Burgs Podcast

We have tendency in a materialistic culture to take the Dharma into our mind at an intellectual level but we have to put the Buddha’s teachings into the context of the deeply spiritual culture within…

Happiness arises when you chose to accept yourself to be what you are without any judgement.  It’s important to find a sense of loving kindness for yourself.  This is what will help you to let go.   …

There is a current of vital force running through you.  Vitality is partly generated from the volition or desire that we bring to our actions.  There is also the vitality of our spirit – the current …

Your soul is something that is inherent in you and is deeply conditioned by everything you have experienced.  It feels like something that is fundamentally “me” which we can break down and dismantle.…

The 10 paramis are qualities of our character identified by the Buddha that act as wholesome support to our mind on the path out of suffering. Once these qualities come to perfection in us, we make v…

The Dharma is a transmission of an experience of reality which frees us from suffering.  It is about the transformation of our hearts, not our ideas. A devotional attitude helps us to get beyond ours…

When we are deeply moved by something, such as music, art or nature, it switches on a faculty of consciousness that does not involve the mind. It works at a spontaneous level - arising directly throu…

Sleep lies at the centre of our lives but we often miss its importance. In some ways, it can be seen as a doorway to the greatest of all spiritual awakenings – resting deeply in the clear light of aw…

Meditation can be a way of life rather than a pallative for stress. There is a significant gap between what we can currently experience at a conscious level and what our true potential is. The spirit…

There is a huge disparity between the way we live as human beings and the way we are designed to engage with our experience consciously. The only way we cope is by shutting down so that we cant feel …

What do our little human lives amount to?  We all have to make choices in relation to the challenges in front of us. Many unwise choices are made due to the belief that there is no intelligent proces…

In this interview, Burgs suggests that we are at a threshold in human history where it is crucial we make the right decisions in our lives and create a critical mass for change. This time is calling …

In this meditation, we create in our heart a vision for the world as we would like to see it. If we cannot imagine the world we dream of, then it’s not going to happen. What are you going to change? …

Are you able to switch off and drop the things that worry you?  How can you be a more relaxed person and get into a deeply settled state? You might have tried yoga or meditation but perhaps have not …

We can often feel that something is missing in our lives and run around looking for something that will give us meaning. That search can go on for our whole life. However, when we get in touch with t…

The choices we make this year are going to determine the direction of our lives and the lives of future generations. Life has changed dramatically in the last two years. It will never be the same aga…

Life is an extraordinary mystery and the deeper existential questions are not answered sufficiently by science. Through deep yogic practice we can polish the mind and as this lens becomes more and mo…

If we test positive for covid-19, we are cast into a journey which we know can go a number of ways. Burgs shares his experience of having the virus with the impact not just on the physical body but a…

Giving back starts with each one of us doing the inner work to realise our reals needs are far less than our perceived needs are.  Living simply is not a sacrifice but a relief. And this opens our he…

We are living in the most important time in history. We are being asked to bring about a total paradigm shift in what it means to be a human being. How can we be the generation to turn it all around?…