Ep. 637 – Beyond the Veil of Normal Perception with Documentary Filmmaker Dakota Wint

Dakota Wint meets Raghu beyond the veil of normal perception to explore mysticism, altered states, and the fringe of spirituality.

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This time on Mindrolling, Raghu and Dakota explore:

• The Aghori people of India and the side of Hinduism a lot of people don't know about
• Dr. Robert Svoboda’s trilogy on the Aghori people: At the Left Hand of God
• Differentiating real prayer from performative rituals
• Faith and seeing beyond the veil of our normal perception 
• Considering the limits of spirituality and how it is expressed across cultures
• Dissolving polarities and seeing the universality of all beings
• Taking wisdom from Ram Dass through his posthumous book, There is No Other
• Realizing that wisdom and spirituality does not require travel or psychedelics
• Dakota’s experience with plant medicine in the Amazonian jungle
• Faith and remembering the mystery in day-to-day life
• The eternal light of the Sadhu and reaching enlightened states without substances

You can find Dakota’s documentary, Aghori: Holy Men Of The Dead, free on YouTube: Click Here To Watch

About Dakota Wint:

Dakota Wint is a documentary filmmaker, vlogger, podcast host, and spiritual teacher from Detroit, Michigan. His films and podcasts revolve around current events, strange spirituality, and taboo traditions. You can subscribe to his podcast, A Place for Humans, HERE. Dakota grew to fame as an internet personality via his popular YouTube channel, Dakota of Earth. Dakota hosts retreats around the world and runs a non-profit focused on cultural and language preservation. Learn more about current happenings on his website

“I am just trying to figure out what spirituality is, what the limits of it are, how it expresses itself, are we all talking about the same thing, what can you show me? I go to these places that have these big practices. What do you have to offer? Especially in India, where all these gurus make these big claims, what can you show me? That's what I've been asking myself and anyone I meet.” –Dakota Wint

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