For many of us, this past year has felt like an in-between state, as our usual routines and realities have been upended. Tricycle contributing editor and writer Ann Tashi Slater likens this suspension to the bardo journey, the transitional path between death and rebirth outlined in "The Tibetan Book of the Dead." Born in Andalusia, Spain to an American father and a Tibetan mother, Slater, who was raised in the US, is no stranger to navigating in-between spaces. In her writing, Slater explores themes of ancestral pilgrimage and the bardo journey, and her connection to the bardos has deepened in recent years through personal encounters with illness and loss.
 
In today’s episode of Life As It Is, Tricycle editor-in-chief James Shaheen and co-host Sharon Salzberg sit down with Slater to discuss near-death experiences, end-of-life rituals, and what the living can learn from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead."

Every Moment Is a Bardo

The rainforest comes alive with sound at night. Listen to the sounds of the jungle for a few minutes and you'll notice a myriad subtle changes. Long version at https://youtu.be/5mRnCsRXwv8

Night in the rainforest

The call of the huge Helmeted Hornbill is almost as amazing as it's appearance . About 5ft in length including the long tail, these large hornbills mainly eat fruits in the rainforest canopy. 

The call in it's entirety is sometimes up to 5 minutes long, a gradually accelerating series of notes ending in a maniacal cackle.

Helmeted Hornbill

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Helmeted Hornbill - Taman Negara, Malaysia

Exquisite dawn chorus featuring several Wood Thrushes sounding off at first light, with a gurgling brook nearby. Recorded at 5:15am, July 20, 2023 in Shindagin Hollow, near Brooktondale, New York. © Lang Elliott, musicofnature.com

Please listen with headphones!

Wood Thrushes Singing at Dawn with Stream Gurgle

Wood Thrushes Singing At Dawn with Stream Gurgle

These days, with catastrophe after catastrophe, it can be easy to turn to despair and to believe that there is nothing we can do. But writer Rebecca Solnit is determined to change that narrative. Over the course of her career, Solnit has published twenty-five books on feminism, popular power, social change and insurrection, and hope and catastrophe. Her most recent project, "Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility," brings together climate scientists and activists from around the world to address the social, political, and spiritual dimensions of our current crisis—and to envision a path forward.

In this episode of Life As It Is, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and co-host Sharon Salzberg sit down with Solnit to discuss the power of hope in times of catastrophe, the dangers of hyperindividualism, and why she believes beauty is an essential piece of activist work.

From Despair to Possibility with Rebecca Solnit

Thich Nhat Hanh is a master meditator. He has inspired countless people all over the world to become more mindful and to deveop deep love and compassion for themselves and others. In this episode you are guided using a powerful Mindful Breathing Technique as you honor your parents. You might want to hav some tissues handy when you do this touching, heartfelt meditation. This is part of a 7-Part Meditations with the Masters Series, Episodes 183-189.

Be sure to pick up your Weekly Slow Down Guide with all the meditation techniques used this week, and your free Meditation Bundle at www.SipandOm.com. Every week at The Daily Meditation Podcast we explore a theme to give you more peace, energy + clarity. Everyday you discover cutting edge meditation techniques you can use whether you're sitting down meditating or sitting in rush hour traffic. Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clarke. Licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com.

Episode 184 Thich Nhat Hanh Affirmations

Alcazar's post eclipse season of April 2024 message: dig deeper, find the gold.

Alcazar - Dig Deeper, Find The Gold

Ratnavandana introduces and guides us through the practice of cultivating equanimity. Not a cool, detached state but a deep warm engagement with the practice of love, compassion and joy held in the perspective of the Buddha's insights into the nature of reality itself... 

March 13th-21st 2015 we’ll be bringing teaching and blogs from the Rainy Season Urban Retreat that starts this evening in Bristol, UK. The theme is ‘Living In the Mandala’ and we’ll be exploring the Brahma Viharas and how they correlate with the Five Buddha Mandala.

Follow the retreat and take part online: thebuddhistcentre.com/features/livin…retreat-online

03 Guided Meditation - The Upekkha Bhavana (cultivation Of Equanimity)

A series of recordings made on the occasion of the 2015 Soundcamp for the 24 hour Reveil global dawn chorus braodcast. Our Soundcamp was coordinated by Dawn Scarfe and Veljo Runnel and included guests from the Active Crossover residency. Special thanks to the Palupõhja Nature School for hosting us. Palupõhja is a small village on the Emajõgi river in the center of the Alam-Pedja nature reserve.
http://www.soundtent.org/2015/streams/streams_2015_UTC+2_estonia.html
http://moks.ee/artists/active-crossover-mooste
http://www.palupohja.ee/en

Blackbird and dawn chorus, Palupõhja May03, 2015

Access the quantum level of consciousness to attract more clients, abundance and power into your sacred service.

Client Attraction Meditation

“O Nobly Born” the Buddhist texts begin, remember your Buddha Nature. Remember your innate capacity for dignity, understanding and vast compassion. These gifts were born into you. Discover how the beautiful qualities of Buddha Nature can become alive for you, in your heart and the way you live.

This series of inspiring talks discuss the awakening of the qualities of Buddha Nature, traditionally described as inner perfections. Through these teachings and practices, you are invited to bring alive and embody the virtues of the heart, lovingkindness and steadiness, compassion and wisdom. You are invited to awaken the best in yourself.

Given in 2017, these teachings are some of my favorites.

Energy to Awaken - Jack Kornfield

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