"You can't say there aren't hierarchies. I mean, that's just stupid," he says. "Dominator hierarchies have a very negative impact on everyone involved in them." But it is possible to have hierarchies that are not dominator hierarchies,. They're simply structural facts about how systems are arranged and so this view that hierarchies don't exist or are all bad is just, I think,ridiculous", the Dalai Lama adds.
Michael Taft, a long-time meditation teacher, author, and founder of Deconstructing Yourself blog and podcast, discusses the stages of personal development and the awakening path, deconstructing reality, and the benefits of a regular meditation practice.
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