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Apr 23, 2019
"I was really on death's door. It brought very vividly to mind how extremely precious this life is, and what tremendous potential we have in this lifetime for purifying our hearts and our minds our souls--and for knowing reality." --Alan Wallace
Coming Back to Being: A Conversation with Alan Wallace
Alan tells how as a young man, he reached a moment where he sent out a message to the universe. I need to meet a wise old man, and I need it now! He was hitchhiking alone in Norway when, as he says, I looked over my shoulder and saw a little black VW bug pulled over. There was a little old man, beckoning to me. Would you like a ride? Thus begins our remarkable interview with one of the preeminent figures in the emerging discussion between contemporary Buddhist thinkers and scientists questioning the materialist axioms of 20th Century science.
BE THE CHANGE
The journey to self-knowledge could begin by stopping for a few minutes and trying to become aware of exactly what my state actually is. What am I thinking, feeling and sensing?
