Willpower in Awakening

Finding Relaxed Alertness

Is It Prideful to Own Our Accomplishments?

The Misperception of Pride

Portal to the Awakened State

What Really Matters

The Key to Being Present

The Illusion of Ego

Self Observation is the Key

Being Comfortable with Not Knowing

While exploring my local woodland during Winter Storm Bobby on 1/29/2022, I noticed a particularly loud and frequent creaking and popping coming from a large, dual-trunked yellow popular, Liriodendron tulipifera.

Upon further inspection, I found the popular was hollow and had a large, vertical crack running about 25' up the trunk. 

I setup my SASS microphone directly in front of the cavity and recorded for about an hour.

Unfortunately, a snow blower polluted most of the recording but I was able to capture about 20 minutes of pure tree creaks and pops! This recording is an excerpt from that longer file.

I plan to revisit this tree during every major wind storm with the hope of capturing the moment that it gives way and returns to the forest floor...stay tuned :)

Thanks for listening ♫

Tree Creaks Inside a Yellow Popular

Healing Waves: Relaxing Music with Waves for Peaceful Sleep, Self-Hypnosis Treatment, Drifting to Sleep, Stress Relief While Sleeping and Nervous System Regeneration

Ocean of Tranquility (feat. Soothing Chill Out for Insomnia)

Asian Thriller

Descent into the Catacombs

This dharma talk centers around teachings from The Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta which is a story about the last year of the Buddha's life. 

This text has two main themes: 

1. The Buddha wanted to leave his teachings as guidance for his followers to empower them.
2. The Buddha wanted to encourage his followers to foster wise relationships to one another in the spiritual community and to the world.


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The Buddha's Last Teachings Dharma Talk—Jack Kornfield

In the montane rainforests of Madagascar, wildlife tends to be quiet. The soundscapes are sparse and their beauty lies in tiny detail. Long version at https://youtu.be/27KD-zP1_G8

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The Misperception of Pride

Eckhart Tolle

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