{"podcast":{"title":"Dream Chasers and Eccentrics","slug":"dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317","podcast_index_feed_id":6589317,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/482418/destinations/4106877.xml","website_url":"http://dreamchasersandeccentrics.libsyn.com/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/0/8/2/4082ac840c739659d959afa2a1bf1c87/NewDCElogo-20260618-k2a3v9c107.jpeg","author":"Paul Trammell","episode_count":151,"summary":"Dreams can't be caught unless they are chased, and eccentricity is but a symptom of brilliance. I interview extraordinary people who forge their own path, make their own rules, and live outside the norms of society. Together, we can learn from each other. Remember, foolish people keep making the same mistakes, smart people learn from their mistakes and successes, and extraordinary people learn from the mistakes and successes of both themselves and of others. That is what Dream Chasers and Eccentrics is all about!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T14:17:29.178864+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317"},"episode":{"title":"Love, Truth, and Fulfillment, Eli Jaxon-Bear","slug":"love-truth-and-fulfillment-eli-jaxon-bear","published_at":"2026-01-08T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317/love-truth-and-fulfillment-eli-jaxon-bear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317","url":"https://87739191-2c50-43ed-b5c1-cd8e9de230ed.libsyn.com/love-truth-and-fulfillment-eli-jaxon-baer","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/87739191-2c50-43ed-b5c1-cd8e9de230ed/Eli_Jaxon-Baer_-_1726_11.33_AM.mp3?dest-id=4106877","summary":"A life long search for freedom took Eli Jaxon-Bear around the world and into many spiritual traditions from a Zen monastery in Japan to a Sufi circle in Marrakesh, among others. His search ended when he was drawn to India (1990) where he met his final teacher, Sri H.W.L Poonja, lovingly known as Papaji; a direct disciple of the renowned Indian Sage Ramana Maharshi. Confirming Eli's realization, his teacher sent him back into the world to share his unique psychological insights into the nature of egoic suffering in support of self-realization. Eli infuses his teaching with his teacher's living transmission of silence and peace. He presents a unique map of egoic identification as a vehicle for ruthless self-inquiry and final realization of true freedom. His life is dedicated to passing on the transmission of his teacher. We talk about resisting the Vietnam war, going underground, living in a commune, growing marijuana, living in a shadow play, LSD, waking up and seeing the truth, psilocybin, facing his own death in an LSD trip, surrendering the ego, searching in India and finding a teacher, realization vs learning, theraputical use of psychadelics, meditation, hypnosis, seeking fulfillment, meeting an enlightened sufi, finding everything you really need, his books, and a lot more. links are on the podcast shownotes page support the show through Patreon","meta_description":"A life long search for freedom took Eli Jaxon-Bear around the world and into many spiritual traditions from a Zen monastery in Japan to a Sufi circle in M…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3251,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317/episodes/love-truth-and-fulfillment-eli-jaxon-bear/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317/love-truth-and-fulfillment-eli-jaxon-bear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}