Bardo and the Art of Living: A Conversation with Novelist Mohsin Hamid '93

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In the latest in my new Tricycle magazine series, "Between-States: Conversations About Bardo and Life," I talk with Mohsin Hamid '93 about endings and beginnings. "The impulse to deny when change comes is natural," Hamid says. "It isn't wrong in the sense that the change can be quite overwhelming, but it's an impulse that's worth interrogating because I'm not sure it serves us particularly well."

And I returned to the Mindrolling podcast (Be Here Now Network--Ram Dass) for a wide-ranging discussion with host Raghu Markus. We discussed my writing and Tibetan heritage, my connection to bardo and The Tibetan Book of the Dead, and the relevance of the bardo teachings to our lives today.