520. Dr. Miles Neale

Dr. Miles Neale, PsyD, is a Buddhist psychotherapist in private practice and founder of the two-year online Contemplative Studies Program. Author of Gradual Awakening (Sounds True, 2018) and co-editor of Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy (Routledge, 2017), Miles is a faculty member of Tibet House (US) and Weill Cornell Medical College. With more than twenty years integrating the mind science and meditative practices of Tibetan Buddhism with psychotherapy, trauma research, and neuroscience, Miles is a forerunner in the emerging field of contemplative psychotherapy and leads pilgrimages around the Buddhist world.

Websites:

• milesneale.com
• 2 Year Online Contemplative Studies Program

Audio course: The Gradual Path – Tibetan Buddhist Meditations for Becoming Fully Human

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Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded September 28, 2019

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
• 00:05:02 – Integration and gradual progression of consciousness
• 00:09:59 – Expanding Circumference of Concern
• 00:14:57 – The Journey to Unity Consciousness
• 00:19:36 – The Certs commercials and the importance of multidimensionality
• 00:28:42 – What was being removed from meditation practices
• 00:33:23 – Transforming the Collective Consciousness
• 00:37:55 – The Fear of Hedonism and Nihilism
• 00:42:28 – The Importance of Systematic Teaching in the Lam Rim
• 00:46:55 – The Purification of the Nervous System and Release of Samskaras
• 00:51:36 – The Power of the Mantra and Settling the Mind
• 00:55:47 – The Divide between Spiritual Life and Personal Predicaments
• 01:00:35 – Addressing Trauma in Spiritual Communities
• 01:04:56 – Unconditioning from Cult-like Thinking
• 01:08:59 – Trusting Your Intuition and Sense of Self
• 01:12:16 – Trauma-Informed Dharma: Empowering People
• 01:15:47 – The Pitfalls of Science Turning into Dogma
• 01:20:00 – Authority Figures and Self-Confidence
• 01:24:35 – Removing Deep Rooted Imprints without Meditation
• 01:29:13 – Processing Trauma Memories
• 01:33:42 – The Limits of Yogifying Trauma
• 01:38:19 – Accessing Alternative News Content
• 01:42:46 – Reconciling Paradoxes: The Brahman Perspective
• 01:47:16 – The Importance of Multiplicity of Views and the Teachings of Emptiness
• 01:51:18 – The Resurgence of Psychedelics and Expansion of Consciousness
• 01:55:40 – The Power of Pilgrimage in the Modern Age
• 01:59:15 – The Power of Immersion and Pilgrimage
• 02:03:36 – An Integrative Curriculum for Personal Growth
• 02:07:33 – Bringing Spiritual Knowledge into Life
• 02:11:20 – Concluding Remarks

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