I havent listened to the interview yet myself, but I think Rick does a great job because he keeps things so normal and doesnt let people get carried away in dogma or bullshit.
@fivebells, not just arguing for the sake of arguing but for me some bits of conditioning fell away instantly tbh. It was a complete and utter game changer. I literally saw things differently in an instant, both conceptually but even physically sight wise.
For me Ive always pondered to myself since all this started (which was via RT btw), "Is direct pointing something significant and real that is a genuinely better technique than many other traditions and meditations?" or "Is it just another meditation and tradition that offers no more than any others?"
I say this from a very comfortable place where I feel absolutely no urge to defend RT, direct pointing or any of that general school of thought whatsoever anymore, but Ive reached a middle ground, where yes, it is something very very solid, effective, impressive, quick and delivers huge results within days or weeks, moreso than other schools of thought that I know of (that said Ive heard theres something similar called Enlightenment Intensive that does the same thing) ,however, its useless on its own and if you want to achieve what you thought it was supposed to achieve initially you have to practice your ass off as well.
The biggest issue is that the result seems different for everyone. Theres definitely different degrees of impacts.
Anyway, enough off topic ranting! I should really listen to the interview first