Melvin McLeod, editor of Lion’s Roar, shares his new vision of mindfulness as a complete way of living, from cultivating concentration and awareness to understanding our place in the universe.

Check out Melvin’s podcast series, The Complete Path of Mindfulness, where he talks with leaders in the field about a groundbreaking new advance in mindfulness practice. Melvin and his guests explore mindfulness as not only a helpful meditation technique, but as a complete, transformative path of life.

This time on Mindrolling, Melvin and Raghu explore:

• Looking into what this life and universe is all about
• Leading happier and more meaningful lives
• Seeing mindfulness as a complete path of life
• Melvin’s four identified keys of mindfulness
• Inspiration from Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the most important spiritual teachers of this age
• Developing the power of concentration
• Following a path without adopting a formal religion
• Recognizing our deep, intimate connection with all things
• Investigating the nature of awareness
• Taming the mind and the RAIN method taught by Tara Brach
• Be Here Now: Inhabiting the moment with loving-awareness
• Melvin’s interview with Joanna Macy, renowned Buddhist thinker, environmental activist, and author

About Melvin McLeod:

Melvin McLeod is the editor-at-large of Lion's Roar, the largest media organization in the English language devoted to Buddhist meditation and mindfulness, and co-founder of Mindful magazine. He has been practicing for more than 40 years and is a well-known and respected authority on mindfulness and meditation. His ground-breaking teaching on the Complete Path of Mindfulness has been praised by leaders in the field as an important advance in how mindfulness is defined and practiced. Check out his new book to learn more about this innovative work: With a Single Breath: The Complete Path of Mindfulness.

“When mindfulness is seen not simply as a helpful meditation technique but as a complete path of life, it can offer the same powerful tools for personal and societal transformation traditionally only offered by religion in an evidence-driven, common-sense format, for all of those people who are not especially interested in following a capital ‘R’ religious path.” –Melvin McLeod

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Challenging our perceptions of reality, Samuel Bercholz and Raghu discuss loosening the ego’s grip through meditation and opening to the humor beneath it all.

Click HERE to preorder Samuel’s upcoming book, Rude Awakenings: An Unconventional Guide to the Buddhist Path

This time on Mindrolling, Samuel and Raghu explore:

• Dipping a toe into all religions and learning how to meditate
• The humble beginnings of Shambhala Publications
• Addictions to ego and so-called reality
• Witnessing the beautiful emptiness within Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
• How Ram Dass moved within many different spiritual circles
• Entering the mind of Buddha through meditation
• Stepping out of the bureaucracy of ego
• Not being too serious / blending love and humor

About Samuel Bercholz:

Sam Bercholz is a senior teacher in the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of Shambhala Publications. He was a close disciple of Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche and Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and was empowered by them to teach and given the title Acharya (religious instructor). He has taught extensively in North America, Europe, and Australasia. He was particularly empowered by Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche to teach from A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar.

“What I’ve learned through Buddhist practice and being with great teachers is that the fixed ideas of reality and viewing the world were 180 degrees off. We experience things exactly backwards. Our habit of reality is so skewed that it makes all perceptions backwards. We choose our realities, and we become addicted to keeping that reality going.” –Samuel Bercholz

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Explaining the South African Philosophy of Ubuntu, traditional healer John Lockley discusses ancestral connection and the wisdom of our collective human story.

In this episode, John and Raghu explore:

• Giving thanks to our biological ancestors
• Reconciling with ancestors who may have done bad deeds
• Calling in the names of our ancestors as a path to honoring all of our human relations
• John’s experience being raised through Apartheid in South Africa
• How Nelson Mandela spread the teachings of Ubuntu
• Connecting to our dreams to connect to our humanity and our ancestors
• The circle of Ubuntu and realizing that we are all equal
• Humility as the foundation of any spiritual practice
• A guided ancestral practice from John

About John Lockley:

John Lockley began his journey as a young medic drafted into the South African military. He then trained under Zen master Su Bong from South Korea, and returned to post-Apartheid South Africa to spend 10 years in apprenticeship with MaMngwevu, a medicine woman from the Xhosa tribe. His remarkable journey through the constraints of Apartheid is a testament to the human spirit, and to the power of forgiveness and reconciliation. Find out more about John’s work and learn more about his numerous upcoming events, retreats, and other offerings at JohnLockley.com.

“Wherever you are, whatever you’re experiencing, know that you’re a child of nature, a child of the great one.” –John Lockley

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