Peter McEwen - Transform Yourself Through Inner Fire Practice & Deity Yoga

Peter McEwen is an ordained Nyingma yogi, meditation coach, and founder of an organization called The Field, where he teaches tantric methods to practitioners navigating contemporary life demands. 

Since 1993, he's studied under Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok, Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, and Bruce Tift, and has completed the traditional Vajrayana three-year retreat curriculum.

Peter writes The Current on Substack, sharing essays and tools from thirty years of integrating contemplative practice with daily life.

His work focuses on embodied presence and nervous system fluency, offering methods that survive the actual pressures of work, relationships, and daily complexity. 

Grounded in three decades of traditional training, Peter brings Vajrayana into direct conversation with the realities of modern life.

In this episode, we discuss Peter’s initial experiences of awakening, balancing personal, interpersonal & spiritual work, Tantra, Tummo, Deity Yoga, and how to get the most out of practice as a householder.

🔗[Links & resources] 🔗

• Peter’s personal site
•  The Field meditation training
•  Upcoming Tummo course
•  Subscribe to Peter’s Substack
•  Bruce Tift on the Elevating Consciousness podcast
•  Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
• Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok
•  Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche
• Johnny Miller
• Donald Hoffman

🕰️[Time stamps] 🕰️

0:00 - Introduction 
2:38 - Initial experiences of awakening and getting into Buddhism 
8:01 - Balancing personal, interpersonal & spiritual work 
23:17 - The impact of working with Bruce Tift 
27:15 - What is Tantra?
34:59 - Selecting the appropriate practice for your developmental stage 
44:32 - What is Tummo and how does it work? (Inner fire practice)
54:45 - Peter guides a Tummo meditation 
1:10:25 - How Tummo focuses the mind 
1:12:28 - Visualization vs feeling in Tummo 
1:16:00 - What is Deity yoga & how does it work?
1:22:22 - Do traditional Deity forms work for Western minds?
1:28:51 - How to get the most out of practice as a householder
1:41:49 - Peter’s upcoming Tummo course 

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