White Buffalo Calf Woman Podcast Transcripts

We learned in the last podcast that the animal realm is the first basement level within the prison of Samsara. This is the realm where all the animals and insects dwell. Whether they are flying in the air, surviving on the surface, even underground or living in the water, all the animals and insects are found in the animal realm. The animal realm is considered one of the lower rebirths. You may be wondering why it is considered a lower realm and pictured below ground especially since there are animals all around us in this life. Surely if we are on the ground level or main floor of the prison and they are here with us, then they cannot be below us. Well, the prison with the six floors is only an image to help you picture the realms to better understand them. The animal realm is considered a lower rebirth because animals do not have the mental capacity that we enjoy as humans. They lack the ability to understand spiritual concepts and to make spiritual progress. An animal cannot ded

You need to have an understanding of past lives for this podcast to make sense, so you may wish to go listen to my podcast on that topic if you are struggling with that concept. We were not humans in every past life we have ever had. We have been a variety of beings, every life form that exists multiple times over. We did not even live on this planet in every past life. We lived in different realms, in different worlds. So what is Samsara? Samsara is the cycle of uncontrolled rebirth. It can be seen as a prison for our minds. We are trapped here in Samsara as long as we remain ignorant of the truth and do nothing to work towards escaping this prison. Now the thing is we have always been stuck in this cycle, but we will all get out. Some of us will get out sooner than others. Many have already escaped. The ones that have escaped are called Buddhas. There are countless Buddhas. This gives us hope that one day we will escape, too and become a fully enlightened Buddha. Until that time

We live in degenerate times. This means the most popular spirituality is most likely fake spirituality. There are many fake spiritual teachers out there, so be extremely cautious. Some of these fake teachers are knowingly doing this to get rich quick or get famous or sadly, for their own sexual perversions. They are straight up con artists. Some have been tricked by negative entities or spirits and others may be under the influence of what is popular and do not know any better. Some people have made a little bit of spiritual progress and their egos get puffed out of proportion and they think they are spiritual masters, when they know next to nothing. Sadly, the Dunning-Kruger effect is wide-spread during these times and many people think they are far better than they actually are. Please, please, please be careful out there. There is so much trickery going on it is frightening. Here is a list of 8 things to beware of, so you don't get duped by a fake spiritual teacher: They

The third poison we are looking at today is ignorance. Many people believe that ignorance leads to the other two poisons of attachment and anger that we previously looked at. We get attached to things or become angry over things because we simply do not understand what life really is. We are ignorant of the truth and therefore continue to behave in ways that cause us more and more suffering in the future. As long as we remain ignorant, we will be trapped here in this cycle of uncontrolled rebirth. Every time we are reborn, we are born into ignorance. We do not know about the lives we have already lived. We do not know what we are supposed to be doing in this life. We are pretty much a blank slate, and due to this ignorance we continuously repeat all the same mistakes over and over again, life after life. This is why we all endure so much suffering. Many people live backwards lives because they are ignorant of the truth, of what life really is. They continue to behave in negativ

  To do this relaxation technique we can sit comfortably and close our eye to minimize distractions.   We can think to ourselves, my forehead is relaxed and feel muscles of our forehead becoming relaxed. Now we can think my eyes are relaxed and feel the tension float away. And my face is relaxed. Allow yourself to become relaxed. My jaw is relaxed. My entire head is completely relaxed. My throat is warm and comfortable. My neck is relaxed. My shoulders are relaxed and free of all tension and stress, just let it go. My upper arms are relaxed. My lower arms and hands are relaxed. My chest is open, warm and relaxed. My stomach is relaxed and free of all stress and worry, just release it. My abdomen is relaxed and feel yourself becoming more deeply relaxed. My pelvis is relaxed. My upper back is relaxed and free of all tension and stress. My lower back is relaxed and free of all stress and worry. My entire spine is completely relaxed. Feel yourself becoming even more tranquil. My hips are