- Mind and Philosophy12 min
An Interview with Francisco Varela
Gentle bridges between Buddhism and scienceGentle bridges between Buddhism and science
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Transcendent Childhood
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Deconstructing Yourself
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Quotes
Quote 4
It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment
It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Buddhism and Psychedelics
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Yoga and Entheogens
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Cali Ma
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Evolving Dharma
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Uncanny Objects
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Articles and Essays
Bardo Frontier
Rudy Wurlitzer's Dharma WesternRudy Wurlitzer's Dharma Western
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
The Yoga of Psi
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Articles and Essays4 min
Tibet Your Life
Tibet and the WestTibet and the West
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Complexity and Consciousness
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Into the Muck
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Religions and Spirits5 min
On the Buddha Trail
Spiritual tourism in IndiaSpiritual tourism in India
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Offline Archive
Digital Dharma
Steven Vedro's technomystic handbookSteven Vedro's technomystic handbook
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Buddhas and Machines
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Articles and Essays
Mind the Gap
Jeff Warren's The Head TripJeff Warren's The Head Trip
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Tantric Tragedy
Scott Carney talks about renegade gurus, the dangers of meditation, and his book Death on Diamond Mountain: A True Story…
Scott Carney talks about renegade gurus, the dangers of meditation, and his book Death on Diamond Mountain: A True Story of Obsession, Madness, and the Path to Enlightenment.
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Psychedelics, Scholarship33 min
The Psychedelic Book of the Dead (Paper)
Timothy Leary and the BardoTimothy Leary and the Bardo
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Media
Was Jerry a Bodhisattva?
I join the Buddhist GeeksI join the Buddhist Geeks
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Mindlessness
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Offline Archive4 min
Now and Zen
Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesKung Fu: The Legend Continues
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Global Osho
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Quotes
Quote 1
But what if the medium is the message?
But what if the medium is the message?
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
After Buddhism
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Spiritual Friendship
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Ketamine & Transformation
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Psychedelic Dharma
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Religions and Spirits, Technoculture16 min
Lance Daybreak’s Digital Dharma
Surfing the IndranetSurfing the Indranet
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Psychedelics
The Tantra of Psychedelia
The Paisley Gate, from Zig Zag ZenThe Paisley Gate, from Zig Zag Zen
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
The Zen of OBEs
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Quotes
Quote 3
“Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster
“Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Religions and Spirits, Technoculture13 min
The Notebooks of Lance Daybreak
Shards of the Diamond MatrixShards of the Diamond Matrix
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Quotes
Quote 5
Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?
Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Quotes
Quote 2
There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Practice
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Articles and Essays
The Flower Garland Sutra
Psychedelic jewels and skillful meansPsychedelic jewels and skillful means
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Consciousness Explorer
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Yoga Sutras
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Expanding Mind Podcast
Dharma and Drugs
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Articles and Essays
John Giorno’s poetry
Subduing Demons in America: Selected Poems 1962-2007Subduing Demons in America: Selected Poems 1962-2007
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind. - Mind and Philosophy7 min
This is Your Brain on Buddha
Buddhism and neuroscienceBuddhism and neuroscience
A discussion with meditation teacher and author Michael Taft host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, about hardcore dharma, Buddhist modernism, shop talk, the soup of the sangha, and the problem of the achievement self and the blind leading the blind.