Sasha Graham's Ghost Stories by the Fire
Episode #7 "Bloodthirsty Demons"
Guest: Buddhist Scholar Dr. Alex Gardner
If you had the opportunity, would you spend ten days sequestered inside a Tibetan cave? Today's guest did just that while exploring Tibet, China, and India.
Alex Gardner holds a Ph.D. in Buddhist studies from the University of Michigan. He is the director of the Treasury of Lives a Digital Biographical Encyclopedia of Tibet, Inner Asia, and the Himalayan Region.
In episode #7 Alex shares stories of demons drinking blood from human skulls, how the Tibetan Book of the Dead acts as a road map for The Departed and his unexpected participation in in a Tibetan sky burial.
Alex shares the importance of familial myth and the power of belief. Can we transcend ourselves and our human body through devotional and ecstatic practice?
What does it mean to love a supernatural being truly?
These questions are worth asking. I'm your host, Sasha Graham, and this is Ghost Stories by the Fire.
Chapter #1 The Grandfather Who Walked Through Trees [5:19]
Chapter #2 Devotional Practice [9:59]
Chapter #3 Tibetan Cave & Bloodthirsty Demons [17:24]
Chapter #4 Skye Burial [24:36]
Chapter #5 Tibetan Book of the Dead [32:05}
Chapter #6 Tibetan Demons [40:05]
Episode Links:
Alex Gardner's Website
Treasury of Lives
https://treasuryoflives.org/
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