
Guru Viking Podcast
The Guru Viking Podcast specialises in in-depth interviews with remarkable figures in the fields of meditation, spirituality, and religion.
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Guru Viking on the HUMINT (podcast)
I was recently interviewed on Shane Hanner’s ‘Humint’ podcast. We talk about meditation, Dzogchen, embodiment, trauma, and more…
Ep120: Meditation Virtuoso – Delson Armstrong
In this episode I am joined by Delson Armstrong, spiritual teacher and star student of Bhante Vimalaramsi, who’s senior student David Johnson has said ‘Delson Armstrong has mastered every practice we have given him. He is the most amazing student we have ever seen.’
Ep119: Sex and Enlightenment - Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, Dr Jay Sanguinetti
In this episode we consider the effect of meditation practice and classical enlightenment on sexuality, as we continue the ongoing conversation between Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, and Dr Jay Sanguinetti.
Ep118: Zen & the Crucible - Henry Shukman 3
In this episode I am once again joined by Henry Shukman, award-winning poet, Zen teacher, and author of ‘One Blade of Grass; a Zen memoir’.
Ep117: A Life In Yoga - Angela Farmer
In this interview I am joined by internationally renowned yoga teacher Angela Farmer.
Ep116: Occult of Personality - Greg Kaminsky
In this interview I am joined by Greg Kaminsky, host of the Occult of Personality podcast and author of ‘Pronaos: Reflections on the Preliminary Practices of Buddhist Tantra’.
Ep115: Jhana, Ego, & Orgasm – Leigh Brasington, Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, & Dr Sanguinetti
In this episode special guest Leigh Brasington once again joins the ongoing conversation featuring Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, and Dr Jay Sanguinetti.
Ep114: 'Lineage - Who May Teach The Authentic Dharma?' - Dhammarato & Daniel Ingram
In this episode I host a dialogue between Dhammarato and Daniel Ingram on the question ‘Lineage: Who May Teach The Authentic Dharma?’.
Ep113: American Gurus - Arthur Versluis PhD 2
In this interview, I am once again joined by Professor Arthur Versluis, a professor and Department Chair of Religious Studies in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University.
Ep112: Relaxing Into Nibbana - Bhante Vimalaramsi
In this interview I am joined by Bhante Vimalaramsi: author, American Buddhist monk, and abbot of the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center in Annapolis, Missouri.
Ep111: Secret Drugs of Buddhism - Mike Crowley
In this interview I am joined by Mike Crowley, Buddhist Lama, musician/composer, and author of ’Secret Drugs of Buddhism: Psychedelic Sacraments and the Origins of the Vajrayana’.
Ep110: Case Study of Ecstatic Meditation - Leigh Brasington, Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, & Dr Sanguinetti
In this episode special guest Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’, joins the ongoing conversation featuring Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, and Dr Jay Sanguinetti.
Ep109: Choose Your Yidam - Lama Glenn Mullin
In this interview I am once again joined by Tibetologist, author, and Tantric Buddhist Lama Glenn Mullin.
Ep108: From Tolkien to Tibet - Erik Jampa Andersson
In this episode I am joined by Erik Jampa Andersson, a teacher of Tibetan medicine, astrology, and meditation endorsed by luminaries of the field such as Dr Nida Chenagtsang and Lama Tsultrim Allione.
Steve interviewed on ‘Engaging the Phenomenon’
I was recently interviewed by James Iandoli at ‘Engaging the Phenomenon’, where we discussed meditation, psychic powers, and UFOs.
Ep107: Zen’s True Miracle - Henry Shukman 2
In this episode I am once again joined by Henry Shukman, award-winning poet, Zen teacher, and author of ‘One Blade of Grass; a Zen memoir’.
Ep106: Conversations In Apocalyptic Times - Arthur Versluis PhD
In this interview, I am joined by Professor Arthur Versluis, a professor and Department Chair of Religious Studies in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University.
Ep105: Simply Always Awake - Dr Angelo Dilullo
In this interview, I am joined by Dr Angelo Dilullo, anaesthesiologist, spiritual teacher, and author of ‘Awake! It’s your Turn’.
Ep104: Teaching the Tibetan Language - Lama David Curtis 3
In this episode, I am once again joined by David Curtis, a Lama in the Shangpa-Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism and founder of the Tibetan Language Institute.
Ep103: Dopamine, Meditation, & Fibonacci - feat. Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, & Dr Jay Sanguinetti
In this episode I host part 6 of an ongoing trialogue between Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, and Dr Jay Sanguinetti.