Author and Medium Paul Selig shares transformational wisdom from divine messengers and chats with Raghu about what our world could be like.

Paul’s third book in The Manifestation Trilogy, A World Made New, will be out in September 2024. Preorder HERE!

This week on Mindrolling, Paul and Raghu converse about:

• Paul’s journey of becoming and the split between the perceived self and the real self
• Working with energy and understanding phenomena
• Divine guides and how they present to Paul
• Paul’s connection to Ram Dass and his vision of the Ram Dass house in Hawaii
• Mediumship and sensing Ram Dass and Maharaj-ji in the spirit realm
• Identity and the structure of reality
• Knowing the divine self and aligning with it as a demonstration of our true nature
• Channeling messages from the divine

About Paul Selig:

Paul Selig is an author and medium who is considered to be one of the foremost spiritual channels working today. In his breakthrough works of channeled literature, Selig has recorded an extraordinary program for personal and planetary evolution as humankind awakens to its own divine nature. Paul offers channeled workshops internationally and serves on the faculty of The Omega Institute, The Kripalu Center and the Esalen Institute. Also a noted educator, he served on the faculty of NYU for over 25 years and directed the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Goddard College. He lives in Maui where he maintains a private practice as an intuitive and conducts frequent live-stream seminars. Check out Paul’s numerous books HERE and preorder your copy of the upcoming A World Made New, Paul’s third book in The Manifestation Trilogy.

“Who you put in darkness calls you to that darkness. It’s all co-residence. So, if you can see the divine in someone or something you’re actually lifting it. They say what you bless blesses you in return.” – Paul Selig

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Writer and meditation teacher, Henry Shukman, joins Raghu to discuss his forthcoming book, Original Love, and how love is the true foundation of our life.

In this episode of Mindrolling, Henry and Raghu journey through:

• Henry’s background, travels, and witnessing joy among those without materialistic riches
• Recognizing how we are a part of everything in the universe
• How meditation helped Henry stop limping through life
• Transcendental meditation and being religious about our practice
• Acknowledging our suppressed emotions and working through them with the help of therapy
• Henry’s time as a trombonist in London calypso bands
• Taking on an altruistic perspective to improve your life
• How meditation does so much more than mitigate stress
• The early Buddhist view of mindfulness
• Interrupting our constant mental commentary by focusing on bodily sensations
• The experiential reality of unity, emptiness, and boundlessness
• Breaking open our hearts through any religion or experience
• Tapping into unconditional love for ourselves and others

About Henry Shukman:

Henry Shukman is an English meditation teacher, Zen master, poet and author. Shukman teaches mindfulness and awakening practices. To learn more about his offerings, check out his website HERE. Shukman’s new book, Original Love, is coming out on July 9th and can be ordered HERE.

Check out The Way app for guided meditations from Henry Shukman

“Each of us is that very jewel that’s a boundless, loving oneness. We don’t need to be some sort of special person to find it.” – Henry Shukman

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Activist and mountaineer, Wasfia Nazreen, has an expansive talk with Raghu about her trek up the K2 peak and finding inner strength.

This time on Mindrolling, Wasfia and Raghu explore:

• Connecting to Mother Earth
• How abandonment taught Wasfia that education was her pathway to freedom
• How moving to Georgia gave Wasfia a deep connection to the culture of the American South
• The Tonglen meditation technique and taking away the pain of others
• How Wasfia was magnetized to Tibetan Buddhism
• Wasfia’s journeys as a mountain climber and the healing power of climbing
• Revering mountains as the home of Gods and Goddesses
• Dead Zones and trekking up dangerous summits
• Wasfia’s connection to the Dalai Lama and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

About Wasfia Nazreen:

Wasfia Nazreen is best known for being the only Bangladeshi and first Bengali in the world to climb the Seven Summits, the highest mountains of every continent. She is also the only woman to hold the simultaneous titles of National Geographic Explorer & Adventurer. An outspoken activist since her late teens, her passion has always been driven by causes close to her heart. A human-rights activist, an environmentalist, a writer, educator, pilot, and producer – Wasfia wears many hats, all of which are grounded in strong foundations of meditation and self-realization practices. Learn more about her and follow her many adventures on her website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

“Ultimately, we are our own teachers, we are our own gurus, and we’re all here on our own individual karmic path, and what are we doing with it?” – Wasfia Nazreen

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OG Mindroller David Silver reunites with Raghu to discuss the themes of consciousness and spirituality that lie at the heart of Hermann Hesse's literary work.

This week on Mindrolling, David Silver connects with Raghu over:

• Inspiration from Hermann Hesse
• The book Siddhartha and embarking on a spiritual search
• Descents into decadence and an attachment to the material world
• Embracing everything that is in front of us
• Comparing lessons from Ram Dass and Hermann Hesse
• The inevitability of suffering
• How World War II likely influenced Hesse’s understanding of suffering and isolation
• Living on more than one plane of consciousness
• The book Steppenwolf and Carl Jung’s conceptualization of the shadow
• Fear and owning up to ourselves
• Raghu’s experience at the Garchen Buddhist Institute
• The problem with media and accessing constant information
• Assuming an altruistic perspective

Learn more about Herman Hesse HERE and check out The Marginalian HERE

About David Silver:

David Silver is the former co-host of the Mindrolling podcast. He is a filmmaker and director, most recently coming out with Brilliant Disguise. Brilliant Disguise tells the unique story of a group of inspired Western spiritual seekers from the 60s, who in meeting the great American teacher, Ram Dass, followed him to India to meet his Guru, Neem Karoli Baba, familiarly known as Maharaji. Two days before he left his body, Maharaji instructed K.C. Tewari to take care of the Westerners, which he did resolutely until the day he died in 1997. K.C. Tewari—in the guise of a headmaster of a boys school in the foothills of the Himalayas—was secretly a High Yogi, frequently able to go into altered states of trance, known as Samadhi, at any moment.

“Hesse’s novels created for me a world that I aspired to but didn’t understand in any way at that time, in the sixties. It just fitted in with the flashes of wisdom that would come with an acid trip.” – David Silver

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Discussing her memoir, Lotus Girl, Helen Tworkov and Raghu talk about spiritual quests and experiencing a deeper reality.

Get your copy of Lotus Girl HERE

In this episode, Helen and Raghu talk about:

• Growing up with tyrannical parents
• How the iconic photo of Thich Quang Duc changed Helen’s life
• Being orientated to Asia through Psychedelics, out-of-body meditation experiences, and equanimity
• Raghu’s altered state through the music of John Coltrane
• How trying to understand her family lead Helen on a quest for reality
• Helen’s friendship with Charles Mingus
• Stories of the Dalai Lama
• Holding suffering without letting it define you
• Our capacity to feel many emotions at the same time
• Being accepting of whatever is in front of you in the moment

“At the time, I had no understanding that that kind of break with reality could be an entry into a deeper reality that was very true.” – Helen Tworkov

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Reflecting on Gandhi’s principles, Raghu and Perry Garfinkel discuss sainthood, imperfection, and continued service to others.

Get your copy of Perry’s book, Becoming Gandhi, HERE

This time on Mindrolling, Perry and Raghu talk about:

• Bob Dylan, Jazz, and music as a portal
• Perry’s journey to India looking for Neem Karoli Baba
• Following the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi
• How sainthood does not mean you are enlightened
• Polarized views of Gandhi and controversy based on gender, race, etc.
• Acting out empathy in compassionate ways
• The six principles of truth, vegetarianism, non-violence, simplicity, faith, and celibacy
• Re-introducing Gandhi to the next generation
• Separating the idea of faith from any rigid religious dogma
• Trusting our own unique experiences

About Perry Garfinkel:

Perry Garfinkel is an author and has been a contributor to the New York Times since 1986, specializing in travel and cultural trends. A veteran journalist who has covered the overlap of East and West for more than thirty years for many major publications, he has been falling on and off the meditation cushion for just as long. He lives on Martha’s Vineyard. Visit him on his website and check out his book offerings HERE.

“My message in my book is that you do not have to become Gandhi, ridiculously disciplined. But, if you just turn the dial down or up in certain areas, life is about trying to improve yourself.” – Perry Garfinkel

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Discussing his memoir, Down for the Cause, Bruce “Badri” Margolin talks with Raghu about his work in drug reform and meeting Ram Dass, Tim Leary, and Neem Karoli Baba.

Grab your copy of Down for the Cause HERE

This week on Mindrolling, Bruce and Raghu talk about:

• What propelled Bruce on his journey as a lawyer
• Bruce’s first marijuana defense case
• The Campaign to Abolition Marijuana Prohibition (C.A.M.P.)
• When Bruce received Be Here Now from his therapist
• Bruce’s travels through Greece, Ethiopia, India and more
• How Bruce met Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba in India
• Readjusting to the western world
• Bruce’s work in defending Tim Leary’s case

About Bruce Margolin:

Bruce Margolin is an American criminal defense attorney who specializes in marijuana and drug laws. Bruce defended Timothy Leary and is renowned for his work in Marijuana decriminalization. Since 1973, Bruce has served as the executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of NORML (The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). He is also the writer of the Margolin Guide to Marijuana Law and Down for the Cause. Follow Bruce on Instagram.

“Bruce has had the blessing to take such a huge role in helping change one of the most draconian laws that has been in existence.” – Raghu Markus

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Reflecting on spirituality and synchronicity, Dr. Lisa Miller talks with Raghu about the capacity to have an awakened mind and heart.

Get your copy of Dr. Miller’s book, The Awakened Brain, HERE

This time on Mindrolling, Dr. Lisa and Raghu talk about:

• Dr. Miller’s synchronistic connection with Ram Dass
• Identifying threads of lived, spiritual human life in clinical psychology
• Being born with the capacity to awaken
• Cultivating our relationship to the transcendent
• The difference between a spiritual experience and a fully integrated spiritual life
• An awakened heart and mind as a protective factor against despair
• The mental health epidemic in our country
• Trust and moments of unconditional love
• Radical love on Dr. Lisa’s journey to parenthood
• How suffering brings us closer to God

About Dr. Lisa Miller:

Lisa Miller, Ph.D., is Professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Columbia University, Teachers College, where she founded the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program in spirituality and psychology. She is also the Editor of the Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality and Founder and Former Co-Editor of the APA journal, Spirituality in Clinical Practice. Dr Miller is the books The Awakened Brain and The Spiritual Child. Learn more about Dr. Miller on her website.

"No matter what religion we are born with or not born with, we are all born with a natural capacity in our brain to be in a transcendent relationship, number one, and number two, to feel power and love and guidance of that transcendent relationship as we turn towards one another.” – Dr. Lisa Miller

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