About this episode

Delson Armstrong joins Michael Taft to discuss the essence of spirituality after a catastrophic event, exploring various meditative traditions and concepts.

Days after narrowly surviving a catastrophic flood, meditation teacher Delson Armstrong joins Michael Taft to consider what remains when spiritual ideas fall away. Their conversation explores primal awareness, the spiritual ego, and Delson’s forthcoming collection of Sanskrit aphorisms—a “love letter to the exhausted seeker” synthesizing Buddhism, Vedānta, Yoga, Sāṃkhya, and Tantra. They also discuss paraconsciousness, karma and divine play, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Śrī Vidyā and Lalitā, and the challenge of teaching with authority without taking the role of guru too seriously. Delson Armstrong is a meditation teacher whose work brings together Buddhist, yogic, and tantric traditions. A teacher of Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation, he is known especially for his expertise in the jhānas and other deep meditative states. He is also authorized to teach all seven stages of Lahiri Mahasaya’s Kriya Yoga and practices in the Śrī Vidyā and Trika lineages. Delson teaches internationally, offering retreats, workshops, and individual guidance focused on awakening, freedom from suffering, and translating ancient contemplative methods for modern practitioners. Learn more about Delson Armstrong…

People in this episode

Host: Michael W. Taft

Guest: Delson Armstrong

Topics covered

• spirituality
• meditation
• Buddhism
• Vedānta
• Kriya Yoga
• teaching

Keywords

• spiritual ego
• primal awareness
• karma
• divine play
• jhānas
• awakening
• freedom from suffering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation, Śrī Vidyā, Trika

Books & works: Sanskrit aphorisms

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