389. Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks - a podcast by Rick Archer

Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks is a Jewish spiritual teacher, musician, and founder of Torah of Awakening (2006). He has taught this Jewish Path of Presence to hundreds of students around the world through workshops, retreats, and his on-line program. He also served as clergy and sacred music director at Chochmat HaLev synagogue in Berkeley, California (2000- 2016). He received s'micha (ordination) as Minister of Sacred Music from Reb Zalman Schachter Shalomi z"l (2013), Spiritual Teacher from Rabbi SaraLeya Schley and Shaykh Ibrahim Baba Farajaje (2013), Jewish Meditation Teacher from Dr. Avram Davis (2004) and holds a Bachelor in Music from the Eastman School of Music (1991). He lives in Tucson, Arizona with wife Lisa and their two children.

Website: torahofawakening.comTranscript of this interview

Interview conducted 2/26/2017Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.


YouTube Video Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:06:20 - The Early Years of Spiritual Exploration
00:12:12 - A Shared Awakening00:17:56 - The Potential for Enlightened Consciousness
00:22:37 - Meditative Practices and Spiritual Education00:26:42 - Connecting deeply to the present moment
00:31:00 - Dislodging Scabs of Anger00:35:02 - The Vulnerability of Spiritual Awakening
00:39:15 - The balance of strength and sensitivity in relationships00:42:52 - Divinity Revealed in Hiddenness
00:47:06 - The Nature of God and the Relational Experience00:50:54 - The Connotation of God
00:54:49 - The Duality of Prayer and God's Response
00:59:30 - Recognizing the Oneness of God and Reality01:03:53 - Practices for Deepening Presence in Judaism
01:07:53 - Integral Jewish Meditation and Daily Practice01:12:24 - The Baal Shem Tov's Call for Accessible Spirituality
01:16:08 - The Power of Sacred Language01:20:10 - Hebrew and Vedic Language Connection
01:24:29 - The Purpose of Incarnations and Fulfilling Roles01:28:43 - The Meaning of"Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad"01:33:20 - The Miracle of Our Consciousness
01:38:03 - Awareness and the Field of Experience01:42:10 - The Implication of"That"and"This"in Non-Duality
01:46:04 - Global Spiritual Awakening01:50:13 - The Influence of Indian Spiritual Teachers on Jewish Culture
01:53:56 - The Universal Wound in the Jewish Psyche01:59:00 - The Judaism of the Mind
02:03:16 - The Jewish Meditation Center and the Power of Music02:07:03 - Torah of Awakening Resources

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