Hello Dharmanites, 

Happy to share a new podcast with meditation practitioner and emerging Dharma teacher, North Burn. 

For the past fifteen years, North has devoted himself full-time to practice, primarily in Insight Meditation and Soto Zen schools, as well as other immersive settings.

Collectively, he has spent five years in monastic communities, two years in silent intensive retreats, and several years in solitude and self-directed study.

Some of the teachers who have influenced him the most include Joseph Goldstein, Greg Scharf, Leslie James, and Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi. In 2016, after the encouragement of his teachers, he began teaching meditation retreats.

During the pandemic, he came up with the inspiration to start Boundless Refuge an annual 3-month silent retreat dedicated to transforming suffering into peace by practicing the middle way. When not teaching or organizing retreats, he devotes substantial energy to meditation practice, engaging with spiritual mentors, and continuing his study of various spiritual modalities and traditions.

Tune into our conversation below where we speak about the benefits of long retreats & intensive meditation practice, Sutric vs tantric perspectives on Dharma, the pros & cons of being open about spiritual attainments, integrating stories into spirituality, the relationship between psychedelics & meditation, and so much more.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MddZ6FxYr2g