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Podcast: disembodied
Episode: interview with bill belanger
Description: Bill Belanger studied and lived in Buddhist monasteries and developed an understanding of Buddhist contemplative practices in their traditional context. He's been most influenced by the Gelugpa, Kagyu, and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as Zen Buddhism and Bon. More recently he practiced under the psychologist, translator, and meditation teacher Dr. Daniel P. Brown for ten years before his passing in addition to numerous Tibetan lamas and Zen Masters. After he received a master's degree in counseling psychology and was trained as a psychotherapist, Bill found it meaningful to integrate both western and eastern approaches to mental...