When the Buddha Needs Therapy with Keith Martin-Smith

Keith Martin-Smith, an award-winning author, copywriter, and creative consultant, shares wisdom and funny stories about Zen master Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi. He has written extensively on Jun Po's journey and delves into his emotional integration work, his experience of ego death from 110 hits of acid, and the path of awakening, He discusses the awakening process and the importance of working through enough trauma in order to transcend the self. Keith emphasizes the importance of going towards one's pain, not away from it, and highlights Jun Po’s lesson in your angst being your liberation. Keith also shares why Jun Po chose the Zen path over the more extreme "crazy wisdom" approach.

Today on Crazy Wisdom:

• A personal look into Zen master Jun Po’s life
• States of consciousness, trauma work & the awakening process 
• Going towards pain: why “your angst is your liberation”
• Why Jun Po chose the zen path over crazy wisdom
• What to know about “state” experiments vs. stages of ego development 

Connect with Keith:

• Website: keithmartinsmith.com  
• Books: When the Buddha Needs Therapy ; A Heart Blown Open

Connect with Luke:

• Instagram: @lukeentrup 
• Website: www.lukeentrup.com 
• Resources: https://msha.ke/entrup 
• Father-Son Retreat: Wild Hearts Rites of Passage

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions