Listening to Others Truly listening to others is a most challenging task.  It's relatively easy to hear what they're saying, to focus on their words.But to accurately understand what they are saying, what they're trying to express is another matter.  Why?  Because everything we hear is filtered by our ego-mind before it passes on to our brain to process and respond.  Which is saying that what we hear is interpreted first by our perspectives and feelings; this is not a neutral analysis.  Thu [...]
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Listen to Aurora. Singer-Songwriter. Plus Poetic Review of The Seed on Youtube A song on greed and environmental impact. Click on link below to see Youtube clip with lyrics on the screen. Last month, I woke up one morning reflecting on Aurora, the Norwegian singer songwriter, and specifically The Seed. one of her best-loved songs. She uses the song to communicate to her fans the consequences of […]
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203 - The Art of Purposelessness In this episode, I explore the Buddhist teaching of
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How to Inhabit a Life: An Interview with Tatsudo Nicole Baden This May, join Nicole Baden for Dharma talks at SFZC and a free online program with the Dharma Academy on Zen, wisdom, and practice.
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Humility - The Price of the Lack of Humility This morning when I got up, words spoken to me more than 30 years ago by a combative colleague came to me:  "If you think you can say what you think here, you're stupid."  At the time, I reacted to that statement with disdain.  But this morning I knew that the Lord had spoken to me, giving me a warning to get over myself and practice humility.But I did not hear that warning and so have not heeded it.  In spite of my practice and my awareness of the importance of humility, and [...]
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