
Black Beryl
Intelligent conversations about Buddhism, Asian medicine, and embodied spirituality. (Formerly Blue Beryl.)
Podcasting since 2022 • 34 episodes
Black Beryl
Latest Episodes
Meditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States, with Miguel Farias
Today I sit down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's rese...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:09:39

Daemons, Tantra, and Cultural Exchange, with David Gordon White
Today I sit down with David Gordon White, a distinguished indologist and scholar of Tantra. Our conversation focuses on David’s most recent project tracing the transregional histories of spirits, gods, demons, and their associated rituals acros...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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55:54

Magic, Death, and Necromancy in Thai Buddhism, with Justin McDaniel
💀💀 Warning: This episode contains potentially disturbing content! 💀💀Today I sit down with Justin McDaniel, a scholar of Theravada Buddhist literature and art. Together we explore the darker side of Thai Buddhism, including meditation on ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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52:17

Daoist Exorcism, with Josh Paynter & Jack Schaefer
Today I sit down with Jack Schaefer and Josh Paynter, co-abbots of the Parting Clouds Temple, to discuss their practice of Daoist exorcism. We talk about the differences between spirits, ghosts, demons, and other entities; as well as a range of...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:12:46
