Popping the Bubble of Projection, with Daniel Ingram
Apr 2, 2018
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Daniel Ingram, an emergency medicine physician and long-time dharma practitioner, explores topics such as teacher-student models, creating meditation peer groups, working with 'co-adventurers' on the spiritual path, and overcoming projection as a teacher. They discuss different approaches to teaching, the impact of social connections on our advancement, the contrast between childlike mode and critical thinking, and the benefits of having different teachers for different students. They also discuss the organic conversations and activities that took place during a retreat.
Practitioners should take personal responsibility for their meditation and Dharma practice.
Different models of teacher-student relationships in Dharma practice empower students and encourage balanced learning.
Blending rebelliousness with technical proficiency can enhance meditation retreats and practice groups.
Deep dives
Dharma practitioners taking responsibility for their own practice
The podcast highlights the importance of practitioners taking more personal responsibility for their own meditation and Dharma practice.
Daniel Ingram's new edition of 'Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha'
Daniel Ingram discusses the upcoming release of the second edition of his book, 'Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha', which addresses feedback from the first edition and includes additional content on techniques, concentration, maps, and more.
Teacher-student models in Dharma practice
The episode explores different models of teacher-student relationships in Dharma practice, such as hierarchical models, co-adventuring models, and graduate school models, emphasizing the importance of empowering students and encouraging a balanced and responsible approach to learning.
Combining rebelliousness with technical proficiency
The podcast discusses the value of blending a rebellious and authentic spirit with technical proficiency in Dharma practice, and highlights the benefit of incorporating this approach into meditation retreats and practice groups.
Engaging in open and honest discussions about practice
The episode emphasizes the significance of open and honest discussions about meditation practice, including challenges, struggles, and questions, and how these conversations can enrich the understanding and growth of practitioners.
Daniel Ingram talks with Michael W. Taft about teacher-student models, graduate school models of practice, creating meditation peer groups, working with “co-adventurers” on the spiritual path, overcoming projection as a teacher, and more.
Daniel Ingram is an emergency medicine physician and long-time dharma practitioner. He famously exploded the Buddhist world when he declared himself to be an arhat and published the seminal text Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: an Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book in 2008. He is also the main force behind the radical Dharma Overground website, that specializes in a brand of unusually-frank discussion of meditation practice.