Wendy Nash and I continue exploring meditation practices both on and off the cushion in the twenty-seventh session of the ongoing live series. While the following topics resonate to varying degrees with all of us, we focus on the more traditionally masculine themes of honor and respect as well as briefly touch on self-worth asContinue reading “Honor, Respect, Worthiness and Belonging | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #27”
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Guesting On The Zen Commuter Podcast (Episode #2077)
After recording an interview with Tom Walters of the Zen Commuter podcast in February 2024 the episode #2077 is finally out! Thanks so much to Tom and all the great work he does around the many worlds of meditation and beyond. https://www.zencommuter.com/blog/2077 Here’s his show notes for it: Today I share with you my interviewContinue reading “Guesting On The Zen Commuter Podcast (Episode #2077)”
Lengthening Attention Spans | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #26
In this twenty-sixth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore attention spans drawing from our internal and external meditative and non-meditative observations to examine how attention spans seem to be quite short these days, why this may be, and what to doContinue reading “Lengthening Attention Spans | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #26”
Who Gets Wise With Practical Meditation? In Conversation With Niels Lyngsø
These are likely the first AI assisted show notes done on this site for a podcast with Danish meditation teacher/coach, author, and translator Niels Lyngsø recorded Sept 25, 2024: Topics Discussed: Key Takeaways: Quotes: Closing Thoughts: Niels encourages listeners to take a pragmatic approach to meditation and Buddhist teachings. Whether it’s 10 minutes a dayContinue reading “Who Gets Wise With Practical Meditation? In Conversation With Niels Lyngsø”
Conceit | September 26, 2024 “Meditation Q & A W̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶W̶e̶n̶d̶y̶ ̶N̶a̶s̶h̶” #25
In this twenty-fifth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion I explored conceit — superiority conceit, inferiority conceit, equality/comparison conceit, how it is related to many ills internally and externally and what to do about it in formal mediation and in the world. AContinue reading “Conceit | September 26, 2024 “Meditation Q & A W̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶W̶e̶n̶d̶y̶ ̶N̶a̶s̶h̶” #25”
Fear And Courage | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #24
In this twenty-fourth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore fear and courage. What are the pros and cons of fear and courage? How much is too much and how much is enough? How are these best viewed and worked with inContinue reading “Fear And Courage | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #24”
Catalysts For Awakening and Change Series: Infinite Waves Of Heightened Love And Compassion With Hope Fitzgerald
On July 11, 2024 Hope Fitzgerald and I get deep into many aspects of dowsing, energetic work with the planet, 10D love and compassion, how Hope came across the Infinity Wave and its continuing impact on many levels, the layers and layers of letting go, comfort zones, purity, and of course how all this relatesContinue reading “Catalysts For Awakening and Change Series: Infinite Waves Of Heightened Love And Compassion With Hope Fitzgerald”
Awareness Itself | July 25/26, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #23
In this twenty-third installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore awareness itself, particularly in light of just having audited a retreat on it. Retreat Notes Disclaimers: Insights: Types of practices (that occurred to me): Questions: (Somewhat) Related: From https://integratingpresence.com/2022/06/12/podcast-jhanic-factors-and-formless-realms-contemplation-meditation: ‘It’s not aContinue reading “Awareness Itself | July 25/26, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #23”
Proper Power With Nate Zeleznick
On June 9, 2024 Integrated Ascension Method creator Nate Zeleznick and I talked energy, frequency, vibration, consciousness, martial arts, the ancient royal Indonesian method Marpati Puti, discernment in spiritual communities or lack thereof, root causes of war, greed, lack of interconnectivity and unity, creating change, power, eternalism, masculinity, reality, phasing of subatomic particles, surrendering andContinue reading “Proper Power With Nate Zeleznick”
Spaceful, Spirited Speaking With Alan Carroll
On April 19, 2024 master space oil wizard and orator Alan Carroll and I could have very well approached nearly all the things about talking. Who knows? Likely not though. However, it was beyond fascinating to dive pretty deep into the particulars of deftly wielding the spoken English language. While Alan doesn’t directly address aContinue reading “Spaceful, Spirited Speaking With Alan Carroll”
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