{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"David Verdesi Interview (Part 1) | Pursuing Traditions of Inner Power | Ep. 25","description":" David Verdesi had daily mystic vision as a child. At 14, he left home in search of their meaning and travelled all over the world for 30 years, researching and comparing his own experiences with those of 120 mystics, yogis, cave-dwellers, saints and genuine enlightened beings, Siddhas from the mountains and jungles of India and Xian immortals from China and Southeast Asia, the Shamans of Central and South America and Africa, the Mystics of old Europe and the mysterious saints of the northern Steppes of Russia, Tibet and Mongolia. This training and experience have given him a deep understanding of the individuation process, altered states of consciousness to the realization of wholeness. He has produced a three-part video series on his experiences called In Search of Superhumans, and he regularly travels to teach, lecture and mentor others on the path. This podcast is Part 1 of a 4-part discussion with David Verdesi. 0:00 Introduction 2:09 Visions in Early Life, Visions, Voices of God 6:38 Introduction to a Chinese family and Culture 8:32 Searching for Inner Power Secrets and Super Humans 9:50 First Arts and Practices, A Wake-Up Call, Powers vs Spirituality 18:16 Subconscious Correlations Between Cultivation and Becoming a Better Human Being 19:18 Traditions of Inner Power, Achievement of Fa Gong, and Disappointment 22:02 Mis-association of Extraordinary Skill, Spirituality, and Being a Good Person 30:37 Examining Stories of Your Personal Spiritual Narrative 35:39 Christian mysticism, Levitation, and Making Peace with Abrahamic Religion 41:26 The Person is at the Center of Spirituality, Not Something Outside Him\/herself, Face Your Demons, Priest and Monk Scandals, Broken Twisted People 45:35 Repressed Sexuality, Celibacy, Seminal Retention, and the Tantric Guru who Ejaculates Twice per Day 55:14 Instant, Slow or Never: The Problem with Cultivation 1:02:15 Monasteries, Monks and Why so Few Reach Their Spiritual Goal 1:06:53 Identity and Personality: The Problem Defining \u201cSpirituality\u201d and What You are Really Seeking 1:11:33 David\u2019s Message and Thought Exercise, Avoiding Spiritual Projection, Changing Definitions and Tools 1:19:55 Good Training and Teachers, the Power and Necessity of Clarification   David Verdesi Website  Watch the Podcast on You Tube Brought to you by Tambuli Media ","author_name":"Transformations with Mark V. Wiley","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/477525","html":"