Greg Kaminsky: Gnosis and the Tantric Preliminaries

Greg Kaminski is a man of gravity, learning, and dedication. In our wonderful two hour conversation, the creator of the podcast ‘Occult of Personality’ and author of the new book ‘Pronaos: Reflections on the Preliminary Practices of Buddhist Tantra from a Western Perspective’, shared something fantastic:  that a particular series of preliminary practices in Buddhist Tantra known as ngondro is now openly available to people in the west, in glorious and poetic english—in full and unabashed form.  These practices, which are usually associated with traditional Tibetan Buddhism and thought to be too arcane, too difficult, and too ‘eastern’, can now be done by westerners.  Just ping brother Greg and he will set you up here: https://www.ngondro.org/ https://www.tanagana.com/welcome Ok, let me slow down here.  These practices are hard and they might fuck you up, Greg tells me.  They are not for everybody.  On the other hand, they are extraordinarily beautiful and transformative. Greg’s book - Pronaos: Reflections on the Preliminary Practices of Buddhist Tantra from a Western Perspective: https://www.tanagana.com/books   Bio:  Greg Kaminski is a close student of Traktung Rinpoche and a practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism. He is also a long term podcaster, a scholar of medieval studies, an explorer of Mysteries and intimately familiar with Western esotericism.  His prior works include an essay in The Art and Science of Initiation (2019) and the forthcoming Celestia Intelligences—angelology, Cabala, and Gnosis: Pico della Mirandola’s Quest for the Perennial Philosophy (2021).   His email address is [email protected]. For additional information see the links above. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Parallax Facebook Medium Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny