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The Freedom Place Podcast: Wisdom teachings of the enlightened adept t.k.
Hosted by t.k., Traktung Khepa · EN
t.k. is an American born sage who, while rooted in the ancient Vajrayana teachings, is equally able to fluidly discuss Existentialism, Alchemical traditions, Political Philosophy, Art History, Comparative Religion and much more. "One should inform their spiritual life from every tradition but only one boat is needed to cross the ocean." t.k.
All of t.k’s work, books, podcasts, music, teachings are offered without cost, subscriptions, merch or other forms of spiritual materialism. Freedom should be offered freely. It is also free of any copyright; do whatever you wish with it.
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The Greatest Magic is to Have Compassion for All Beings
Sep 1300:58:12Tap to summarizeIn this latest recording, t.k. discusses the nature of compassion, the meaning of the title of the new book The Concealing and Revealing.: The Wisdom of Reality Only, the role of the Guru, and the nature of Love. We are truly blessed to have another interview and opportunity to listen to sublime wisdom teachings. With deep and profound gratitude to the spiritual master for sharing wisdom with us, we give thanks. Please enjoy!The Concealing and Revealing.: The Wisdom of Reality Only by t.k. - https://www.amazon.com/Concealing-Revealing-wisdom-Reality-Only/dp/B0FD4NJCVM/
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Meaningfulness, pt. 2
Dec 4, 202400:39:56Tap to summarizeIn this recording, t.k. discusses meaningfulness again, touching upon various types of meaning, the history of meaning in modern times with regard to humanism and existentialism, and how ultimate / divine meaning is discovered and exactly what that is and is not...We are truly blessed to have yet another sublime teaching delivered via podcast, and we're very grateful to receive it.Please enjoy!
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Nothingness
Nov 18, 202400:57:55Tap to summarizeIn this recording, Traktung Rinpoche graciously discusses nothingness as the essence of reality.We are blessed to have yet another sublime teaching to enlighten our minds. Enjoy!One way that we approach the understanding of nothingness from a Western religious context is the conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus where he fell down and was blinded by brilliant light. Meister Eckhart’s description of this gives us some crucial insight into this Divine mystery: "Paul rose from the ground and with open eyes saw nothing. I think this text has a fourfold sense. One is that when he rose up from the ground with open eyes, he saw Nothing, and the Nothing was God; for when he saw God, he calls that Nothing. The second: when he got up, he saw nothing but God. The third: in all things he saw nothing but God. The fourth: when he saw God, he saw all things as nothing."[1] These four statements about what St. Paul meant are all correct and true simultaneously. This is what is meant and understood by Divine nothingness.[1] Meister Eckhart, The Complete Mystical Works of Meister Eckhart, trans. Maurice O’C. Walshe (New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2009), 137.
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Identity & Language
Nov 11, 202400:59:35Tap to summarizeWe are so grateful to be blessed with another episode of The Freedom Place Podcast in which Traktung Rinpoche graciously discusses identity and language.Identity, while functional, is, in the light of truth, itself is a mistake. Language, while efficacious for navigating our mundane existence, is rooted in duality and, therefore, not sufficient to accurately describe reality.Please enjoy!
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Encounters with Mother Mary
Jan 23, 202302:55:32Tap to summarizeWelcome to the sixteenth episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa! For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www.TraktungKhepa.com."Hail Mary, Mother of God, teach me the heart, and your surrender."In this interview, t.k. discusses the profound visions of Mary that he was blessed with and the manner in which these visits affected the course of his spiritual life. Originally recorded in April 2019, this podcast is a collection of four separate interviews. One of the major aspects discussed is the prayer that Mary gave to t.k. to recite one million times and then have five other men recite as well. This prayer's meaning is multilayered and t.k. spends considerable time teaching us how it works. Additionally, he shares how his mother, Jeane Kirkpatrick, also had visions of Mary. This was a mind-blowing and heart-melting interview that clocks in at almost 3 hours. Enjoy!The outro music is "Consecration Prayer" from the Vessel of Love album by Servants of Mary, recorded in support of the recitation of Mary's prayer.
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Dec 9, 201900:46:38Tap to summarizeWelcome to the fifteenth episode of The Freedom Place podcast featuring interviews with American-born sage, Traktung Khepa. For more information about t.k. and his work, visit https://www.TraktungKhepa.com.In this interview, t.k. answers questions sent in by a listener of the podcast. We love listener questions, so to have t.k. answer your questions in an upcoming episode, please send them to me, Greg Kaminsky, via Facebook Messenger, or email them to info@tsogyelgar.org.The questions answered in this episode are:1. Is it possible to achieve liberation from the fetters of greed, hatred, and delusion in this lifetime? Is this level of freedom possible? If so, in what sense, and what are the most important means for achieving it?2. A second question is about the importance of meditation. I have a career, children and a girlfriend. However, enlightenment is very important to me and I am interested in advice as to how I can best progress within my own circumstances. I have maybe 5 or 6 hours available a day during the week. How would that time best be spent if my goal is to progress towards freedom and awakening?The intro music is "Devotion" by David Modica and the outro music is "As if in a dream." A haunting beautiful wisdom poem by Thinley Norbu Rinpoche that reminds us of the ephemeral quality of this appearance-emptiness we call our lives. It is sung by Tsochen Khandro and was recorded at Tsogyelgar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ3rzUm5gqk
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