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Mentioned in 18 episodes

Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book
Book • 2018
This book is designed for readers interested in deeply practicing and realizing the teachings of the Buddha.

It clarifies the Three Trainings—Morality, Concentration, and Wisdom—in straightforward terms and assumes that mastery of traditional states and stages is attainable.

The book debunks myths and disempowering dogmas in contemporary Buddhism, providing extensive maps of meditative terrain and guidance on avoiding common traps.

It emphasizes real accomplishments and draws from historical and modern meditative practices.

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Mentioned in 18 episodes

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Naval Ravikant
; he recommends it for those interested in Buddhism and meditation.
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#136: Naval Ravikant on Happiness Hacks and The 5 Chimps Theory
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Andrés Gómez Emilsson
, referencing his book on Buddhist teachings.
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Andres Gomez-Emilsson: The Science of Engineered Conscious States
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Dan Harris
as an emergency room doctor who claims to be an Arhant and wrote a book about it.
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Is Enlightenment Possible for Regular People, Daniel M. Ingram
Mentioned by Vince Horn when wishing he could lay out the path to awareness with diagrams like Ingram did.
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The 9th Jhāna: Framing the Unframable
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Spencer Greenberg
as a resource for understanding meditation stages.
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Meditation and Ontology (with Daniel Ingram)
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Breht
as a book that he got very into after getting a taste of what
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Daniel Ingram
was about.
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[BEST OF] Buddhist Enlightenment: Impermanence, No Self, and the Dark Night of the Soul
Mentioned in the episode description as Daniel Ingram's notable work and credentials.
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Episode 38: AGI Meditation & Enlightenment (Daniel Ingram)
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Alex W
. with its deep mastery and detailed descriptions of Buddhist practices.
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Ep316: Dharma & the Goddess - Alex W
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Phil Ford
for its humorous observation that religious communities are troubled because they contain ordinary, difficult human beings.
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Episode 51: Blind Seers: On Flannery O'Connor's 'Wise Blood'
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Ryan Ferris
as a hardcore Dharma book on Buddhist teachings.
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Ghosts, Aliens & Consciousness: What’s Out There? ft. Ryan Ferris

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