PRONAOS w/ Greg Kaminsky
Layman talks with Greg Kaminsky about his new book, Pronaos: Reflections on the Preliminary Practices of Buddhist Tantra from a Western Perspective. Greg discusses his work and experience with his teacher, Traktung Khepa Rinpoche, and the genesis of the book; describes the nature and intent of the preliminary practices; and goes into depth with Layman on the topics of nondual spirituality, the relationship between tantra and Vajrayana, Western philosophy, the limits of the psychologization of religion, and the meeting of East and West. Greg Kaminsky is a close student of Traktung Rinpoche and a practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism. He is also a long-time podcaster, a scholar of medieval studies, and an explorer of Mysteries who is intimately familiar with Western esotericism. His prior works include an essay in The Art and Science of Initiation (2019) and the forthcoming Celestial Intelligences--Angelology, Cabala, and Gnosis: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola's Quest for the Perennial Philosophy (2021). Amazon.com: PRONAOS: Reflections on the Preliminary Practices of Buddhist Tantra from a Western Perspective: 9798703715406: Kaminsky, Greg: Books http://occultofpersonality.net/ https://www.tanagana.com