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The Icebreaker

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The Icebreaker | Soft Piano & Choir | Longing, Love | Music for Rest and Healing

At such a demanding and delicate time, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino, reflect on Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh passing on January 22nd, 2022. They offer a profound insight into the memorial week, the funeral, impact on the Plum Village community, and the overwhelming global response.

This instalment of the podcast is an intimate account of the period between the announcement of Thich Nhat Hanh’s passing and the recording of this episode: “a retreat of silence, and a retreat of remembering Thay and continuing Thay.”

Brother Phap Huu, Thay’s former attendant and current Abbot of the Upper Hamlet, shares his personal relationship with Thich Nhat Hanh and how these events have impacted him. He also shares a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the traditional ceremonies and memorial services, preparations, and processions, as well as personal stories from the Plum Village communities over the eight days following the beloved teacher’s passing. 

The conversation delves into: the significance of the ceremonies’ texts; the deep practises underpinning the formalities; Thay becoming a spiritual ancestor; deep levels of aspiration; the symbolic homes for Thay’s ashes; acceptance, togetherness, and impermanence; the relevance of Thay’s teachings for years to come; and what it means to be the continuation of Thay. 

The episode ends with a short meditation on continuation and gratitude, 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-n...
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma...
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/?...

Thich Nhat Hanh memorial ceremonies ➛ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... 
Memorial Practice Resources ➛ https://plumvillage.org/memorial-prac... 
‘Photos from Thay’s Memorial Ceremonies’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/phot...
‘Daily Contemplations on Impermanence and Interbeing’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/daily-contemp...
Chants: ‘Namo Avalokiteshvaraya’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/chant... 
‘Namo’valokiteshvaraya Chant’ (2022) ➛ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZkjX... 
Chants: ‘Heart Sutra’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/chant... 
‘New Heart Sutra Translation by Thich Nhat Hanh’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-n... 
Monastic robes ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-n... 
Sister Chan Khong ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/sister-...
Plum Village Lineage ➛ https://plumvillage.org/series/plum-v...  
‘Memories from the Root Temple: My Master’s Robe’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/memo... 
‘The 16 Exercises of Mindful Breathing’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/songs...

A Cloud Never Dies: The Passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh | TWOII podcast | Episode #20

This is a healing journey to tap into your inner source of infinite power. Your sovereign power is your connection to your radiance, your light, your very being. This experience involves meeting an idealised version of your true potential who will guide you to embody your power on deeper levels. Accessing your power leads to self-confidence, self-worth, and a celebration of who you are.

Awaken Your Inner Power - Healing Journey

Upcoming Online Retreat with Mooji — A Call to Awakening — 25-29 May, 2022
https://mooji.org/events/a-call-to-awakening-retreat-may-2022

Moojibaba has a wonderful conversation with one of his students who expresses and shares his understanding in a very practical and down to earth way. This interaction touches and inspires us to use his pointings with the same level of earnestness. 

“The whole essence of the spiritual search is to go beyond the limitations of personhood. 
To recognize that which is effortless within itself. And it is here! It is not one millimetre away from you.

When I can speak with you like this I am very happy to see how natural that recognition can be." 

Online Weekend Retreat
20 January 2022

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If you would like to support the sharing of Satsang, you can donate here:
https://mooji.org/donate?tcode=mtv7

#Mooji #satsang #spirituality #advaita #nonduality #awakening

A Holy Life – Glory to God

Welcome to a special bonus episode, a collaboration with our good friends at Global Optimism, and their podcast series Outrage + Optimism. 

This episode is a powerful immersive sound journey through the 4.6 billion year history of Gaia, as told by Dr. Stephan Harding. You’ll learn to “walk well into the life of Gaia”, as Stephan puts it.

Stephan Harding, Ph.D., obtained his doctorate in behavioral ecology from Oxford University and is one of the founders of Schumacher College, where he is Deep Ecology Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in holistic science. A student of James Lovelock, he has taught Gaia theory, deep ecology, and holistic science all over the world. He is the author of several books, including Animate Earth and Gaia Alchemy.

Before going on this Deep Time Walk, the Way Out Is In presenters, Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino, introduce the episode and explain why it is a good fit for the series, and share their special friendship with the team producing and presenting Outrage + Optimism. Jo also has some insights from a transformational moment that occurred while studying with Dr. Stephan Harding.

The O+O presenters – Christiana Figueres, Paul Dickinson, and Tom Rivett-Carnac – take a mindful breath as they acknowledge the passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (this episode originally recorded as part of Outrage + Optimism five days after Thay’s passing). Speaking from Plum Village, Christiana shares a few heartfelt words about Thay and how grateful we are to have such influential teachers in our lives.

By inspiring global leaders to shift their worldview to a Gaian view of life, Stephan Harding has had a massive influence on the climate movement. What you are about to listen to is an exercise of that shift. 

It is in this spirit of deep gratitude and stubborn optimism for the continuation of our teachers that the O+O team offers this The Deep Time Walk audio journey. 

The episode ends with a Gaian meditation guided by Dr. Stephan Harding – one often given on Deep Time Walks at Schumacher College.

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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/
🎙️ Stephan Harding ➛ https://campus.dartington.org/about/staff-schumacher/ 
🎙️ Tom Rivett-Carnac ➛ https://twitter.com/tomcarnac
🎙️ Christiana Figueres ➛ https://twitter.com/CFigueres 
🎙️ Paul Dickinson ➛ https://twitter.com/pauloutrageand

Outrage + Optimism ➛ https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/the-deep-time-walk-stephan-harding
The Deep Time Walk Project ➛ https://www.deeptimewalk.org/about/
The Deep Time Walk Field Kit ➛ https://www.deeptimewalk.org/kit/ 
The Deep Time Walk App ➛ https://www.deeptimewalk.org/ 
Schumacher College ➛ https://campus.dartington.org/schumacher-college/
Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia ➛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/835914.Animate_Earth 
Gaia Alchemy: The Reuniting of Science, Psyche, and Soul ➛ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57335884-gaia-alchemy 
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet ➛ https://plumvillage.org/books/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/ 
James Lovelock ➛ http://www.jameslovelock.org/ 
David Abram ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Abram 
Lynn Margulis ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Margulis

Guest Episode: ‘Reconnecting with Gaia: A Deep Time Walk’

In this Satsang excerpt, Moojibaba addresses the sense of ‘doing’ in spiritual practice — how can we balance the urge to meditate and strive for spiritual awakening with the recognition that there is nothing to do, and we are already that?

Mooji cuts right to the heart of the issue and directs us to the quintessential understanding:

“Nobody has ever found the balance. I take away that mischief from you. Only God is balance.”

Mooji points out that both the sense of doing and striving, and the one we take ourselves to be who is trying to attain something, are two sides of the same coin, and both are perceived on the screen of consciousness. Are we witnessing this play from the perspective of the person or from pure awareness?

29 June 2022

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More talks like this are available on Sahaja Express:
https://mooji.org/sahaja-express

If you would like to support the sharing of Satsang, you can donate here:
https://mooji.org/donate?tcode=mtv7

#Mooji #satsang #spirituality #advaita #nonduality #awakening

"Mooji, How Do I Balance Good Effort with No Effort?"

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

Through a simple yet direct guidance to observe the play of life with detachment, we discover the difference between the ego and the Self. 

We are also reminded that each response from the Master is universal food for all, and not miss our chance for transcendence by holding onto the sense of a unique personal question or problem.

“This exercise has been followed for thousands of years. Many came out of the prison house of personhood and won themselves back. 

Anywhere you sit resting in your being, that place becomes your temple, your mosque, your cave.”

Through This One Door All Can Find Freedom

This beautiful meditation will help you align your perspective with that of the divine light, bringing joy and a sense of ease into your daily life.

You can see the written or video form of this meditation by clicking here: http://www.ask-angels.com/free-angel-messages/divine-alignment/

www.Ask-Angels.com

Divine Alignment - A Guided Meditation with Archangel Haniel

Yep it's quiet, approx 32dB SPL at this location.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%81ne_Mahuta
Latitude: -35° 36' 4.06" S
Longitude: 173° 31' 38.49" E
 
Recorder: Sonosax SXR4+ @ 24b/96k , gain at 80dB. (downsampled to 44.1 for soundcloud streaming)
Microphones: Sennheiser MKH 40/30 M/S pair

Tane Mahuta predawn quiet

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/

Guest Episode: ‘Reconnecting with Gaia: A Deep Time Walk’

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