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Spiritual Teaching from Scott Mandelker, PhD
Episode 0759 - Advanced Lessons in Discernment(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on the processof careful discernment required for true understanding and handling ofdifficult & confusing situations. Issues of proper attribution ofresponsibility, resolving mistaken views & projection, and making realisticassessment of best-case b…
Episode 0757 - Morals, Power & Selfhood(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on collective human moral non-orientation & folly, in the context of he R2-R4-R6 chakra line, and Logoic cosmogenesis from 3 Laws to 7 Rays. Quotes from Martin Luther King on power & love, the necessity of lower triad clearance & love-wisdom balance for ma…
Episode 0756 - End Times Peril & the Speed of Time(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on the various dangers of 3D Endtimes from 2 Timothy 3 (verses 1-5), and the subjective experience of "time going faster." Extensive discussion of the Greek words Chaleopos & Chalepoi as related to the current 'Tribulation pressuring,' and forma…
Episode 0755 - Anicca & Eating Bitter(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Comments on the Chinese phrase chīkǔ ("Eat Bitter": 吃苦 ), translated by Cheng Man-ching as "invest in loss." Discussion of the aphorism "assume loss" & the critical importance to spiritual development of knowing impermanence (Buddhist Pali: Anicca). Date: 2/2/23Addi…
Episode 0754 - Self and the All(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on the sense of self (Atma) & separative identity, consciousness (Vijnana) & 5th Skandha, and mundane vs. supramundane wisdom (Prajna). Non-dual knowing (Tat-Sat Chit), the All ("Creation") & Enlightenment -- based on from Gautama's teachings of Pali Buddha-Dhamma…
Episode 0753 - Severe Alienation(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Discussion of Ra's teaching on Wanderers' alienation & inner pain. Latin etymology of the word "alienation," its inevitability for evolving souls in 3D space/time, and personal guidance for balancing. Life of Aleister Crowley as example, use & misuse of magic, love of tru…
Episode 0752 - From Mindfulness to Insight, II(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Final comments on the Buddhist term Sampajañña,advanced mindfulness practice, and foundations of mind-purification release.Concentration & insight, seeing the 3 Characteristics of the 5 Skandhas, booklearning vs. direct experience. Date: 1/18/23 Additional r…
Episode 0751 - From Mindfulness to Insight, I(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on the Buddhist term Sampajañña,advanced mindfulness practice, and foundations of mind-purification &release. Associations between concentration & insight, seeing the 3 Marksin the 5 Skandhas. Book learning vs. direct experience. Date: 1/11/23 Additi…
Episode 0750 - Maturity in Knowing (3 Marks & Tribulation) (Click on the above link or here, for audio.)Comments on the "levels" of humanmental/spiritual development, and the growth of maturity in knowing &speaking. The spectrum of Rays 1-4 and physical, emotional, intellectual,spiritual bases of attention. The value of confusion and the folly of k…
Episode 0749 - On Soul Mates & Soul Circles(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on the metaphysics of friends, family& acquaintances. Soul mates and the inner & outer "circles"of souls with whom we share multiple 3D-Earth lifetimes. Personal free will& the illusion of unlimited choice in light of programmed catalyst,non-duality & …
Episode 0748 - Confucius, Path and Fruit(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on the famous passage from Confucius onhis progression of moral & spiritual development, with translations fromJames Legge & D.C. Lau. The sequence of self-correction, learning &accord with life-purpose. The direction of will & intention, resolution ofdou…
Episode 0747 - 2023 and Endtimes Volatility(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on 2023, "expecting theunexpected," and the volatile nature of current 3D Endtimes. Medvedev's 10predictions & hidden bases, widening European war, major civilizationalshocks, and the way of keeping emotional balance. Date: 12/28/22Additional reference…
Episode 0746 - December 2022 Update(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on current personal conditions &collective human process, and a short reading from Conybeare's translation of VitaApolloni from Philostratus. Moving from speaking to silence, from thinkingto integrated feeling and knowing. Future plans and perspectives. Date:1…
Episode 0745 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, XIII(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary onthe life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Concluding reflections on thehistoricity of the Gospel account of the life of Jesus -- with the issues ofindividual & collective psychology, reluctance to view-correction,idealization/devalu…
Episode 0744 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, XII (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary onthe life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Historicity of Jesus & Westernscholarship, and final discussion of Michael Lockwood's research on Buddhism& the Gospels. Introduction to Kevin Brown's study of Hermes Trismegistus& Apolloniu…
Episode 0743 - The Wisdom of Ignorance(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on thedevelopment of discernment, honest acknowledgment of personal ignorance, andcommittment to truth. Buddhi & prajna, prakriti vs. purusha, prana &prapanca & cosmic plan. Humility vs. realism, the discovery of truth vs.personalized fabrication of opinion…
Episode 0742 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, XI(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Historicity of Jesus & Western scholarship, and continued discussion of Michael Lockwood's research on Buddhism & the Gospels. True sage as lover of truth, peoples' defender & healer, and ete…
Episode 0741 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, X(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Historicity of Jesus & Western scholarship, and continued exploration of Michael Lockwood's research on Buddhism & the Gospels. A true sage as lover of truth, peoples' defender & healer, and e…
Episode 0740 - Act III, Fate & the Adjustment Bureau(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)An integration of cosmology with implications of The Adjustment Bureau (film). Act III: 3x3D planets (Maldek-Mars-Earth), current endtimes of our 3rd/final major cycle (3rd root-race) of human civilization -- and higher-dimensional benevolent guidance.…
Episode 0739 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, IX(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Final comments on R.W. Bernard's "Apollonius the Nazarene" & Council of Nicea, historicity of Jesus & Western scholarship. Ra on 'holy war' & Albert Schweitzer, with introduction to Michael L…
Episode 0738 - Love, Perfect & Rectification of Names(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on the Confucian practice of Zhengming: the Rectification of Names, and its relationship to spiritual terminology. Analysis of the words "love" and "perfect" in relation to metaphysics & cosmology. Honesty & authenticity, self-understanding, …
Episode 0737 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, VIII(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Focused discussion of RW Bernard's "Apollonius the Nazarene," the Council of Nicea, historicity of Jesus & Western scholarship. Ra on 'holy war,' Yahweh's genetic intervention, a history of…
Episode 0736 - Front-Running ELE(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on current global conditions: physical & geomagnetic, personal & collective social; and solar, cosmic and metaphysical. Approaching dimensional shift as evolutionary inflection-point; the catalyst of a high-energy 3.7 space/time environment. Guidance from Dhammap…
Episode 0735 - Kumare, Guru Yoga & Self-Healing(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on the film Kumare (2011), the theory & practice of Guru Yoga, and the self-healing process. Modern guru-centered communities, the true guru as jnani or avadhut, and the self-empowering service of sharing & mirroring love/wisdom. Date: 9/22/22Addit…
Episode 0734 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, VII(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Focused discussion of RW Bernard's "Apollonius the Nazarene," the Council of Nicea, historicity of Jesus & Western scholarship. Buddhism & Christianity, and the true sage as lover of truth, …
Episode 0733 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, VI(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Focused discussion of R.W. Bernard's "Apollonius the Nazarene," Council of Nicea, historicity of Jesus & Western scholarship. Buddhism & Christianity, and the true sage as lover of truth, peo…
Episode 0732 - Human/Global Process in August 2022(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on personal & collective world process in late-August 2022. A Buddhist 5000-year historical timeline & current position in the 3D Endtimes sequence. Geopolitics, economics & society; the continuing NWO roll-out & dehumanization; intensification …
Episode 0731 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, V(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana. Focused discussion of R.W. Bernard's "Apollonius the Nazarene," the Council of Nicea, historicity & scholarship & professional honesty. Life and Lives of Apollonius & Jesus: a true sage as lov…
Episode 0730 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, IV(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana, from Maria Dzielska's discussion of historicity, to R.W. Bernard's "Apollonius the Nazarene." The lives or life of Apollonius & Jesus: a true sage as lover of truth, peoples' defender & heale…
Episode 0729 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, III(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana, from F.C. Conybeare's introduction to Maria Dzielska's discussion of historicity. The lives or life of Apollonius & Jesus -- and the true sage as lover of truth, peoples' defender & healer, …
Episode 0728 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, XVII [FINAL](Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, with core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. Final reading of Part II, ch…
Episode 0727 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, II(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana, reading the F.C. Conybeare introduction to his translation, and Maria Dzielska's discussion of historicity. Apollonius as an "alternate/Eastern/yogic Jesus" -- and the true sage as peoples' d…
Episode 0726 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, XVI(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, with core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. Continued reading of Part II, chapter…
Episode 0725 - Apollonius of Tyana & the Sage, I(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Extended commentary on the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana -- reading F.C. Conybeare's introduction to his translation, and Maria Dzielska's discussion of historicity. A true sage as the peoples' defender & healer, speaking against the evils of 3D-huma…
Episode 0724 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, XV(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, with core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. First reading of Part II, chapter 3: A…
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Episode 0723 - Love, Fire & Illumination, II (Apollonius of Tyana)(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Final comments on tapas (austerity), vairaga (detachment & renunciation) -- as basis for alchemical transformation via inner fire. Three levels of mind, the Athanor (crucible), and the path of seeking (returning) to Light. An introduction…
Episode 0722 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, XIV(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, with core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. Final reading of Part II, chapter 2: …
Episode 0721 - Love, Fire & Illumination, I(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Wide-ranging comments on the practice of patient endurance, detachment & renunciation -- as a basis for alchemical transformation via inner fire & the athanor. Tapas & Dhammapada 184-185, vairagya & equanimity, and the austerity of practicing detachment from ha…
Episode 0720 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, XIII(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, and core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. Continued reading of Part II, chapter…
Episode 0719 - Enduring Tribulation to Soul Return, IV(Click the above link, or here, for audio.)Final comments on the practice of patient endurance from Luke 21:19 & Dhammapada 183-185 amidst current 3D endtimes. Virya, chanda, and the proper direction of will, power & self-trust, the Buddhist 5 "bases of power" (Iddhipada).Additional references f…
Episode 0718 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, XII(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, and core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. Initial reading of Part II, chapter 2:…
Epsideo 0717 - Enduring Tribulation to Soul Return, III(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on Christian/Buddhist perspectives on patient endurance (hypomone & khanti titikkha) in 3D endtimes (Tribulation) by Luke 21:19 & Dhammapada 183-185. The importance of proper direction of will, and the willingness to take pain & austerity. …
Episode 0716 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, XI(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, and core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. Completed reading of Part II, chapter 1…
Episode 0715 - Enduring Tribulation to Soul Return, II(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on Christian/Buddhist perspectives on patient endurance (hypomone & khanti titikkha) in 3D endtimes (Tribulation) by Luke 21:19 & Dhammapada 184. The importance of proper direction of will, the nature of austerity, and the rewards of recepti…
Episode 0714 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, X(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, and core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. First reading of Part II, chapter 1: Ext…
Episode 0713 - Enduring Tribulation to Soul Return, I(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on de-individualization in the new world order (Network, film script), collective self-deception & arrogant faux-benevolence (Maldek),and Christian/Buddhist perspectives on patient endurance (hypomone & khanti) in 3D endtimes (Tribulation). T…
Episode 0712 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, IX(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to the life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, and core guidance on Anapanasati meditation. Completed reading of Chapter 3: The Fli…
Episode 0711 - Principles of Self-Healing, IX [FINAL](Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on core principles of self-healing, 7-chakra theory, essential mind-qualities, and wisdom as form & function. Review of the "levels of healing, personal dream recollection, and discussion of a dialogue in the film "Defending Your Life." Remar…
Episode 0710 - Webu Sayadaw & Buddhist Practice, VIII(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Introduction to life & Dhamma discourses of the Webu Sayadaw, translated by Roger Bischoff (The Essential Practice, BPS; 1995). From Sila through Samadhi to Prajna, and core guidance on Anapanasati meditation practice. The 37 Bodhipakkhiyadhamma, 5 Hi…
Episode 0709 - Principles of Self-Healing, VIII(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on core principles of self-healing, 7-chakra theory, essential mind-qualities, and wisdom as form & function. Review of Panna Sutta & etymology of the Sanskrit word "prajna," 4 Right Exertions, and the role of Buddhist/Hindu meditation in self-heal…
