Buddha And The Slut

My first 10-Day 'silent meditation' retreat not only kicked my soul in the gut-balls. It made me face a dear friend's ugly, cancerous curtain call... And it made me Remember. BB (FEATURING THE MUSIC OF TOBIAS TINKER) --- They say there is no suffering at the heart of all things. That, in truth, there is no pain, or doubt, or loss. That all of space is Here.  And all of time is Now. That if you seek it, it will be shown to You. The truth of what Love is. And you only need to see it once to know that it’s real…   It seemed like a grand idea at the time.  Self-discovery!  Personal improvement!  Spiritual progression!  Ten days at a remote Buddhist retreat in southeast Thailand.  Eighteen hours each day to focus on ‘mindfulness’, in whatever task was assigned. The wake-up bell at 4AM.  Using candlelight to wash and dress oneself.   Bare feet on cold, wet grass.  Orion’s jewelled belt pointing the way through the jungle from a sky made of black velvet. They tell you that the struggles will come in sequence, based

Welcome to BUDDHA AND THE SLUT. I’m your host, Brooke Burgess. You might know me from videogames, web stuff, the miracle of Facebook, the Shadowland Saga, or your Mom. If not? Then visit brookeburgess.com. Or stalk me on Google like a normal person. Jesus, the entitlement today! I blame fake news. And millennials. And Joe Rogan for teaching me that penis pills and the Fleshlight are things. So…what’s this show gonna be about, you ask? Well, you can expect painfully true tales — funny, freaky, fucked-up ,and mostly at my expense — of life imitating art, sex and psychedelics, and the digital nomad life i.e.: working out of a backpack in some godforsaken corner of the globe with decent wifi, sketchy law enforcement, and nude beaches. Future episodes promise to feature special guests and audio exclusives, thanks to the power of blackmail! And maybe, just maybe, when the mood’s right, we will veer into the realm of the mystical. Share some very real and very revealing experiences — divine and profane, hence the t