It seems only human to wonder, "What gives life meaning?" Though we tend to consider this question on the larger scale, something more like "How do we lead a meaningful life?" It often does not occur to us to wonder what creates meaningful moments, the meaning we experience in people, places, and objects in our world. This episode explores just that - is there "inherent" meaning in anything at all?

This episode is also dedicated to a dear friend who is constantly an emblem to me of living fully, a wild fascination with learning, and the purest outpourings of love. Scott Steiner, thank you for being you.

Episode 19 - The Meaning in Life

Welcome to 2024!
On this episode we explore the "aha" moment of not making our minds our enemies. From how we're raised to view and judge ourselves naturally to even the language we sometimes hear on our spiritual paths, making the mind the enemy: putting it in its place or "controlling" it sometimes seems the ultimate goal. So today we work through the transformative possibility of making the mind our friend even during meditation.

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This guided meditation includes a body scan and invites the receptivity and letting-go of whole body breathing. Once we have awakened the vitality and presence throughout the body, we have access to the formless dimension, the awareness that is our source. The meditation closes with “Walk Slowly”, from the poetry of Danna Faulds.

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Meditation: Opening to the Mystery

True listening arouses an open receptive presence that can be truly healing. This meditation awakens a listening presence; first bringing that receptive awareness to sensations and sounds, and then offering that presence to the tenderness and vulnerability of our heart.

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Meditation: Listening to Our Heart

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Like many other resources, we have seen that Mindfulness as a philosophy, way of being, and skill set has clear demographic disparities in accessibility.

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