episode 182 | Jul 11, 2023 | 90min

The Three Strands of Awakening

In this conversation with Dr John Churchill we explore the current meta-crisis from the perspective of planetary and human dharma, the value of different developmental approaches and how to integrate them, contemplative engineering, and becoming a planetary Bodhisattva.
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In this podcast we talk about:

03:30 The current meta-crisis
06:00 Rediscovering Western esotericism
13:00 Eastern vs Western esoteric traditions
17:00 Planetary and human dharma
24:00 Renaissance to modernity
28:30 Creating a developmental curriculum
38:30 Sutra and Tantra path
49:00 Process practices
53:00 The importance of meta-cognition
58:00 The attachment system
1:06:00 Methods and teachings
1:10:30 Contemplative engineering
1:15:30 Creating a guild environment
1:19:00 Building for our children
1:23:00 Planetary Bodhisattva

Resources Mentioned:
Ken Wilber
Daniel P Brown
Almaas

About the Guest

Dr. John Churchill

Dr. John Churchill, is a dharma teacher, mandala architect, and clinical psychologist. A founding member of Ken Wilber’s Integral Institute, he has spent over 25 years developing Fourth Turning Planetary Dharma—a somatically based path integrating psychodynamic healing, adult development, and meditation. His work includes the redesigned Nine Stages of Calm-Staying and Embodying the Open Ground. Previously, John served as a Buddhist monk at Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland, where he received the Planetary Dharma transmissions, and spent 15 years training in “Great Seal” meditation under Dr. Daniel P. Brown.

WEBSITE
https://www.planetarydharma.com

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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