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Zen: Stop Trying to Quiet Your Mind | Henry Shukman

For a long time, I approached meditation like a workout. Put in the time, keep showing up, and eventually my mind would get quieter. Henry Shukman offered a different image that has stayed with me. Imagine a young horse running around a meadow, with its mother quietly watching nearby. The horse has all this energy. The mother lets it run. As your…

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  1. What Did Suzuki Roshi Teach About Monkey Mind? at 2:19

    Henry Shukman says Suzuki Roshi, who wrote Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, taught a different way to meet monkey mind. Full answer

  2. Why Does the Great Way Dislike Choosing? at 17:41

    Henry Shukman says the great way is the great reality, one single whole that excludes nothing. It has no size. Full answer

  3. What Is the Backward Step in Zen? at 29:48

    Henry Shukman says the backward step in Zen is disengaging from outward activity. Full answer

  4. What Does Rumi Mean by Come Back? at 32:53

    Henry Shukman says Rumi's call to come back, in the translation by Coleman Barks, means returning to now after the mind has wandered off. Full answer

  5. What Was Henry Shukman's Awakening Like? at 35:15

    Henry Shukman had an awakening as a youth, far from home, so complete that he felt he could die that night because his life had already been fulfilled. Full answer

  6. How Does Practice Become a Flow State? at 39:26

    Henry Shukman says flow states might be some kind of preparatory training. Full answer

  7. How Can Someone Walk and Still Go Nowhere? at 46:35

    Henry Shukman says a student who declared that Bodhidharma never took a step seems to have found a reality where there is nowhere to go. Full answer

  8. Would Kevin Rose Rather Fly the Plane? at 1:10:16

    Kevin Rose would rather fly the plane than ride as a passenger, silly as that sounds. Needing to know shows up as a preference for control. Full answer

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