Comments on: The Advaita Podcast #31 - Douglas Harding 1909 - 2007 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/ The search for Truth and the nature of reality. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:06:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Douglas Harding | numii.net http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-194444 Douglas Harding | numii.net Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:07:21 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-194444 [...] thepodcastnetwork [...] [...] thepodcastnetwork [...]

]]> By: Helen http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-29679 Helen Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:31:17 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-29679 Hi Cam, Any chance of getting John Wheeler? thanks, Helen in Los Angeles Hi Cam,

Any chance of getting John Wheeler?

thanks,

Helen in Los Angeles

]]> By: Corey Vance http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-29585 Corey Vance Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:34:59 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-29585 Cam, Hmmm, I don't know what I have to offer and definitely can't claim any great level of understanding, but I guess I'm willing to contribute. Who knows what will come out. I'm in Rochester, NY and have relatively modern gear and broadband. Let me know what I can do to get things moving. Cam,
Hmmm, I don’t know what I have to offer and definitely can’t claim any great level of understanding, but I guess I’m willing to contribute. Who knows what will come out.

I’m in Rochester, NY and have relatively modern gear and broadband.

Let me know what I can do to get things moving.

]]> By: Cameron http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-29470 Cameron Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:52:41 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-29470 Stan - thanks for the link, I'll check it out! Corey - are you offering yourself up as a victim... sorry I mean "Guest" for the show? Stan - thanks for the link, I’ll check it out!

Corey - are you offering yourself up as a victim… sorry I mean “Guest” for the show?

]]> By: Corey Vance http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-29457 Corey Vance Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:44:12 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-29457 I'm just here to complain. I need some Advaita audio. I check this page atleast 5 times a day for updates and even the comments have dried up. Cam hook 'me' up with some pointers! I’m just here to complain. I need some Advaita audio. I check this page atleast 5 times a day for updates and even the comments have dried up.

Cam hook ‘me’ up with some pointers!

]]> By: Stan http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-28527 Stan Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:13:09 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-28527 Cameron, Thought you might be interested in this essay on free will from one Michael Bearrentine, at http://rentine.com/html/FreeWill.html. Among other things, he says what I've heard you say, which is that we have no idea where our thoughts come from or how we organise them and move them around prior to thinking them, because most of what the brain does (which is a LOT) and how it does it, is completely inaccessible to us and remains out of our awareness. Oh, and for you advaita fans out there, he gets stuck into the illusory nature of the self. Stan Cameron,
Thought you might be interested in this essay on free will from one Michael Bearrentine, at http://rentine.com/html/FreeWill.html.

Among other things, he says what I’ve heard you say, which is that we have no idea where our thoughts come from or how we organise them and move them around prior to thinking them, because most of what the brain does (which is a LOT) and how it does it, is completely inaccessible to us and remains out of our awareness.

Oh, and for you advaita fans out there, he gets stuck into the illusory nature of the self.

Stan

]]> By: Mark http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-28169 Mark Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:47:50 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-28169 So Cam, when's the next show? Any chance of gettin' John Wheeler? So Cam, when’s the next show?

Any chance of gettin’ John Wheeler?

]]> By: marcelo http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-28120 marcelo Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:46:57 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-28120 I have a capitalist right wing Liberal(aus) party supporting friend( i.e. a mentally retarded person) who uses the 'no free will' line to support his belief system and actions. Why does the 'no free will' line get used purely to justify doing something you like? Or a mistake you've made? Or an action that doesn't sit right? What about the thoughts that come up to encourage you to act in a different way? Are they not also part of that 'no free will'? When I said that to him, he replied "no one here" Advaita can be dangerous when used purely for its word play, as opposed to it's attempt at pointing to what your true nature is. Frankly, I think the only way to get rid of capitalism is thru an intense intake of peyote/mushrooms etc This may give way to another set of circumstances. It may produce a dream closer to its source i.e unbound. If thats whats meant to happen. If it actually matters as to what happens. Which It doesn't, ultimately. But hey, since were just talkin' here. I'll try pointing him to Bob I have a capitalist right wing Liberal(aus) party supporting friend( i.e. a mentally retarded person) who uses the ‘no free will’ line to support his belief system and actions.

Why does the ‘no free will’ line get used purely to justify doing something you like? Or a mistake you’ve made? Or an action that doesn’t sit right?

What about the thoughts that come up to encourage you to act in a different way? Are they not also part of that ‘no free will’?

When I said that to him, he replied “no one here”

Advaita can be dangerous when used purely for its word play, as opposed to it’s attempt at pointing to what your true nature is.

Frankly, I think the only way to get rid of capitalism is thru an intense intake of peyote/mushrooms etc

This may give way to another set of circumstances. It may produce a dream closer to its source i.e unbound. If thats whats meant to happen. If it actually matters as to what happens. Which It doesn’t, ultimately. But hey, since were just talkin’ here.

I’ll try pointing him to Bob

]]> By: Mike A. from San Francisco http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-28033 Mike A. from San Francisco Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:35:15 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-28033 I'm really glad you guys did this show. Douglas Harding has been a big influence on me. I had just finished recording a song called The Guillotine (inspired by Douglas and other teachers) and five minutes later I received Richard Lang's email telling of Douglas' death. RIP Headless One! I’m really glad you guys did this show. Douglas Harding has been a big influence on me. I had just finished recording a song called The Guillotine (inspired by Douglas and other teachers) and five minutes later I received Richard Lang’s email telling of Douglas’ death. RIP Headless One!

]]> By: mike smith http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27998 mike smith Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:29:18 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27998 Cameron: Great show, simple conversation on an incridibly important topic. There aint no way its supposed to go... just speak and enjoy... what comes.. its all you. Completion Life is never complete Life is never ending Life is never done creating itself You are never done creating life Because you are Life Existing, growing, changing always Cameron:

Great show, simple conversation on an incridibly important topic. There aint no way its supposed to go… just speak and enjoy… what comes.. its all you.

Completion

Life is never complete
Life is never ending
Life is never done creating itself
You are never done creating life
Because you are Life
Existing, growing, changing always

]]> By: Stan http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27964 Stan Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:51:41 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27964 Cam, I enjoyed reading your interview in the Green Guide this morning. So THAT'S what you look like! Cam, I enjoyed reading your interview in the Green Guide this morning. So THAT’S what you look like!

]]> By: James http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27954 James Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:35:26 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27954 Clarity, give Steve a break. At least he articulates some of the oh-so-simple-yet-incredibly-complex concepts in a fun easily understood manner. I doubt that you would feel much more satisfied with the pablum that many so-called Advaita gurus seem awash in. Clarity, give Steve a break. At least he articulates some of the oh-so-simple-yet-incredibly-complex concepts in a fun easily understood manner. I doubt that you would feel much more satisfied with the pablum that many so-called Advaita gurus seem awash in.

]]> By: Mark Carpenter http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27657 Mark Carpenter Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:31:56 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27657 I saw on t.v. that they give so many dollars for killing cats and rabbits in the outback so maybe that could in fact be a career opportunity. I saw on t.v. that they give so many dollars for killing cats and rabbits in the outback so maybe that could in fact be a career opportunity.

]]> By: Cameron http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27591 Cameron Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:18:23 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27591 Arek, I don't think there's much chance he'll actually *be* a hunter, unless of course western civilization completely regresses about 2000 years. Arek, I don’t think there’s much chance he’ll actually *be* a hunter, unless of course western civilization completely regresses about 2000 years.

]]> By: Arek http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27566 Arek Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:00:07 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27566 I know it is completely off topic, but what a weird name... What if poor kid would like to be vegetarian one day? No I'm not English and I could never understand how you could name a child after parents nationality (Norman). or a job (Hunter). Sorry, but I could not stop myself ;) I know it is completely off topic, but what a weird name…
What if poor kid would like to be vegetarian one day?

No I’m not English and I could never understand how you could name a child after parents nationality (Norman). or a job (Hunter).

Sorry, but I could not stop myself ;)

]]> By: Cameron http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27536 Cameron Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:45:13 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27536 Love that story! I named one of my kids Hunter after HST. God I loved that man's spirit. Love that story! I named one of my kids Hunter after HST. God I loved that man’s spirit.

]]> By: Mark http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27533 Mark Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:04:48 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27533 I love James Brown! You guys cracked me up! "Get Jimmy!" All the Alan Watts references made me want to share a hilarious story I read about him in Rolling Stone. It was the edition devoted to Hunter S. Thompson's death: A guy named John Clancy tells the story of how he and Hunter moved to Big Sur in 1960 and lived in a beautiful house. One night while driving home they hit a baby deer. They took it home and nursed it, putting a splint on it's leg. Here's Clancy's quote from the mag... "A couple days later, Alan Watts, the great Zen Buddhist guru who was very popular at the time, happened to come by. He looked at the deer and said, "Oh I think I can help the little deer." Then he kind of did all these weird mumbo-jumbo things and touched it. "This little deer's going to be fine now", he said. About an hour later it died. Hunter said, "That fucker, that crackpot, that fraud- don't believe anything that charlatan speaks. He killed a deer." I still love Alan Watts, but that story just slays me! HST rocked! I love James Brown! You guys cracked me up! “Get Jimmy!”

All the Alan Watts references made me want to share a hilarious story I read about him in Rolling Stone. It was the edition devoted to Hunter S. Thompson’s death:

A guy named John Clancy tells the story of how he and Hunter moved to Big Sur in 1960 and lived in a beautiful house. One night while driving home they hit a baby deer. They took it home and nursed it, putting a splint on it’s leg. Here’s Clancy’s quote from the mag…

“A couple days later, Alan Watts, the great Zen Buddhist guru who was very popular at the time, happened to come by. He looked at the deer and said, “Oh I think I can help the little deer.” Then he kind of did all these weird mumbo-jumbo things and touched it. “This little deer’s going to be fine now”, he said. About an hour later it died. Hunter said, “That fucker, that crackpot, that fraud- don’t believe anything that charlatan speaks. He killed a deer.”

I still love Alan Watts, but that story just slays me! HST rocked!

]]> By: Rob http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27504 Rob Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:05:51 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27504 "I enjoyed these podcasts when Bob was on the show, but it seems as though these later shows with Steve and Cam are just opportunities for the two to name drop and prove that they’ve read a lot of books. What gives? " I do, I don't care to hear bob speak(even though he is great), I have heard all the advaita talk a million times, I can dream it, so I don't need a guru to explain it to me. Besides I have my own guru. I like that it is just two guys talking stuff. “I enjoyed these podcasts when Bob was on the show, but it seems as though these later shows with Steve and Cam are just opportunities for the two to name drop and prove that they’ve read a lot of books. What gives? ”

I do, I don’t care to hear bob speak(even though he is great), I have heard all the advaita talk a million times, I can dream it, so I don’t need a guru to explain it to me. Besides I have my own guru. I like that it is just two guys talking stuff.

]]> By: Rob http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27500 Rob Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:34:49 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27500 Imagine a magician who explains to you his trick in great detail after which he performs his trick. You watch his trick and know what is going on, but you still get fooled and afterwards you think “what the fuck just happened!!”. That’s the advaita seeker! Imagine a magician who explains to you his trick in great detail after which he performs his trick. You watch his trick and know what is going on, but you still get fooled and afterwards you think “what the fuck just happened!!”.

That’s the advaita seeker!

]]> By: Steven Witt http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27498 Steven Witt Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:12:58 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27498 It had the biggest head you ever saw… A great enormous thing, - like nothing. A huge big – well, like a – I don’t know – like an enormous big nothing. ...........................................A.A. Milne, "Winnie The Pooh" A wee gem from headless.org - Harding himself could not have put it better. Clarity, hmmm, a show in honour of a wonderful expression that includes many quotes from his work and those like his and from those who loved him. That is strange...comes the chuckle from the abyss... It had the biggest head you ever saw… A great enormous thing, - like nothing. A huge big – well, like a – I don’t know – like an enormous big nothing.
…………………………………….A.A. Milne, “Winnie The Pooh”

A wee gem from headless.org - Harding himself could not have put it better.

Clarity, hmmm, a show in honour of a wonderful expression that includes many quotes from his work and those like his and from those who loved him.

That is strange…comes the chuckle from the abyss…

]]> By: Marcelo http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27406 Marcelo Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:26:11 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27406 The Pointing experiment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbLP5HRikZw The Pointing experiment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbLP5HRikZw

]]> By: DharmaMike http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27388 DharmaMike Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:49:44 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27388 Another great show, guys! Steve, thanks for the recommendations. I only learned of John Wheeler when I started listening to The Advaita Show. I'd choose to check out some of his work if I had a choice. I've been reading Alan Watts' "The Book" this week and would highly recommend it to listeners as a great summary of the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta. By the way, who is this DharmaMike you guys mention? Someone in the past, maybe? I'm sure glad there is only the NOW. Another great show, guys!

Steve, thanks for the recommendations. I only learned of John Wheeler when I started listening to The Advaita Show. I’d choose to check out some of his work if I had a choice. I’ve been reading Alan Watts’ “The Book” this week and would highly recommend it to listeners as a great summary of the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta. By the way, who is this DharmaMike you guys mention? Someone in the past, maybe? I’m sure glad there is only the NOW.

]]> By: Cameron http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27379 Cameron Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:29:40 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27379 Hey Clarity, did I tell you about the time I met Sir Anthony Hopkins?! Maaaaan, that was cool. And then there was the time I stood in line at LAX next to Jean Reno. And the time I walked past Elvis Costello and Diana Krall at MOMA in NYC? Fred - great find! Hey Clarity, did I tell you about the time I met Sir Anthony Hopkins?! Maaaaan, that was cool. And then there was the time I stood in line at LAX next to Jean Reno. And the time I walked past Elvis Costello and Diana Krall at MOMA in NYC?

Fred - great find!

]]> By: Clarity http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27373 Clarity Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:46:57 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27373 I enjoyed these podcasts when Bob was on the show, but it seems as though these later shows with Steve and Cam are just opportunities for the two to name drop and prove that they've read a lot of books. What gives? I enjoyed these podcasts when Bob was on the show, but it seems as though these later shows with Steve and Cam are just opportunities for the two to name drop and prove that they’ve read a lot of books. What gives?

]]> By: Mark Carpenter http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27366 Mark Carpenter Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:14:35 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27366 Nice Show. Will have to look into the work of this gentleman a bit more. Funny impression Steve. Nice Show. Will have to look into the work of this gentleman a bit more. Funny impression Steve.

]]> By: Fred Claret http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27356 Fred Claret Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:48:55 +0000 http://advaita.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/12/the-advaita-podcast-31-douglas-harding-1909-2007/#comment-27356 "and perhaps not too die" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikMQn6BExu4 “and perhaps not too die”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikMQn6BExu4

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