When the Buddha Needs Therapy with Keith Martin-Smith

Keith sits down with Julian to discuss his new book, 'When the Buddha Needs Therapy.' Keith is a long time meditator, martial artist and author of several books, including A Heart Blown Open and The Heart of Zen. Learn more about Keith at: https://www.keithmartinsmith.com Partial List of Topics in Chronological Order: How Keith is a Long time martial artist Bringing together embodiment practice, Buddhist meditation, attachment theory &trauma How premodern societies were more securely attached Exploring how many of our psychological issues are a product of our contemporary world which premodern societies did not experience Meditation as a way to dissolve ego identities How your practice can only go as deep as the amount of safety you can access & how that is related to attachment wounding. Anxious attachment style with cell phones The way in which becoming awake or enlightened leads to much more effective activity in the world Adyashanti said that 90% of the questions he received are basically a version of “How do I get away from the present moment?” Looking at the attachment issues of putting young children into monasteries The role of social status given to spiritual or meditation practice or practitioners How every society has a role and value for a kind of shaman/yogi/monk figure The psychedelic renaissance and how medicines are encouraging our evolution and to honor that practice again Integrating Eastern and Western science Spiritual emergencies and not having cultural contexts for spiritual experiences How a long meditation retreat can disrupt the default mode network of the mind in a way that is similar to psychedelic use The ways in which intensive meditation can bring about a traumatic response How the meditation traditions aren’t equipped to handle trauma Keith’s point that meditation cannot touch or transform psychological issues which are truly in the shadow or unconscious mind. The teaching that no one has ever MADE you angry Anger in its most simple terms is clarity You can’t get angry if you don’t care Tribalism and Conformity Levels of Development A State of Mind Podcast: www.astateofmindpodcast.com Somatic trauma informed therapy, Psychedelic assisted Therapy, Meditation training & more: www.astateofmindcounseling.org Support the show: www.patreon.com/astateofmind