{"id":871,"date":"2009-10-16T12:45:18","date_gmt":"2009-10-16T12:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/10\/podcast-natural-wakefulness-with-juan-carlos-castro.html"},"modified":"2009-10-16T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2009-10-16T12:45:18","slug":"podcast-natural-wakefulness-with-juan-carlos-castro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/10\/podcast-natural-wakefulness-with-juan-carlos-castro.html","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Natural Wakefulness with Juan Carlos Castro"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Wakefulness is our natural state: enlightened, complete,
\nperfect in wisdom and compassion. It’s not something outside ourselves
\nthat we need to attain or become. But it’s also true that some effort
\nis required to get in touch with it–and that effort is what spiritual
\npractice is about.” – From Acharyan Gaylon Ferguson’s “Natural
\nWakefulness”<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This week on the ID Project Podcast Juan Carlos the concept of “Natural Wakefulness” as it relates to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.<\/p>\n

Acharya Gaylon Ferguson<\/a>
\nis a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist community and was a
\nstudent of Chogyum Trungpa Rinpoche. He is currently faculty at
\nInterdisciplinary Studies at Naropa University.<\/p>\n

You can download or subscribe to the IDP podcast here <\/a> or via iTunes here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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