Integrating Presence

Synthesizing into wholeness all qualities of each moment

Mad Service Do’s With Madhuri Pura Dasa

In this April 9, 2024 conversation with Madhuri Pura Dasa — more affectionately known as Madhu — we talk about his journey as a young man finding inspiration in the Bhagavad Gita, so much so it inspired him to ordain as a monk in the Bhakti yoga tradition after turning 18 years old and the…

Four Elements (Meditation) Resources

This great earth is grounded on water, the water is grounded on air, and the air stands in space. At a time when a great wind blows, it stirs the water, and the water stirs the earth. First of eight causes and reason for a great earthquake according to the Mahāparinibbānasutta translated by Bhikkhu Sujato…

How You Discern Materiality (Knowing & Seeing – Talk 4 by Pa-Auk Sayadaw)

This is the fourth talk from the book Knowing and Seeing by the most Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw read by me and is a gift not for sale / to be sold. It is from the Fifth Revised Edition via https://static.sariputta.com/pdf/tipitaka/1221/1pas-01-knowing-and-seeing-5th-rev-ed-pamc-032019pdf.pdf https://www.paaukforestmonastery.org https://www.paaukforestmonastery.org/ebooks

Emotions and Thinking | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #20

In this twentieth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore the highly significant topics of emotions and thinking (again) such as how to train and work with them inside and outside of (formal) meditation including various views, responses, and relationships to/about thinking…

A Practicing Psychologist’s Approaches to Lucid Dreaming and Experiential Astral Investigation (Part 1 of 2)

Part 2 of this March 18, 2024 conversation with a university friend dealing with some high strangeness and the Astral realms is on my other YouTube Channel and site innerskilled.com. Here we get into all things lucid dreaming from its importance to dream recall and memory to lucid dreaming techniques like substances, tech, mental constructs…

Surmounting the Impeccability Gauntlet

The April 10, 2024 Insight Timer live event description: Imagine being impeccable in speech and conduct. Let’s explore such an aspiration via topics like: intent / purpose, honesty, training, authenticity, sincerity, seriousness, humor, ease, intuition, wisdom, discernment, feedback, (self-) kindness, sympathy, mindfulness and the power of self-responsibility And I read this snippet: Take another person…

How You Develop the Sublime Abidings and Protective Mediations (Knowing & Seeing – Talk 3 by Pa-Auk Sayadaw)

This is the third talk from the book Knowing and Seeing by the most Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw read by me and is a gift not for sale / to be sold. It is from the Fifth Revised Edition via https://static.sariputta.com/pdf/tipitaka/1221/1pas-01-knowing-and-seeing-5th-rev-ed-pamc-032019pdf.pdf https://www.paaukforestmonastery.org https://www.paaukforestmonastery.org/ebooks

Unhunch A Bunch With Aesha Tahir

May 2, 2024 UPDATE: Check out me guesting about cultivating mindfulness in everyday life on episode 17 for Aesha’s podcast 9 to 5 Wellness This February 23, 2024 conversation with Aesha Tahir puts a strong emphasis on the importance of what she calls an unhunched posture. She relates how the body can best interact with…

How You Develop Absorption on Other Subjects (Knowing & Seeing – Talk 2 by Pa-Auk Sayadaw)

This is the second talk from the book Knowing and Seeing by the most Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw read by me and is a gift not for sale / to be sold. It is from the Fifth Revised Edition via https://static.sariputta.com/pdf/tipitaka/1221/1pas-01-knowing-and-seeing-5th-rev-ed-pamc-032019pdf.pdf https://www.paaukforestmonastery.org https://www.paaukforestmonastery.org/ebooks

Can Ai Teach Zen (Via The Gateless Gate)?

Early April UPDATE: Microsoft’s CoPilot AI robes up to explain and give teachings for each of the Gateless Gate Zen stories No; maybe just a little? Ready to get your distortion on and feel more or less reassured about beating ai to the zen punch (at least in images)? Meh? MEH!? OK, ok then Are…

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