The Mystical Positivist: April 2011

Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #19 - 23APR11

The Mystical Positivist is now a weekly radio show on KOWS-LP 107.3 FM, Occidental, CA. Listen live on Saturday evenings from 4:00 - 6:00pm, PST, via the web at KOWS Live Stream.

This week's podcast features:

The Archaeology of the Self
Work of the Week: The statistical testing of personal mood
A discussion with Jean Millay, Ph.D. Jean Millay, Ph.D., taught parapsychology for eight years, served as president of the Parapsychology Research Group, and was an editor/contributor to Silver Threads: Twenty-five Years of Parapsychology Research. Her book, Multidimensional Mind: Remote Viewing in Hyperspace, focuses on her 30 years of research into psi phenomena, hypnosis, trance states, channeling, shamanism, and the EEG effects of entrainment with lights, sound, and chemistry. She and Dr. Tim Scully created the Brain-wave Biofeedback Light Sculpture-the impetus for her research on the effects of brainwave synchronization. Her movie, The Psychedelic Experience, won a film festival prize in 1965. Most recently she is the editor of Radiant Minds - Scientists Explore the Dimensions of Consciousness.

More information about Jean Millay's work and interests can be found at:

Foundation for Mind Being Research website: http://www.fmbr.org/
Biofeedback as a Tool for the Study of Consciousness: Jean Millay's Book on Biofeedback

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Mystical Positivist speaks at Many Rivers Books & Tea

Stuart Goodnick, aka The Mystical Positivist, gave a talk at Many Rivers Books & Tea on March 31, 2011 on Mystical Positivism and related spiritual topics. The talk begins with a discussion of Gurdjieff's notion of Solioonensius and its implications for how to utilize the tensions of the current world situation for one's spiritual practice. It continues on with a lively discussion of the tenets of Mystical Positivism and how to conduct a proper spiritual experiment in the course of Work on Self.

The podcast for the show can be found at:

The Mystical Positivist at Many Rivers Books & Tea

Mystical Positivist Interviewed on Dream-Talk Radio

On February 28th, 2011, Stuart Goodnick, aka The Mystical Positivist, was interviewed on Dream Talk Radio by host Anne Hill, D.Min. Dream Talk Radio is a on hour weekly show on KOWS-LP, 107.3 FM, Occidental, CA (streaming live at KOWS Live Stream). The interview discusses the purpose of The Mystical Positivist radio project and explores the meaning of Mystical Positivism as a contemporary approach to spritual exploration and development.

The podcast of the interview can be found at:

The Mystical Positivist on Dream Talk Radio - Podcast

More information on Anne Hill and Dream Talk Radio can be found at:

annehill.org/dream-talk-radio

The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #18 - 16APR11

The Mystical Positivist is now a weekly radio show on KOWS-LP 107.3 FM, Occidental, CA. Listen live on Saturday evenings from 4:00 - 6:00pm, PST, via the web at KOWS Live Stream.

This week's podcast features:

Non-Dual Spiritual Traditions
Work of the Week: Neti Neti
A discussion with Timothy Conway, Ph.D. Timothy Conway, Ph.D., spiritual teacher, author and educator, living with his wife in Santa Barbara, California, has for over 30 years facilitated radical spiritual awakening. He has studied and practiced the non-dual essence of our sacred traditions for nearly 40 years, meeting enlightened masters in many traditions along the way. His books include Women of Power and Grace: Nine Astonishing, Inspiring Luminaries of Our Time, the forthcoming 2-volume India's Sages on nondual devotion and wisdom, and a trilogy of books on Spirituality in the New Millennium.

More information about Timothy Conway's work and interests can be found at:

Enlightened Spirituality website: http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/index.html

Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #17 - 09APR11

The Mystical Positivist is now a weekly radio show on KOWS-LP 107.3 FM, Occidental, CA. Listen live on Saturday evenings from 4:00 - 6:00pm, PST, via the web at KOWS Live Stream.

This week's podcast features:

Consistency and Commitment to Spiritual Practice
Work of the Week: Centrum of Gravity Question

How, and what, can I give of myself to my practice, to my teacher, to the Teaching itself?

A discussion with Daniel Terrangno, Roshi. Daniel Terragno, a native of Chile, is a teacher in the koan tradition of the Diamond Sangha, which was founded by Robert Aitken Roshi. Daniel is the dharma heir of John Tarrant Roshi of the Pacific Zen Institute. Daniel started his spiritual practice in 1967 studying the Gurdjieff Work with W.A. Nyland before taking up Zen. Daniel received authorization to teach Zen in 1995, and in 2001 received dharma transmission from Tarrant Roshi. Daniel also teaches and leads sesshin in Ohio with Yellow Springs Dharma Center and Zen on High in Columbus, Ohio; with Grupo Zen Viento del Sur (Southern Wind) in Argentina, based in Buenos Aires, and also in Santiago, Chile.

More information about Daniel Terrangno Roshi's work and interests can be found at:

Rocks and Clouds Zendo: http://www.rocksandclouds.org/

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #16 - 02APR11

The Mystical Positivist is now a weekly radio show on KOWS-LP 107.3 FM, Occidental, CA. Listen live on Saturday evenings from 4:00 - 6:00pm, PST, via the web at KOWS Live Stream.

This week's podcast features:

Work of the Week: Self Observation
A discussion with Dr. Thynn Thynn. Dr. Thynn Thynn is a Burmese born retired physician and Dhamma teacher. She is mother of two and is the resident yogi at the Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Center in Northern California. She is the lineage holder of the Shwe Baw Gyun Burmese Buddhist tradition and teaches Classical Buddhism and Vipassana (Insight Meditation) for daily life. Another focus of her teaching is to integrate Abhidhamma Teachings (Buddhist Psychology) into Daily Life Mindfulness Practice. In 1978 she published a book in Burmese about her experiences in Buddhist meditation. Her most popular and significant work: Living Meditation, Living Insight is in English and has been translated into Dutch, German and Vietnamese.

More information about Dr. Thynn Thynn's work can be found at:

Sae Taw Win II website: http://www.saetawwin2.org/
Online talks by Dr. Thynn Thynn: http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/60/

"The Mystical Positivist" Radio Show

The Mystical Positivist is a weekly radio show on KOWS-LP FM 107.3 Occidental, CA, and on the web at KOWS-LP Live Feed, Saturdays from 4 - 6pm PST. Coming up on The Mystical Positivist:

April 20: A pre-recorded conversation with Ken McLeod, Buddhist teacher and author of the newly released book, The Magic of Vajrayana. In this conversation, we plan to explore a compelling quote from Ian McGilchrist's The Matter with Things: If you had set out to destroy the happiness and stability of a people, it would have been hard to improve on our current formula: remove yourself as far as possible from the natural world; repudiate the continuity of your culture; believe you are wise enough to do whatever you happen to want and not only get away with it, but have a right to it—and a right to silence those who disagree; minimise the role played by a common body of belief; actively attack and dismantle every social structure as a potential source of oppression; reject the idea of a transcendent set of values.

One of the more innovative Buddhist teachers today, Ken McLeod is known for his clear explanations, poetic translations, and pragmatic approach to practice. He is one of the first generation of Western teachers in the Tibetan tradition and one of the few to be authorized to transmit the full scope of these teachings to students. In particular, his approach resonates strongly with those whose path lies outside established institutions.

After graduating with a degree in mathematics, Ken cycled across Europe to Istanbul and then continued his journey overland to India. In 1970 he met his principal teacher Kalu Rinpoche at his monastery near Darjeeling. There Ken began a study and practice in Tibetan Buddhism that lasted more than twenty years. He completed the traditional three-year retreat program two times, translated for many teachers, and helped set up Buddhist centers in Canada and the United States. After his teacher's passing, Ken moved away from the hierarchical structures of Asian Buddhism to explore new approaches.

In 1990, he founded Unfettered Mind in Los Angeles. His approach of one-on-one consultations roiled the Buddhist world in the early '90s, but was quickly recognized as a viable way to teach and guide students in the West. He made individual interviews a central feature of the many retreats he taught in California, New Mexico, and British Columbia. Through numerous small groups in Southern California, he developed the materials that became the encyclopedic meditation manual, Wake Up to Your Life.

Now retired from formal teaching, he lives in Northern California where he hikes and writes. His writings and translations include The Great Path of Awakening (1987), Wake Up to Your Life (2001), An Arrow to the Heart (2007), Reflections on Silver River (2014), A Trackless Path (2017), and The Magic of Vajrayana (2022), as well as a corpus of articles and translations in Tricycle and other Buddhist magazines.