About this episode

A roundtable discussion exploring the bodhisattva path through a metamodern and integral lens with five experienced practitioners.

See the companion Substack article . Recorded in Boulder, Colorado in May 2026 during the ICON Integral Conference, this roundtable brings together five practitioners to explore what the bodhisattva path looks like through a metamodern and integral lens. Featuring Dr. John Churchill, Layman Pascal, Alexander Love, Catherine Pawasarat, and Keith Martin-Smith. The bodhisattva ideal arose within the Mahayana milieu of the East and traveled through India, Tibet, China, Japan, and Korea, adapting to each culture and time it passed through. Now it has arrived on the shores of Turtle Island, adapting once again to a moment defined by metacrisis, multi-generational trauma, developmental psychology, artificial intelligence, and God knows what else. Five practitioners, each with considerable experience walking (and tripping) along the path, gather to explore this archetype together. Dr. John Churchill is a co-founder of Planetary Dharma and a dharma teacher. His interest lies in contemplative practice, human development, developmental psychology, and psychological healing, and in the emergence of a more conscious, sacred-secular, humanistic dharma. Layman Pascal , with the bling, is host…

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Guests: Dr. John Churchill, Layman Pascal, Alexander Love, Catherine Pawasarat, Keith Martin-Smith

Topics covered

• metamodernism
• bodhisattva path
• integral philosophy
• cultural adaptation
• psychological healing
• spirituality

Keywords

• metamodern bodhisattva
• integral lens
• Mahayana
• multi-generational trauma
• developmental psychology
• artificial intelligence

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Places: Boulder, Colorado, Turtle Island

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