Rod Stryker on Tradition, the Goal of Practice, the Four Desires, and Politics (#30) By Jacob Kyle Posted on November 18, 2016 #Philosophy#Yoga About the Guest: Rod Stryker (also known as Yogarupa) is widely considered one of the West’s leading authorities on yoga, tantra and meditation. He has taught for more than thirty-five years, is the founder of ParaYoga® and author of The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom. Rod has contributed to countless wellness publications and recently launched one of the most comprehensive online yoga teacher trainings in the world. At the forefront of integrating ancient yogic wisdom into a broad array of modern-day applications, he is a thought leader and mentor to thousands of ParaYoga practitioners and hundreds of teachers throughout the world. Rod lives in Colorado with his wife and four children. In this episode, we discuss: The two pulls of life: to be active in the world, and to dive into deep practice.The two periods of deep practice engaged with per year.Neuroscience says it takes 40 days to forge new neural pathways.The importance of Tradition.The fundamental misassumptions about where we’re going with practice.Rod’s motivation for writing The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom.Yoga and Politics. Take the podcast with you Subscribe in your favourite app Read more like this #Philosophy #Traditions Reflections on an African Diasporic Spiritual Citizenship My formulation of spiritual citizenship grew out of what I learned over two decades in Trinidad working with dynamic religious communities informed by ancestral and contemporary West African faith practices…. By Fadeke Castor #Philosophy #Yoga Yoga & Western Esotericism with Anya Foxen (#148) In her research, Anya Foxen focuses on the intersection of South Asian yogic and tantric traditions and Western esotericism and metaphysical spiritualities. By Jacob Kyle #Philosophy #Traditions The Tao of Now with Diane Dreher (#147) Diane Dreher, Ph.D., is a bestselling author, researcher, and positive psychology coach. This conversation focuses on her latest book, The Tao of Inner Peace. By Jacob Kyle #Philosophy #Traditions Gavin Flood on Hindu Monotheism & the 12 Kalis (#146: Radical Theology Series) Gavin Flood is the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and author of the recent books Religion and the Philosophy of Life; Hindu Monotheism; and The Truth Within, a History of Inwardness in Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. By Jacob Kyle