Deconstructing Yourself Podcast with Tina
Host Michael Taft talks with dharma teacher and author Tina Rasmussen about ways to understand nondual awareness and the progress of nondual meditation, including her own unique comparison between the Formless Realms of early Buddhist meditation and the Boundless Dimensions taught by Hameed Ali (aka AH Almaas) of the Diamond Approach. Listen...
read moreNew Innercraft Platform Invites Tina to be a Founding Teacher
Last year, Tina was invited to be one of five founding teachers to a new, online platform designed for intermediate to advanced spiritual practitioners. She felt honored to be their first teacher signed to this new platform. The past six months have been filled with preparation for the platform’s launch. Tina has met the other two current founding teachers (one from the Zen tradition and one from the Sufi tradition), and has great respect for their offerings. She also thinks highly of the two founders of the platform, who created Innercraft...
read moreTina Interviewed on Imperfect Buddha
Tina discusses compatibility issues between neo-Advaita and Buddhism, generational conceptions of practice; from Boomers to Millennials, the need to evolve our understanding and ways of thinking about and describing awakening/enlightenment, the phases and stages of a practising life, roadblocks, hurdles, maturation; limitations, critiquing the language we use to talk about self, ego, awakening, the way belief shapes practice, perception, and expectations and the contours of subjectivity. Listen on...
read more“After Awakening” Interview with Ryan Burton
Tina is interviewed by Ryan Burton of “After Awakening.” This is Tina’s best interview covering aspects of awakening. Ryan has studied with Tina for many years, so they have a lot of fun! You can listen to the audio interview or read the transcript on Ryan’s website. Also available on...
read moreGuruViking Interviews Tina
In this interview, Tina talks to “Guru Viking” (Steve James) about her life-defining quest for enlightenment, undertaking a 1-year solo retreat, awakening, jhāna practice, and the integration of awakening into ordinary life.
read moreNew 4-Minute Video on “The Four Benefits of the Samatha Practice”
Tina has released a new 4-minute video summarizing the tremendous benefits of committing to the Samatha (concentration and serenity) practice. The benefits are both practical, and can lead to significant experiences of our deeper nature. Click here to watch the video on YouTube.
read moreBuddha at the Gas Pump Interviews Tina
Tina was recently interviewed by “Buddha at the Gas Pump”, a site that enables people to relate and share their experiences of spiritual awakening. The video has had more than 10,000 views.
read moreTina Interviewed by Meaning of Life
Tina’s interview on the “Meaning of Life” website is now available. Tina’s interview is titled “The Meaning of Life: Awakening to our True Nature.” The site features interviews with leaders from all fields and walks of life, about their view of the meaning of life. View the page here: https://excellencereporter.com/2018/05/18/tina-rasmussen-the-meaning-of-life-awakening-to-our-true-nature/
read moreTina Interviewed on Conscious TV
Conscious TV’s interview of Tina, “Living the Enlightenment Drive,” is now available and includes the 55 minute interview, a 40 minute segment discussion with Tina, Stephen and the hosts Iain and Renate, and a 7 minute guided meditation at the end. This program is broadcast on the internet, and in many countries worldwide. Conscious TV features select spiritual teachers around the world. Here’s the hotlink: http://conscious.tv/single.php?vid=5761500972001 The description on the Conscious TV website is as...
read morePractice as a Balm in Difficult Times
Practice as a Balm in Stressful Times Question from a student: Recently, I have begun a very emotionally stressful period in my life. I have been called to my meditation practice more often to try and quiet my mind. I have often in the past turned to my practice in times of stress for clarity, guidance and divine connection. During a couple of my sittings intense emotions have bubbled up mostly in the form of sadness and crying. I think my breathing when starting those sittings was a bit shallow and as the breathing deepened the emotion...
read moreTina's Book
Practicing The Jhanas:
Traditional Concentration Meditation As Presented By The Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw147 page paperback book, published by Shambhala Publications - Click for more info.