In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay practitioner and journalist Jo Confino, are joined by special guest, entrepreneur and author Lindsay Levin, to discuss wise leadership and new ways of creating change and harmony in turbulent times. 

“Serial entrepreneur” Lindsay Levin founded Leaders’ Quest in 2001 as her “last startup”, to help leaders and companies align profit with purpose. Her work explores collective humanity through vulnerability and listening. She also launched the Leaders’ Quest Foundation to build leadership capacity in grassroots communities. 
Her passion for finding common ground between diverse perspectives and opposing voices prompted her to co-lead the launch of the alliance Future Stewards, after the Paris Climate Agreement. Her book, Invisible Giants: Changing the World One Step at a Time (2013), is a celebration of the everyday heroes who have inspired her to ask tough questions, and to strive to be the change she wants to see in the world.

Together, all three also talk about: the balance between urgency and patience; purpose; polarisation; and becoming agents of change. And: at a planetary level, how do we know when to slow down and when to speed up? 

Lindsay Levin further shares her relationship with the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community, and about: working with leaders; dealing with competing interests and egos; spiritual values in the business world; self-awareness; tolerance in the climate movement; listening to others’ lives and widening circles of compassion; responsibility; the gap between cleverness and wisdom; ‘quests’; collective and individual development; planetary well-being; and honouring anger and grief. 

Brother Phap Huu talks about his own experience of dealing with disagreements in the community as abbot of Upper Hamlet, and shares stories about Thich Nhat Hanh as a leader. He also delves into the importance of listening in leadership; applying Buddhist teachings into daily life; bringing together conflicting parties; discriminative mindsets; inclusiveness; adapting to change; avoiding burnout; nourishing compassion; learning to be in stillness; and not postponing ‘simple opportunities’.

Jo shares the story of a company which lost its way after taking the space to create and reflect away from its staff. He delves into the pressure of short-termism; Indigenous insight into decision-making; and being observers of our own selves. And: is time money? 

All three share the simple routines they use to nourish themselves in what they do.

The episode ends with a short meditation on gratefulness, guided by Brother Phap Huu.

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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: 
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ 
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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/
🎙️ Lindsay Levin ➛ https://futurestewards.com/team/lindsay-levin/ 
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛  https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛  https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/?hl=en

Leaders’ Quest ➛ https://leadersquest.org/ 
Future Stewards ➛ https://futurestewards.com/ 
‘Please Call Me by My True Names’ (song and poem) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/please-call-me-by-my-true-names-song-poem/ 
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/ 
Trần dynasty ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_dynasty
Lý dynasty ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BD_dynasty
Sister Chan Khong ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong/ 
The Great Acceleration ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Acceleration 
Moore’s law ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law
The TED Countdown Summit ➛ https://countdown.ted.com/events-in-2021

Wise Leadership | The Way Out Is In podcast | Episode #17

Nim Nim Ma

Boris Grebenshikov; Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors

Vajra Guru mantra

Do you have the discipline to be a free spirit?

With this mixes you have to opportunity for a daily movement practice, to silent your mind and tune in with your natural frequencies.

Transcend through the 5Rhythms
. Flowing .. Staccato .: Chaos :. Lyrical .. Stillness

Each rhythm is interpreted by individuals in a uniquely personal way, opening them to a new sense of freedom and possibility that is both surprising and healing, exhilarating as well as deeply restorative. It is, in essence, “exercise for the right brain.”

When we practice 5Rhythms, we learn to creatively express aggressiveness and vulnerability, emotions and anxieties, edges and ecstasies. It reconnects us to cycles of birth & death and hooks us into humanity and the spirit of all living things. 

5Rhythms transcends dance. The movement is the medicine, the meditation and the metaphor. Through movement we peel back layers, lay masks down, and dance till we disappear…Only to rediscover ourselves through it all.

Find out more about 5 Rhythms Dance Practice
www.5rhythms.com

Feedback appreciated.

If you want to dance with me, you can sign up to my newsletter at www.sikomusic.com

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SIKO - Wolfsfrau 25min (5 Rhythms Daily Practice Mixes)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo

1a: Showing the Luminosity in the Bardo of the Moment before Death

Programme on Swami Vivekananda's birthday at Belur Math on 19 January 2017

07 Flute Recital (Shuddha Sarang) By Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia On Swamiji's Tithipuja 2017

Tracklist:
Ben Lukas Boysen & Sebastian Plano - Winding And Unwinding
Julien Tarride - Paradise Lost
Shigeru Umebayashi - In the Mood for Love
Yann Tiersen - Naval
Brombaer - Soliloquy Original
Julia Kent - Guarding the invitations
Eternall - Brilliance
Aukay - Feather
Jon Hopkins - Immunity
Nils Frahm - Starchild
Max Richter - Infra 8
Aukai - Hidden
Ben Lukas Boysen - Golden Times 1
Aukai - Nightfall
Max Richter - Dream 13 (minus even)
Alex Nickmann - Daydreaming

A STORY

37 Практик Бодхисаттв

Vajrasattva mantra of 100 syllables

oṃ vajrasattva samayam anupālaya vajrasattva tvenopatiṣṭha dṛḍho me bhava sutoṣyo me bhava supoṣyo me bhava anurakto me bhava sarva siddhiṃ me prayaccha sarva karma su ca me cittaṃ śreyaḥ kuru hūṃ ha ha ha ha hoḥ bhagavan sarva tathāgatavajra mā me muñca vajrī bhava mahā samaya sattva aḥ (hūṃ phaṭ)

Vajrasattva Mantra

Kelsang Chuckie Tethong has been described by the Dali Lama as the 'voice of Tibet'. Here is a track off one of several CDs she has recorded. It is from the Tibetan Lama's audio vault.

Kelsang Chuckie Tethong - Kyi Chik Rey 喜是佛誕生 (Tibetan Monks Community Music Vault)

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