With time, practice will reveal our unresolved wounds that are still wound within the conditions of original trauma. – Josh Summers
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Rooted For Wind | Dharma Talk with Josh
The conscientious young monk
Meditating three years alone
Can no longer be moved
By the four worldly winds.
– from fictional Zen story told by Ajahn Brahm
An Empty Cup | Dharma Talk with Josh
Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup? – Zen Master Nan-in
Questioning Compassion | Dharma Talk with Josh
Even as a mother protects with her life her child, her only child, so with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings. – Buddha (from the Metta Sutta)
Compassionate Inquiry | Dharma Talk with Josh
The Buddha spoke of sati (mindfulness) and sampajanna (clear comprehension) as the twin aspects of awareness that nurture wisdom and compassion. Mindfulness and clear comprehension suggest the relationship between deep listening and deep understanding. – Josh Summers
Listening Like Water | Dharma Talk with Josh
Trauma – any experience that cannot be integrated at the time of its occurrence – causes parts of oneself to freeze, like blocks of ice. These frozen parts evolve to keep us safe, but in their frozen state they alienate us from flowing with life. – Josh Summers
St. Anthony’s Valentine | Dharma Talk with Josh
“More than anything, there is a value placed on listening as closely as possible to the mysterious silence that supports existence, which is both the actual silence of the desert landscape and the silence of the self in contemplation. They listened to this silence with hopes of transforming their identities and reimagining community.” – Douglas Christie
Yang Vipassana Meditation | Dharma Talk
The only job of a yogi is to note the object that is most predominant, moment by moment. – Sayadaw U Pandita
Relaxing the Breathing | Dharma Talk
Buddhists, however, saw that karma acts in feedback loops, with the present moment being shaped by both past and by present actions; present actions shape not only the future but also the present. This constant opening for present input into the causal process makes free will possible. – Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The Karma of Breathing | Dharma Talk
Buddhists, however, saw that karma acts in feedback loops, with the present moment being shaped by both past and by present actions; present actions shape not only the future but also the present. This constant opening for present input into the causal process makes free will possible. – Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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