The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose The Path of Aliveness: Exploring Mindfulness and Awakening with Christian Dillo
Jun 21, 2024
Christian Dillo, a guiding teacher at the Boulder Zen Center and author of "The Path of Aliveness," dives deep into the essence of mindfulness and awakening. He explores how sensory experiences can transform attention and energy. Dillo explains the concept of 'bodyfulness' and encourages embracing all emotions—including discomfort—as vital to spiritual growth. He shares insights on balancing effort in spiritual practices and understanding the duality of our inner selves, reminding us that both the 'good wolf' and 'bad wolf' shape our life experiences.
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Bodyfulness
- Practice bodyfulness: Pay attention to your bodily sensations without interpreting them as good or bad.
- Notice the intensity of sensations as a manifestation of aliveness, regardless of their nature.
Camping at Home
- Christian Dillo shares his experience of living in a house with a broken heating system.
- He embraces the unpredictable conditions as an opportunity to practice openness and adaptability.
Making It vs. Letting It Happen
- True enlightenment comes from letting go of the self and allowing the world to shape you.
- This involves a shift from "making it happen" to "letting it happen."
