Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, Tibetan Medicine doctor, shares wisdom on meditation styles, cultural appreciation, and transformative retreat experiences. Topics include Western culture, roots exploration, Inner dialogue meditation, and essence of meditation.
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Soharikpa Forum's Unique Format
Soharikpa Forum combines intellectual talks with an open market of traditional Tibetan medicine products.
It creates a lively blend of farmers, doctors, healers, and spiritual practitioners exchanging knowledge and goods.
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Meditation's Universal Roots
Meditation has roots in both Asian and Western cultures, including ancient Greek traditions.
The Latin word 'meditatum' means to ponder or think carefully, similar to Vipassana meditation.
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Timeless Simplicity of Ancient Medicine
Ancient medical cultures emphasized simple, practical health principles like diet and lifestyle.
These foundational health truths remain scientific despite modern demand for proof and validation.
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In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Nida Chenagtsang, Buddhist teacher, doctor of Tibetan Medicine, and author of ‘Let Meditation Be Your Medicine: The Timeless Healing Wisdom of Tibet’.
Dr Nida discusses his latest book, the practicality of the Yuthok Nyingthik meditation system, and why it is important to choose a meditation style that suits one’s typology.
Dr Nida explains why he opens the book with a tribute to the Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, recounts how he came to a deep appreciation of the roots of European culture, and parses the difference between intellectual and experiential spirituality.
Dr Nida also calls for a moving beyond conditioned views, explains how to appreciate culture and religion without being limited by them, considers attachment theory and guru-disciple dynamics, and reveals how transformative retreat experience brought him beyond conceptual limitations.
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Topics Include:
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - Sowa Rigpa Forum
14:41 - Appreciation of Western culture
18:05 - Know your roots
19:47 - Dr Nida’s journey to open up to European culture
22:55 - Déjà vu when first coming to Rome
25:37 - Similarities between Ancient Greek medicine and Tibetan medicine
28:48 - European meditation traditions
32:01 - Grabbing the devils
34:09 - A dream of facing the devil
36:50 - Inner dialogue meditation
39:51 - The essence of meditation
44:20 - The roots of meditation
47:37 - Becoming more open
49:07 - Intellectual vs experiential spirituality
50:33 - Dr Nida’s transformational experience on retreat
56:18 - Freedom from conditioning
59:00 - Yuthok’s open-mindedness
01:01:16 - Choosing the right meditation for your typology
01:05:05 - Anger management and Guru Yoga meditations
01:07:26 - Attachment theory and guru-disciple dynamics
01:13:131 - Beyond fixation and appreciating culture
01:16:31 - Adjusting to different life circumstances
01:18:36 - Learning languages
01:20:35 - Bonsai vs bamboo
Previous episodes with Dr Nida Chenagtsang:
- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=nida
To find out more about Dr Nida Chenagtsang, visit:
- https://www.facebook.com/DoctorNida/
- http://www.skypressbooks.com/
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- www.guruviking.com
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
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