Ep. 274 – Listening with Your Whole Being: Honoring Life Through Presence and Simplicity
Jan 28, 2025
Discover the transformative power of deep listening and inner stillness. Explore how meditating in nature can reconnect you with your essence. Learn to trust your instincts and embrace the simplicity of being present. Engage with the challenges of meditation and the distractions of modern life while fostering genuine connections. Unearth the joy of experiencing life through a childlike perspective, and appreciate the intricate mysteries of existence. Ultimately, find peace in the unfolding moment, embracing both the serenity and the complexities of life.
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Lost Art of Listening
A dying man kept calling his daughter, who was annoyed.
The hospice nurse suggested sitting with him; the daughter watched TV with headphones on while with him.
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Reclaiming Intimacy with Senses
Meditation means reclaiming the capacity to sense, feel, and listen.
Respond to what is alive, like water, with intimacy.
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The Humility of Listening
Approach listening with humility and a "don't know" mind.
Don't assume you understand; be open to learning.
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Rekindling the ancient art of listening, Jack shares how we can transform our lives through nourishing inner stillness and simplifying the mind.
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“The Divine waits for us to taste the food and not just read the menu.” – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:
Reclaiming the ancient Art of Listening
Meditating like the Buddha in nature
How your breath reflects your life
Meditation, attention, and overcoming restlessness
The ways we keep ourselves busy
How to trust your human instincts
Reclaiming an intimacy with your senses
Noticing when we’re listening and when we’re not
Honoring others through your attention
Cultivating the humility of ‘Don’t Know Mind’
The mystery of life, death, love, consciousness
Nourishing inner stillness and simplifying your mind
Letting go into the unfolding present moment
The rather bizarre situation of having a human body
Our connection to nature, earth, the elements, and all of being
Finding the meditative space of no going forward, backward, or standing still
“To meditate is to remember, reclaim, reawaken the ancient art of listening.” – Jack Kornfield
“When the Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree on his night of enlightenment, it wasn’t to do, get, or make something, but to listen inwardly with all of his senses to the nature of this world that we are born into for a time.” – Jack Kornfield
This Dharma Talk recorded on 9/21/1992 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.
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