ZfEL Ep. 39: Guided Meditation - Rise with the Sun (a Guided Morning Meditation)
Aug 04, 2016
This week is "Rise with the Sun" week on the ZfEL podcast and this week's guided meditation is a guided morning meditation self-titled after this week's theme that's all about getting started on the right foot.
When you first wake up, do you rush up from bed, scrounge together your things, and race out the door? Do you take a second to stop and read what's going on inside of you? Rise with the Sun is about taking inventory before the day gets started so that you're on solid ground and can handle the challenges of your day with more poise and clarity.
Also, don't forget to check out this week's talk episode, episode #38, How to Craft a Powerful Morning Ritual. This is a subject I haven't much talked about yet on the podcast and so I'm excited to be talking about it with you now.
Thank you for listening & let me know what you think. :)
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ZfEL Ep. 38: How to Craft a Powerful Morning Ritual
Aug 04, 2016
This week is "Rise with the Sun" week on the ZfEL podcast and today's talk episode is all about crafting both a powerful and nourishing morning ritual (or morning routine).
I've tried countless different morning rituals over the past 5-6 years and have learned some really important things. Today, I'm going to share some of that with you.
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This week is "Zen week" on the ZfEL podcast and this week's guided meditation is the traditional Zen meditation practice of Zazen (literally meaning "sitting/seated meditation" in Japanese).
I covered this meditation practice in a previous episode, however, I felt it could have been better and didn't express the nuances of the practice as well as it could have as compared to secular mindfulness or Vipassana mindfulness meditation practice, so I've decided to do a new (and much better) version.
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ZfEL Ep. 36: How to Live with the Spirit of Zen in Your Everyday Life
Jul 26, 2016
This week is "Zen week" on the ZfEL podcast and today's talk episode is all about how to live with the spirit of Zen in your everyday life. This is a subject I haven't much talked about yet on the podcast and so I'm excited to be talking about it with you now.
In this episode, I explain what I mean by "living with the spirit of Zen", why that's so powerful or beneficial, the major principles behind it, and 10 tips or strategies for doing so along with actionable steps for nearly all 10 points.
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This week's guided meditation is another unique practice- mindful smiling. A smile is a power symbol of joy and happiness. However, most don't know that smiling more than just a symbol (or the result of something), it's a powerful tool which can be used intentionally to make us happier and more at peace.
This week's guided meditation is all about using the power of intention and the natural effect of smiling with mindfulness.
Also, don't forget to check out this week's second episode, episode #34, which is a special guided meditation episode (yes, two this week!) to accompany my new Meditation for Everyday Life video series which was just released this week on how to create and stick to a strong and consistent daily meditation practice amid the chaos and busyness of everyday life. This guided meditation is a preview of my full Meditation for Everyday Life course program.
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ZfEL Ep. 34: Guided Meditation - Being in Your Meditation Space (Special Meditation for Everyday Life Guided Meditation Episode)
Jul 01, 2016
This week's talk episode is replaced by a special guided meditation episode to accompany my new Meditation for Everyday Life video series, which was just released this week, on how to create and stick to a strong and consistent daily meditation practice amid the chaos and busyness of everyday life. This guided meditation is a preview of my full Meditation for Everyday Life course program.
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This week's guided meditation is the nourishing practice of mindful eating. If you're looking for a way to live your everyday life more mindfully and even meditatively, this is a great practice which serves as one of the core mindfulness exercises.
Also, don't forget to check out this week's talk, episode #32, which is a special episode on an upcoming Meditation for Everyday Life video series on how to create and stick to a consistent daily meditation practice amid the chaos and busyness of everyday life, which I'll be releasing soon.
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ZfEL Ep. 32: Special Episode: Meditation for Everyday Life Video Series
Jun 24, 2016
This is a special episode on an upcoming Meditation for Everyday Life video series I'll be releasing next week. The video series will show you ways to create and stick to a consistent daily meditation practice amid the chaos and busyness of everyday life, which I've found to be one of the greatest challenges for meditators.
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This week's guided meditation is the "everyday" informal practice of mindful walking. We've covered the formal practice of walking meditation before, where you walk back and forth or in a circle typically in your room or wherever you meditate (anywhere really) and generally at a very slow pace. Practicing mindful walking in daily life is similar, but still very different in important ways.
In this guided meditation, I'll take you through a practice you can do walking about in your daily life, from your car to work, work to your car, around the office, down the street, in a grocery store, and even out for a short walk to check your mail or take out the trash. The opportunities to use this practice are limitless and that's why it's a personal favorite.
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ZfEL Ep. 30: 11 Things to Know When You're Having a Bad Day
Jun 10, 2016
Having a bad day? This week I talk about important things to know, remember, and be mindful of that are sure to help bring balance and peace to your state of mind.
This episode ties in a lot of what I talk about on the podcast and has a lot to do with the insights we come to from mindfulness and meditation practice.
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This week's guided meditation is the fundamental practice of mindful breathing. When you hear "mindfulness meditation" (which typically refers to the secular practice of mindfulness), this is the practice that's being referred to (hence the slash in the title).
This week's guided meditation is the perfect guided meditation for those just beginning their practice or who have thought about trying meditation or mindfulness before but haven't gotten around to it.
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ZfEL Ep. 28: How to Take Your Mindfulness Meditation Practice to the Next Level
May 01, 2016
This week I talk all about improving, expanding, and deepening your mindfulness meditation practice. From major general advice for your practice as a whole, to technical tips for improving your sessions and deepening your practice, to simple ways you can improve or expand your practice today.
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This week's guided meditation is mindful driving, a powerful mindfulness practice for turning a typically mindless autopilot activity into an opportunity for peace and mindfulness. This is a powerful mindfulness exercise that can transform the act of driving.
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ZfEL Ep. 26: The Story of Frederick (Or: Why Tomorrow is Too Late)
Apr 08, 2016
This week I highlight and remedy the dangers of busyness and the pursuit of a "cure" for the void we feel in our hearts. Today's talk is a reading from one of my favorite books, Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Power, about the story of Frederick. I won't spoil the story for you. Suffice it to say, the true story of Frederick is a powerful message that everyone needs to hear. I also give my commentary after reading and elaborate on the significance of the story.
Also, make sure to listen to this week's guided meditation, ZfEL #27: Guided Meditation - Mindful Driving, a powerful mindfulness practice for turning a typically mindless autopilot activity into an opportunity for peace and mindfulness.
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ZfEL Ep. 25: Guided Meditation - Mindfulness of Body / Mindfulness Body Scan
Apr 01, 2016
This week's guided meditation is mindfulness of body or a mindfulness body scan. Mindfulness of body is a foundational mindfulness practice that allows you to heighten your ability to notice the sensations and communications of the body and better come in touch with the physical body as a whole.
Also, don't forget to check out this week's talk, episode #24: The Buddha’s First Foundation of Mindfulness: Mindfulness of Body which serves as a foundation to this guided meditation (and I'd suggest listening to first).
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ZfEL Ep. 24: The Buddha’s First Establishment of Mindfulness: Mindfulness of Body
Apr 01, 2016
This week is "Mindfulness of Body" week on the ZfEL podcast. Today I talk about the Buddha's first establishment of mindfulness, mindfulness of body. We'll cover the 4 major elements or "sensations" you can notice through your mindfulness practice, why that's so important and do a short "mindful check-in" to get a feel for the practice itself.
Also, make sure to listen to this week's guided meditation, ZfEL #25: Mindfulness of Body / Mindfulness Body Scan, a foundational mindfulness practice that allows you to heighten your ability to notice the sensations and communications of the body and better come in touch with the physical body as a whole.
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This Moment Audiobook Now Available! (Sample)
Mar 31, 2016
Today's episode is a special bonus preview episode of my new book This Moment: How to Live Fully and Freely in the Present Moment. This is the complete Preface + Introduction of the book which not only sets up the book and explains what it's all about but explains a number of key insights I've discovered from my own practice as well.
If you enjoyed these sample chapters and would like to purchase the audiobook, go to ThisMomentBook.com to get more information.
Also, keep an eye out for this week's episodes ZfEL 24: The Buddha's First Aspect of Mindfulness and ZfEL 25: Guided Meditation - Mindfulness of Body.
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This week's guided meditation is mindful cleaning, a powerful mindfulness practice that takes a typically boring and mundane activity and turns it into something nourishing and delightful.
Mindful cleaning can be done while sweeping, mopping, dusting, scrubbing the bathroom, washing the dishes, or while doing anything else. This is a unique practice in that cleaning is typically (for most of us, at least) one of the most boring and mundane activities of our life, so to take such an activity and transform it into an enjoyable practice can be quite nourishing.
Also, don't forget to check out this week's talk, episode #22: 3 Keys to a Fulfilling Life Discovered from the Top Regrets of the Dying.
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ZfEL Ep. 22: 3 Keys to a Fulfilling Life Discovered from the Top Regrets of the Dying
Mar 24, 2016
This week I talk about 3 major keys to a fulfilling life I discovered while researching the top regrets of the dying. In the episode, I talk about what the common denominators were among all the top regrets and show a straightforward path to living a more fulfilled life of no regrets.
Also, make sure to listen to this week's guided meditation, ZfEL #23: Mindful Cleaning, a powerful mindfulness practice that takes a typically boring and mundane activity and turns it into something nourishing and delightful.
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This week's guided meditation is the formal version of the cornerstone mindfulness practice of mindful walking (also called walking meditation), which is great when paired after your formal sitting meditation practice.
Mindful walking is one of the primary mindfulness practices and for good reason. Mindful walking is something we can do throughout each and every day as well as in a more formal setting (today's version). To walk mindfully is to touch the peace of the present moment with each step. It's a powerful practice and a personal favorite, so I'm happy to be covering it this week.
Mindful walking, or walking meditation, is the practice of either counting one's steps or being mindful of the rising, swinging, and placing down of each step. As this guided meditation is on more of the formal practice, I'll be guiding by counting the steps (with plans to do more informal version of the meditation where you'll follow your steps in the near future).
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ZfEL Ep. 20: Mindfulness at Work: How to Bring Mindfulness to the Workplace
Mar 20, 2016
This week is all about practicing mindfulness at work. What are the key characteristics of practicing mindfulness at work? How can we work more mindfully and easefully? That's what we'll explore this week.
Also, make sure to listen to this week's guided meditation, ZfEL #21: Mindful Walking / Walking Meditation, one of the major mindfulness practices and a personal favorite.
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ZfEL Ep. 19: Guided Meditation - A Mindful Welcome
Feb 11, 2016
This week's guided meditation is A Mindful Welcome and it's about welcoming difficult thoughts, emotions, and sensations with the healing energy of mindfulness.
The way we typically approach our lives, we push away or bottle down our difficulties in order to avoid the pain and suffering involved with them. But that just leads to more pain and suffering. A Mindful Welcome is about the fundamental shift from "hostile enemy" to "welcoming friend" we must make to begin the path of healing.
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ZfEL Ep. 18: How to Make Friends with Yourself: Walking the Journey to Yourself with Mindfulness
Feb 10, 2016
This is Journey to Yourself week on the ZfEL podcast. Today, I talk about how to make friends with yourself with mindfulness practice. I take you through that path with the metaphor of you traversing a forest with the light of mindfulness as that of a torch by your side.
This is a topic that often really resonates with people, and is one of my favorite to talk about because of how important I feel it is, so I hope you find value in it.
Also, make sure to listen to this week's guided meditation, ZfEL #19: A Mindful Welcome, which is about welcoming difficult thoughts, emotions, and sensations with the healing energy of mindfulness and changing the fundamental way we interact with our challenges and difficulties.
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This week's guided meditation is Loving-Kindness Meditation. Loving-kindness meditation is the traditional Buddhist meditation practice of cultivating positive feelings and well-wishes for all beings. I've found it personally to be one of the most powerful meditation techniques, especially in combination with mindfulness practice.
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ZfEL Ep. 16: How to Heal the Wounds in Our Heart with Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness
Feb 03, 2016
This is love week on the Zen for Everyday Life podcast. Today I talk about healing with the practice of mindfulness and loving-kindness. I talk about the significance of loving-kindness in mindfulness practice, why it's such an important quality in the practice of peace, and how to do a simple version of loving-kindness meditation to help overcome everyday challenges.
Also, make sure to listen to this week's guided meditation, ZfEL #17: Loving-Kindness Meditation, which is on the traditional formal meditation practice of loving-kindness.
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ZfEL Ep. 15: Guided Meditation - Healing Through Understanding
Jan 28, 2016
This week's guided meditation is Healing Through Understanding. Healing Through Understanding is an active meditation which has a remarkable ability to heal internal wounds caused by conflicts with others.
I've personally used it countless times and still do on a frequent basis. Its use in everyday life is truly endless. I hope you find it useful.
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ZfEL Ep. 14: How to Adapt to Life’s Curveballs and Go with the Flow
Jan 27, 2016
This week I'm giving a little preview of one of the 4 major principles from my upcoming book, This Moment: How to Live Fully and Freely in the Present Moment. Today I talk about living naturally, within that specifically the principle of friction, or resistance. It's the understanding that our resistance to what goes on in our life causes friction. And it's this friction which causes much of our suffering.
I open up about my own life to give a clear example of the principle at work, plus I do a reading of a previous article that perfectly fits the theme, which I also chose to include in the book.
Also, make sure to listen to this week's guided meditation, which is ZfEL #15: Healing Through Understanding, a very active meditation (or contemplation or sorts) which has a remarkable ability at healing internal wounds caused by conflicts with others.
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ZfEL Ep. 13: Guided Meditation - Just Being
Jan 21, 2016
This is Modern Living week on the ZfEL podcast. I hope this week has helped you surmount the chaos and craziness that is so often our everyday lives and move to a place of greater peace and mindfulness. Today's guided meditation is "Just Being" and it's about just being, fully, in this moment no matter what's going on around us.
Taking everything in, we open ourselves fully to this moment and experience the peace of living fully accepting of whatever may come.
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ZfEL Ep. 12: How to Live More Mindfully in the Modern World: 10 Keys to Reducing Distractions, Combatting Busyness, and Finding the Present Moment in the Chaos of Everyday Life
Jan 20, 2016
This is Modern Living week on the ZfEL podcast. Today I talk about how to how to live more mindfully in the busyness, fast-pace and complexity of the modern world. I cover 10 keys to reducing distractions, combatting busyness and finding ways to live more fully present in the chaos of everyday life.
To go along with episode #12, episode #12 and this week's guided meditation is "Just Being" and it's a guided meditation to help you take everything in despite the chaos and craziness of everyday life and just be with it fully in this moment- no matter what that is.
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ZfEL Ep. 11: Guided Meditation - Mindful Refresh: A Guided Morning Meditation
Jan 13, 2016
This is fresh start week on the ZfEL podcast. I hope this week has helped you start your New Year, your week, or any day of your life off with a renewed spirit. Today's guided meditation is "Mindful Refresh: A Guided Morning Meditation" and it's intended to help you let go of what you're holding onto, create space with mindfulness practice, and start fresh whether that's this year, this week, or simply today and in this moment.
It's particularly nice as a meditation used in the morning, leaving behind the previous day or week and starting the new day or week off fresh.
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ZfEL Ep. 10: How to Start Fresh in Every Moment with Mindfulness Practice
Jan 12, 2016
This is fresh start week on the ZfEL podcast. Today I cover how to let go of what holds us back and start fresh with mindfulness practice. Mindfulness gives us the ability to start each new moment off fresh, free from the chains of the past and the weight of our conditioning. Whether you're looking to start the new year, this month, week, or just today off fresh this episode will help show you how to do it with mindfulness practice.
Start fresh this year and bring more mindfulness into your life by creating a mindful morning routine with this week's blog post: How to Create a Mindful Morning Routine.
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ZfEL Ep. 9: Guided Meditation - Zazen (The Zen Sitting Practice of Mindfulness Meditation)
Jan 07, 2016
This is meditation week on the ZfEL podcast. I've really enjoyed recording both this week's full episode and guided meditation episode and I hope you get a lot out of them. Today I'm covering zazen, the Zen practice of sitting meditation.
This is the basic meditation form I typically write about on the blog being that I essentially "grew up" in Zen. At its heart, it's just a simple mindfulness of breath meditation. If you're new to meditation, know that zazen is a great beginner practice for this very reason. It's what I practice each and every day.
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ZfEL Ep. 8: How to Create a Home Meditation Practice
Jan 06, 2016
This is meditation week on the ZfEL podcast. Today I cover everything you need to know to create your home meditation practice including the 5 steps to making meditation a daily habit and the 5 major resources you should utilize to do so.
Meditation is the foundation of a strong daily mindfulness practice and it's the first of the 7 keys I covered in last week's episode How to Make Mindfulness a Way of Life for that very reason, so I'm excited to cover it this week on the podcast.
To go along with episode #8, episode #9 and this week's guided meditation (if you haven't heard about the second weekly ZfEL segment yet, read here) is zazen, or the Zen practice of sitting meditation (mindfulness meditation). My hope is that this week serves you and others as a complete audio resource for beginning your home meditation practice.
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ZfEL Ep. 7: Guided Meditation - Going Home
Dec 31, 2015
Today is the start of a brand new weekly segment to the podcast where I'll be covering one new guided meditation each week. Today's guided meditation is the mindful breathing practice of Going Home creating by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Going Home is a simple mindful breathing practice that's one of the simplest and at the same time most powerful of all mindfulness practices. I use it daily.
I start the episode off by explaining a little bit about this second format and cap off the episode with an explanation on how you can best make use of this simple but powerful mindfulness practice.
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Going Home (on the blog, scroll to point #4) - For those interested in reading text instructions for the meditation.
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ZfEL Ep. 6: How to Make Mindfulness a Way of Life: 7 Keys to Living a More Mindful Life
Dec 30, 2015
In this week's episode, I talk about how to make mindfulness a daily habit. How do we really bring mindfulness into our daily life to experience the full transformative effects of the practice? I talk about the 7 keys I've discovered from my own practice and experimentation and show how each can work seamlessly together to create an effective strategy for living mindfully in a busy and distraction-filled world.
I also cover a few optional (but highly effective) points that can further help your efforts to live a more mindful life.
Thank you for listening & let me know what you think. :)
Also: a simple Google search with your state/nearest major city plus "meditation center", "mindfulness center", "Buddhist center", or "Buddhist monastery" (depending on what you're looking for) can be effective.
Zen for Everyday Life (Book) - The complete moment-to-moment guide to making mindfulness a way of life. If you're interested in taking this topic, or everyday mindfulness in general, further than definitely check out the book.
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ZfEL Ep. 5: How Mindfulness Helps Us Overcome Difficult Everyday Challenges
Dec 23, 2015
In this week's episode I talk about the wisdom of mindfulness in our everyday lives. How mindfulness aids us in working through issues of lack (such as financial issues), relationship problems, and a lack of self-worth.
I also take you through a quick guided meditation I call "mindful wisdom" to help you move through everyday challenges with more skillfulness and ease.
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ZfEL Ep. 4: How to Design a Nightly Ritual that Nourishes and Brings Rest to the Mind and Body (Plus Mindfulness of Body Guided Meditation)
Dec 16, 2015
This week's episode is all about nightly rituals and establishing a nourishing and restful nightly routine. Your time for rest is a special time and space which should be treated with respect- and I show you how to do that. In this week's episode I cover what I believe to be a complete and highly effective 5-step nightly routine that:
Helps you in becoming, and staying, an early riser
Improves the quality of your sleep, and...
Supports and enhances your mindfulness practice
I also cover a few key tips for improving the quality of your sleep and guide you through an entire mindfulness of body meditation exercise.
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Step 1 & 4 are mentioned at length in my book, Zen for Everyday Life (Chapter: Arriving), along with an available guided meditation on the practice for certain editions of the book.
Written instructions for the mindfulness of body exercise we covered in the podcast can be found here (under Physical Healing): The Mindfulness Survival Guide.
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ZfEL Ep. 3: How to Cleanse the Mind and Create an Environment Conducive to Greater Peace and Wisdom
Dec 09, 2015
This week's episode is all about cleansing the mind and nourishing wholesome seeds in our day-to-day life. It's the process of demoting, or turning away from, unwholesome seeds and watering or promoting wholesome ones in an effort to provide ourselves with the proper nourishment for our heart and mind.
I talk about the 6 "channels" with which we absorb nutriment, the Buddha's 4 Nutriments, what is mindful consumption, and how to water wholesome seeds and manage unwholesome seeds in our everyday life. This episode is filled with practical and easy-to-apply advice for deepening your daily practice and finding greater peace and joy in your day-to-day life.
Simplifying the process: What is the 1 thing you can do right now for each category?
Cleansing the mind/4 Nutriments exercises:
Edible food- Be mindful of your relationship with food. Do you eat with moderation? Is it difficult to control your cravings? Also: take 1-2 minutes before each meal to contemplate on the origin and history of the food in front of you.
Sense food 1 (associations)- Who are the top 5-10 people you're around the most? Do any of those people water negative seeds in you on a consistent basis? Should you distance yourself from that person?
Sense food 2 & 3 (read + watch + listen)- Read: blogs, magazines, news online, and eBooks (plus physical books and magazines). Watch: online videos (YouTube, etc.), T.V., movies. Listen:music, radio news & shows, podcasts, audio files/books. Do for each: What do you consume on a regular basis? Are these watering wholesome or unwholesome seeds in me? Do this for each area.
Volitions- What is my major volition? Is it unwholesome/wholesome? What is it driven by? What are my core values? Be mindful
Consciousness- Establish a daily mindfulness and meditation practice. My second book, Zen for Everyday Life, is all about this. For more information, click here.
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Thank you guys so much for supporting the release of the podcast. Because of your support, the Zen for Everyday Life podcast is now in the New and Noteworthy section of the Religion and Spirituality category on iTunes!
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ZfEL Ep. 2: How to Live as If You're Going to Die
Dec 02, 2015
This week's episode is all about realizing the beauty of this life and cultivating a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation.
I lead off with a very interesting story about a modern-day yogi, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher by the name of Mingyur Rinpoche, and we talk about a simple daily practice suggested by the Buddha which can help us deepen our appreciation for life by bringing us face-to-face with the truth of impermanence.
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ZfEL Ep. 1: How to Be Yourself in Every Moment: Expressing Your Authentic Self, Realizing Your True Nature, and Living with No Regrets
Nov 26, 2015
For many of us, they are the hardest things we will ever do: to face the fear of what others think of us, to work through the inner dialogue that keeps us questioning our self-worth and perpetuating the feeling of voidness (something is missing) and to push further to the deepest reaches of spiritual practice to reunite with, and fully express, our true nature.
In this very first episode of the Zen for Everyday Life podcast I shed light on each of these challenges, talk about the common thread that ties them all together, and cover the key practices to begin working through them.
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It's here! My very first podcast episode. I'm pretty excited (maybe a little too excited on the recording, but what can I expect?) and really look forward to this being a whole new and valuable source of insight and inspiration for people. Here it is:
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Welcome to the introductory episode of Zen for Everyday Life. This first episode is meant to give you a complete introduction to the show, from the background & origin to the theme and structure of the podcast itself.
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Thank you again for your support. :)
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