Month: February 2025

Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor on Meditation, Happiness, and the Illusion of Self

Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor on Escaping Samsara Podcast

Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor on Meditation, Happiness, and the Illusion of Self

Published 28/02/2025 by Nathan Thompson

What does it mean to be truly happy? In this episode of Escaping Samsara, I sit down with teachers Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor to explore the deeper layers of…

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Live from Varanasi: the Gently Down Project Talk Talismans, Ritual Objects, and Ashtanga

Published 19/02/2025 by Nathan Thompson

What does it mean to transform the ordinary into the sacred? How can ritual, purification, and devotion shift our perception of the everyday? In the latest episode of Escaping Samsara,…

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Sitting with Siddhartha: A Modern Pilgrim’s Reflections on Bodhgaya

Published 10/02/2025 by Nathan Thompson

I just finished a two-week trip to India, eight days of which were spent meditating under the Bodhi Tree at the centre of Mahabodhi Temple, which marks the spot where…

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