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When Things Fall Apart – HIGHLIGHT
PODCAST: Meditation in the City Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this podcast episode, Acharya Eric Spiegel discusses a different mentality about things falling apart; what if instead of approaching endings with anxiety and hesitation, we ... continuePosted December 20, 2015 by
Paying Attention to Impermanence – HIGHLIGHT
PODCAST: Meditation in the City Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this podcast episode, David Perrin engages the Weekly Dharma Gathering crowd in a lively exchange around one of the foundational tenets of Buddhism: Impermanence. Click the ... continuePosted October 8, 2015 by Dan
What Am I Doing Wrong? – HIGHLIGHT
PODCAST: Meditation in the City Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this podcast episode, John Ankele discusses how we often approach meditation motivated by the question of what we are doing “wrong”. Seduced by the promise ... continuePosted September 12, 2015 by
Wisdom Emerging – HIGHLIGHT
Creating Space, Clearing Obstacles Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this podcast episode, senior Shambhala teacher David Nichtern discusses the wisdom emerging from meditation, and how the space and understanding cultivated on the cushion can help ... continuePosted August 8, 2015 by
Developing a Mind of Kindness – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this podcast episode, senior Shambhala teacher Acharya Eric Spiegel discusses the six paramitas: generosity, discipline, exertion, patience, meditation and wisdom – the six elements the Buddha taught as the basis ... continuePosted July 11, 2015 by
Space and Discipline – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, Acharya Eric Spiegel discusses how there is more to meditation than meditation in this episode of the podcast. As the mind becomes pliable, there’s more playfulness. How to ... continuePosted June 13, 2015 by
Spiritual Materialism 101 – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, Shasti Ethan Nichtern discusses materialism, and how this tendency to objectify our reality extends beyond just objects to include ideologies and, yep, even spirituality. Click the link below to ... continuePosted May 9, 2015 by
Brave and Vulnerable – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, Jane Stevens discusses how the mind churns. What are we running from, and how does meditation allow us to rest? The more we meditate the more brave and ... continuePosted April 18, 2015 by
Listening is Medicine – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, Laura Simms poses the question, “Have we become unaccustomed to listening? How do we listen to our world with unbiased ears?” …by starting with ourselves. Click the link below ... continuePosted March 7, 2015 by
Call to Action – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, angel Kyodo williams, activist and Zen Sensei, leads an engaging dialogue on race, Buddhism and social change with the New York City Buddhist community. This is part two ... continuePosted February 7, 2015 by
A Buddhist Call to Action – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, angel Kyodo williams, activist and Zen Sensei, leads an engaging dialogue on race, Buddhism and social change with the New York City Buddhist community. This is part one ... continuePosted January 4, 2015 by
Dreaming: A Substitute Life – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, John Ankele discusses how much energy we put into wishing our lives were different. The more we meditate, the more we realize how much we live a substitute ... continuePosted August 17, 2014 by
Exploring Shame – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, Sangyum Agness Au poses the provocative question: Is there room for shame in an Enlightened Society? This topic may be on the heavy side, but the conversation is ... continuePosted July 19, 2014 by
Crying to the Sky – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, Joe Mauricio turns the tables again. Can avoiding unhappiness actually cause our unhappiness? What would it mean to open up our heart and our mind to the entirety ... continuePosted June 22, 2014 by
Touched By The World – HIGHLIGHT
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, Laura Simms reminds us that when life becomes demanding and difficult, we don’t have to cave in. Through recognizing the space of our minds, meditation opens us up ... continuePosted May 18, 2014 by