269. Dale Borglum - a podcast by Rick Archer

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 and has taught meditation since 1974. Dale lectures and gives workshops on the topics of meditation, healing, spiritual support for those with a life-threatening illness, and caregiving as a spiritual practice. He has a doctorate degree from Stanford University.

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Transcript of this interviewInterview conducted 12/13/2014

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00:00:00 - Dale Borglum: Death as an Opportunity for Awakening00:04:14 - The Beauty of Americans on the Verge of Death
00:08:43 - Letting go into love and the culture of accumulation00:12:58 - Letting Go and Resting in the Embrace with the Beloved
00:16:46 - The Fear of Death and Approaching Dying00:21:02 - Fear of Death and Spiritual Practice
00:24:52 - The Experience of Pain00:29:13 - Intense Pain after Hip Replacement Surgery
00:32:41 - Exploring the Nature of Pain00:36:27 - The Power of Compassion
00:40:13 - Awakening Experiences and the Search for Fulfillment00:44:45 - Developing Compassion through Difficulties
00:48:53 - The Foundation for an Open Heart00:52:44 - The Holistic Definition of Enlightenment
00:56:42 - Building a foundation for compassion01:01:11 - Groundedness in Nature and Everyday Life
01:05:19 - Understanding Groundedness01:09:33 - The Clouds of Fear and Death
01:13:32 - Intimacy with Death and Life01:17:36 - Embracing the Neurotic Self
01:21:17 - The Daily Routine of Spiritual Practitioners01:25:27 - Being Present with Dying People
01:29:01 - The Transformation in Dying and Enlightenment01:33:15 - Spiritual Awakening During the Dying Process
01:37:08 - Life Between Lives and Near-Death Experiences01:41:21 - Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba Maharaj
01:45:33 - The Importance of Selfless Service and Seva01:49:29 - Surrender and Faith in Maharajji
01:53:35 - Fundamental Assumptions and the Divine01:57:42 - 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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