The Descent Into Illumination

Tal stopped by the ACOT podcast to join host Jared to have a loose leaf conversation about the public emergence of AI use. Please enjoy the full episode on the descents sister podcast A Cup of Tea

Hello traveler! This one’s an oldy but for anyone new who stops by, this is the individual behind the music on the show. Please enjoy learning how to pronounce BAMF

Join Tal as he joins Jared on a Cup of tea discussing further the step back, attempting to answer what is a person entitled to? Music for the intro is credited to The Boi (Nathan McKnight)

Hey there Traveler, did you knock three times? This episode was originally aired on Jared’s A CUP OF TEA. You want to travel the liminal vapor waves of the medium Internet and learn how to talk about loving your body while your recovering from genital surgery? Let’s get in dirty and find out together right now in this moment together.

Hello Traveler, today Nathaniel going Jared on his ACOT ( A Cup Of Tea) podcast. In it they discuss one of the greatest question we can ponder on this descent. Alien, da fudge they at?

Hey There Traveler,  Its been a minute I know and apologies that this is not the freshest of episodes. But nonetheless it is a fantastic stop on the path as life as the host of ACOT joins us for a good ol fashioned existential crisis and we try to take a moment to reflect on our current spiritual understandings with the existential crises society  is seemingly facing on a daily basis. 

Traveler, in this next instalment of the Descent we walk down a changing plane of existence. The Function of the systems that unite the kingdoms has been twisted and churned in directions of chaos and intention. We are joined By Jared to begin to examine the question: Did our parents leave us a better world? 

Hey there Traveler, I hope you are doing well. Its interesting how when you keep moving forward sometimes you stumble across a new patch and your like dam wait a moment have I been here before? No, no I haven't but that bush looks familiar as fudge. In this episode we are going to talk about that changing relationship with out body and specifically Body Image/ Body Dysmorphia. Fair warning the language in this episode gets heavy even by descent standards. Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859614/ https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/body-dysmorphic-disorder Music To Live Forever | Bamf (bandcamp.com)

Hello there Traveler I hope you are doing well on this Foggy Morning. The Will o' the Whisp is no where to be seen. You look down and there only yourself and maybe something in the corner of your eye? In this episode we are joined by Jared of ACOT fame to take the next step on the path of addressing body dysmorphia and image challenges. As always the language of this episode can get a little spicy so if this is something that you are not ready for in your healing journey please know you are enough as is.   References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859614/ Body dysmorphic disorder - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic Music: To Live Forever | Bamf (bandcamp.com)

Traveler, so happy you could make it here with us. Today we mark the beginning of the journey by acknowledging where we are on the path, well not simply where we are on the path but what the Path is. We are hoping this stop along the rice paddies help establish a langue for our shared descent. All music is credited to @BAMF, they are an amazing artist please support them.

Traveler, coming down this path the frustrating and beautiful reality is that we are here now. The teachers and masters of old regardless of the causes and conditions set in motion we are here. Samantha has been holding the light and colors while bringing power in their authenticity, and Tal forgoes self contained uzumaki to be here. There are so many ways to experience and forget all that goes into making this moment possible. Why not try and understand what it is for a little bit.

Traveler, Thank you for stopping by the latest stop on the descent. In this episode Samantha and Tal dive into their own cosmos and take a step of the routine path we have been on and begin and share a personal narrative to meditate on in this moment Enjoy. "A chorus of lantern flies tune into their instruments. As if directed by the maestro they waltz into a mesmerizing trail of glow that illuminates the very tendrils of Indra's Net" Links

Welcome, Traveler. Thank you for showing up as you are. As Tal and Samantha dive into section 5 of this BookClub expedition they explore boxes that they create for themselves and the world around them while diving into the beginnings of where to place these new and learned practices. They tackle what it means to reach and grasp the branches that are extended to oneself and others. They explore a deeper understanding of where one may find themselves, as they pass from human existence and yet are looked over. The process of who is overseeing the body and what this Tibetan monk may process and practice in order to truly hold space for those who have passed and are enduring the Peaceful and Wrathful deities.

This is a Code Red Baja Blast Alert- Do Not Meditate. Repeat: Do Not Meditate Traveler. There has been a breach in the facilities and the latest patch got a little wonky. As always though Traveler Samantha and Tal are here to provide at least decent banter and show up to figure out what to do. As we get further into the discourse of nonduality Samantha Reads Intrinsic Awareness as View, Meditation, Conduct, and Result for Section Four of the Bardo Thodol. Links to everything! .GSV

Traveler Thank you for stopping by as we continue to focus of the plain speech of what these invisible states of being are. As we keep it simple and stay close to shore we continue to read Section Four of the Bardo Thodol. This week the text focuses on the conscious state of mind and ways for that to be described. Tal end this week on A rant about the importance of teachers and guides when dealing with state of being that are so personal to an individual. The concept of individual agency and individual journey is reflected in how meditation can be so much more than sitting in full lotus position under a fig tree. Music is credited to BAMF. Please find a copy of the translated text here! Follow for content From Samantha and Tal!

In this stop on the path today traveler Samantha and Tal begin Section 4 of the Book of the Dead. This Section begin to address these complex invisible concepts and states them as plainly as possible in text. It doesn't matter if the Soup is Thick or the Waves are Choppy you ability to live life and experience it is a miracle worth of the greatest poems. Thank you for stopping by on your Path and enjoy the brew as we chat about keeping it simple. Music is credited to BAMF

Hello There Traveler! this week we jump into Section Three "Root Verses of the Six Intermediate States". We are really making our way through the book and really getting into a change of pace. This is the first section that is intended to be memorized, and it reads with the force that it deserves. As always this path way is illuminated by our reflections on what the heck we think we are trying to read.

Hello there Traveler, we are gathered here today to move from phase one two phase two of Sam's plan to make sure ever citizen of the world is given a free plate of nachos at least once a week. We Read Section Two of the Bardol Thodol "S Prayer for Union with the Spiritual Teacher, [entitled] Natural Liberation, without Renunciation of the Three Poisons. Is this Episode held hostage by one of Tal's Meandering Passionate Rants or will it be graced By Samantha's Illustrious incantation of the written word? I'm not too sure but we talk about anxiety a lot and how we are looking inwards for a healthy and sustainable journey. 

Hey there y'all Traveling folk, if you ever want to question the authenticity of fraternities formed in the 1700's by white dudes from Europe well then this just might be the Podcast for you! On the continued driving mission of the attempt to revolutionize the moment with freedom of information access we continue reading a book to say F U to the man man. WE ARE READY WE ARE WILLING WE HAVE BEEN TRAINING now its time to recieve some empowerments and become badass spiritual menatal health warriors combating the demons of our mind dude. But all things aside This week Samantha takes us to our next stop on the Path as we finish reading section one of the Bardol Thodol (Tibetan Book of The Dead).  Music as always is presented to you on behalf of the wonderful BAMF support them on Band Camp! 

Hey There Traveler! Thank you for stopping by as we wiggle our toes in the dirt as the earth opens up and breathes through its anxieties and attempts to heal. Today the two Travelers read the Mandala Offering and Prayer to the Lineage Teachers from the Bardo Thodol (The Tibetan Book of The Dead). In this episode they talk about their current interpretation of discovering new concepts of Buddhist cosmology and talk about their vulnerabilities on their heal journeys. As always thank you BAMF for providing the music please support them on Bandcamp.