Can there Be Freedom without Free Will?
The Buddha’s teachings are throughly deterministic, yet the third noble truth offers the possibility of complete freedom. How could that be?
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Andy Karr
Jan 181 min
An Interview with a Surprise Twist
I had a great time talking with Brett Kane on his “21st Century Vitalism” podcast. We went pretty deep into Mahayana dharma. Near the end...
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Andy Karr
Nov 24, 20231 min
NeverMindMeditation?
The French YouTube channel “NeverMindMeditation” recently hosted me for an interview with Ludovic Fontaine to discuss Into The Mirror, as...
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Andy Karr
Nov 20, 20231 min
Engaging with Modernity
It was a delight to meet Erric Solomon, and be interviewed by him for the “The Kind Heartfulness” podcast. Erric is student of Chokyi...
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Andy Karr
Oct 16, 20231 min
Into the Mirror November Teachings
Journey Into the Mirror: A Four-Day Meditation & Study Retreat Lynn Friedman and I will lead a public four-day meditation and study...
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Andy Karr
Aug 14, 20231 min
A Talk to the Rigpa Community—with translation into German, French, Spanish and Italian
It was great to catch up with friends in Rigpa and talk about Into the Mirror. You can watch the talk here. To listen to the German,...
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Andy Karr
Jul 29, 20231 min
A Close Encounter
The worlds of Ram Dass and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche intersected (once again) in this conversation between Raghu Markus, co-founder of the...
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Andy Karr
Jul 11, 20231 min
Elephant Journal Posts an Extract
I’m happy that Elephant Journal, founded by Waylon Lewis, the son of my good friends David Lewis and Linda Lewis has posted a chapter of...
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Andy Karr
Jun 27, 20231 min
The Full Story
I really like the way this conversation with Kate Hartmann, a Buddhist Studies professor at the University of Wyoming, turned out. Kate...
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Andy Karr
Jun 16, 20231 min
The Book Tour (Virtually) Makes it to the West Coast
After virtual visits to Boulder and Fort Collins in Colorado; Manchester, Vermont and Saratoga Springs, New York; I finally made it to...
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Andy Karr
Jun 15, 20231 min
The Long and Short of It
Barry Boyce—dear friend, long-time editor, and mentor—joined me for a virtual bookstore event hosted by Northshire Bookstore located in...
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Andy Karr
Jun 9, 20231 min
A Really Nice Interviewer
I did an online bookstore event yesterday. I'm usually a bit shaky giving a talk online, but Andrea from Old Firehouse Books in Fort...
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Andy Karr
Jun 8, 20231 min
Interview with Marianne Pestana
I was interviewed by Marianne for her radio show Moments with Marianne, that's broadcast on KMET 98.1FM & 1490AM, ABC News Radio...
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Andy Karr
Jun 6, 20231 min
Book Launch Party
It was great fun to have a book launch party in Halifax for Into the Mirror.
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Andy Karr
Jun 4, 20231 min
Nice Review from The Chronicles of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
This is a nice review of Into the Mirror by Jim Lowrey from the Chronicles of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Website.
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Andy Karr
May 30, 20231 min
Mahayana Minutes #5
Compassion is not a feeling or an emotion. It’s the wish to save beings from suffering.
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Andy Karr
May 28, 20231 min
Mahayana Minutes #4
We have lots of confusion about the past and the future that causes us suffering. Recognizing that they are both dreamlike is the remedy...
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Andy Karr
May 26, 20231 min
Mahayana Minutes #3
We need to challenge the materialism of the modern world by exposing its inherent contradictions.
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Andy Karr
May 26, 20231 min
Mahayana Minutes #2
The unique insight of the Mahayana is that the causes of suffering are always craving and attachment to projections, not to real things.
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Andy Karr
May 26, 20231 min
Introducing Mahayana Minutes
Everyone’s in a hurry. What can I say about the Mahayana in one minute or less that will be helpful to you. That's the challenge I set...
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