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Add to cartMore InfoThe Formula
Duration: 2 recordings: 1) 59 minutes; 2) 78 minutes
During a series of talks at a week-long retreat in June, 2002, Shinzen teaches a formula: E + M + E = I +P (Equanimity + Mindfulness + Experience = Insight + Purification) that reveals something deep and powerful about the psycho-spiritual nature of human beings. While explaining the terms in the formula, he maintains that understanding the meaning of the words grows over time, as meditation contributes to “vertical” learning – that is, understanding the words at deeper and deeper levels.
The Formula
$13.99
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Add to cartMore InfoThe Four Noble Truths
Duration: 49 minutes
Shinzen discusses the Buddhist concepts of the Four Noble Truths, suffering and its cause, the path, morality, concentration, insight and compassion.
The Four Noble Truths
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Add to cartMore InfoThe Primordial Rhythm of Nature and Practice
Duration: 64 minutes
1) Being still (and the Retreat setting) is like the cocoon that allows total restructuring;
2) The same ordering principle inside everything;
3) How the ‘Runner’s High’ is a taste of purification;
4) Penetrating the feeling core of being;
5) The Square-One Principle;
6) How this path is a journey from the surface of consciousness to the formless activity that is the source of consciousness.
The Primordial Rhythm of Nature and Practice
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Add to cartMore InfoThe Red Road
Duration: 2 recordings: 1) 71 minutes; 2) 78 minutes
Describes various cultural regions and language families of native North America. Discusses Native American spiritual practices including the sweat lodge, Sundance, vision quest, and pipe ceremony. Shinzen recounts moving stories of his participation in these practices and describes learning to speak Lakota.
The Red Road
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Add to cartMore InfoThe Three Marks of Existence
Duration: 47 minutes
Using the traditional Buddhist point of view, Shinzen talks about the three marks of existence or the three characteristics (Sanskrit, Tri-Laksana) – Impermanence (anicca); Suffering (dukkha); and No self (anatta) To see the world in its true nature is to see these three characteristics inherent within all things.
The Three Marks of Existence
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Add to cartMore InfoThe World's Mystical Tradition
Duration: 47 minutes
With many interesting stories, including some about his teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi, Shinzen describes the spiritual process and how it is described and understood in different spiritual traditions. Ends with Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem The Buddha In Glory.
The World’s Mystical Tradition
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Add to cartMore InfoThought and Compulsiveness - Monkey Mind
Duration: 63 minutes
One of the greatest challenges for people when they meditate is the wandering mind. Shinzen outlines four techniques for working with & monkey mind. This tape also contains information on how to work with compulsive addictive behaviors.
Thought and Compulsiveness – Monkey Mind
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Add to cartMore InfoUnderstanding Impermanence through Effort, Intention and Grace
Duration: 53 minutes
Shinzen uses examples of effort, intention and grace to understand subjective reality and impermanence. He ends by reciting the poem The Buddha in Glory by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Understanding Impermanence through Effort, Intention and Grace
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Add to cartMore InfoUsing Visions and Hallucinations for Spiritual Growth
Duration: 53 minutes
One paradigm for describing spiritual growth is as a journey from surface (ordinary) consciousness to the Source of consciousness. When traversing this path we pass through intermediate realms in which some people encounter various archetypes (devils, monsters, sages, saints). Tells how a person can relate to these visions and hallucinations in order to grow spiritually.
Using Visions and Hallucinations for Spiritual Growth
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Add to cartMore InfoWhat is Equanimity?
Duration: 67 minutes
Describes in detail exactly what equanimity is and what it is not, assisting the listener in developing a clear concept of the true meaning of this powerful practice.
What is Equanimity?
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Add to cartMore InfoWhat is the Self? A Contemporary Metaphor
Duration: 75 minutes
This recording, full of fascinating information, covers how separation leads to oneness; “divide and conquer” strategy; how white (like the limited self) emerges from red, green and blue on our TV screens; and the “nearest exit” strategy in meditation.
What is the Self? A Contemporary Metaphor
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Add to cartMore InfoWhat to Expect After a Retreat
Duration: 75 minutes
Describes the “side effects” or “reactions” which might occur as a result of having been mindful and equanimous. The phenomena of “afterglow” and "aftershock" are discussed; why they happen and what to do about them. Contains a brief autobiography of Shinzen and a short history of the practice
What to Expect After a Retreat
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Add to cartMore InfoWhy are We Doing This?
Duration: 76 minutes
Shinzen shares what Vipassana Meditation is then goes into much detail about why we do it or why one should consider doing it.
Why are We Doing This?
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Add to cartMore InfoWorking with Emotional Pain
Duration: 60 minutes
By using a question & answer method, Shinzen speaks about:
– how to work with distractions (selective attention);
– the sense of self and two way of labeling;
– when & how to evoke subjective felling states;
– the human challenge of working with emotional pain by honing in on specific flavors so as to never suffer from emotional pain;
– how to focus without fixating.
Working with Emotional Pain
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Add to cartMore InfoWorking with Obsessive Thinking
Duration: 53 minutes
Shinzen discusses the ‘bête noire’ of meditation – obsessive thoughts. He then gives techniques that could help to deal with our ‘monkey mind’ and ‘thinking voices’ using mantra, vocal labeling, monitoring the talk, etc. Also discussed are obsessive tunes and the driven desires they may represent.
Working with Obsessive Thinking
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Add to cartMore InfoWorking with the Dying 2 CD Set
Duration: 2 recordings 1) 61 minutes; 2) 76 minutes
A workshop that focuses on dealing with the challenges that come up when working with the sick and terminally ill. The first recording begins with a guided meditation, followed by Shinzen’s presentation of his ideas. In the 2 recording, questions and answers discussed are – working with pain; leading someone in a guided meditation; experiencing compassion without enmeshment; working with hope – as well as spiritual preparations; being overwhelmed; dealing with guilt feelings that may arise from not taking on more than you can handle; how to make the dying process an opportunity for optimal spiritual growth and even classical enlightenment.
Working with the Dying 2 CD Set
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