Dale Borglum founded and directed the Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first residential facility in the United States to support conscious dying. He has been the Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in Santa Fe and since 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the co-author with Ram Dass, Daniel Goleman, and Dwarka Bonner of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator’s Guidebook
Interview conducted 12/13/2014
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Dale Borglum: Death as an Opportunity for Awakening
- 00:04:14 – The Beauty of Americans on the Verge of Death
- 00:08:43 – Letting go into love and the culture of accumulation
- 00:12:58 – Letting Go and Resting in the Embrace with the Beloved
- 00:16:46 – The Fear of Death and Approaching Dying
- 00:21:02 – Fear of Death and Spiritual Practice
- 00:24:52 – The Experience of Pain
- 00:29:13 – Intense Pain after Hip Replacement Surgery
- 00:32:41 – Exploring the Nature of Pain
- 00:36:27 – The Power of Compassion
- 00:40:13 – Awakening Experiences and the Search for Fulfillment
- 00:44:45 – Developing Compassion through Difficulties
- 00:48:53 – The Foundation for an Open Heart
- 00:52:44 – The Holistic Definition of Enlightenment
- 00:56:42 – Building a foundation for compassion
- 01:01:11 – Groundedness in Nature and Everyday Life
- 01:05:19 – Understanding Groundedness
- 01:09:33 – The Clouds of Fear and Death
- 01:13:32 – Intimacy with Death and Life
- 01:17:36 – Embracing the Neurotic Self
- 01:21:17 – The Daily Routine of Spiritual Practitioners
- 01:25:27 – Being Present with Dying People
- 01:29:01 – The Transformation in Dying and Enlightenment
- 01:33:15 – Spiritual Awakening During the Dying Process
- 01:37:08 – Life Between Lives and Near-Death Experiences
- 01:41:21 – Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba Maharaj
- 01:45:33 – The Importance of Selfless Service and Seva
- 01:49:29 – Surrender and Faith in Maharajji
- 01:53:35 – Fundamental Assumptions and the Divine
- 01:57:42 – Online Streaming of Meditation Groups and Training to be with the Dying
- 02:00:55 – Preview of Next Week’s Episode on Healing and Guardian Angels
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