Ep365 : The Last Interview - Lorin Roche PhD

Ep365 : The Last Interview - Lorin Roche PhD

From Guru Viking Podcast by Guru Viking

June 12, 2026 · 1h 9m

About this episode

This episode features the last interview with meditation teacher Lorin Roche PhD, reflecting on their friendship and his teachings.

In this episode I am once again joined by Lorin Roche PhD, meditation teacher and author of “The Radiance Sutras”. I first met Lorin at the Summit at Sea conference in 2015 where we were both teaching. We attended each others’ workshops and immediately hit it off. In those days, we both taught on the California conference circuit and were often booked to teach at the same gatherings. Over the years we spent many weeks enjoying extended conversations, raucous dinners, and long evenings of music and poetry. In short, we became true friends. It was a desire to share the rich conversations I was having with friends like Lorin that contributed to my decision to start the Guru Viking Podcast. And so, naturally, I asked Lorin to be my first interview subject. He went on to become one of my most popular, recurring guests. On the 18th of April 2026, Lorin died. What follows is our last interview and conversation, recorded a few months before his passing. The episode covers many of Lorin’s most characteristic teaching themes and I have also included some of the conversation we had before and after the main episode content. There are many poignant and amusing stories from the years of my…

People in this episode

Host: Guru Viking

Guest: Lorin Roche PhD

Topics covered

  • meditation
  • friendship
  • teaching
  • spirituality
  • last interview

Keywords

  • meditation
  • Lorin Roche
  • Guru Viking
  • spirituality
  • interview
  • friendship
  • teaching

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Radiance Sutras

Places: California

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