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Apr 13, 2019
Dedicated to liberation in all its forms, Deconstructing Yourself is passionate about fearlessly investigating, attempting, and questioning all things to do with awakening, meditation, mindfulness, brain hacking, consciousness, neurofeedback, and more.
Your host Michael W. Taft interviews some of the most interesting thinkers, authors, and teachers around, as well as other offerings. In this hard-hitting, radical, and fun podcast we look at secular post-, non-, un- Buddhism, Vajrayana, nondual Hindu Tantra, philosophy, the neuroscience of the sense of self, neurofeedback and the consciousness hacking movement, aspects of artificial intelligence, entheogens, and much more.
If you’re looking for fresh directions, free from dogma and conformism, think of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast as the radical cafe where you can hear from the most interesting luminaries either from the outside edges of dharma, or a fresh take from more traditional teachers. If you’re interested in more, check out the Deconstructing Yourself website at https://deconstructingyourself.com.
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A Conversation with Sam Harris
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Dec 02, 2023 |
The Power of the Imaginal with Stephen Aizenstat
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Nov 04, 2023 |
Nondual Love with A. H. Almaas
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Oct 30, 2023 |
Tantra and Embodied Awakening with Christopher Wallis.
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Sep 29, 2023 |
Reverse Meditation with Andrew Holecek
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Aug 23, 2023 |
A Conversation with Kati Devaney
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Jul 13, 2023 |
A Few Stray Points about Nonduality with Jake Orthwein
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Apr 18, 2023 |
Exploring Nondual Shaiva Tantra with Christopher Wallis
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Mar 20, 2023 |
The Magic of Vajrayana Part 2 with Ken McLeod
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Feb 27, 2023 |
The Magic of Vajrayana with Ken McLeod
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Feb 14, 2023 |
Meditation and the Bayesian Brain with Shamil Chandaria
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Dec 17, 2022 |
John Vervaeke on Relevance Realization
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Oct 05, 2022 |
A Conversation with Rosa Lewis
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Sep 06, 2022 |
Changing Minds with David McRaney
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Jul 24, 2022 |
A Conversation with Guy Sengstock
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Jun 01, 2022 |
The Power of Non-sleep Deep Rest with Kelly Boys
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May 04, 2022 |
A Conversation on Nonduality with Andrew Holecek
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Apr 25, 2022 |
Nondual Teachings of LinJi, with Shinzen Young
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Mar 14, 2022 |
Can People Really Change? with Tina Rasmussen.
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Jan 19, 2022 |
Meditation, Insight, and Predictive Processing with Ruben Laukkonen
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Jan 04, 2022 |
Eco-Aesthetics and the Poetry of Longing with Rick Jarow
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Nov 30, 2021 |
Vision, Visualization, and Vajrayana, with Chandra Easton
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Nov 01, 2021 |
Talking about Zen Koans with Henry Shukman
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Aug 18, 2021 |
Vajrayana as a Living Practice, with Ken McLeod
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Jul 20, 2021 |
Dimensions of Nonduality with Tina Rasmussen
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Jun 30, 2021 |
Meditation and Communication with Shinzen Young
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Jun 02, 2021 |
Spiritual Bypassing and the Spiritual Friend
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May 17, 2021 |
Meditation and Healing Trauma with Thomas Hübl
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Apr 01, 2021 |
A Conversation with Spring Washam
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Mar 12, 2021 |
Talking with People about Things, with David McRaney
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Feb 03, 2021 |
Soulmaking Dharma, with Catherine McGee
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Dec 08, 2020 |
Dreams and the Spiritual Imagination, with Steve Aizenstat
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Nov 06, 2020 |
Love Unveiled with A. H. Almaas
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Oct 07, 2020 |
Vajrayana and Deity Yoga with Chandra Easton
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Sep 21, 2020 |
Evolving Ground with Rindzin Pamo and Jared Janes
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Aug 25, 2020 |
A Conversation with Ken McLeod
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Aug 03, 2020 |
Paranoia, Conspiracy, and Covid, with Erik Davis
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Jul 14, 2020 |
Effortlessness in Meditation, with Jud Brewer
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Jun 07, 2020 |
Awakening and the Path of Liberation, with Dan Brown
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May 20, 2020 |
Vajrayana, Compassion, and the Importance of the Teacher, with Ken McLeod
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Apr 22, 2020 |
Why Do Narcissists Become Spiritual Teachers, with Stephan Bodian
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Mar 21, 2020 |
Questioning Assumptions about Buddhism, with Evan Thompson
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Feb 16, 2020 |
The Nondual Heart, with John Prendergast
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Feb 07, 2020 |
Nonduality and Awake Awareness, with Loch Kelly
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Jan 26, 2020 |
Meditating with Buddhist Sutras, with Michael Owens
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Dec 28, 2019 |
Reversing the Stack— A Nondual Practice Map, with Michael Taft
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Nov 22, 2019 |
What Does Dreaming Have to Do with Meditation? with Andrew Holecek
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Oct 23, 2019 |
Deconstructing Sensory Experience, with Michael Taft
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Sep 24, 2019 |
Vajrayana, Engineering, and Jiu Jitsu, with Rin’dzin Pamo
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Aug 13, 2019 |
Why Metadharma?, Pt. 2, with Vincent Horn
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Jul 31, 2019 |
Meditation, Emotions, and the Bio-Emotive Framework with Douglas Tataryn
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Jul 14, 2019 |
Loch Kelly on Awareness, Freedom, and Effortless Mindfulness
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Jul 03, 2019 |
Culadasa on Meditation and Therapy
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Jun 02, 2019 |
Meditation for the End of Civilization, with Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
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Apr 21, 2019 |
The Liberating Practice of the Fire Kasina, with Daniel Ingram
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Mar 27, 2019 |
Meditation, Madness, and Psychology, with Tucker Peck
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Mar 08, 2019 |
Embodying Awakening, with Mukti
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Feb 11, 2019 |
Deconstructing the Heart Sutra, with Jayarava Attwood
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Jan 20, 2019 |
Robert Anton Wilson, High Weirdness, and Buddhist Meditation, with Erik Davis
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Dec 14, 2018 |
What Can AI Tell Us about the Human Mind? with Joscha Bach
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Nov 18, 2018 |
Doubt, Faith, and Fun in Meditation Practice, with Daniel Ingram
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Oct 23, 2018 |
Feminism, Sexual Misconduct, and the Guru in Buddhism, with Chandra Easton
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Oct 11, 2018 |
Deconstructing Michael, with Erik Newton
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Sep 18, 2018 |
Emptiness, Liberation, and Beauty, with Rob Burbea
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Aug 27, 2018 |
Walking, Nature, and Engaged Buddhism, with Christopher Titmuss
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Aug 14, 2018 |
Lucid Dreaming, Meditation, and Consciousness, with Evan Thompson
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Jun 30, 2018 |
Are More People Achieving Stream Entry These Days? with Culadasa
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Jun 11, 2018 |
Emotions, Stress, and Heartbreak, with Eve Ekman
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May 29, 2018 |
Why Good Teachers Go Bad, with Shinzen Young
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May 18, 2018 |
Deconstructing Dependent Arising, with Leigh Brasington
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Apr 29, 2018 |
Seeing Your Blind Spots, with Kelly Boys
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Apr 15, 2018 |
Popping the Bubble of Projection, with Daniel Ingram
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Apr 02, 2018 |
Standing at the Edge, with Roshi Joan Halifax
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Mar 15, 2018 |
Eddies in the Mind Stream, with Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
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Mar 01, 2018 |
Diving Deep into the Jhanas, with Leigh Brasington
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Feb 05, 2018 |
Enlightened Sexuality, with Jessica Graham
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Jan 22, 2018 |
Consciousness, Spirituality, and Intellectual Honesty, with Thomas Metzinger
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Dec 29, 2017 |
Reality Let Loose, with A. H. Almaas
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Dec 14, 2017 |
Attention, Awareness, and the Great Adventure, with Culadasa
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Dec 04, 2017 |
The Craving Mind, with Judson Brewer
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Oct 25, 2017 |
Meditation, Magick, and the Fire Kasina, with Daniel Ingram
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Sep 27, 2017 |
Enlightenment’s Evil Twin, with Shinzen Young
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Sep 08, 2017 |
Pattern and Nebulosity, with David Chapman
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Aug 07, 2017 |
The Great Unbundling, with Vincent Horn
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Jul 14, 2017 |
Feather Light & Paper Thin, with Shinzen Young
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Jun 14, 2017 |
Masters of Oblivion, with Kenneth Folk
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May 22, 2017 |
The Cosmic Joke, with Kenneth Folk
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May 22, 2017 |
Am I Mindful Right Now? with Kenneth Folk
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May 22, 2017 |