In this seventeenth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we talk meditative environments and spaces — mostly external via showing images of them — for one’s “personal” (formal) meditation space, group spaces, etc References and related links: https://www.originalbuddhas.com/about-us https://integratingpresence.com/2024/01/20/meditation-spaces (Ways to) join theseContinue reading “Meditation Spaces | January 23, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #17”
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Catalysts For Awakening and Change Series: The Responsive Universe With Julia Marie
Well here goes. This January 11, 2024 Julia Marie conversation sees the launch of the Catalysts For Awakening & Change Podcast Series looking at awakening and what it takes to catalyze meaningful change. Some of the topics we cover: developing intuition mediumship energy discernment asking for help intention frequency being a catalyst having a polarizing personalityContinue reading “Catalysts For Awakening and Change Series: The Responsive Universe With Julia Marie”
Neither Pleasant Nor Unpleasant Follow-up To “Engaging The Abhidhamma With Tony Bernhard”
This is a clip of my comments to Tony Bernhard about not needing to believe nor disbelieve fantastical accounts from the suttas during “Engaging the Abhidhamma” live event. But most of this is actually my newly recorded follow-up to musings to Tony on the “neither pleasant nor unpleasant” portion of vedanā (hedonic/feeling tone) not seemingContinue reading “Neither Pleasant Nor Unpleasant Follow-up To “Engaging The Abhidhamma With Tony Bernhard””
Nomadic Meditation | January 3, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #16
In this sixteenth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we chat about what it’s like maintaining a consistent formal (international) mediation practice in/given sometimes significantly fluctuating and uncertain conditions. We also touch on some everyday meditative techniques possible outside of more formal sittingContinue reading “Nomadic Meditation | January 3, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #16”
A Healing Way Out Of Spying And War With John Lawyer
On December 19, 2023 John Lawyer and I talked about approaches to healing from various forms of trauma, time, the nature of reality, beliefs, awakening, purpose, spiritual community, intelligence, discernment, the complexity of war and violence, changing ourselves to change the world, and more Biography From desert combat zones to a battle within, John LawyerContinue reading “A Healing Way Out Of Spying And War With John Lawyer”
Lankavatara Sutra: Notes And Questions
Shortcut to this blog post: https://tinyurl.com/redpinelanka If remembering correctly the only text the legendary Bodhidharma took with him to the East was the Lankavatara Sutra. That in itself ought be enough to read it. So after urging of a Dharma friend; the perception were it seems Chan has moved away from [amazon affiliate program link]:Continue reading “Lankavatara Sutra: Notes And Questions”
Subconscious Healing With Denise Miceli
On December 16, 2023 Denise and I spoke much about the subconscious healing technique with various real life examples from her work; impact of childhood experiences; identifying archetypes, emotional patterning, beliefs, storylines; NLP; change; negativity bias; emotional scale; trauma; “I am” and “I can” statements; therapy; worthiness; the importance of enjoyment in starting a regular,Continue reading “Subconscious Healing With Denise Miceli”
Pain as Illusion? Releasing Consciousness With Antonia
On December 11, 2023 Antonia and I dug into: how love is what’s underneath after clearing and healing pain; pain existing where consciousness doesn’t flow; being more creative on how to see beyond pain; noticing how pain changes; is pain real; not believing the story of pain; our relationships to pain; fear, shame, rage, resistance;Continue reading “Pain as Illusion? Releasing Consciousness With Antonia”
Meditation Retreats | December 12, 2023 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #15
In this fifteenth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore meditation retreats both from our lived experience and otherwise including formally, informally, attending, teaching, what to look for, what’s important, what happens internally and externally, and how retreats “change” us and theContinue reading “Meditation Retreats | December 12, 2023 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #15”
Kind. Confident. Authentic.
The December 1, 2023 Insight Timer live event description: Inspired by a few months of monastery life in the UK, for 15 minutes or so let’s hash out these three qualities — of kindness, confidence and authenticity — pertinent for England and quite a few other walks of life Or listen via Insight Timer (appContinue reading “Kind. Confident. Authentic.”