Daniel Ingram, famous for his teachings on Buddhist meditation and controversial views, discusses Magick in this interview. They explore the concept and definition of Magick, its connection to the pandemic, and ethical concerns. They also delve into perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic and the power and ethics of magic.

If you’re interested in Magick, what it is and just as importantly what It isn’t, then you have to tune into this interview with Daniel Ingram This is the second time Daniel has appeared on my show. Daniel is famous for his teaching on Buddhist meditation and his controversial views about meditative attainments-but is less well known as a practitioner of Magick, something which he has been doing for years As  a former critical care doctor and  a data-crunching researcher he is a well-grounded in scientific rationalism as well as being an expert in conservative, systematic meditation practices So I figured it would be very interesting to get his perspective on a subject that many, if not most people, would consider pretty out there if not downright scary or wrong or evil or all of the above This is a fascinating interview and its really turned my head around to the reality of Magick and has me fired up to start some practices as well as realizing how much I am already practicing it without knowing I’ve divided the interview into three parts. Each part builds on the other so it’s worth listening all the way through. Feel free to stop and start. There are show notes on my website -www.monkonamotorbike.com - with timings so you can pick up where you left off or go back and forth If you enjoy this interview please take a little time to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks

Today my guest is Nir Eyal. Nir is a bestselling author, tech entrepreneur university lecturer and investor who literally wrote the book on how to build habit-forming products The model he described in his first book Hooked has been used by countless tech startups such as Fitbod to build a huge customer base But in is his latest book, Indistractable, he explains how to stop getting distracted by tech and get on with the business of living a fulfilling life Here he talks about his own journey to becoming indistractable, how getting on with our stuff is less about the external distractions than about out our own inner state and how wasting time isn’t always a waste of time If you find you can’t keep away from Facebook or Netflix and knuckle down to do whatever it is you’d really like to be doing then listen in As always there are show notes on my website www.monkonamotorbike.com.  Enjoy

Today I'm talking to former Buddhist monk, therapist and climate change activist, Suvaco. Suvaco spent twenty years living as a monk in the jungles of northeast Thailand, getting up before three in the morning, meditating for many hours a day and walking for miles to beg for one meal a day. Born in Denmark and raised in Italy he now lives in the UK and works as a psychotherapist. Here he talks about the benefits and limitations of his tough monastic training, why transformation is always messy, and why in the current global crisis we need to follow our conscience and our hearts and do what we are here to do, not what we are told to  do by society This is  a long interview so feel free  to pick it up and put it down. There are show-notes on my website www.monkonamotorbike.com with timings of what is being said and when May you be happy!

This time round I’m talking to shaman and healer, Ya’Acov Darling Khan. Ya’acov is very much a 21st century shaman. Based in Devon in the UK, he is a bestselling author and founder of the School of Movement Medicine. He has devoted the last 30 yeas of his life to bringing together ancient shamanic practices from different indigenous cultures around the world to make what he calls everyday shamanism Here he talks about the benefits of being buried alive,  Coronavirus, cultural misappropriation, plant medicine, the need for occasional heartbreak and how shamanism can be used to help heal and change our lives For shownotes and more see my website www.monkonamotorbike.com

If you’ve ever wondered what happens after you die, how the world looks when you’re enlightened, or can’t understand why you’re spending all this time meditating but still seem to get anxious and angry, then you absolutely, positively, 100% have to tune into this episode of the Monk on a Motorbike podcast This time around I’m talking to former critical care doctor, Daniel Ingram, who very controversially claimed he was an arahat or fully enlightened a number of years ago. Here he talks about how being enlightened isn’t all its cracked up to be, the uproar his announcement caused, why he did it, magical powers, life after death, psychedelics and pretty much anything else connected with this long and winding spiritual path we are all walking Daniel knows more about meditation and other spiritual practices than practically anybody I’ve met and he’s articulate and funny and explains things in a way that are really easy to relate to We ended up talking for a long time and I’ve divided the episode into four parts so do yourself a favour, whether you’re stuck at home on lockdown during Coronavirus or wondering what the f*ck is going on in these dark days, use your time well and  tune into some of this awesome wisdom!

If you’ve ever wondered what happens after you die, how the world looks when you’re enlightened, or can’t understand why you’re spending all this time meditating but still seem to get anxious and angry, then you absolutely, positively, 100% have to tune into this episode of the Monk on a Motorbike podcast This time around I’m talking to former critical care doctor, Daniel Ingram, who very controversially claimed he was an arahat or fully enlightened a number of years ago. Here he talks about how being enlightened isn’t all its cracked up to be, the uproar his announcement caused, why he did it, magical powers, life after death, psychedelics and pretty much anything else connected with this long and winding spiritual path we are all walking Daniel knows more about meditation and other spiritual practices than practically anybody I’ve met and he’s articulate and funny and explains things in a way that are really easy to relate to We ended up talking for a long time and I’ve divided the episode into four parts so do yourself a favour, whether you’re stuck at home on lockdown during Coronavirus or wondering what the f*ck is going on in these dark days, use your time well and  tune into some of this awesome wisdom!

If you’ve ever wondered what happens after you die, how the world looks when you’re enlightened, or can’t understand why you’re spending all this time meditating but still seem to get anxious and angry, then you absolutely, positively, 100% have to tune into this episode of the Monk on a Motorbike podcast This time around I’m talking to former critical care doctor, Daniel Ingram, who very controversially claimed he was an arahat or fully enlightened a number of years ago. Here he talks about how being enlightened isn’t all its cracked up to be, the uproar his announcement caused, why he did it, magical powers, life after death, psychedelics and pretty much anything else connected with this long and winding spiritual path we are all walking Daniel knows more about meditation and other spiritual practices than practically anybody I’ve met and he’s articulate and funny and explains things in a way that are really easy to relate to We ended up talking for a long time and I’ve divided the episode into four parts so do yourself a favour, whether you’re stuck at home on lockdown during Coronavirus or wondering what the f*ck is going on in these dark days, use your time well and  tune into some of this awesome wisdom!

If you’ve ever wondered what happens after you die, how the world looks when you’re enlightened, or can’t understand why you’re spending all this time meditating but still seem to get anxious and angry, then you absolutely, positively, 100% have to tune into this episode of the Monk on a Motorbike podcast This time around I’m talking to former critical care doctor, Daniel Ingram, who very controversially claimed he was an arahat, or fully enlightened, a number of years ago. Here he talks about how being enlightened isn’t all its cracked up to be, the uproar his announcement caused, why he did it, magical powers, life after death, psychedelics and pretty much anything else connected with this long and winding spiritual path we are all walking Daniel knows more about meditation and other spiritual practices than practically anybody I’ve met and he’s articulate and funny and explains things in a way that are really easy to relate to We ended up talking for a long time and I’ve divided the episode into four parts so do yourself a favour, whether you’re stuck at home on lockdown during Coronavirus  or just wondering what the f*ck is going on in these dark days, use your time well and  tune into some of this awesome wisdom!

To celebrate International Women’s Day, I’m launching a new season of Monk on a Motorbike podcasts with an interview with political activist, textile artist, and author Rachael Matthews. Rachael first came to fame in the 1990s when she was organizing knit-ins on the London Underground, and in clubs, pubs, museums and open spaces around the city. Here she talks about knitting as a politically subversive act, her spiritual journey through wool, selling knitted willy warmers and dealing with burn out!! Rachael is the author of the beautifully written book the Mindfulness in Knitting. She teaches textile design and knitting at London’s prestigious Central St Martin’s School of art and design