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When our cherished beliefs painfully fall away, we're left squarely in the unknown and the unknowable...which is pure freedom itself đ„
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In this live episode of Sunday Zen, we dive deep into the themes of trust, surrender, and the Threads of Awakening model introduced by Dr. Pierce Salguero.
I've been reflecting on how traditional spiritual models can leave us feeling lost, stuck, or even scared, and how Pierce's approach offers a more inclusive framework that resonates with my own experiences.
We share insights on the different threads—emptiness, energy, unity, and psyche—and how they manifest in our lives. We discuss the challenges of spiritual ego, which I've grappled with myself, and discuss the role of psychedelics in opening new pathways of understanding. And we touch on the importance of embracing the unknown as the true entry point to the nature of reality.
General topic list:
Trust, surrender, and the Threads of Awakening model by Dr. Pierce Salguero
Critique of traditional spiritual models and their limitations
Overview of the Threads of Awakening: emptiness, energy, unity, and psyche
Correlation of different practices with specific threads
The concept of trust and surrender in spiritual awakening
The illusion of control and the orchestration of life
Personal reflections on spiritual ego and its challenges
The role of psychedelics in spiritual experiences and awakening
Embracing the unknown and the nature of reality
The integration and release of spiritual threads
Personal experiences with fear and health challenges
Reflections on retirement and identity loss
The impact of spiritual teachings and teachers
The role of community and religious services in spiritual growth
The significance of heart-centered practices and connecting with others
The influence of spiritual traditions and identities, such as veganism
Reflections on personal spiritual journey and insights
The importance of radical honesty and self-awareness
The concept of non-doership and its implications
Personal anecdotes and experiences related to spiritual growth
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For many, traditional spiritual frameworks leave us feeling alienated and invalidated, firing up the engine of fear and seeking when our own experiences don't fit their mold. Multidharma is a new map that drops "stages of awakening" and instead recognizes multiple threads that might unfold—such as emptiness, oneness, energy, and psyche—providing a more inclusive space for the vast diversity of human experience.
Dr. Pierce Salguero has studied spirituality through decades of practice and scholarship, specializing in hathayoga, meditation, shamanic rituals, spirit healing, Thai medicine, and Buddhist philosophy. He is now a professor researching Asian history, religions, and healing traditions. His Multidharma framework distills the lessons from a lifetime of exploration of spirituality, providing a novel framework for modern seekers.
Here's a deep dive into the Multidharma Threads model.
Pierce's books and more.
Timecodes and topics:
0:00 Intro
0:55 Why Multidharma Threads awakening model was needed
22:21 What is awakening, intro to “emptiness” and “oneness” Threads
47:33 The “energy” Thread
1:00:31 The “psyche” Thread
1:23:33 The hero archetypes of each Thread and spiritual perfectionism
1:27:37 Guiding inquiry questions for each Thread
1:34:04 Braiding of the Threads
1:40:18 Integration of the Threads
1:50:56 Thread release and the Autopilot
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Humans are gonna human, bro.
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Chop wood, carry water đ Full video here.
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At what point does spirituality eat its own tail? Full video here.
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Never underestimate the forces of delusion (on ALL sides). Vaccine co-inventor Paul Offit returns to spit some fire on RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz, pandemic mistakes, public health messaging, Nobel delusions, COVID vaccine science, and much more. Watch the video here.
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Timecodes:
1:15 Dr Oz
3:30 RFK Jr. & food safety
4:19 RFK's claim to fame: Mercury in vaccines (Thimerosal)
10:34 RFK’s conspiracy thinking & science denialism, why scientists (often) suck at communicating
18:46 Covid vaccines, the allure of conspiracy thinking, what went wrong during the pandemic, lessons learned
26:05 Omicron, does communicating transparently REALLY pay off?
32:09 RFK Jr’s role in the Samoan measles outbreak, our take on raw milk & water fluoridation
41:14 Zubin’s summary of The Atlantic article, ‘How the Ivy League Broke America’, by David Brooks, why it’s SO important to cultivate UNDERSTANDING
51:26 Paul’s take on FDA financial conflicts, why transparency & understanding go hand in hand
54:34 Malone, McCullough, & Ledeppo
59:34 “We’ve seen the enemy, and he is us,” emotion circling and the power of delusion
1:00:44 Paul’s MAJOR award, a walk down Paul & Zubin’s memory lane, what’s next for Paul
1:04:24 Is science losing its place as a source of truth? Closing remarks
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Powerful medicines like 5-MeO DMT, N,N-DMT, and salvia divinorum can be used not simply to bypass our current experience, but rather to help us un-journey right back here and now...to the non-dual realization of JUST this infinite moment. Psychotherapist and psychedelic guide Mira Funk shows us how. Video version here.This video may be a bit intimidating, but luckily I decided to use these medicines myself under Mira's guidance so you might want to start with my post-journey integration session. Here's the meditation Mira used with me to prepare for my 5-Meo/N,N-DMT/Salvia experience.Mira Funk, LCSW, (she/her) is a queer, nonbinary psychotherapist, transformational coach, and psychedelic guide specialized in serving 5-MeO-DMT, N,N-DMT (including analog ayahuasca), and salvia divinorum. She studied comparative literature at Harvard, psychodynamic psychotherapy at Smith College School for Social Work, and psychedelic facilitation at InnerTrek. Based in Corvallis, Oregon, she is the founder of Unjourneying, a private therapy and coaching practice where she is passionately committed to optimizing her clients' psychedelic growth with a blend of somatic, mindfulness-based, and nondual integration approaches. Contact Mira to learn more about her approach on her Website, YouTube Channel, or Podcast, and follow her here.READ THIS:These medicines are NOT for everyone, and this video does not represent medical advice. Only use these medicines in locations where they are legal under the supervision of a professional guide.Consult with a psychedelically informed healthcare practitioner like Dr. Ben Malcolm to ensure you are medically cleared for your psychedelic retreat and that you won't have any dangerous interactions with your medications or supplements.Do not use psychedelics if you have heart problems, a seizure disorder, are pregnant or breastfeeding; or if you have a personal or family history of psychosis, or are experiencing suicidality or other acute mental health symptoms. Please seek the support of a mental health professional if you are facing a mental health crisis.Clinical research is showing that psychedelics can have anti-inflammatory effects. But note that when it comes to some chronic neuroinflammatory disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis or Lyme Disease, there is anecdotal evidence that psychedelics can be helpful; and also that they can trigger flare-ups. Mira has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease & Babesiosis, has experienced both healing and also inflammatory effects from psychedelic use, so if you have a neuroinflammatory disorder and want to explore psychedelics, it's best to proceed with caution in consultation with your doctor and to start with small doses or microdoses to see how you respond.Timecodes:00:00 Intro/Disclaimer02:10 Introduction, Miraâs awakening/seeking journey, time in a Korean monastery, learning to meditate, refining practice into letting go, the nature of thought, spiritual bypass23:12 General discussion of psychedelic medicines, varying paths to awakening, Vipassana meditation, integrating non-duality, Zubinâs origin story45:22 Miraâs Goenka retreat experience, synthesis of non-dual teachings AND medicines, associated risks, Miraâs approach as a guide, her protocol & best practices 1:08:11 Overview of different medicines: 5-MeO-DMT, N,N-DMT (in combination with Harmaline), Salvia divinorum, lionâs mane, what is UN-journeying?2:10:44 Safety considerations, dosing summary, emotions reinforcing the importance of integration both before AND after, trauma-informed methods, using step-wise titration to safely customize experience 3:05:10 Difference between 5-MeO-DMT and N,N-DMT, more safety considerations 3:10:55 Routes of administration, specifically rectal administration of 5-Meo DMT3:33:53 Gender identity and non-duality4:10:47 Wrap upLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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I tried 3 of the most powerful psychedelics known: 5-MeO DMT, N,N-DMT, and salvia divinorum via vaporized, oral, and (*cough*) other routes...all over 3 days. We then filmed this one-of-a-kind post journey integration session with my guide Mira Funk. It's an epic unjourney right back to here, and now đ. Video version here.Here's our pre-journey 4 hour deep dive into these medicines and how they might point back to the non-dual nature of THIS.Here's a meditation Mira used with me to prepare for the un-journey.Mira Funk, LCSW, (she/her) is a queer, nonbinary psychotherapist, transformational coach, and psychedelic guide specialized in serving 5-MeO-DMT, N,N-DMT (including analog ayahuasca), and salvia divinorum. She studied comparative literature at Harvard, psychodynamic psychotherapy at Smith College School for Social Work, and psychedelic facilitation at InnerTrek. Based in Corvallis, Oregon, she is the founder of Unjourneying, a private therapy and coaching practice where she is passionately committed to optimizing her clients' psychedelic growth with a blend of somatic, mindfulness-based, and nondual integration approaches. Contact Mira to learn more about her approach on her Website, YouTube Channel, or Podcast, and follow her here.READ THIS:These medicines are NOT for everyone, and this video does not represent medical advice. Only use these medicines in locations where they are legal under the supervision of a professional guide.Consult with a psychedelically informed healthcare practitioner like Dr. Ben Malcolm to ensure you are medically cleared for your psychedelic retreat and that you won't have any dangerous interactions with your medications or supplements.Do not use psychedelics if you have heart problems, a seizure disorder, are pregnant or breastfeeding; or if you have a personal or family history of psychosis, or are experiencing suicidality or other acute mental health symptoms. Please seek the support of a mental health professional if you are facing a mental health crisis.Clinical research is showing that psychedelics can have anti-inflammatory effects. But note that when it comes to some chronic neuroinflammatory disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis or Lyme Disease, there is anecdotal evidence that psychedelics can be helpful; and also that they can trigger flare-ups. Mira has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease & Babesiosis, has experienced both healing and also inflammatory effects from psychedelic use, so if you have a neuroinflammatory disorder and want to explore psychedelics, it's best to proceed with caution in consultation with your doctor and to start with small doses or microdoses to see how you respond.Timecodes: 00:00 Intro4:34 Beginning of the psychedelic medicine integration session8:21 5-MeO-DMT via inhalation using a vape pen and the step-wise method39:18 5-MeO-DMT via rectal administration, vulnerability, touching into trauma deep in the body 54:59 Order of medicine administration MATTERS, safety considerations 58:06 N,N-DMT (in combination with MAO-I Harmaline) aka. analog ayahuasca1:10:58 Salvia divinorum, SURPRISE, it's just THIS!1:25:32 What is UN-journeying, closing reflectionsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Everything was always here, waiting. Now that you see it, you can really live in the dream.
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Is it possible to synthesize & integrate opposing views while avoiding both-sides-ism or an anemic middle that is dependent on the extremes to define itself? Award winning producer and storyteller Stephanie Lepp shows us how to heal our most pernicious social divides. Watch the video version here.
She's the former Executive Producer at the Center for Humane Technology, the organization at the heart of the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, which I analyzed in this video. Today, she leads Synthesis Media, an independent production studio devoted to accelerating the next enlightenment. Her latest production is Faces of X — a series of short videos that integrate different perspectives on divisive social issues. You can find Stephanie on Twitter @stephlepp.
Links to some of Stephanie's projects:
Faces of X — a series of short videos that integrate different perspectives on culture war issues, like gender, abortion and race.
Deep Reckonings — a series of explicitly-marked deepfake videos that imagine morally courageous versions of our public figures. Start with Brett Kavanaugh, and explore from there.
Reckonings — a podcast that told the stories of people who've expanded their political worldviews, transcended extremism, and made other kinds of transformative change. Start with these episodes, and explore from there:
The architect of Facebook's business model
The former protégé of Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes
A perpetrator and survivor of sexual assault who managed to work through it using restorative justice (intense but amazing story)
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Awakening isn’t just about meditating on emptiness—it's about peeling back the layers and facing the ugly, unconscious patterns we pretend aren’t there. Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, watch the video here. And here's my earlier video on Pierce Salguero's Threads of Awakening model.
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What happens when you think less and feel more?
Here’s how we might drop from our headspace into the infinity of sensation we call “body” and how that simple shift of attention just might change how we relate to everything. And here’s a video from my friend Simon Brown with more tips on this.
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We chat about palliative care, psychedelics, my recent COVID experience, and all things alt-middle. Originally streamed to Instagram Live. Drop a like, comment (or both!) on the video version, it helps the algorithm spread the word đ
Also, check these previous episodes: I finally got COVID and The day my COVID got worse.
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I've talked about COVID for years, but FINALLY caught it and NEVER expected this twist.
Video version here. And the OG "I Finally Got COVID" episode here.
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I dodged COVID for 4 years and then BOOM, hit by the 'rona train.
Here’s my story, my symptoms, and what I've learned (so far). Plus check out the video with Dr. Paul Offit discussing fever's (important) role in fighting an infection in Don't Fight a Fever and why your body's immune response feels so terrible in That Second Shot.
Video version here.
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Does management teach "mindfulness" to create compliance with a broken system that continues to inflict moral injury on frontline workers?
Ron Purser is a professor of management at San Francisco State University and a student of Buddhism since 1981. He's an ordained Zen priest and a faculty member at Dharma College (check out their Illuminate TSK app with exercises).
Learn more about Ron on his website, check out his book McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, his podcast The Mindful Cranks and his Current Affairs article How the Life Coaching Industry Sells Pseudo-Solutions to Our Deepest Problems. And here's the book we mentioned Time, Space and Knowledge: A New Vision of Reality by Tarthang Tulku.
Video version with topics and timecodes here.
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Frustrated that your experience doesn't align with what the books and gurus keep saying? Listen to this. Video version here.
More from Dr. Pierce Salguero here.
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The most epic medical bromance in history is BACK and we've brought our A-game đ„ Video version including timecodes here.
Topics covered:
Zubin's Dad's Passing
Physician Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Chat GPT and Medicine
Letting DOJ Know About MOC Monopoly
Colon Cancer Screening
Whole Body MRI Scans
GI Jokes
Masking In Hospitals
Doctors' Attire and Behavior (Professionalism)
What's Up With Braces?
đ Ain't The Way To Die, including resources on end-of-life planning.
đ Link to let DOJ know about MOC.
đ Previous episode w/Dr. Paul Teirstein on MOC (Maintenence of Certification)
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