How to Understand the Buddhist Path

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The way of looking at what meditation is and is for is so both simplifying and liberating. It feels so much clearer as a kind of container for what it is that we do when we learn to meditate. I'd be excited to go in the direction I wanted to go, but for now I'll say, like, so let's say we adopt this model of ways of looking. How then do we sort of understand the Buddhist path?

In this conversation with meditation teacher and author Rob Burbea we discuss the role of fantasy in meditation, the purpose of what Rob calls the 'Soulmaking Dharma' and some common traps that can obstruct our connection with beauty on the contemplative path. This was the first conversation I had with Rob (there are two more you can listen to in the Emerge podcast stream). For various reasons I decided not to release it immediately after we recorded it, feeling that the subsequent conversations did a better job of communicating what I wanted to communicate. There were also some nasty recording problems that made it difficult at times for the conversation to be fluid and flowing. In any case this is a lovely coversation and I hope you enjoy! 🙏