Episode 19 - Letting Go
Recorded in a churchyard at the end of today’s walk.
Recorded in a churchyard at the end of today’s walk.
How different aspects of the self are different aspects of training.
On the path
I’m back by the lake this morning. Today I’m talking about not wasting energy by struggling with self imposed standards.
This talk is on a line from Dogen’s Rules for Meditation.
I’m home now, so I can add some links.
The piece I quoted from is, in fact, called Genjo Koan - Realising the Fundamental Point.
This is about why I use the include.co.uk domain name for my website, and how including everything in our meditation allows us to deal with things which come up in meditation and in life.
A different walk today. I needed to exercise my legs so I drove to a nearby place where I could do a little gentle hill-walking. It’s mostly me puffing up-hill, but I do talk near the end.
Half asleep. Still going.
Thoughts on how it is to be in any particular place.
Why, done properly, it’s a good thing.
No. Not the lake.
Sounds heavy. Need not be.
This recording is with a different recording device, so it’s in stereo and has generally better sound. It does have some periods of wind noise. Sorry about that. I hope the content of the talk makes up for any annoyance.
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Another podcast on the hoof. This time I talk about Indra’s Net, a reminder that all things are connected.
I’ve been feeling really tired for the past few days. I’ve kept walking, but I haven’t felt up to podcasting.
I think I need to stop and get a proper rest for a day or two. Hopefully I’l be back by the lake very soon.
Another recording from the lakeside. This one is about how unsui - the term used for a novice Zen monk in Japan - inspires me in times of difficulty.
Another podcast from next to the lake. Or it may have been in the lake. The boundary got kind fuzzy while I was recording this.
Another podcast recorded and posted on the hoof. This one is about Right Effort.
A shorter one today, recorded and published in light rain.
Another talk made and posted while walking. I mention a particular Buddhist scripture called Sandokai. You can find the text online. It’s not very long. The talk is 25mins long, so not really a microcast this time, more of a podcast. Once again, I hope it’s of use to someone.
I’m on a walk from my house, standing by a lake. I just made a quick one-take recording to try out microcasting on-the-hoof. I mention the Three Pure Buddhist Precepts. I think most people are already in sympathy with them, so the talk is not just for Buddhists. I hope it may be of use to someone out there.
Buddy - Now in Oz.
Walking is good. Seeing a bird with a beakful of nesting material is calming. Life is going on.
I wanted to recommend this Zen talk. I would say more, but it speaks for itself.
It was recommended by Rev. Mugo on the Jade Mountains blog.
After reading a post on the blog of the very excellent Austin Kleon, I sat down and started to make a new music track.
It started off as an exercise in using a slow tempo, and ended up as a the theme for a horror movie.