In this interview I had the pleasure of talking with my good friend Lorin Roche. Lorin is an author, a translator, and has been teaching meditation since 1968.
In our discussion we cover the multi-dimensional meanings of Sanskrit, Lorin’s early years as a renegade meditation teacher in the 60s, the possibilities and dangers of meditation, the oppressed spiritual genius of women, and why each individual has a unique, personal doorway to the meditative state.
Topics Include:
- Lorin’s philosophy of translation
- The many dimensions of meaning and the music of the Sanskrit language
- The range of possible meanings of the word ‘Yoga’
- The 112 doorways to meditation offered by the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
- Meditation as a natural state
- How to find your personal doorway to meditation
- Why so much meditation practice is an unknowing echo of childhood relationship patterns
- How the inner critic disguises itself as spiritual teaching
- The dangers of meditation
- Lorin’s early years as a renegade meditation teacher in the 60s and 70s
- Why very few meditation teachers actually listen to their students
- How Lorin learned to meditate
- Why a lot of people are doing the wrong kind of meditation for them
- Teaching meditation vs practicing meditation
- The pros and cons of the ancient lineage model
- Structures of authority and the open space of live teaching
- Lorin’s filters for evaluating the ancient traditions and their techniques
- The renunciate’s contempt of householders
- The problems of householders adopting monk and nun teachings
- Living out the path of desire as a spiritual path
- Why monastic teachings harm young people
- Meditation as a celebration of a life of fullness
- The spiritual genius of women
- Traditional doctrines of the inferiority of women
- How to filter out the oppressive elements of the ancient traditions
- The many natural gateways to meditation
- How to build your own approach to meditation
- Working with Lorin
To find out more about Lorin visit:
lorinroche.com
radiancesutras.com
meditationtt.com
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Music 'Deva Dasi' by Steve James
