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Joseph Goldstein responds to questions on spiritual craving, mental focus, and what it truly means to become aware of awareness.This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explains:Bringing your daily life into your spiritual practiceMindfulness of seeing: focusing on the seeing itself rather than on what we are looking atResting in open, non-reactive spaciousnessThe cognizing power of emptiness and realizing that there is nothing to knowKeeping the mind steady and how concentration deepens insight Understanding both relative and ultimate reality Defining dukkha as the inevitability of unwanted experiencesHow to not waste suffering: taking an interest in the shadows of our own minds Having agency over our own minds during difficult experiencesMindfulness of anger and other negative emotions This episode was originally published on Dharmaseed“How do I become aware of awareness? Where is it? How can I put my finger on it? When we realize that there's nothing to find, and yet the knowing is happening, then we relax back into the mystery of consciousness, and you're very aware of the capacity of the mind to know.” –Joseph GoldsteinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
How repairing your own attachment affects the way you show up for children or those you nurture.
S'autoriser à faire ce qu'on aime.Dans cet épisode de S'Entreprendre, je partage une réflexion profonde : combien de temps je me suis empêché de faire ce que j'aimais vraiment… au nom de ma boîte. Comme beaucoup d'entrepreneurs, j'ai longtemps fonctionné dans le « devoir », en mettant de côté mes passions, mes envies et tout ce qui alimentait mon énergie.Aujourd'hui, je te partage comment j'ai réappris à m'autoriser à faire ce qui me fait vibrer — la vidéo, la créativité, le partage — et comment ça a totalement transformé ma manière d'entreprendre.
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BONUS: When AI Knows Your Emotional Triggers Better Than You Do — Navigating Mindfulness in the AI Age In this thought-provoking conversation, former computer engineer and mindfulness leader Mo Edjlali explores how AI is reshaping human meaning, attention, and decision-making. We examine the critical question: what happens when AI knows your emotional triggers better than you know yourself? Mo shares insights on remaining sovereign over our attention, avoiding dependency in both mindfulness and technology, and preparing for a world where AI may outperform us in nearly every domain. From Technology Pioneer to Mindfulness Leader "I've been very heavily influenced by technology, computer engineering, software development. I introduced DevOps to the federal government. But I have never seen anything change the way in which human beings work together like Agile." — Mo Edjlali Mo's journey began in the tech world — graduating in 1998, he was on the front line of the internet explosion. He remembers the days before the internet, watched online multiplayer games emerge in 1994, and worked on some of the most complicated tech projects in federal government. Technology felt almost like magic, advancing at a logarithmic rate faster than anything else. But when Mo discovered mindfulness practices 12-15 years ago, he found something equally transformative: actual exercises to develop emotional intelligence and soft skills that the tech world talked about but never taught. Mindfulness provided logical, practical methods that didn't require "woo-woo" beliefs — just practice that fundamentally changed his relationship with his mind. This dual perspective — tech innovator and mindfulness teacher — gives Mo a unique lens for understanding where we're headed. The Shift from Liberation to Dependency "I was fortunate enough, the teachers I was exposed to, the mentality was very much: you're gonna learn how to meditate on your own, in silence. There is no guru. There is no cult of personality." — Mo Edjlali Mo identifies a dangerous drift in the mindfulness movement: from teaching independence to creating dependency. His early training, particularly a Vipassana retreat led by S.N. Goenka, modeled true liberation — you show up for 10 days, pay nothing, receive food and lodging, learn to meditate, then donate what you can at the end. Critically, you leave being able to meditate on your own without worshiping a teacher or subscribing to guided meditations. But today's commercialized mindfulness often creates the opposite: powerful figures leading fiefdoms, consumers taught to listen to guided meditations rather than meditate independently. This dependency model mirrors exactly what's happening with AI — systems designed to make us rely on them rather than empower our own capabilities. Recognizing this parallel is essential for navigating both fields wisely. AI as a New Human Age, Not Just Another Tool "With AI, this is different. This isn't like mobile computing, this isn't like the internet. We're entering a new age. We had the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Industrial Age. When you enter a new age, it's almost like knocking the chess board over, flipping the pieces upside down. We're playing a new game." — Mo Edjlali Mo frames AI not as another technology upgrade but as the beginning of an entirely new human age. In a new age, everything shifts: currency, economies, government, technology, even religions. The documentary about the Bronze Age collapse taught him that when ages turn over, the old rules no longer apply. This perspective explains why AI feels fundamentally different from previous innovations. ChatGPT 2.0 was interesting; ChatGPT 3 blew Mo's mind and made him realize we're witnessing something unprecedented. While he's optimistic about the potential for sustainable abundance and extraordinary breakthroughs, he's also aware we're entering both the most exciting and most frightening time to be alive. Everything we learned in high school might be proven wrong as AI rewrites human knowledge, translates animal languages, extends longevity, and achieves things we can't even imagine. The Mental Health Tsunami and Loss of Purpose "If we do enter the age of abundance, where AI could do anything that human beings could do and do it better, suddenly the system we have set up — where our purpose is often tied to our income and our job — suddenly, we don't need to work. So what is our purpose?" — Mo Edjlali Mo offers a provocative vision of the future: a world where people might pay for jobs rather than get paid to work. It sounds crazy until you realize it's already happening — people pay $100,000-$200,000 for college just to get a job, politicians spend millions to get elected. If AI handles most work and we enter an age of abundance, jobs won't be about survival or income — they'll be about meaning, identity, and social connection. This creates three major crises Mo sees accelerating: attacks on our focus and attention (technology hijacking our awareness), polarization (forcing black-and-white thinking), and isolation (pushing us toward solo experiences). The mental health tsunami is coming as people struggle to find purpose in a world where AI outperforms them in domain after domain. The jobs will change, the value systems will shift, and those without tools for navigating this transformation will suffer most. When AI Reads Your Mind "Researchers at Duke University had hooked up fMRI brain scanning technology and took that data and fed it into GPT 2. They were able to translate brain signals into written narrative. So the implications are that we could read people's minds using AI." — Mo Edjlali The future Mo describes isn't science fiction — it's already beginning. Three years ago, researchers used early GPT to translate brain signals into written text by scanning people's minds with fMRI and training AI on the patterns. Today, AI knows a lot about heavy users like Mo through chat conversations. Tomorrow, AI will have video input of everything we see, sensory input from our biometrics (pulse, heart rate, health indicators), and potentially direct connection to our minds. This symbiotic relationship is coming whether we're ready or not. Mo demonstrates this with a personal experiment: he asked his AI to tell him about himself, describe his personality, identify his strengths, and most powerfully — reveal his blind spots. The AI's response was outstanding, better than what any human (even his therapist or himself) could have articulated. This is the reality we're moving toward: AI that knows our emotional triggers, blind spots, and patterns better than we do ourselves. Using AI as a Mirror for Self-Discovery "I asked my AI, 'What are my blind spots?' Human beings usually won't always tell you what your blind spots are, they might not see them. A therapist might not exactly see them. But the AI has... I've had the most intimate kind of conversations about everything. And the response was outstanding." — Mo Edjlali Mo's approach to AI is both pragmatic and experimental. He uses it extensively — at the level of teenagers and early college students who are on it all the time. But rather than just using AI as a tool, he treats it as a mirror for understanding himself. Asking AI to identify your blind spots is a powerful exercise because AI has observed all your conversations, patterns, and tendencies without the human limitations of forgetfulness or social politeness. Vasco shares a similar experience using AI as a therapy companion — not replacing his human therapist, but preparing for sessions and processing afterward. This reveals an essential truth: most of us don't understand ourselves that well. We're blind navigators using an increasingly powerful tool. The question isn't whether AI will know us better than we know ourselves — that's already happening. The question is how we use that knowledge wisely. The Danger of AI Hijacking Our Agency "There's this real danger. I saw that South Park episode about ChatGPT where his wife is like, 'Come on, put the AI down, talk to me,' and he's got this crazy business idea, and the AI keeps encouraging him along. It's a point where he's relying way too heavily on the AI and making really poor decisions." — Mo Edjlali Not all AI use is beneficial. Mo candidly admits his own mistakes — sometimes leaning into AI feedback over his actual users' feedback for his Meditate Together app because "I like what the AI is saying." This mirrors the South Park episode's warning about AI dependency, where the character's AI encourages increasingly poor decisions while his relationships suffer. Social media demonstrates this danger at scale: AI algorithms tuned to steal our attention and hijack our agency, preventing us from thinking about what truly matters — relationships and human connection. Mo shares a disturbing story about Zoom bombers disrupting Meditate Together sessions, filming it, posting it on YouTube where it got 90,000 views, with comments thanking the disruptors for "making my day better." Technology created a cannibalistic dynamic where teenagers watched videos of their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers being harassed during meditation. When Mo tried to contact Google, the company's incentive structure prioritized views and revenue over human decency. Technology combined with capitalism creates these dangerous momentum toward monetizing attention at any cost. Remaining Sovereign Over Your Attention "Traditionally, mindfulness does an extraordinary job, if you practice right, to help you regain your agency of your focus and concentration. It takes practice. But reading is now becoming a concentration practice. It's an actual practice." — Mo Edjlali Mo identifies three major symptoms affecting us: attacks on focus/attention, polarization into black-and-white thinking, and isolation. Mindfulness practices directly counter all three — but only if practiced correctly. Training attention, focus, and concentration requires actual practice, not just listening to guided meditations. Mo offers practical strategies: reading as concentration practice (asking "does anyone read anymore?" recognizing that sustained reading now requires deliberate effort), turning off AirPods while jogging or driving to find silence, spending time alone with your thoughts, and recognizing that we were given extraordinary power (smartphones) with zero training on how to be aware of it. Older generations remember having to rewind VHS tapes — forced moments of patience and stillness that no longer exist. We need to deliberately recreate those spaces where we're not constantly consuming entertainment and input. Dialectic Thinking: Beyond Polarization "I saw someone the other day wear a shirt that said, 'I'm perfect the way I am.' That's one-dimensional thinking. Two-dimensional thinking is: you're perfect the way that you are, and you could be a little better." — Mo Edjlali Mo's book OpenMBSR specifically addresses polarization by introducing dialectic thinking — the ability to hold paradoxes and seeming contradictions simultaneously. Social media and algorithms push us toward one-dimensional, black-and-white thinking: good/bad, right/wrong, with me/against me. But reality is far more nuanced. The ability to think "I'm perfect as I am AND I can improve" or "AI is extraordinary AND dangerous" is essential for navigating complexity. This mirrors the tech world's embrace of continuous improvement in Agile — accepting where you are while always pushing for better. Chess players learned this years ago when AI defeated humans — they didn't freak out, they accepted it and adapted. Now AI in chess doesn't just give answers; it helps humans understand how it arrived at those answers. This partnership model, where AI coaches us through complexity rather than simply replacing us, represents the healthiest path forward. Building Community, Not Dependency "When people think to meditate, unfortunately, they think, I have to do this by myself and listen to guided meditation. I'm saying no. Do it in silence. If you listen to guided meditation, listen to guided meditation that teaches you how to meditate in silence. And do it with other people, with intentional community." — Mo Edjlali Mo's OpenMBSR initiative explicitly borrows from the Agile movement's success: grassroots, community-centric, open source, transparent. Rather than creating fiefdoms around cult personalities, he wants mindfulness to spread organically through communities helping communities. This directly counters the isolation trend that technology accelerates. Meditate Together exists specifically to create spaces where people meditate with other human beings around the world, with volunteer hosts holding sessions. The model isn't about dependency on a teacher or platform — it's about building connection and shared practice. This aligns perfectly with how the tech world revolutionized collaborative work through Agile and Scrum: transparent, iterative, valuing individuals and interactions. The question for both mindfulness and AI adoption is whether we'll create systems that empower independence and community, or ones that foster dependency and isolation. Preparing for a World Where AI Outperforms Humans "AI is going to need to kind of coach us and ease us into it, right? There's some really dark, ugly things about ourselves that could be jarring without it being properly shared, exposed, and explained." — Mo Edjlali Looking at his children, Mo wonders what tools they'll need in a world where AI may outperform humans in nearly every domain. The answer isn't trying to compete with AI in calculation, memory, or analysis — that battle is already lost. Instead, the essential human skills become self-awareness, emotional intelligence, dialectic thinking, community building, and maintaining agency over attention and decision-making. AI will need to become a coach, helping humans understand not just answers but how it arrived at those answers. This requires AI development that prioritizes human growth over profit maximization. It also requires humans willing to do the hard work of understanding themselves — confronting blind spots, managing emotional triggers, practicing concentration, and building genuine relationships. The mental health tsunami Mo predicts isn't inevitable if we prepare now by teaching these skills widely, building community-centric systems, and designing AI that empowers rather than replaces human wisdom and connection. About Mo Edjlali Mo Edjlali is a former computer engineer, and also the founder and CEO of Mindful Leader, the world's largest provider of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training. Mo's new book Open MBSR: Reimagining the Future of Mindfulness explores how ancient practices can help us navigate the AI revolution with awareness and resilience. You can learn more about Mo and his work at MindfulLeader.org, check out Meditate Together, and read his articles on AI's Mind-Reading Breakthrough and AI: Not Another Tool, but a New Human Age.
Episode #438: Jonathan Crowley shares his journey as a practitioner and teacher in the Goenka Vipassana tradition, highlighting the conflicts that eventually led him to step away after 35 years of dedication. He describes his gradual disillusionment with the organization's rigidity, particularly its failure to address structural racism in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing—unlike many other spiritual organizations, which undertook meaningful changes. Alongside his wife, Jonathan wrote to the North American Acharyas, advocating for meaningful engagement on racial issues and emphasizing that the teachings of the Buddha support addressing social injustices. Their letter called for transparency, change, and inclusivity, yet received only two responses, one of which was completely dismissive, which further isolated them. Jonathan also questioned the tradition's claim that their Vipassana technique was the only method preserving the “pristine purity” of the Buddha's teachings: a very questionable claim, at best, which he feels fosters an environment resistant to change or critique. The emphasis on purity, combined with a fear of deviation from the prescribed path, discourageseven Senior Teachers from asking questions, voicing doubts or exploring new ideas. Jonathan felt that this rigidity ultimately hindered his spiritual growth. As he experienced deeper states of meditation, he realized the tradition's approach was too narrow, with no space for discussing experiences outside the standard teachings. This further compounded his sense of frustration and alienation. Leaving the tradition was painful for Jonathan, given his respect for Goenka and the community's significance in his life. He struggled with feelings of loss and confusion, recognizing that while the practice had transformed him, the organizational structure was now limiting his growth. Despite this, he maintains a deep appreciation for the tradition and Goenka, acknowledging their role in his spiritual journey while also embracing new paths in Dhamma that align with his continued evolution.“I am wanting to hold this deep reverence, appreciation, gratitude and a deep sense of benefit that I have received from Goenkaji and from the tradition; with a need to speak out and to be critical, and to hope that the organization will become a more open system and invite civil discourse and dialog and conversation and questioning, and not think that that's going to be a threat to the path of Dhamma.”
Zehntausende fahren jedes Jahr in Retreats, um dort nach der Vipassana-Methode zu meditieren. Viele hoffen, dort durch zehn Tage Schweigen mehr über sich und ihre tief vergrabenen Wünsche und Ängste herauszufinden. Für viele klappt das, doch für manche Menschen ist die Meditation zu extrem – und sie kommen nicht erleuchtet, sondern psychisch krank nach Hause. Die BR-Reporterinnen Christiane Hawranek und Katja Paysen-Petersen haben für die neue Staffel des “Seelenfänger” Podcasts “Dark Dhamma” mit Betroffenen gesprochen. In dieser 11KM-Folge erzählt Christiane Hawranek auch, weshalb Experten vor der Teilnahme an solchen Retreats warnen. Hier geht's zur neuen Staffel von “Seelenfänger” von Christiane Hawranek und ihrer Kollegin Katja Paysen-Petersen: https://1.ard.de/seelenfaenger6?cp=11km In dieser früheren 11KM-Folge erzählt uns Christiane die Geschichte von der Yogabewegung Atman. Und ihrem Guru, der Frauen bei “tantrischen Initiationen” missbraucht haben soll. https://1.ard.de/11KM_Tantra_Yoga Diese und viele weitere Folgen von 11KM findet ihr überall da, wo es Podcasts gibt, auch hier in der ARD Audiothek: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/11km-der-tagesschau-podcast/12200383/ An dieser Folge waren beteiligt: Folgenautor: Jonas Helm Mitarbeit: Niklas Münch Host: Elena Kuch Produktion: Christine Frey, Regina Staerke, Laura Picerno, Ruth-Maria Ostermann, Lisa Krumme Planung: Caspar von Au und Hardy Funk Distribution: Kerstin Ammermann Redaktionsleitung: Fumiko Lipp und Nicole Dienemann 11KM: der tagesschau-Podcast wird produziert von BR24 und NDR Info. Die redaktionelle Verantwortung für diese Episode liegt beim NDR.
Dans cet épisode de podcast, je reçois Titouan un entrepreneur qui a monté une boite autour de l'apprentissage du Japon puis 5–6 autres boîtes autour de l'apprentissages des langues en prenant des parts dans plusieurs projets… et qui a dû tout revendu après un quasi burn-out mental.On parle sans filtre de business, de prise de parts, de focus, mais aussi de sens de la vie, de traumas d'enfance et de méditation. C'est à la fois très concret business… et très perso.Au programme de l'épisode- Comment Titoan est passé de multiples échecs à plusieurs boîtes qui cartonnent (Zero to Japan, Korean Hun, etc.).- Les coulisses de Zero to Japan : funnel webinar, ticket à 400–500€, accès à vie, cours avec profs, scaling et lancement express aux États-Unis (30k$ le premier mois).- Prendre des parts dans des boîtes :pourquoi un fondateur accepte de lâcher du capital ;différence entre être freelance “exécutant” et associé stratégique ;comment vendre une vision plutôt qu'un nombre d'heures.- Le piège d'avoir trop de projets en même temps : perte de focus, fatigue cognitive, gestion de 6 boîtes en parallèle, et pourquoi sortir d'un “mauvais deal” est parfois plus simple que d'essayer de le réparer.- Le retour d'expérience sur Entrepreneur du Château : réunir des entrepreneurs dans des maisons, les erreurs de scaling dans l'immobilier, les charges qui explosent, et le moment où tu décides de fermer un projet qui ne te nourrit plus.- Méditation, jeûne et Vipassana : addictions (réseaux, mails, WhatsApp), besoin de validation, craving, et comment 10 jours de silence peuvent retourner ton cerveau… dans le bon sens.Si tu es entrepreneur, que tu penses à prendre des parts dans des boîtes ou que tu te poses des questions sur le sens de ce que tu fais, cet épisode devrait bien te parler.Le linkedIn de Titouan https://www.linkedin.com/in/titouan-raymond/Abonne-toi à ma Newsletter 100% gratuitement https://www.multipreneur.fr/Suis-moi sur Instagram https://www.instagram.com/le.multipreneur
How people sometimes use meditation to avoid intimacy, and how to re-engage relationally while maintaining practice.Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
Ajahn Dhammasiha provides advice to a newcomer to meditation. Although it was his first time visiting Dhammagiri, and only the second attempt in his life to practice formal meditation, he had sat through a full our of guided meditation forehand, and had also joined the almsfood offering earlier in the day. Ajahn Dhammasiha gives a broad outline of the development of the two main aspects of Buddhist meditation:Samatha / Samādhi / 'Concentration' Vipassana / Wisdom / Insight. Ajahn also gives some general encouragement helpful to establish a regular meditation practice.WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#meditation #buddhistmeditation #introtomeditation #samatha #vipassana #insight
Offering listeners a way to live life fully, Trudy Goodman explores how to overcome the brain's negative bias by inclining the mind toward appreciation. Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Trudy Goodman gives a lecture on:The mind's tendency to view things negatively How evolutionary wiring shapes what we notice and what we missA powerful teaching from loved ones at the end of life: do all things with joyRemembering that our heart is inclined toward that which we pay attention toHow micro-moments of mindfulness accumulate into lasting transformationBuilding new neural pathways through steady, repeated practiceLiving fully with both joy and difficulty instead of moving into denialEnsuring that we do not overlook that which will grow our spiritual wealthRealizing that both our feelings about a situation and the situation itself do not really matterWhy the Buddha wanted us to look deeply at our suffering and to question itTaking in the goodness of your very own beingThis recording was originally published on Dharmaseed.About Trudy Goodman:Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats, engages in activism work, and teaches workshops worldwide and online. She is also the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series, The Midnight Gospel. You can learn more about Trudy's flourishing array of wonderful offerings at TrudyGoodman.com“This took me so long to understand in my practice: that what I think about what's happening doesn't matter. Actually, what's happening doesn't even matter. All that matters is do we know it? Can we be with it without being hard on ourselves, shaming ourselves, blaming somebody else? All that matters is our quality of attention to it.” –Trudy GoodmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Defining the nature of Bodhicitta, Joseph Goldstein explains that enlightenment is inevitable when compassion and emptiness coexist.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self.This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein thoughtfully articulates:Bodhicitta: the heart-mind of awakening and working for the benefit of all beingsLiving in the world while still remembering the truth of non-self and impermanenceThe beauty of selflessness embodied through Dipa Ma's life and teachingsRegularly reflecting on impermanence as both a reality check and a spiritual practiceThe nature of the mind as intrinsically empty and naturally radiant Coming out of our mind-drama and entering into the empty luminosity of the present moment Compassionate responsiveness to the needs of othersForgiveness as one of the most profound ways to respond with open-hearted compassionThis talk was originally published on Dharmaseed“This responsiveness is compassion, not as a meditative stance, but rather it is the responsiveness of an open heart, of an open mind. It can show itself, this compassionate responsiveness, in so many different ways. It can manifest very beautifully as forgiveness.” –Joseph Goldstein See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Celebramos 6 años del podcast hablando de descanso real, la experiencia de hacer cosas sola, cómo sostener una visión sin rigidez, rutinas que cultivo emprendiendo, mi relación con la meditación, el uso intencional de la IA, la frustración cuando no logras algo… y lo que viene en 2026.Un episodio que nace de mi experiencia. Experimenta, quédate con lo que te sirva y descarta lo que no.
What qualities define this attachment style (helplessness, etc) and how does this impede on your ability to play and have fun? What's the greater impact on your life? What's the path for healing, and how does play factor into this?
Connecting to the timelessness of the present moment, Gil Fronsdal offers practical steps towards the only source of true happiness: contentment.Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal explores:Seeing the timeless present through photographs Enjoying the preciousness of our limited time here on earth How corporate, capitalist America prefers people who are discontentWhat the Buddha said about the vital importance of contentment How many desires often dissipate on their own if you ride them outThe ways in which desire alienates us from ourselves The embodied quality of contentment and being in touch with ourselvesFreedom in the Buddhist sense: freedom ‘from' rather than freedom ‘to do'Cultivating contentment by valuing it and seeing it as an important part of lifeActivities which encourage contentment versus remaining franticFacing discontentment head-on so that it does not drive us This recording was originally published on Dharmaseed. “Contentment is a falling away of anxiety, restlessness, reaching forward, fear, being fragmented, and disconnected. It is a kind of settling. If we're driven by desires, fears, preoccupations, or fantasies, often our energy, our center of attention, is upwelling in an unhealthy way. As we are contented, we feel the settling down, settling down into the center of gravity.” –Gil Fronsdal About Gil Fronsdal:Gil Fronsdal is the co-teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California; he has been teaching since 1990. He has practiced Zen and Vipassana in the U.S. and Asia since 1975. He was a Theravada monk in Burma in 1985, and in 1989 began training with Jack Kornfield to be a Vipassana teacher. Gil teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he is part of its Teachers Council. Gil was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He currently serves on the SF Zen Center Elders' Council. In 2011 he founded IMC's Insight Retreat Center. He is the author of The Issue at Hand, essays on mindfulness practice; A Monastery Within; a book on the five hindrances called Unhindered; and the translator of The Dhammapada, published by Shambhala Publications. You may listen to Gil's talks on Audio Dharma.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This talk explores the true meaning of chanda — not as craving, but as the neutral, wholesome intention to act. Learn how understanding and observing this “wanting consciousness” in daily life can lead from desire to wisdom. YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships
How does Metta practice support attachment repair? How does this fit within the greater Mettagroup Method approach?Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
Episode #427: Daniel M. Stuart describes his newest work, Insight in Perspective, as the product of decades of scholarship and meditative practice, aimed at practitioners and academics alike. The book, a follow-up to his earlier Emissary of Insight, examines the historical and cultural formation of the S. N. Goenka Vipassana lineage. He says it began as a short academic critique, but grew into a comprehensive study seeking to bridge lived religious experience and historical analysis. Stuart situates his work partly in dialogue with Eric Braun's The Birth of Insight, which links modern Vipassana to “Buddhist modernism,” a rationalized response to colonialism and ongoing Western influence. While acknowledging the general acceptance of Braun's influence, Stuart contends that this model is too narrow, overlooking the hybrid, lay-based traditions that complicate the monastic-centered story. Figures such as U Ba Khin and Goenka, he argues, cannot be reduced to the rational and secular; their teachings blend the scientific, the mystical, and the cosmological. Stuart identifies a central tension between scholarly critique and devotional participation, describing the scholar-practitioner's task as being willing “to complicate things” with remaining loyal to the tradition. But it's not easy uncovering all the threads of this complex story. For example, he notes that many witnesses to early Goenka history have remained silent, while other informants, such as Friedgard Lottermoser, only shared guardedly, out of a wish to protect what they saw as esoteric knowledge. Stuart challenges Western scholars like Braun for “thinning out” the richness of Burmese Buddhism by forcing it into modernist categories, which also results in erasure. He emphasizes that elements like spirit consultation, protective rituals, and supernormal powers are not anomalies but continuations of Burmese cosmology, and still exist today in many “modern” mindfulness traditions. While Goenka's public-facing dialog emphasizes the rational and secular nature of the practice, meditation hall arrangements, and the playing of protective chants such as the Patthāna, at Goenka centers, reveal a much more rich and complex reality. For Stuart, modernization in this context means reorganization, not disenchantment. The global Vipassana movement, he concludes, was not born of one or two events, but emerged through an evolving genealogy, one that joins textual scholarship, colonial encounters, lay experimentation, and enduring cosmological belief into a single, multifaceted birth of insight.
In this episode, we continue exploring rootless consciousness—states of awareness that arise without mental roots of greed, hatred, or delusion. Building on Part One, we dive deeper into the 18 types of rootless consciousness, grouped as unwholesome, wholesome, and functional. Each is shaped by three factors: its nature, feeling (pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral), and kind of consciousness.Through vivid explanations, this talk shows how our sensory experiences—seeing, hearing, touching, and thinking—reflect past karma, and how neutral or pleasant feelings arise from these subtle mental processes. It also examines rare forms of consciousness unique to enlightened beings, such as the smile-producing consciousness of the Buddha and arahants.Tune in to gain a clearer understanding of how consciousness functions beneath the surface of everyday awareness, bridging theory and meditative insight on the path toward liberation.YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships
This episode explores the Buddhist concept of bhavaṅga, or the “life continuum” — the stream of consciousness that connects one moment to the next, and even one life to another. It explains how our unique personalities at birth may arise from past lives, carried through this subtle flow of awareness.We also look at how consciousness operates between wakefulness and deep sleep, and how every perception — seeing, hearing, thinking — unfolds through a rapid series of thought moments. Using the vivid “falling mango” analogy, we uncover how these moments shape our experiences and generate karma. Tune in to understand how the mind's hidden processes influence who we are and the path our lives take.YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships
Responding to a variety of dharma questions on meditation, effort, and impermanence, Joseph Goldstein explores the mystery of consciousness.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best selfThis week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein responds to questions on:The benefits of doing walking meditation versus traditional seated meditationCutting through our conceptual overlay and simply having raw experiencesPassive voice construction: removing the self as subject when narrating the world around usChanging “let it go” to “let it be” when we are struggling to let goBeing in the flow of changing experiences, the natural arising and passing away of all thingsThe fine line of wholesome energy/effort versus striving and strugglingRealizing the emptiness of thoughts and the suffering they bring to usThe first experience of nirvana, ‘the zero', and uprooting the view of selfThis talk was originally published on Dharmaseed“This is the mystery of consciousness. There's nothing there tangible to find; no color, no form, it can't be found. Yet, the knowing is happening. It's this union of emptiness and knowing.” –Joseph GoldsteinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Why attachment wounds heal best in safe relational contexts (mentorship, IPF, romantic, community), not in isolation and how it plays out. Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
This talk describes to how past karma patterns present experience—and how mindful attention stops old patterns from creating new ones. We explore the meaning of rootless consciousness (ahituka) in Buddhist teaching — the states of mind that arise without the “roots” of greed, hatred, or delusion, but also without the wholesome roots of generosity or wisdom. These moments of awareness don't create new karma; instead, they're the results of our past actions unfolding in the present. These moments are the ripened results of past actions—brief flashes of awareness that don't create new karma. Think of them as memories of past deeds showing up in the present, coloring how things feel and happen.We'll sketch the simple map: there are 18 rootless states in three groups—unwholesome resultants, wholesome resultants, and a small set of functional states that simply do their job and leave no trace. You'll also hear why enlightened minds (the Buddha and arahants) experience some of these functional states without creating new karma. Tune in to learn how recognizing these subtle moments can free you from repeating old patterns and support mindful practice.Notice the moments that only echo the past—so you don't keep replaying them.YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships
Fiorenza Palmerio Gancia"Il terzo luogo"Il mio educatore Gabriele D'AnnunzioNino Aragno Editorewww.ninoaragnoeditore.itIl Terzo Luogo è quel luogo, al di là dello spazio e del tempo, che custodiamo dentro di noi e che sperimentiamo quando, abbandonando il nostro ego, ci connettiamo con qualcosa di più grande che possiamo definire come il divino, la coscienza illimitata, Dio, il Brahman delle Upanishad, il nostro Sé superiore. Quando accediamo a questo spazio, luogo di salvezza e di guarigione, affrontiamo meglio le difficoltà della vita e troviamo una bussola che ci guida saggiamente nel nostro cammino.Fiorenza Palmerio Gancia , laureata in lingue e letterature straniere e moderne, vive e lavora a Torino nel campo dei gioielli e delle pietre preziose. È appassionata di Gabriele d'Annunzio. Partendo da Gabriele d'Annunzio come maestro di vita, amante della bellezza, della natura, della poesia, dell'arte e degli antichi testi indiani, Fiorenza Palmerio Gancia in un momento difficile della sua vita, dopo aver perso la sua adorata sorella Alessia, ritrova la forza nelle poesie del poeta, nei disegni e nei dipinti di Leonardo da Vinci, tra le pagine eterne della Divina Commedia e delle antiche Upanishad fino ad arrivare ai simboli contemporanei creati da Michelangelo Pistoletto. Quando raggiungiamo questo stato di elevata coscienza, quello che Dante avrebbe definito con il termine “Trasumanar”, sviluppiamo un'intelligenza spirituale, o creativa, quell'unione tra mente e cuore, che rappresenta il massimo grado di intelligenza che l'uomo possa raggiungere e che oggi più che mai ha il compito di preservare.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
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How do different Attachment strategies go about getting their needs met?Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
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Dans ce 44ème épisode d'Aventure Épique, j'ai le plaisir de recevoir Steven Le Hyaric pour la deuxième fois (après l'épisode 5 consacré à la Silk Road Race), quelques semaines seulement après l'accomplissement de son projet le plus ambitieux : Bistarai.Bistarai, « très lentement » en népalais, c'est l'histoire d'une odyssée de 13 000 kilomètres à vélo entre Paris et le camp de base du Manaslu au Népal, suivie de l'ascension de ce géant de 8 163 mètres d'altitude, 8ème sommet du monde. 100 jours d'aventure, de juin à septembre 2025, entièrement en autonomie et sans assistance motorisée – une approche qui défie les standards de l'aventure moderne.Ancien cycliste élite, Steven a connu le burn-out du haut niveau en 2011 avant de tout plaquer pour se réinventer. C'est au Népal, en 2017, lors d'une retraite Vipassana et de 120 jours d'immersion auprès des populations locales, qu'il fait le choix le plus important de sa vie : celui d'être heureux.Depuis, il enchaîne les projets hors norme : Great Himalayan Trail (2018), Paris-Dakar à vélo en 20 jours (2019), record pulvérisé du NorthCape 4000 en 10 jours (2021), ou encore la création des GravelMan Series.Dans cet épisode, Steven revient sur la genèse du projet, les défis logistiques qui lui sont associés et le parcours réel, bien loin du plan initial :Le tournant majeur en Turquie : apprendre le bombardement de Téhéran sous 45°C dans une station-essenceLes 10 jours d'attente à Tbilissi (Géorgie) pour obtenir un visa russe et réorganiser entièrement l'itinéraireLa traversée surprise de la Russie et du Daghestan, avec des rencontres humaines inattendues et chaleureusesL'Afghanistan : l'épreuve la plus difficile émotionnellement, avec des contrôles aux checkpoints tous les 15-25 km, une convocation par les autorités talibanesLe Pakistan et la frontière indo-pakistanaise fermée, qui force Steven à prendre l'avion – une « entorse » douloureuse au projet initialL'Inde, traversée sans plaisir, puis enfin le Népal tant rêvéL'approche du Manaslu : arrivé au camp de base exactement 100 jours après son départ de Paris, Steven pousse son vélo jusqu'à 5000 mètres dans un geste symbolique. Mais des problèmes respiratoires et une fatigue intense le rattrapent.L'ascension finale : 10 jours d'acclimatation, puis 16 heures d'ascension depuis le dernier camp. Face aux conseils médicaux, Steven prend la décision critique d'utiliser de l'oxygène à partir de 7000 mètres. Le 23 septembre 2025, il atteint le sommet à 8 163 mètres.Un épisode intense, sincère et bouleversant, où Steven ne cache rien : ni les moments de grâce, ni les doutes, ni les zones grises de l'aventure moderne.Photo : Baptiste GoussetCet épisode d'Aventure Epique a été réalisé en collaboration avec Škoda.***Aventure Epique c'est le podcast qui vous fait vivre dans chaque épisode une aventure en pleine nature hors du commun.Explorateur illustre, sportif renommé ou encore simple amateur, aventurier du quotidien, Aventure Epique est une plongée en apnée le temps d'une aventure qui va vous tenir en haleine, vous émouvoir et vous inspirer.Aventure Épique c'est un nouvel épisode un jeudi sur 2, et le mardi qui précède un extrait de l'épisode à venir, pour bien démarrer la semaine ensemble. Si vous souhaitez suivre notre actualité au jour le jour, et découvrir les coulisses du podcast, rendez-vous dès maintenant sur notre compte Instagram @aventureepique.podcastAventure Epique, des aventures en plein air, à couper le souffle.Un podcast imaginé et animé par Guillaume Lalu et produit par Sportcast Studios Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Dans ce 44ème épisode d'Aventure Épique, j'ai le plaisir de recevoir Steven Le Hyaric pour la deuxième fois (après l'épisode 5 consacré à la Silk Road Race), quelques semaines seulement après l'accomplissement de son projet le plus ambitieux : Bistarai.Bistarai, « très lentement » en népalais, c'est l'histoire d'une odyssée de 13 000 kilomètres à vélo entre Paris et le camp de base du Manaslu au Népal, suivie de l'ascension de ce géant de 8 163 mètres d'altitude, 8ème sommet du monde. 100 jours d'aventure, de juin à septembre 2025, entièrement en autonomie et sans assistance motorisée – une approche qui défie les standards de l'aventure moderne.Ancien cycliste élite, Steven a connu le burn-out du haut niveau en 2011 avant de tout plaquer pour se réinventer. C'est au Népal, en 2017, lors d'une retraite Vipassana et de 120 jours d'immersion auprès des populations locales, qu'il fait le choix le plus important de sa vie : celui d'être heureux.Depuis, il enchaîne les projets hors norme : Great Himalayan Trail (2018), Paris-Dakar à vélo en 20 jours (2019), record pulvérisé du NorthCape 4000 en 10 jours (2021), ou encore la création des GravelMan Series.Dans cet épisode, Steven revient sur la genèse du projet, les défis logistiques qui lui sont associés et le parcours réel, bien loin du plan initial :Le tournant majeur en Turquie : apprendre le bombardement de Téhéran sous 45°C dans une station-essenceLes 10 jours d'attente à Tbilissi (Géorgie) pour obtenir un visa russe et réorganiser entièrement l'itinéraireLa traversée surprise de la Russie et du Daghestan, avec des rencontres humaines inattendues et chaleureusesL'Afghanistan : l'épreuve la plus difficile émotionnellement, avec des contrôles aux checkpoints tous les 15-25 km, une convocation par les autorités talibanesLe Pakistan et la frontière indo-pakistanaise fermée, qui force Steven à prendre l'avion – une « entorse » douloureuse au projet initialL'Inde, traversée sans plaisir, puis enfin le Népal tant rêvéL'approche du Manaslu : arrivé au camp de base exactement 100 jours après son départ de Paris, Steven pousse son vélo jusqu'à 5000 mètres dans un geste symbolique. Mais des problèmes respiratoires et une fatigue intense le rattrapent.L'ascension finale : 10 jours d'acclimatation, puis 16 heures d'ascension depuis le dernier camp. Face aux conseils médicaux, Steven prend la décision critique d'utiliser de l'oxygène à partir de 7000 mètres. Le 23 septembre 2025, il atteint le sommet à 8 163 mètres.Un épisode intense, sincère et bouleversant, où Steven ne cache rien : ni les moments de grâce, ni les doutes, ni les zones grises de l'aventure moderne.Episode intégral disponible le jeudi 23 octobre.Photo : Baptiste GoussetCet épisode d'Aventure Epique a été réalisé en collaboration avec Škoda.***Aventure Epique c'est le podcast qui vous fait vivre dans chaque épisode une aventure en pleine nature hors du commun.Explorateur illustre, sportif renommé ou encore simple amateur, aventurier du quotidien, Aventure Epique est une plongée en apnée le temps d'une aventure qui va vous tenir en haleine, vous émouvoir et vous inspirer.Aventure Épique c'est un nouvel épisode un jeudi sur 2, et le mardi qui précède un extrait de l'épisode à venir, pour bien démarrer la semaine ensemble. Si vous souhaitez suivre notre actualité au jour le jour, et découvrir les coulisses du podcast, rendez-vous dès maintenant sur notre compte Instagram @aventureepique.podcastAventure Epique, des aventures en plein air, à couper le souffle.Un podcast imaginé et animé par Guillaume Lalu et produit par Sportcast Studios Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
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In Part 2 of our foundational skills of healing, energy work and meditation series we welcome healer and teacher Santosha. Santosha is a healer, mystic, meditation teacher, emotion code practitioner, reiki master and traveling ascetic who is currently entering the newest chapter in her spiritual journey as an Omarei renunciate. Santosha and Andrea discuss healing modalities and techniques, beginner meditation techniques , Vipassana vs. Samatha meditation, the core practice of reiki, the power of laughter as a spiritual practice, self-care, Santosha's life journey as a mystic and her life's dedication to the goal of bringing in new earth energy and healing the planet by raising our own energy vibration one heart at a time. We close the episode with a short guided meditation that we recommend our listeners only participate in at home and not while driving or working.You can find Santosha's website at https://healingtheplanetfromwithin.com/Her Omarei substack at https://omareisadhika.substack.com/And her youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@healingtheplanetfromwithin
Living in Harmony with Earth: Robin Greenfield's Radical Simplicity In this inspiring conversation, Darin sits down with activist, environmentalist, and author Robin Greenfield — a man who has dedicated his life to proving that another way of living is possible. From giving up his cell phone and divesting from banks, to foraging 100% of his own food, Robin's radical experiments in simplicity challenge everything we've been taught about success, comfort, and happiness. Together, they explore how to reclaim sovereignty from destructive systems, find fulfillment in simplicity, and reconnect to the Earth through daily, mindful action. This isn't about perfection — it's about alignment, awareness, and choosing to live your truth, one conscious choice at a time. What You'll Learn 00:00:00 – Robin's awakening: how a six-figure lifestyle turned into a journey of radical change 00:05:00 – The documentaries and books that opened his eyes to global systems of destruction 00:07:00 – How he transformed his life through 100 conscious lifestyle changes — from banking to transportation 00:10:00 – Why “My life is my message” became his mantra, inspired by Gandhi 00:12:00 – Facing ego, societal pressure, and judgment while walking away from the American Dream 00:15:00 – Building resilience through challenge — from biking across the U.S. to living without a phone 00:18:00 – The inner transformation that comes from changing your environment and habits 00:20:00 – How true freedom begins with changing your surroundings and reclaiming your autonomy 00:25:00 – Robin's year of foraging — what it's like to live entirely off wild food 00:29:00 – The wild rice, seaweed, venison, and mushrooms that fuel his journey across America 00:33:00 – Regeneration at scale — why we can restore the planet if we act locally and mindfully 00:36:00 – The power of responsibility: living in alignment with your beliefs and values 00:42:00 – Finding peace and clarity through Vipassana meditation and self-awareness 00:46:00 – Why judgment and “rightness” block change — and how compassion creates true activism 00:50:00 – How foraging reconnects us to our senses and the intelligence of the natural world 00:54:00 – Robin and Darin's plan for a 2026 California foraging school collaboration Thank You to Our Sponsors Bite Toothpaste Bits — Ditch the plastic tubes. Try Bite today for 20% off with code DARIN20 at trybite.com/darin20. Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ or use code DARIN20 for 20% off your order. Find More from Robin Greenfield Website: robingreenfield.org Instagram: @robjgreenfield YouTube: Robin Greenfield Learn more about his foraging journey: robingreenfield.org/foraging Find More from Darin Olien: Instagram: @darinolien Podcast: SuperLife Podcast Website: superlife.com Book: Fatal Conveniences Key Takeaway “When we stop trying to fix the world and start fixing our relationship with it, everything changes. True activism begins the moment we take responsibility for how we live, breathe, eat, and love.”
We continue our series on Abandonment Terror and focus on Disorganized People experience it. Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
Vipassana teacher Trudy Goodman explores how trusting in the dharma and in ourselves leads to a more peaceful, present life.Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Trudy Goodman gives a lecture on:The dharma as our reliable refuge Trusting the simple process of being aliveOffering metta (loving-kindness) to ourselves and othersPracticing mudita, aka, taking joy in the joy of othersHow the principle of sila (ethical conduct) protected the Buddha from his demonsWhat to do when we are swayed by temptation Concerning ourselves only with what our minds are doing in this very minuteLiving in the way instead of worrying about a resultMaking each thing we do the most important thing in the worldUsing our karma instead of being used by itThis recording was originally published on Dharmaseed.About Trudy Goodman:Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats, engages in activism work, and teaches workshops worldwide and online. She is also the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series, The Midnight Gospel. You can learn more about Trudy's flourishing array of wonderful offerings at TrudyGoodman.com “Trust yourself then, to this simple process of being alive, letting go of all elaborations and returning to the body, the breath, step by step, moment by moment, just returning to this simple basic fundamental fact of our own aliveness—our embodied being.” –Trudy GoodmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Illuminating different ways to free the mind, Joseph Goldstein integrates relative and ultimate truth, revealing the emptiness of thoughts.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best selfThis time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein discussesIntegrating the elements of both relative and ultimate truth in our livesThe natural compassion that emerges when we let go of self-identificationWhy our perception of reality isn't always reliable or accurateOur attachment to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant Considering if the mind can remain unafflicted while the body is sufferingShifting awareness from what we want to how the wanting mind feelsOur capability to train the mind in a way that leads to greater freedomLetting thoughts arise without interference or judgment Developing nonreactivity through seeing how quickly thoughts arise and passRealizing that the past and future are only constructs of the mindThis talk was originally published on Dharmaseed“Our only experience of the past and future is as a thought in the mind. This is tremendously liberating to see because most of us carry the concepts of the past and future as a huge burden in our lives. All the worries, anxieties, hopes, fears—all of those are arising because we're not seeing that they're just concepts.” –Joseph Goldstein See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We continue our series on Abandonment Terror and focus on Preoccupied People experience it. Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
Enjoy a unique, Vipassana-inspired drawing meditation that will help you connect mindfulness with creative flow. Shift your focus to the act of drawing, using the sensory experience of the tool on paper, the movement of your hand, and the arising of thoughts and sensations as anchors for insight meditation. This simple exercise is perfect for artists, beginners, or anyone seeking stress relief and a deeper understanding of impermanence. It will help you cultivate non-judgmental awareness, find inner peace, and calm the anxiety that often accompanies creative work. New to Vipassana? This is an ancient Buddhist meditation technique focused on seeing reality as it truly is by cultivating continuous, non-judgmental awareness of the changing physical sensations and mental processes occurring in the present moment. I've added a twist here by incorporating a drawing exercise (instead of closed eyes).Written and narrated by Jayme Allen. You can watch the video that accompanies this meditation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_624tRk9N4o?si=P61YMVmHNEVEdtkERequest a Meditation Topic via Text Message!Find my art meditations and more on YouTube! Link to CREATE & MEDITATE WITH JAYME
What if the sanctuary you're looking for is one you build with your own two hands?In this episode, I sit with Michael Dellios, artist, builder, and co-founder of Sip Saunas. From growing up on job sites with his father to becoming a lifelong entrepreneur, Michael shares how following his curiosity led him from advertising to furniture-making to creating spaces that restore health, connection, and presence.We dive into sauna culture, rituals that quiet the mind, and why creating sacred spaces—whether it's a chair, a mug, or a sauna—can transform the way we live.This is a conversation about creativity, resilience, trusting your gut, and building not just structures, but experiences that last for generations.Timestamps:00:00 – Who is Michael Dellios? A beautifully imperfect human02:00 – The peace of building with your hands04:00 – Growing up with a builder father and learning artistry through design05:30 – The entrepreneurial journey: from grass-cutting to marketing to music to furniture07:00 – Feeling unfulfilled and searching for deeper meaning in work09:00 – The pivot: from psychotherapy dreams to building saunas11:00 – The first sauna project and the impact it had on community14:00 – Trusting your gut and finding clarity in silence18:00 – Building the first SIP sauna and commitment to sustainable materials22:00 – Saunas as ancestral sanctuaries: slowing down and reconnecting26:00 – Rituals with Lisa: breathwork, stretching, and sacred boundaries29:00 – Morning routines that rebaptize the mind daily31:00 – Handling anxiety, doubt, and the practice of dots forming a line36:00 – Practical advice for buying or building a sauna40:00 – The importance of testing saunas before investing42:00 – Creating sacred spaces beyond the sauna: chairs, mugs, and rituals44:00 – Vipassana, plant medicine, and new edges in mental fitness46:00 – The joy in everyday rituals and final reflections ****Release details for the NEW BOOK. Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️*Special props
On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Aanya explores how high performers can stop guessing about their health and start listening with precision. Guest Tata Rarin—the “world's only health detective”—blends engineering logic, energy work, and bioenergetic testing to translate body signals into clear action. We cover practical self-awareness tools (Vipassana basics, body scanning, breath focus, single-word anchors like “knowing”), how to use data without losing intuition, and why self-awareness is a performance tool—not a soft skill. If you're chasing goals and flirting with burnout, this episode shows how to turn awareness into a measurable advantage. About the Guest : Tata Rarin helps founders and high achievers decode health and performance by combining bioenergetic testing, digital muscle testing, and mindfulness practices (including 12+ years of Vipassana). Her approach turns subtle body cues into decisions that improve sleep, stress, focus, and strategic execution. Key Takeaways: Self-awareness is a performance lever—it improves choices, negotiations, and recovery, reducing avoidable mistakes. Start simple: choose a single anchor word (e.g., “knowing”), repeat for 10–20 seconds to re-center during busy days. Use breath awareness (anapanasati) and brief body scans to detect early signs of imbalance before they escalate. For beginners, body sensations are easier to observe than thoughts; build the skill daily in short reps. Pair metrics (sleep, HRV, activity trackers) with felt experience; numbers reveal blind spots high achievers often miss. Morning routine tip: listen to a short, positive audio before messages or meetings to set focus and reduce reactivity. Continuous observation creates choice under pressure—notice bias, adjust state, then act. Awareness practices support business outcomes: clearer thinking, fewer errors, better energy allocation. Reframe “listening” from passive to strategic—it's how you prevent burnout and sustain output. Build the habit: small, daily reps (>21 days) make self-awareness automatic in high-stakes moments. Medical Disclaimer:This conversation is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical advice. It is not a substitute for diagnosis, treatment, or professional guidance from a qualified healthcare provider. Do not start, stop, or change any medication, diet, exercise, or supplement based on this episode without consulting your physician or licensed healthcare professional—especially if you are pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition, or are taking prescriptions.Any references to practices such as meditation, breathwork, bioenergetic/digital muscle testing, trackers, or apps reflect personal experiences and opinions; they do not replace evidence-based medical care. Healthy Mind, Healthy Life and Healthy Mind By Avik™ do not endorse specific products, services, or claims mentioned by guests. If you believe you may be experiencing a medical emergency, call your local emergency number immediately. How to Connect with the Guest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatararin Facebook Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame, or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country, or profession mentioned. All third-party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer. Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty—storyteller, survivor, wellness advocate—this channel shares powerful podcasts and soul-nurturing conversations on: • Mental Health & Emotional Well-being• Mindfulness & Spiritual Growth• Holistic Healing & Conscious Living• Trauma Recovery & Self-Empowerment With over 4,400+ episodes and 168.4K+ global listeners, join us as we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.
What is this common phenomenon? How does each attachment strategy orient toward abandonment terror? How should you approach overcoming it, based on your attachment strategy? Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
George addresses how attachment styles shape how we relate to spiritual teachers, mentors, and even the “Self”—a nuanced look at attachment in dharma contexts.Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
Buddhist teacher Gil Fronsdal explores the concept of the deathless and examines ways to experience life without clinging to impermanent things.Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode of the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil discusses:What the Buddha said about attaining the deathlessSeeking after things that are eternal rather than prone to aging and impermanence Three forms of clinging/craving that lead us to suffering: beliefs, becoming, and sensual pleasureConsidering if there is a ‘you' beyond thoughtLetting go of our attachments to conceptsHow a fixation on ‘becoming somebody' prevents us from being Avoidance of the reality of suffering due to personal discomfort Developing mindfulness over time and having compassion for ourselves when we notice graspingThe timeless present and the end of separationAttentiveness as the path to the deathless The American notion of freedom versus the Eastern notion of liberationThe ultimate goal of Buddhism: to be open-handed, to have a mind without graspingAbout Gil Fronsdal:Gil Fronsdal is the co-teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California; he has been teaching since 1990. He has practiced Zen and Vipassana in the U.S. and Asia since 1975. He was a Theravada monk in Burma in 1985, and in 1989 began training with Jack Kornfield to be a Vipassana teacher. Gil teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he is part of its Teachers Council. Gil was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He currently serves on the SF Zen Center Elders' Council. In 2011 he founded IMC's Insight Retreat Center. He is the author of The Issue at Hand, essays on mindfulness practice; A Monastery Within; a book on the five hindrances called Unhindered; and the translator of The Dhammapada, published by Shambhala Publications. You may listen to Gil's talks on Audio Dharma.This recording was originally published on Dharmaseed.org“The deathless is a synonym for Nirvana, for enlightenment, the great peace, the great happiness, for that which is unconditioned, the unborn, the ultimate security, the ultimate safety.” – Gil Fronsdal See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In part 2 of this Q&A session, Joseph Goldstein explores how to reach equanimity through investigating our mental states, recognizing when to let go, and approaching suffering skillfully.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best selfIn this episode, Joseph Goldstein offers his perspective on:Letting go of obsessive thoughts through insight and investigationHow the seven factors of enlightenment work together to support awakeningKnowing when to let go and when to investigate experiences for deeper wisdomStaying open to emotions while avoiding unskillful reactivitySocial activism on the Buddhist path and engaging with the world in a skillful wayFinding inner balance in the midst of turmoil, conflict, and sufferingMaintaining a deep historical perspective on the rise and fall of all civilizations Remembering how small our concerns are in the face of the stars and the vastness of all thingsHow equanimity enables us to be peaceful, to connect with suffering, and to offer compassion Considering if we can approach daily life with a motivation to help others and the worldGoing into the depths of non-self and allowing our life to be a representation of compassionate actionThis talk was recorded at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center and distributed by Dharma Seed “In the midst of everything that's going on, to come back to some greater place of equanimity, one way is just a deep historical perspective on things. This stuff has been going on forever. It's not new to this time. It's just part of the long historical unfolding and is inevitable. It's not an aberration, this has been happening, always.” – Joseph GoldsteinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We focus on the complex and painful inner conflict of disorganized attachment—wanting closeness but fearing it—and how mindfulness can support regulation.Looking to dive deeper into your own attachment journey? Join our Meditation x Attachment Level One online course beginning on September 13th. Sign up at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment-level-one .Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation' by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.
"We understand each other, and we are saying we share the same humanity." In this episode, Drew sits down just outside Shanghai with Rao Rao, Hoffman China teacher trainee, co-founder and CEO of the Hoffman China Center, and seasoned business leader. In June of 2024, life pushed Rao Rao in the direction of Hoffman. She'd been doing healing work after a series of events that caused her to turn inward. Already immersed in the world of Vipassana meditation when she came to the Process, she was determined to end her suffering and felt that would happen if she could get to the ego-less state. But at her Process, her teacher told her she needed to be messier. That she needed to let herself grow, to speak up for herself, to do what she wants rather than what she thinks she should do. This was the beginning of her big internal transformation. Listen in to hear the beautiful, embodied stories of this transformational shift, including a moment with a hawk while seated on Guardian Rock at the Petaluma retreat site. This is exciting news about the establishment of the first Hoffman Process center in China. Rao Rao describes why there is a great need for Hoffman in China at this time. She shares that we are all the same in our capacity to feel and be present in our hearts. More about Rao Rao: Rao Rao holds an M.Sc. in Management Research from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She also holds master's and bachelor's degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University. She is the co-founder and CEO of the Hoffman China Center and a Hoffman teacher trainee. She is a seasoned business leader with nearly two decades of experience in consulting, marketing, strategy, and operations across industries such as consumer goods, TMT, and internet ventures. Driven by her passion for human consciousness and organizational transformation, she transitioned from corporate leadership in 2022 to pursue this mission. Since April 2024, she has served as a consultant for Evolve Foundation Fund and has spearheaded the launch of the Hoffman Process in China. Rao Rao resides in Shanghai with her husband, Yuekui, their two daughters, Yaoyao and Nannan, and their golden hamster, Xiaobai. Listen on Apple Podcasts As mentioned in this episode: About Bo Shao: Bo Shao is a successful serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist. In 2018, he stepped away from all commercial activities to devote himself entirely to philanthropy. Bo invested his own money to start the Evolve Foundation. Evolve aims to increase the happiness of the entire society and raise the consciousness level of humanity. Hoffman teachers: Raz Ingrasci - Listen to Raz on the Hoffman Podcast: Husband, Father, Son Volker Krohn - Listen to Volker on the Hoffman Podcast: Re-Initiated Into the Family of Humanity Caroline Guan - General Manager for Evolve Institute in China More on the research done on the Hoffman Process Vipassana meditation and retreat Ego death "The way out is through." (From the Hoffman Process Integration Manual) Guardian Rock, photo by Drew Horning Guardian Rock Hoffman Process Retreat Center, Petaluma, California Guardian Rock can be accessed by following a hiking trail up one of the hills on the site. It overlooks a stunning valley. Petaluma's name originates from the Miwok village of Péta Lúuma, located on the banks of the Petaluma River. read more... Eagles in Petaluma, California - Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles.
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In part 1 of this Q&A session, Joseph Goldstein gives Buddhist-flavored insight on accepting impermanence, developing our practice, and loving selflessly.In this episode, Joseph Goldstein offers his perspective on:The path from accepting impermanence to happinessLetting go of clinging and becoming attuned to the truth of changeThe stages we go through in Vipassana meditation practice Understanding meditation experiences—why difficult moments don't mean a “bad” practiceHow developing a regular practice helps us approach life more equanimously Feeling the whole mind-body process within practice and how this helps us let go of our sense of self Walking meditation as an effective tool for immediate selflessnessThe challenge of engaging with the world without getting lost in itSeeing the clear possibility of loving without attachment and with pure generosity of the heart“On a conceptual level, being afraid of impermanence is like being afraid of gravity. It's the way things are. The more we can see that and open to it, we get over that conditioned fear and we're just in the experience and the acceptance of the flow. It's actually quite easeful.” – Joseph GoldsteinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.