How to See the Dharma in Western Literary Classics with Dean Sluyter

<p>Dean Sluyter is an award-winning author who has taught meditation since 1970, from maximum security prisons to the Guatemalan rainforest. He’s a student of Eastern and Western sages from multiple traditions and has completed numerous pilgrimages and retreats in India, Tebet, Nepal, and the West. </p> <p>In this episode, Eric and Dean discuss his latest book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781608687695">The Dharma Bums Guide to Western Literature: Finding Nirvana in the Classics,</a> which reflects his lifelong exploration of the awakening process as well as his years as a prep school English teacher.</p> <p><strong>Registration for <a href="https://offers.oneyoufeed.net/mindfulness/">The Well Trained Mind Program</a> is now open!  Learn the foundations of mindfulness and create a more fulfilling spiritual practice in Ginny’s live virtual program that starts on October 9.  Visit <a href="https://offers.oneyoufeed.net/mindfulness/">oneyoufeed.net/mindfulness</a> to learn more!</strong></p> <p>But wait, there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. <a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. </a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p> <p>Dean Sluyter and I Discuss How to See the Dharma in Western Literary Classics and …</p> <ul> <li>His book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781608687695">The Dharma Bums Guide to Western Literature: Finding Nirvana in the Classics</a></li> <li>The role (or lack thereof) of efforting in meditation</li> <li>The difference between awareness and mind </li> <li>What it means to “relax your grip” or “let it be” during meditation</li> <li>The Dharma and the Infinite in The Cat and the Hat </li> <li>That dualism is the way the world appears to us when viewed through the thinking mind</li> <li>How to find the fragrant emptiness at the core of our minds, beyond all tho