David Silver and Raghu sit down for a conversation about maintaining equanimity in the face of multiple humanitarian and ecological crises around the world.
This week, David and Raghu discuss:
- The divided state of our country
- Dealing with negative emotions like depression and loneliness
- Adjusting our internal behavior in order to help others and ourselves
- Looking to spiritual practitioners for answers and guidance
- The current political landscape of our world
- The necessity of having both wisdom and compassion
- Remaining equanimous in the face of global crises
- Being aware of spiritual materialism
- Why a sitting meditation practice is integral for self-understanding
- Overcoming the afflictions and distortions of the mind
- Sending loving kindness to all corners of our hearts
- Transforming ourselves to make the world a better place
“We are overwhelmed in so many different ways. This, everybody, is the first thing to do. Many people will say ‘I find it difficult. My mind wanders. I can’t really meditate.’ It’s called practice. You start with 3 minutes, you go to 5, 10, 15, 20. You do it because this overwhelm is absolutely untenable for us without some practice.” – Raghu Markus
About David Silver:
David Silver is the former co-host of the Mindrolling podcast. He is a filmmaker and director, most recently coming out withBrilliant Disguise. Brilliant Disguise tells the unique story of a group of inspired Western spiritual seekers from the 60s, who in meeting the great American teacher, Ram Dass, followed him to India to meet his Guru, Neem Karoli Baba, familiarly known as Maharaj-ji. Two days before he left his body, Maharaj-ji instructed K.C. Tewari to take care of the Westerners, which he did resolutely until the day he died in 1997. Silver’s #1 charting MGM/UA/Warners film, “The Compleat Beatles” is the critically acclaimed biopic movie about history’s most famous band. The term ‘rockumentary’ was first applied to this two-hour movie. Rolling Stone recently described the film as a “masterwork.” Silver’s Warner Brothers’ feature film, “No Nukes” also started the whole trend of music/activism feature documentaries.
More Mindrolling Podcasts:
Episode one of Mindrollingwith Raghu Markus & David Silver
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The Movie of Me to The Movie of Wewith Duncan Trussell & Raghu Markus
The Teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpochewith David Silver & Raghu Markus