Greg Kaminsky - The Silent Call of the Heart: A Conversation
About this episode
Andrew Sweeny interviews Greg Kaminsky about his journey from occult scholar to spiritual practitioner and the challenges of crossing spiritual boundaries.
In this conversation, Andrew Sweeny sits down with author, scholar, and Cult of Personality host Greg Kaminsky to discuss his recent books The Silent Call of the Heart, Peregrine: Crossing Spiritual Boundaries to Find a New Home, and Entangled in Sunlight.The discussion explores Greg's journey from occult scholar and podcaster to committed spiritual practitioner, examining the limits of knowledge, the role of direct experience, and the challenges of spiritual transformation. Drawing on the teachings of Traktung Rinpoche, the conversation moves through topics such as knowledge and wisdom, the Garden of Eden, duality, the spiritual path, Vajrayana Buddhism, the relationship between emptiness and appearance, and the idea of an inner "silent call" that guides a person's life.The second half of the conversation focuses on Peregrine and the question of crossing spiritual boundaries. Can Westerners authentically practice Eastern traditions? Are spiritual paths tied to culture, geography, and ethnicity, or do they point toward something universal? Greg reflects on his own movement from Western esotericism and ceremonial magic into Buddhist Tantra, while discussing tradition…
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Sweeny
Guest: Greg Kaminsky
Topics covered
- spiritual transformation
- Vajrayana Buddhism
- crossing spiritual boundaries
- knowledge and wisdom
- occult scholarship
- spiritual practice
Keywords
- spirituality
- Buddhism
- occult
- knowledge
- wisdom
- spiritual paths
- dualism
- tradition
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Silent Call of the Heart, Peregrine: Crossing Spiritual Boundaries to Find a New Home, Entangled in Sunlight
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