web02.fireside.fm Sat, 30 May 2026 07:36:29 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Vayse - Episodes Tagged with “Meditation” https://www.vayse.co.uk/tags/meditation Wed, 13 Dec 2023 19:30:00 +0100 Vayse documents the experiences of enthusiastic rookies Peter C Hine and Stephen James Buckley as they take their first bewildered steps into mysticism, magic, high strangeness and the occult with open eyes and open minds. Join them as they re-evaluate reality and expand their minds with guidance from knowledgeable guests, inspirational texts, questionable intuition and bizarre experiments. Weird stuff is everywhere - if you're listening... en-us episodic A Podcast about weird stuff... Vayse Vayse documents the experiences of enthusiastic rookies Peter C Hine and Stephen James Buckley as they take their first bewildered steps into mysticism, magic, high strangeness and the occult with open eyes and open minds. Join them as they re-evaluate reality and expand their minds with guidance from knowledgeable guests, inspirational texts, questionable intuition and bizarre experiments. Weird stuff is everywhere - if you're listening... yes occult, esoteric, weird, high-strangeness, high strangeness, occulture, paranormal, supernatural, spirits, demons, magic, magick, chaos magic, chaos magick, ultraterrestrial, ultra-terrestrial, ultra terrestrial, mysticism, mystical Vayse vaysebiz@gmail.com VYS0032 | O Buddha, Where Art Thou? - Vayse to Face with Roger Jayamanne https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0032 4def0f07-7376-4d8f-ac3d-6c7669d466c8 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 19:30:00 +0100 Vayse full 2 Vayse Bringing a much needed calming zen influence to the Vayse Institute of Over Thinking and Catastrophic Worry, Hine and Buckley welcome therapist and former monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Roger Jayamanne to the podcast. Roger leads Hine and Buckley through a quest which is thousands of years and many life cycles old as they discuss his life within the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and what it actually teaches: was the Buddha a real person? Is life sorrow and suffering? What is the Tao?... and he divulges some of the weirder, reality-defying experiences he has had on his travels including mind reading, a monk's arm stretching to six feet long and a lama summoning a parliament of owls as a spiritual escort to Edinburgh Airport... (recorded 13 November 2023) 1:53:33 yes <p>Bringing a much needed calming zen influence to the Vayse Institute of Over Thinking and Catastrophic Worry, Hine and Buckley welcome therapist and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, Roger Jayamanne to the podcast. Roger leads Hine and Buckley through a quest which is thousands of years and many life cycles old as they discuss his life within the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and what it actually teaches: was the Buddha a real person? Is life just sorrow and suffering? What is the Tao?... and he divulges some of the weirder, reality-defying experiences he has had on his travels including mind reading, a monk's arm stretching to six feet long and a lama summoning a parliament of owls as a spiritual escort to Edinburgh Airport... (recorded 13 November 2023)</p> <p>Thanks to Roger for putting up with our frenzied anxiety and thanks as always to Keith for the show notes. </p> <p><strong>Roger Jayamanne Online</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://jayacounselling.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Jaya counselling website</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewellbeingevolution5113/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Wellbeing Evolution YouTube channel</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_wellbeing_evolution/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Wellbeing Evolution on Instagram</a></strong> <br> <strong><a href="https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/roger-jayamanne" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Roger’s Counselling Directory profile</a></strong> <br> <strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/practical-techniques-for-self-discovery-embracing-awareness/id1607765524?i=1000633375551" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Practical Techniques for Self-Discovery &amp; Embracing Awareness with Roger Jayamanne, Therapy Talks podcast</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dharma - Wikipedia</a></strong> <br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reincarnation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Reincarnation - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nirvana (concept) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong>[Nirvana (band) - Wikipedia](<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Day" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Green Day - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Roger’s early exposure to Buddhism</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_United_Kingdom#History_of_Buddhism_in_the_UK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">History of Buddhism in the UK - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buddha" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Buddha - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_meditation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Buddhist meditation - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sri Lanka - Wikipedia</a></strong> <br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Batik - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.srilankabusiness.com/blog/sri_lankas_batik_industry.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sri Lanka's Batik Industry - SriLankaBusiness.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Carl Jung - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dream - Wikipedia</a><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_unconscious" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Collective unconscious - Wikipedia</a></strong> <br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_archetypes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Jungian archetypes - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurology" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Neurology - Wikipedia </a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bardo - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_in_Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Karma in Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_in_Tibetan_Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Karma in Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Deja vu - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rediscovering-love/201505/haven-t-we-met" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Haven’t We Met Before? Uncanny “past life” memories - PsychologyToday.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyingma" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nyingma - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esoteric_transmission" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Esoteric transmission (Wang, Lung, and Tri) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajracharya" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Vajracharya (Buddhist priest) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Yurt - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Plateau" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tibetan Plateau - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Householder_(Buddhism)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Householder (Buddhism) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_monasticism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Buddhist monasticism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhahood" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Buddhahood - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondualism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nondualism - Wikipedia</a></strong></p> <p><strong>What is Buddhism?</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dharma - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Religion - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godhead" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Godhead - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Noble Eightfold Path - 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Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Fungus - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Christianity - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Heaven - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Paradise - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong>[Lineage (Buddhism) - Wikipedia](<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineage_(Buddhism)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineage_(Buddhism)</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Belt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bible Belt - Wikipedia</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Who is the Buddha?</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buddha" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Buddha - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodh_Gaya" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bodh Gaya - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_in_Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Enlightenment in Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hinduism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Vishnu - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha_in_Hinduism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gautama Buddha in Hinduism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nepal - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakya" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Shakya - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_sights" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Four sights (senescence, disease, demise, asceticism) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%E1%B8%A5kha#Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Duhkha:Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_Eden#Parallel_concepts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Garden of Eden: parallel concepts - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://positivepsychology.com/comfort-zone/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How to Leave Your Comfort Zone and Enter Your ‘Growth Zone' - PositivePsychology.com</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Eastern spirituality in the West</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_meditation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Buddhist meditation - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Yoga - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mindfulness - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.fairobserver.com/blog/the-truth-about-western-cultural-appropriation-of-eastern-spirituality/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Truth About Western Cultural Appropriation of Eastern Spirituality - FairObserver.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://realitysandwich.com/shamanic-initiations/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Shamanic Initiations - RealitySandwich.com</a></strong> <br> <strong><a href="https://tricycle.org/magazine/buddhist-uncertainty/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Wisdom of Uncertainty - Tricycle.org</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesianism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cartesianism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanism_(philosophy)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mechanism (philosophy) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductionism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Reductionism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determinism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Determinism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_Revolution" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Scientific Revolution - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Chaos Theory - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mind - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/the-three-types-of-binary-thinking" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The three types of binary thinking - ClearerThinking.org</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intuition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Intuition - 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Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archetype" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Archetype - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precognition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Precognition - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dream-catcher/201606/can-two-people-have-the-same-dream" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Can Two People Have the Same Dream?, PsychologyToday.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_interpretation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dream interpretation - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/201908/can-dreams-connect-you-to-a-spiritual-reality" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Can Dreams Connect You to a Spiritual Reality? - PsychologyToday.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">David Lynch - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2713374521000066" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Understanding creative intuition, Journal of Creativity - ScienceDirect.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Tarkovsky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Andrei Tarkovsky - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tao (Dao) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Taoism (Daoism) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_wei#Daoist_development" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Wu wei (inaction): Daoist development - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://neurosciencenews.com/unconscious-brain-activity-20571/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">When Unconscious, the Brain Is Anything but ‘Silent’ - NeuroscienceNews.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Serotonin - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-worry/201401/overprescribing-drugs-treat-mental-health-problems" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Overprescribing Drugs to Treat Mental Health Problems - PsychologyToday.com</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Is it true that "life is suffering"?</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Four Noble Truths - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%E1%B8%A5kha" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Duhkha (suffering):Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/connecting-coincidence/202207/does-everything-contain-its-opposite" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Does Everything Contain Its Opposite? - 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Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernicke's_area" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Wernicke’s area (neurology) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogito,_ergo_sum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cogito ergo sum (“I think, therefore I am”) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Rene Descartes - Wikipedia</a></strong></p> <p><strong>What is the Dao?</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tao (Dao) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) - Wikipedia</a></strong> <br> <strong><a href="http://tao-mother.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tao: The Great Mother - tao-mother.org</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C5%ABnyat%C4%81" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sunyata - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://buddhaweekly.com/dharma-and-the-tao-how-buddhism-and-daoism-have-influenced-each-other-why-zen-and-taoism-can-be-compliementary/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dharma and the Tao: how Buddhism and Daoism have influenced each other - BuddhaWeekly.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Taoism (Daoism) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mahayana - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church#Doctrine" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Catholic Church: Doctrine - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Christian" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Judeo-Christian - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_in_Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Karma in Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptions_of_God" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Conceptions of god - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_drug" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Psychedelic drug - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Heaven - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_in_Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Enlightenment in Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Buddhism and the simulation hypothesis</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_in_Buddhism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Reality in Buddhism - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Quantum mechanics - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/abhidharma-tenet-systems/types-of-phenomena/overview-of-divisions-of-phenomena" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Overview of Divisions of Phenomena - StudyBuddhism.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tao_of_Physics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Tao of Physics (book) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(religion)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Maya (religion, “illusion”) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.thearchitect.global/eastern-religions-and-simulation-theory-part-2-the-world-could-be-an-illusion/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The world could be an illusion or simulation - TheArchitect.global</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought_experiment" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Thought experiment - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Minecraft - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C5%ABnyat%C4%81" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Śūnyatā (emptiness) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mahayana - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://buddhajourney.net/the-ten-levels-of-the-bodhisattva/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Ten Levels of the Bodhisattva - BuddhaJourney.net</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Matrix - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pYyzolIN3I" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Matrix: Neo sees the code</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Siddhi - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kirtan (musically recited story in Indian traditions) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khenpo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Khenpo - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="http://tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Four_maras" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Maras - tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Barn Owl - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Himalayas - Wikipedia</a></strong></p> <p><strong>How to start with Buddhism and meditation</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://oneminddharma.com/how-to-practice-buddhism/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How to practice Buddhism - OneMindDharma.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.zen-buddhism.net/letting-go-understanding-attachment-in-buddhism/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Letting Go: Understanding Attachment from a Buddhist Perspective - Zen-Buddhism.net</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://intrinsicself.us/learning-formless-meditation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Learning formless meditation - InstrinsicSelf.us</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s2-18-peter-hine-and-stephen-buckley-dreams/id1504757824?i=1000622843537" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Peter Hine and Stephen Buckley, Dreams, Nightmares and Pan - Spirit Box podcast S2 #18</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://thegregarioushermit.com/meditation/meditation-boot-camp/11-follow-the-breath" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Follow the breath - TheGregariousHermit.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://positivepsychology.com/body-scan-meditation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How to Perform Body Scan Meditation - PositivePsychology.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mindfulness - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/trauma-and-hope/201801/mindfulness-and-being-present-in-the-moment" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mindfulness and Being Present in the Moment - PsychologyToday.com</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Zazen - Wikipedia</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Roger’s (and Hine’s) recommendations</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Mind%2C_Beginner's_Mind" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238843.Not_Always_So" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Not Always So: Practising the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki, Goodreads</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunry%C5%AB_Suzuki" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Shunryū Suzuki, Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_His_Emissary" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Master and His Emissary - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Siddhartha (novel) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52036.Siddhartha" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - Goodreads</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1362979.The_Sun_of_Wisdom" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Sun of Wisdom: Teachings on the Noble Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, Goodreads</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Buckley’s closing question</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalai_Lama" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dalai Lama - Wikipedia</a></strong> <br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartleby_(1970_film)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bartleby (1970 film) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrREmd4ds_w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bartleby (1970)</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Dinner_with_Andre" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">My Dinner with Andre (1981 film) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4lvOjiHFw0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">My Dinner with Andre (1981)</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ghostbusters (1984 film) - Wikipedia</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQAljlSmjC8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ghostbusters (1984) | Official Trailer</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Vayse Online</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.vayse.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Vayse website</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/vayseesyav" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Vayse on Twitter</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/vayseesyav/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Vayse on Instagram</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://vayse.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-vayse-volume-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Music From Vayse - Volume 1 by Polypores</a></strong><br> <strong><a href="https://ko-fi.com/vayse" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Vayse on Ko-Fi</a></strong><br> <strong>Vayse email: <a href="mailto:vayseinfo@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">vayseinfo@gmail.com</a></strong> Special Guest: Roger Jayamanne.</p> Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Vayse, Roger Jayamanne, Reality, Religion, Therapy, Meditation, Dreams, Dharma, Buddah, the Dao, Tao, Dao De Jing, Tao Te Ching Bringing a much needed calming zen influence to the Vayse Institute of Over Thinking and Catastrophic Worry, Hine and Buckley welcome therapist and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, Roger Jayamanne to the podcast. Roger leads Hine and Buckley through a quest which is thousands of years and many life cycles old as they discuss his life within the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and what it actually teaches: was the Buddha a real person? Is life just sorrow and suffering? What is the Tao?... and he divulges some of the weirder, reality-defying experiences he has had on his travels including mind reading, a monk's arm stretching to six feet long and a lama summoning a parliament of owls as a spiritual escort to Edinburgh Airport... (recorded 13 November 2023)

Thanks to Roger for putting up with our frenzied anxiety and thanks as always to Keith for the show notes.

Roger Jayamanne Online

Jaya counselling website
The Wellbeing Evolution YouTube channel
The Wellbeing Evolution on Instagram
Roger’s Counselling Directory profile
Practical Techniques for Self-Discovery & Embracing Awareness with Roger Jayamanne, Therapy Talks podcast

Introduction

Dharma - Wikipedia
Reincarnation - Wikipedia
Nirvana (concept) - Wikipedia
[Nirvana (band) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)
Green Day - Wikipedia
Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia

Roger’s early exposure to Buddhism

History of Buddhism in the UK - Wikipedia
The Buddha - Wikipedia
Buddhist meditation - Wikipedia
Sri Lanka - Wikipedia
Batik - Wikipedia
Sri Lanka's Batik Industry - SriLankaBusiness.com
Carl Jung - Wikipedia
Dream - Wikipedia
Collective unconscious - Wikipedia
Jungian archetypes - Wikipedia
Neurology - Wikipedia
Bardo - Wikipedia
Karma in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Karma in Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia
Deja vu - Wikipedia
Haven’t We Met Before? Uncanny “past life” memories - PsychologyToday.com
Nyingma - Wikipedia
Esoteric transmission (Wang, Lung, and Tri) - Wikipedia
Vajracharya (Buddhist priest) - Wikipedia
Yurt - Wikipedia
Tibetan Plateau - Wikipedia
Householder (Buddhism) - Wikipedia
Buddhist monasticism - Wikipedia
Buddhahood - Wikipedia
Nondualism - Wikipedia

What is Buddhism?

Buddhism - Wikipedia
Dharma - Wikipedia
Religion - Wikipedia
Godhead - Wikipedia
Noble Eightfold Path - Wikipedia
[Merit (Buddhism) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit_(Buddhism)
Karma in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Karma in Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia
Buddhist meditation - Wikipedia
The Buddha - Wikipedia
Theravada - Wikipedia
Vajrayana - Wikipedia
Snakes and Ladders - Wikipedia
Rebirth: The Tibetan Game of Liberation - HimalayanArt.org
Samsara - Wikipedia
Thangka (painting) - Wikipedia
Bhavacakra (Wheel of Life) - Wikipedia
Bodhisattva - Wikipedia
Allen Greenfield on Twitter
Ascended master - Wikipedia
Fungus - Wikipedia
Christianity - Wikipedia
Heaven - Wikipedia
Paradise - Wikipedia
[Lineage (Buddhism) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineage_(Buddhism)
Bible Belt - Wikipedia

Who is the Buddha?

The Buddha - Wikipedia
Bodh Gaya - Wikipedia
Enlightenment in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Hinduism - Wikipedia
Vishnu - Wikipedia
Gautama Buddha in Hinduism - Wikipedia
Nepal - Wikipedia
Shakya - Wikipedia
Four sights (senescence, disease, demise, asceticism) - Wikipedia
Duhkha:Buddhism - Wikipedia
Garden of Eden: parallel concepts - Wikipedia
How to Leave Your Comfort Zone and Enter Your ‘Growth Zone' - PositivePsychology.com

Eastern spirituality in the West

Buddhist meditation - Wikipedia
Yoga - Wikipedia
Mindfulness - Wikipedia
The Truth About Western Cultural Appropriation of Eastern Spirituality - FairObserver.com
Shamanic Initiations - RealitySandwich.com
The Wisdom of Uncertainty - Tricycle.org
Cartesianism - Wikipedia
Mechanism (philosophy) - Wikipedia
Reductionism - Wikipedia
Determinism - Wikipedia
Scientific Revolution - Wikipedia
Chaos Theory - Wikipedia
Mind - Wikipedia
The three types of binary thinking - ClearerThinking.org
Intuition - Wikipedia
Left Brain vs. Right Brain: Hemisphere Function - SimplyPsychology.org
Whispers of the Night: Deciphering Dreams in Different Cultures - TheSiteOfYOurDreams.com
The Fine Line Between Reality and Imaginary - Nautil.us
Why imagination is essential for effective counselling by Roger Jayamanne, Counselling-Directory.org

What are dreams?

Dreams in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Archetype - Wikipedia
Precognition - Wikipedia
Can Two People Have the Same Dream?, PsychologyToday.com
Dream interpretation - Wikipedia
Can Dreams Connect You to a Spiritual Reality? - PsychologyToday.com
David Lynch - Wikipedia
Understanding creative intuition, Journal of Creativity - ScienceDirect.com
Andrei Tarkovsky - Wikipedia
Tao (Dao) - Wikipedia
Taoism (Daoism) - Wikipedia
Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) - Wikipedia
Wu wei (inaction): Daoist development - Wikipedia
When Unconscious, the Brain Is Anything but ‘Silent’ - NeuroscienceNews.com
Serotonin - Wikipedia
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) - Wikipedia
Overprescribing Drugs to Treat Mental Health Problems - PsychologyToday.com

Is it true that "life is suffering"?

Four Noble Truths - Wikipedia
Duhkha (suffering):Buddhism - Wikipedia
Does Everything Contain Its Opposite? - PsychologyToday.com
Yin and Yang - Wikipedia
Kahlil Gibran: On Joy and Sorrow - PoemAnalysis.com
Post-industrial society - Wikipedia
Addiction - Wikipedia
Dopamine - Wikipedia
Pre-frontal cortex - Wikipedia
Late stage capitalism - Wikipedia
Wernicke’s area (neurology) - Wikipedia
Cogito ergo sum (“I think, therefore I am”) - Wikipedia
Rene Descartes - Wikipedia

What is the Dao?

Tao (Dao) - Wikipedia
Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) - Wikipedia
Tao: The Great Mother - tao-mother.org
Sunyata - Wikipedia
Dharma and the Tao: how Buddhism and Daoism have influenced each other - BuddhaWeekly.com
Taoism (Daoism) - Wikipedia
Mahayana - Wikipedia
Catholic Church: Doctrine - Wikipedia
Judeo-Christian - Wikipedia
Karma in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Conceptions of god - Wikipedia
Psychedelic drug - Wikipedia
Heaven - Wikipedia
Enlightenment in Buddhism - Wikipedia

Buddhism and the simulation hypothesis

Reality in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia
Quantum mechanics - Wikipedia
Overview of Divisions of Phenomena - StudyBuddhism.com
The Tao of Physics (book) - Wikipedia
Maya (religion, “illusion”) - Wikipedia
The world could be an illusion or simulation - TheArchitect.global
Thought experiment - Wikipedia
Minecraft - Wikipedia
Śūnyatā (emptiness) - Wikipedia
Mahayana - Wikipedia
The Ten Levels of the Bodhisattva - BuddhaJourney.net
The Matrix - Wikipedia
The Matrix: Neo sees the code
Siddhi - Wikipedia
Kirtan (musically recited story in Indian traditions) - Wikipedia
Khenpo - Wikipedia
Maras - tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com
Barn Owl - Wikipedia
Himalayas - Wikipedia

How to start with Buddhism and meditation

How to practice Buddhism - OneMindDharma.com
Letting Go: Understanding Attachment from a Buddhist Perspective - Zen-Buddhism.net Learning formless meditation - InstrinsicSelf.us
Peter Hine and Stephen Buckley, Dreams, Nightmares and Pan - Spirit Box podcast S2 #18
Follow the breath - TheGregariousHermit.com
How to Perform Body Scan Meditation - PositivePsychology.com
Mindfulness - Wikipedia
Mindfulness and Being Present in the Moment - PsychologyToday.com
Zazen - Wikipedia

Roger’s (and Hine’s) recommendations

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Wikipedia
Not Always So: Practising the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki, Goodreads
Shunryū Suzuki, Wikipedia
The Master and His Emissary - Wikipedia
Siddhartha (novel) - Wikipedia
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - Goodreads
The Sun of Wisdom: Teachings on the Noble Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, Goodreads

Buckley’s closing question

Dalai Lama - Wikipedia
Bartleby (1970 film) - Wikipedia
Bartleby (1970)
My Dinner with Andre (1981 film) - Wikipedia
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Ghostbusters (1984 film) - Wikipedia
Ghostbusters (1984) | Official Trailer

Vayse Online

Vayse website
Vayse on Twitter
Vayse on Instagram
Music From Vayse - Volume 1 by Polypores
Vayse on Ko-Fi
Vayse email: vayseinfo@gmail.com

Special Guest: Roger Jayamanne.

Support Vayse

]]> Bringing a much needed calming zen influence to the Vayse Institute of Over Thinking and Catastrophic Worry, Hine and Buckley welcome therapist and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, Roger Jayamanne to the podcast. Roger leads Hine and Buckley through a quest which is thousands of years and many life cycles old as they discuss his life within the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and what it actually teaches: was the Buddha a real person? Is life just sorrow and suffering? What is the Tao?... and he divulges some of the weirder, reality-defying experiences he has had on his travels including mind reading, a monk's arm stretching to six feet long and a lama summoning a parliament of owls as a spiritual escort to Edinburgh Airport... (recorded 13 November 2023)

Thanks to Roger for putting up with our frenzied anxiety and thanks as always to Keith for the show notes.

Roger Jayamanne Online

Jaya counselling website
The Wellbeing Evolution YouTube channel
The Wellbeing Evolution on Instagram
Roger’s Counselling Directory profile
Practical Techniques for Self-Discovery & Embracing Awareness with Roger Jayamanne, Therapy Talks podcast

Introduction

Dharma - Wikipedia
Reincarnation - Wikipedia
Nirvana (concept) - Wikipedia
[Nirvana (band) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)
Green Day - Wikipedia
Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia

Roger’s early exposure to Buddhism

History of Buddhism in the UK - Wikipedia
The Buddha - Wikipedia
Buddhist meditation - Wikipedia
Sri Lanka - Wikipedia
Batik - Wikipedia
Sri Lanka's Batik Industry - SriLankaBusiness.com
Carl Jung - Wikipedia
Dream - Wikipedia
Collective unconscious - Wikipedia
Jungian archetypes - Wikipedia
Neurology - Wikipedia
Bardo - Wikipedia
Karma in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Karma in Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia
Deja vu - Wikipedia
Haven’t We Met Before? Uncanny “past life” memories - PsychologyToday.com
Nyingma - Wikipedia
Esoteric transmission (Wang, Lung, and Tri) - Wikipedia
Vajracharya (Buddhist priest) - Wikipedia
Yurt - Wikipedia
Tibetan Plateau - Wikipedia
Householder (Buddhism) - Wikipedia
Buddhist monasticism - Wikipedia
Buddhahood - Wikipedia
Nondualism - Wikipedia

What is Buddhism?

Buddhism - Wikipedia
Dharma - Wikipedia
Religion - Wikipedia
Godhead - Wikipedia
Noble Eightfold Path - Wikipedia
[Merit (Buddhism) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit_(Buddhism)
Karma in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Karma in Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia
Buddhist meditation - Wikipedia
The Buddha - Wikipedia
Theravada - Wikipedia
Vajrayana - Wikipedia
Snakes and Ladders - Wikipedia
Rebirth: The Tibetan Game of Liberation - HimalayanArt.org
Samsara - Wikipedia
Thangka (painting) - Wikipedia
Bhavacakra (Wheel of Life) - Wikipedia
Bodhisattva - Wikipedia
Allen Greenfield on Twitter
Ascended master - Wikipedia
Fungus - Wikipedia
Christianity - Wikipedia
Heaven - Wikipedia
Paradise - Wikipedia
[Lineage (Buddhism) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineage_(Buddhism)
Bible Belt - Wikipedia

Who is the Buddha?

The Buddha - Wikipedia
Bodh Gaya - Wikipedia
Enlightenment in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Hinduism - Wikipedia
Vishnu - Wikipedia
Gautama Buddha in Hinduism - Wikipedia
Nepal - Wikipedia
Shakya - Wikipedia
Four sights (senescence, disease, demise, asceticism) - Wikipedia
Duhkha:Buddhism - Wikipedia
Garden of Eden: parallel concepts - Wikipedia
How to Leave Your Comfort Zone and Enter Your ‘Growth Zone' - PositivePsychology.com

Eastern spirituality in the West

Buddhist meditation - Wikipedia
Yoga - Wikipedia
Mindfulness - Wikipedia
The Truth About Western Cultural Appropriation of Eastern Spirituality - FairObserver.com
Shamanic Initiations - RealitySandwich.com
The Wisdom of Uncertainty - Tricycle.org
Cartesianism - Wikipedia
Mechanism (philosophy) - Wikipedia
Reductionism - Wikipedia
Determinism - Wikipedia
Scientific Revolution - Wikipedia
Chaos Theory - Wikipedia
Mind - Wikipedia
The three types of binary thinking - ClearerThinking.org
Intuition - Wikipedia
Left Brain vs. Right Brain: Hemisphere Function - SimplyPsychology.org
Whispers of the Night: Deciphering Dreams in Different Cultures - TheSiteOfYOurDreams.com
The Fine Line Between Reality and Imaginary - Nautil.us
Why imagination is essential for effective counselling by Roger Jayamanne, Counselling-Directory.org

What are dreams?

Dreams in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Archetype - Wikipedia
Precognition - Wikipedia
Can Two People Have the Same Dream?, PsychologyToday.com
Dream interpretation - Wikipedia
Can Dreams Connect You to a Spiritual Reality? - PsychologyToday.com
David Lynch - Wikipedia
Understanding creative intuition, Journal of Creativity - ScienceDirect.com
Andrei Tarkovsky - Wikipedia
Tao (Dao) - Wikipedia
Taoism (Daoism) - Wikipedia
Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) - Wikipedia
Wu wei (inaction): Daoist development - Wikipedia
When Unconscious, the Brain Is Anything but ‘Silent’ - NeuroscienceNews.com
Serotonin - Wikipedia
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) - Wikipedia
Overprescribing Drugs to Treat Mental Health Problems - PsychologyToday.com

Is it true that "life is suffering"?

Four Noble Truths - Wikipedia
Duhkha (suffering):Buddhism - Wikipedia
Does Everything Contain Its Opposite? - PsychologyToday.com
Yin and Yang - Wikipedia
Kahlil Gibran: On Joy and Sorrow - PoemAnalysis.com
Post-industrial society - Wikipedia
Addiction - Wikipedia
Dopamine - Wikipedia
Pre-frontal cortex - Wikipedia
Late stage capitalism - Wikipedia
Wernicke’s area (neurology) - Wikipedia
Cogito ergo sum (“I think, therefore I am”) - Wikipedia
Rene Descartes - Wikipedia

What is the Dao?

Tao (Dao) - Wikipedia
Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) - Wikipedia
Tao: The Great Mother - tao-mother.org
Sunyata - Wikipedia
Dharma and the Tao: how Buddhism and Daoism have influenced each other - BuddhaWeekly.com
Taoism (Daoism) - Wikipedia
Mahayana - Wikipedia
Catholic Church: Doctrine - Wikipedia
Judeo-Christian - Wikipedia
Karma in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Conceptions of god - Wikipedia
Psychedelic drug - Wikipedia
Heaven - Wikipedia
Enlightenment in Buddhism - Wikipedia

Buddhism and the simulation hypothesis

Reality in Buddhism - Wikipedia
Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia
Quantum mechanics - Wikipedia
Overview of Divisions of Phenomena - StudyBuddhism.com
The Tao of Physics (book) - Wikipedia
Maya (religion, “illusion”) - Wikipedia
The world could be an illusion or simulation - TheArchitect.global
Thought experiment - Wikipedia
Minecraft - Wikipedia
Śūnyatā (emptiness) - Wikipedia
Mahayana - Wikipedia
The Ten Levels of the Bodhisattva - BuddhaJourney.net
The Matrix - Wikipedia
The Matrix: Neo sees the code
Siddhi - Wikipedia
Kirtan (musically recited story in Indian traditions) - Wikipedia
Khenpo - Wikipedia
Maras - tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com
Barn Owl - Wikipedia
Himalayas - Wikipedia

How to start with Buddhism and meditation

How to practice Buddhism - OneMindDharma.com
Letting Go: Understanding Attachment from a Buddhist Perspective - Zen-Buddhism.net Learning formless meditation - InstrinsicSelf.us
Peter Hine and Stephen Buckley, Dreams, Nightmares and Pan - Spirit Box podcast S2 #18
Follow the breath - TheGregariousHermit.com
How to Perform Body Scan Meditation - PositivePsychology.com
Mindfulness - Wikipedia
Mindfulness and Being Present in the Moment - PsychologyToday.com
Zazen - Wikipedia

Roger’s (and Hine’s) recommendations

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Wikipedia
Not Always So: Practising the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki, Goodreads
Shunryū Suzuki, Wikipedia
The Master and His Emissary - Wikipedia
Siddhartha (novel) - Wikipedia
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - Goodreads
The Sun of Wisdom: Teachings on the Noble Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, Goodreads

Buckley’s closing question

Dalai Lama - Wikipedia
Bartleby (1970 film) - Wikipedia
Bartleby (1970)
My Dinner with Andre (1981 film) - Wikipedia
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Ghostbusters (1984 film) - Wikipedia
Ghostbusters (1984) | Official Trailer

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