lost Art of Silence , and how we can reconnect to the beauty of quiet. Get your copy of Sarah’s book HERE In this episode, Sarah and Raghu delve into: How crucial and nurturing silence can be Sarah’s childhood trauma Silence’s relationship to the inner journey Sarah’s investigation into the art of silence Silence as the link between so many religions and traditions The way that being quiet makes us a better listener Raghu’s story of meeting...
Mar 08, 2024•58 min•Ep. 532
Philosopher, author, and activist Peter Singer joins Raghu to chat about his new book, The Buddhist and the Ethicist. Pick up your copy of Peter Singer’s book HERE This week on Mindrolling, Peter and Raghu have a comprehensive conversation on: Singer’s coming of age in the 60’s The background of Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei The ethical outlook of utilitarianism Examining the consequences of our actions The problems that come with not thinking about the future The Bodhisattva tradition Bhakti Yoga an...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 531
Indigenous healer Paul Callaghan teaches us about aboriginal wisdom and being a part of the collective story of humanity. Check out Paul’s book, The Dreaming Path , to learn more about contentment, purpose, healing, and reconnecting with your story—and ultimately the universe. In this episode of Mindrolling, Paul and Raghu get into: Aboriginal Dreamtime stories The creation myth of mother earth Being still in nature to receive insights How acute anxiety and a mental health crisis lead Paul to a ...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 530
Focusing on the uniqueness of each of our brains, Dr. Nicole Tetreault sits down with Raghu to discuss her book, Insight into a Bright Mind. Get your copy of Dr. Nicole’s book HERE This week on Mindrolling, Nicole and Raghu go over: Nicole’s devotion to Maharaj-ji and her background in neuroscience Nicole’s research in Parkinsons and Autism How cancer influenced Nicole’s life course as a scientist Fixing models of healing versus bearing witness Coming to terms with death and suffering Impermanen...
Feb 15, 2024•56 min•Ep. 529
Nina Rao and Chandra Easton join Raghu to talk about embodying the goddess Tara through chanting. Interested in seeing Nina and Chandra? Here are two upcoming events on the East Coast: Tibet House , NYC, May 11 and Kripalu, MA, May 12-17 Raghu, Nina, and Chandra spend this episode discussing: Chandra’s Buddhist upbringing The deity Tara and the sacred feminine Nina and Chandra’s collaboration with chanting and mantras An acapella chant offered from Nina Tara for harmony Tantra and spirituality f...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 528
