Ruth King offers a guided meditation practice from her heart to yours. Ruth is a teacher, author, founder of the Mindful of Race Institute, and featured in the August issue of Mindful magazine as one of the powerful women of the mindfulness movement. In this first episode of 12 Minute Meditation, she invites us to savor stillness and feel deeply into the ways our lives are interconnected. “May we remember that we belong to each other.”

A Meditation on Belonging and Connection with Ruth King

Susan Bauer-Wu shares a guided mindfulness practice to help you cultivate the patience to ride the waves of change. Susan Bauer-Wu, a researcher, scholar, teacher, and trained nurse, turned to meditation to help her develop both a peaceful mind and heart. Now, as president of the Mind &amp; Life Institute, she integrates her scientific and clinical background with the wisdom of mindfulness to better understand the mind and help heal the world in its current divisive state.

Cultivating Inner Balance in the Face of Change with Susan Bauer-Wu

The question asked here was- How to break the conditioning of the mind?

Om Swami says that to break the conditioning, is a process and it’s a painful process. To start with conditioning has to be replaced and a mind in progress needs to be filled with something. He says there is no strength in negating everything but true strength is in being able to look at oneself and see where they are wrong. Om Swami says that if a person is happy with their conditioning then they should be left as they are, as they will not find their happiness elsewhere.
Rapid progress out of conditioning can take place only if a person is ready to open up, and willing to give it a shot and further go through it as far as they are asked to. When thinking, actions, reactions and acceptance changes, it gives a new way to life. This then leads to the transformation of a person completely, says Om Swami.

Listen to the full discourse to get a proper perspective on this beautiful topic.

Timeline:

00:00 Start
00:58 Why is it a painful process to break our conditioning?
01:53 A story about a disciple and his guru.
06:50 What can bring about a revolution in one’s consciousness?
07:53 What is one good way to break conditioning?

Intro and outro animation: Sushree Svadha Om

BREATHE / MEDITATE/ SMILE/ LET GO

More for you on the links below:
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Meditate with Black Lotus - https://www.blacklotus.app/#appStore​
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Want to connect & explore more. Visit: https://os.me​. 
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How to Break the Conditioning of Mind - Om Swami [English]

The first step in the healing process of Trauma and Karma is to create a safe healing space. Recordings from a weekend about trauma-informed Dharma practice.

Karma and Trauma - Guided meditation into a safe place

In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and journalist Jo Confino, talk about the very modern diseases of busyness, overwhelm, and burnout, and how Zen Buddhist practices and Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings can help us regain our balance. 

Brother Phap Huu shares his thoughts on busyness in a monastic environment; coming home to ourselves and learning to stop in the midst of crises; the four elements (the practice, the study, the service, the joy); the noble silence practice in a retreat and becoming one with the silence; learning to stop and listen to ourselves; the practice of deep belly breathing; impermanence. And do you know how the Zen Master himself would face up and deal with overwhelm?

Jo shares his thoughts on the Climate Leaders retreat and makes a case for an “age of community”. He further reflects on allowing vulnerability in our overwhelm and busyness; compassion for ourselves; selfishness and selflessness; simplicity in the practice; guilt.  

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

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🔔 The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living is a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. 🔔

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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/  
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/ 
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/

‘Wake Up Humanity 2022’ retreat ➛ https://plumvillage.org/retreats/info/international-wake-up-retreat-2022/ 
Plum Village Retreats Calendar ➛ https://plumvillage.org/retreats/retreats-calendar/ 
Five Skandhas ➛ https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Five_skandhas 
Dharma Talks: ‘The Five Skandhas of Grasping and Non-Self’​ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-five-skandhas-of-grasping-and-non-self%e2%80%8b-dharma-talk-by-br-phap-lai-2018-06-08/ 
Songs: ‘The 16 Exercises of Mindful Breathing’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/songs/the-16-exercises-of-mindful-breathing/ 
‘Connecting to Our Root Teacher, the Buddha’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/letters/connecting-to-our-root-teacher-a-letter-from-thay-27-sept-2014/
Thay’s Poetry: ‘Please Call Me by My True Names’ (song & poem) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/please-call-me-by-my-true-names-song-poem/ 
‘The Toadskin Hut and Paths of Legend’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/letters/the-toadskin-hut-and-paths-of-legend/

Pathways through Busyness, Overwhelm and Burnout | TWOII podcast | Episode #34

In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and journalist Jo Confino, discuss views and perceptions, and how to move beyond them to find deeper meaning and truth in life.

Together, they provide the context for the Buddhist concept of right view, deconstruct ‘view’ and perceptions, including giving examples. They also share zen stories and practices (such as the Five Mindfulness Trainings - with a special focus on the first three) which can help us let go of views that bring suffering, while embracing the ones that can bring happiness.

Brother Phap Huu explains the Buddhist perception of view and the updated Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings for monastic and lay practitioners. He further discusses fanaticism; “seeing the world beyond our world”; the practice of compassionate listening and deep looking; true communication; freedom of thought and openness to learning; and collective awakening. And what is it about aligning with a particular viewpoint that makes people feel safe and secure? 

Jo delves into the “terror of nothingness”; the sacred nature of things, and the fear of the sacred; the importance of connecting with and understanding our roots; holding more than one truth; and the accumulation of intellectual knowledge.

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

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🔔 The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living is a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. 🔔

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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/  
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/ 
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/

Dharma Talks: ‘The Noble Eightfold Path’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-noble-eightfold-path/
Dharma Talks: ‘The Ground of Right View’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-ground-of-right-view/ 
Sister Chan Khong ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong/ 
The Beginner’s Mind ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshin 
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings ➛ https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-14-mindfulness-trainings/ 
Mahāyāna ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana 
Buddhahood ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhahood 
Leaders’ Quest ➛ https://leadersquest.org/ 
Lindsay Levin ➛ https://leadersquest.org/who-we-are/people/lindsay-levin/ 
Dharma Talks: ‘The Three Doors of Liberation or the Three Dharma Seals’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-three-doors-of-liberation-or-the-three-dharma-seals-sr-chan-duc-italian-retreat-2018-05-04/ 
Old Path White Clouds ➛ https://plumvillage.org/books/old-path-white-clouds-2/ 
Dharma Talks: ‘The Four Immeasurable Minds - The Four Elements of True Love’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-four-immeasurable-minds-the-four-elements-of-true-love-sr-dieu-nghiem-sr-jina-2018-07-26/

Free from Views in a Polarized World | TWOII podcast | Episode #36

In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and journalist Jo Confino, are joined in conversation by Tom Rivett-Carnac. Together, they discuss the power that deep spiritual grounding has to support change in the world, as well as how to bring presence and insight into our daily lives and the global challenges we face; how to cultivate inner peace; and taking steps to make mindfulness a tool for individual and collective awakening. 

Tom Rivett-Carnac is a political strategist, author, and podcaster who has spent more than 20 years working to address the climate and ecological crises. He is also a Founding Partner of Global Optimism, co-presenter of the well-known climate podcast Outrage + Optimism, and co-author of bestselling book The Future We Choose. 

Tom also talks about his early-life experience as a Buddhist monk; spiritual development; coming together without egoic attachment to find collective solutions; and integrating practice and activism.  

Brother Phap Huu talks about practices for collective awakening and how to not lose track of mindfulness in society’s busyness; training for the hard times; communities as support for the practice; touching enlightenment in daily life; finding peace in silence; being the change we want to see; and how Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings can serve people in times of crises.  

Jo delves into the power of presence; letting go of views; and why ‘showing up fully at work’ may not work.

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

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🔔 The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living is a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. 🔔

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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/  
🎙️ Tom Rivett-Carnac ➛ https://www.globaloptimism.com/tom-rivett-carnac 
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/ 
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/

The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist’s Guide to the Climate Crisis ➛ https://www.globaloptimism.com/the-future-we-choose 
S.N. Goenka ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._N._Goenka 
Sagaing, Myanmar/Burma ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagaing 
Christiana Figueres ➛ http://christianafigueres.com/#/ 
The Way Out Is In: ‘The Three Doors of Liberation’ (episode 18) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/podcast/the-three-doors-of-liberation-episode-18/ 
The Way Out Is In: ‘Free from Views in a Polarized World’ (episode 36) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/podcast/free-from-views-in-a-polarized-world-episode-36/ 
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OECD 
Ajahn Chah ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajahn_Chah

Benefitting from a Spiritual Practice: In Conversation with Tom Rivett-Carnac | Episode #37

The Feeling That Something Is Wrong

Does Presence Have an Emotion?

	Unresolved issues from our childhood can often keep us awake at night. That’s when it’s time for Putting Childhood to Rest. Some things can be resolved quickly by changing our focus; some will need a little more time. But we don’t need to lose sleep over them. They are in the past and we have other, more interesting things to focus on now. It’s time now for some well-deserved peace.

Putting Childhood To Rest | Great Sleep Series

The Innerversity 
https://innerversity.secretenergy.com/mastery/

Secret Energy
https://secretenergy.com

Spiritechs
https://spiritechs.com

PhiAqua
https://phiaqua.com

MASTER METAPHYSICS - SEVAN BOMAR SIS EMPOWERMENT RADIO - 10-11-2017

This meditation is intended to assist you in releasing trauma from your central nervous system.

Many empaths, starseeds, or old souls entered into lower frequency or very dark family situations in this lifetime.  The divergence in your frequency versus your primary caregivers can result in an unhealthy attachment.  Attachment trauma alters our baseline for safety and security. This insecurity can leave empaths in constant overload in relationships, your fight or flight kicks in based on memories from the past — even in safe situations.

Even if you experienced a seemingly loving family situation, many old souls carry an inner knowing or remembrance of higher dimensional lifetimes.  You may not perceive your early experiences in this lifetime as traumatic, but may be experiencing the resulting damage in your nervous system simply from incarnating into the 3D matrix of energy.

This held trauma can be released and full healing can occur through awareness and practicing various breathing and meditation practices. This healing meditation is meant to assist in that process.

Meditation for Empaths and Starseeds to Heal Trauma

Plum Village is a new, free mindfulness app with Buddhist insights and guided meditations offered by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community: https://plumvillage.app/

Benefitting from a Spiritual Practice: In Conversation with Tom Rivett-Carnac | Episode #37

Plum Village App : guided meditations & talks

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