Ep202 - Mission to Tibet - Ralph White

Ralph White holistic learning pioneer, international speaker on cultural transformation and the history of the Western esoteric tradition, recounts his clandestine mission into Tibet in 1989.

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Ralph recounts his clandestine mission into Tibet in 1989 on behalf of the Nechung Oracle: hiking solo across the border, evading commissars, escaping from bandit villages, enlisting the aid of Khampa horsemen, and encountering a UFO high in the Himalayas. 

Ralph recalls founding the Art of Dying Conference, reflects on his own relationship with his father, and describes the religious genius of Rudolf Steiner on death and what lies beyond.

Ralph also discusses the Western Esoteric tradition, tells stories of Robert Bly’s Rosicrucian poetry, and critiques logical positivism and the limitations of academia. 


00:00 - Intro
01:44 - Arriving at Nechung Monastery, Dharamsala
03:17 - Mission into Tibet
05:11 - Finding a secret route into Tibet via Kham 
10:07 - Aftermath of Tiananmen Square 
12:06 - High risk adventure 
13:04 - Ralph’s daily routine in the mountains 
16:34 - Encountering a UFO
20:23 - Evading a Chinese commissar 
21:46 - Escaping a bandit village 
23:56 - Entering into deep meditation in a crisis 
27:12 - Old enough to know better 
28:32 - Provisions 
29:48 - Further travels in Asia
35:03 - Reflections on the UFO sighting
37:33 - Founding the Art of Dying Conference 
43:17 - Rudolph Steiner on karma and reincarnation 
44:45 - Multi-cultural views on death 
46:19 - Death denial in Western culture
51:21 - The death of Ralph’s father 
57:16 - Dealing with emotional residue 
01:01:22 - Engaging with the profound issues of life 
01:02:29 - Logical positivism and the limitations of academia 
01:04:39 - Rudolf Steiner’s genius 
01:07:00 - Advice for entering the Western Esoteric tradition
01:10:34 - Founding the Esoteric Quest conference 
01:11:32 - The esoteric side of Robert Bly
01:12:54 - The rogue’s gallery


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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

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