We Exist as Interconnectedness

[@KenCunkle]

Sometimes you hear something you know is true because of the way it vibrates in your bones. This is one of those occasions.

[@Interiormythos]

Ken, thank you for this generous affirmation. The body never lies. We hope most of the content you encounter on this channel will vibrate in your bones. GO Deep!

[@michaelmay3522]

Abbott Okumura challenges the ego self in his statement regarding our “lack of self-nature that is independent entity.” As a young man (19 to 22), with no money, when personal time was available once-a-week, I would walk the downtown Loop sidewalks in Chicago next to the towering skyscrapers of glass and steel. I was, as always, searching for the meaning of life and for the essence of who I was in this world. As I walked by the chrome-like steel and huge plates of glass at the base of the skyscrapers, I would see reflections of “myself” mirrored in fleeting images of someone very familiar yet as only a passing urban mirage. 50 years later, I am finally beginning, in some small measure, to manifest the truth of that flowing and fleeting essence as the essential “me;” the real reality I was not quite prepared to fully embrace at that time. I first needed to spend the next 50 years searching for something more solid and permanent in this world with which to identify. I have now largely released that quest and have returned to embrace the truth that was mirrored to me so long ago at the base of Chicago skyscrapers; and “skyscrapers,” what an appropriate name!

[@Interiormythos]

Michael May. Thank you for these personal reflections. Ego does not finally disappear until we take our last breath. You will also appreciate an encounter with: Re-Awakening Experience-Based Life kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKoYqltrrN3epY

[@88sheldon88]

Thank you so much! 🙏💛🙏💙🙏💖🙏💜🙏💚🙏

[@Interiormythos]

88sheldon88. And…Thank you for checking out this channel. We hope you will return often. This channel nurtures a deep journey for which the human family is hungry today. Please also consider the module: Just One Deep Place kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHeWgYp5drOhjNU

[@richardofhearts3190]

“Repentance is awareness of how incomplete we are.” This seems a better way to look at our mistakes, rather than in our Western system meting out punishment to hopefully cause reform.

[@Interiormythos]

Richard of Hearts, yes…yes! May we all practice exercising a connection with ontological reality rather than human morality and judgment. GO Deep!

[@Bulletfreak80]

❤

[@Interiormythos]

Bulletfreak, thank you for this affirmation. We are grateful you found this material helpful and have discovered this channel. Please continue to explore the Life Journey series on the home page of the Interior Mythos Journeys KZbin channel. It provides a sequential, guided, experiential path for learning and practicing contemplation. GO Deep!

[@dhtm3577]

🙏🙏🙏

[@Interiormythos]

@dhtm3577, we are grateful for your affirmation. Thank you for connecting on this special channel. Please check out the “Life Journey” series available on the home page. GO Deep!

[@anoridinaryhumanbeing70]

Shohaku okumura roshi's video.. And I like it without even watching! A master of Zen. 🙏❤️

[@Interiormythos]

a nobody. NO…YOU are the Zen Master; you can like it without even watching! Yes, Shohaku Okumura is the real thing. We are grateful for his presence and contributions on this channel. Thanks for hanging around and referring this network to your friends. A new series which includes Abbot Okumura is in the works. But, also check out, even watch, some of the other transformative teachers who contribute to the Interior Mythos Journeys Channel.

[@budte]

I very much enjoy listening to Shohaku Okumura.

[@Interiormythos]

AF budte, Nice to have you back on the channel! Thank you for this affirmation. A recent interview with Abbot Okumura is currently being released on this channel and you will appreciate an encounter with it. The core of this channel and its cross-tradition, universal message is contained in the “Life Journey” series; of which Abbot Okumura is one contributor. These are sequential cinematic art form modules guiding one deeper and deeper into consciousness and the practices of a contemporary contemplative. We suggest doing one sequential module per day or some regular schedule. The journey begins with “The Presence.” kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZbOl4Vnn9emodE The top Comment listed under each module also contains a link to the next sequential art form. GO Deep!

[@xidhayphep9611]

True

[@Interiormythos]

@xidhayphep9611, yes…yes! Nice to encounter you back on this channel. GO Deep!

[@richardofhearts3190]

There us so much in our exterior world and in our egoic mind to distract us from our deeper interior awareness and interrelatedness with all life. This video clarifies this for me.

[@Interiormythos]

Richard of Hearts, yes, interconnectedness is the truth for all of us if we are willing to venture deeply enough. We are grateful you have discovered this channel. We hope you will return often and share your comments freely. There are many videos on this channel. The core teaching is presented in the “Life Journeys” series (check out the Playlists: 49 short videos in this series have been released to date). The “Life Journey” series uses material from some of the greatest living teachers who are mostly unknown to the popular culture; including Abbot Shohaku Okumura, Sister Joan Chittister, and many others from the East and the West. These sequential cinematic art form modules guide one deeper and deeper into consciousness and the practices of a contemporary contemplative. To advance in becoming a contemplative practitioner, we suggest encountering one sequential module per day or some other regular schedule that works for you. The journey begins with “The Presence.” kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZbOl4Vnn9emodE. This sequential contemporary contemplative practitioner journey is an excellent opportunity for solitary inquiry or shared group discussion. We know of no stronger existing guided material to nurture a deep journey in today’s world; for a beginning seeker or a master. The top Comment listed under each module contains a context for the specific video on screen and a link for the next sequential art form. We hope to see more comments and reflections from you again soon. We will always attempt to respond. If you wish to grasp the underlying intent of these cinematic art forms consider this short practical context: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHWmmad4j8mkn9k GO Deep!

[@C4L262]

"You are never by yourself,"

[@Interiormythos]

Laudata, yes, we are entangled forever with one another and all beings. Thank you for this affirmation. We are grateful you have discovered this special channel and hope you will return often. Consider an encounter with the Life Journey series, available on the home page of the Interior Mythos Journeys channel. It provides a sequential, guided, experiential path for the contemporary contemplative practitioner. Check it out. GO Deep!

[@anamarchand470]

Very clear and simple.

[@88sheldon88]

Absolutely!!!!!! 💚🙏💜🐣💙🙏💛🙏💚

[@Interiormythos]

Ana, Thank you for encountering this message and sharing in this special channel. We are glad you are here. Please return often and refer your friends. Recovering our core interconnectedness is the greatest need for the human family today and this is a recurring message on this channel. Please also consider an encounter with: The Practice of Deep Listening kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmXRgmCJfM5kgdk and The Practice of Deep Breathing kzbin.info/www/bejne/roqykH-VmZ5sl7s .

[@anamarchand470]

@@Interiormythos it was a very good enconter with this monk. I belong to the same spiritual family I am a Soto Zen nun in the line of Kodo Sawaki. Thanks

[@roystyffe2790]

Thank you for these incredibly important concepts and pointers. I wish that more people could hear and understand these beautiful concepts and take them to heart! Warm wishes, Roy

[@Interiormythos]

Roy, Thank you for this affirmation. Sorry for our tardy acknowledgment. We are grateful you discovered this channel and hope you will return often. Yes, this message is precisely what the world needs today. This channel is committed to sharing these concepts and providing clear guidance regarding how the human family can, collectively and solitarily, put these into practice. This channel is committed to nurturing practitioners. The Presence kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZbOl4Vnn9emodE

[@filsdejeannoir1776]

Lots of views but only 19 likes!

[@Interiormythos]

Fils de Jean Noir. Yes…yes. Great observation. Attacks upon the ego-self, as outlined by Abbot Okumura in this clip, are not generally very popular. It is probable that nothing on this channel, nor anything that truly represents depth universal Truth, will ever go viral. But…we are grateful you are here! Please return often.

[@filsdejeannoir1776]

@@Interiormythos Yes I will. I haven't finished this video yet. I've enjoyed many videos on your channel. Abbot Okumura is so lovely. Very great master. Thanks for all your lovely vids.

[@anoridinaryhumanbeing70]

@@filsdejeannoir1776 me too. This channel is great. But I usually watch only Okumura roshi's clips. 🌹🙏❤️