Talking about Deity Yoga with Peter McEwen

Host Michael Taft talks with meditation coach Peter McEwen about devotion in meditation practice, the need for stability in groundlessness, the ontological status of deities, common failure modes of practice, how to handle formless panic, the magical matrix, and the lasting power and beauty of deity yoga in the Vajrayana tradition. Peter McEwen is a meditation coach and the founder of The Field, which offers training, community, and the demystification of basic contemplative practices. Peter McEwen has been an ordained Vajrayana yogi since 1993 under the tutelage of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, and Bruce Tift. He has completed the traditional 3-year retreat curriculum of Vajrayana Buddhism. Peter's website The Field You can support the creation of future episodes of this podcast by contributing through Patreon . See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Talking about Deity Yoga with Peter McEwen is an episode from Deconstructing Yourself by Michael W. Taft.

This episode is 00:55:01 long.

This episode was published on Aug 29, 2025.

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