Journey to True Spirituality ~ SHINZEN YOUNG

In this spontaneous dharma talk, Shinzen begins with discussing the components of mindfulness and the importance of understanding yourself as a sensory system. Then he weaves his way through No Self, science, Buddhist metaphors & meditation- to the "Eternal Fountain of Youth" - ending with a pivotal statement about his experience in regards to judging others.
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT SHINZEN & HIS TEACHINGS: www.shinzen.org (Retreats, Speaking Engagements, Writings, HOME PRACTICE PROGRAM = live monthly phone teachings, LIFE PRACTICE PROGRAM = live 45 min each week of Shinzen guiding someone for help in their lives)
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Recorded and edited by Stephanie Nash: www.strategicmindfulness.net , www.mindfulnessarts.org/blog

[@mattsummers1215]

Shinzen Young is the clearest, most lucid and most articulate instructor I've ever encountered. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for posting!

[@RainaEmeral]

Agreed!

[@Paseosinperro]

I love this talk Shinzen :) It's a very clear and complete explanation of the journey. God bless the Internet.

[@pamelamaccabee637]

We wete destined to develop an Internet. I wish we r destined to use it to benefit all.

[@3p1d3m1crage]

Shinzen for president!

[@garad123456]

Thank you so much for still uploading these videos. I have seen all the existing Shinzen videos in youtube for too many times already. Interesting thing I noticed is that even though I watched some videos many times two years ago and almost knew them by heart, when I watch it again, I notice a lot of new stuff in the video. I feel like the speaker, Shinzen, looks more enlightened than before. I mean his body language and things like that. But then I realized this is not limited only to him - my friends, whom I used to think as super-unenlightened, have begun to seem very enlightened too. It's funny. I guess what I'm saying, is that I used to want to get enlightened - just me, I didn't want others to become enlightened - I wanted to be the one telling other people how things are! But then I realized that it's either all of us becoming enlightened together or no one.

[@AlexanderDanje]

love what your saying. I noticed that about people close to me too. The way I see it is: the less you think about your nearest one's, limiting them to either that or that, the more you get the good parts: wisdom, understanding and easy-flowing life... And, when you're open you tend to connect easier, more directly, with just about anybody...

[@paulgoddard5535]

1:06:50 - When I first see the person I see source loving them into existence (before he experiences judgements for or against them) {my paraphrasing}. I love this!! :)

[@piotrczary4072]

And the cat is still there:) When the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, a cat who lived in the monastery made such noise that it distracted them. One day the teacher ordered that the cat be tied up during the evening practice. Years later, when the teacher died, the cat continued to be tied up during the meditation session. And when the cat eventually died, another cat was brought to the monastery and tied up. Centuries later, learned descendants of the spiritual teacher wrote scholarly treatises about the religious significance of tying up a cat for meditation practice.

[@doellt4753]

yes, that is true. Cats prove reincarnation. Each one of them has 9 lives. Tie them up in knots, makes no difference.

[@alvarobiazus]

Thank you very much for that. Please keep uploading!

[@paulchadwick2142]

Thank you Stephanie Nash! and Shinzen!

[@JhanicSatori]

I enjoy these videos so much! thank you!

[@1laraevan]

Look forward to seeing a Shinzen video made only one month ago. Been listening to Science of Enlightenment (no sitting practice) for about five/six years now, on and off, before I go to sleep, and possibly enlightenment has crept up on me, at least my sense of self does seem to be gone, but I still struggle to break up the six senses most days, and am definitely not suffering free yet, have had the suck in/spill out experience now and again, which I think is genuine and not realms of power. Not bumped into any giant caterpillars luckily, and somati without a seed certainly beyond me, but at least I worked out what it actually is now 😀

[@Chongololo09]

Thanks for posting .

[@BermudaBuddha]

British historian Arnold Toynbee said, “The coming of Buddhism to the West may well prove to be the most important event of the twentieth century.”

[@AntarblueGarneau]

A Love Supreme!

[@_eddiecole]

Credit given to his friends at google. 49:30

[@SherKhan-ku9oq]

Hi Shinzen. I am a medical student interested in the research project you are doing at Harvard. Can you give me more details about it so I can look up the principal investigator? I am taking a year off to do some research and would love to be involved in it.

[@AKS9]

13:00 who is he quoting here? "Toi-in-bi?"

[@chadkline4268]

This is crazy. If you are serious, become a monk or nun or find a way to live outside society. Trying to acquire the benefits of seclusion within society is just nonsense. It's not going to happen. Waste of time. Seems everybody thinks they can out perform the Buddha. Which is laughable.

[@lasdacable]

What a shame that he has to say UUUMMM every 5 seconds

[@davidamigos.davidamigosnwa4522]

lasdacable interesting you are focused on that.

[@moonmissy]

The “ah” and “um” is so annoying. Shinzen seriously need to go to Toastmasters. It’s a good talk but reduced in effectiveness because of the speech fillers.

[@davidamigos.davidamigosnwa4522]

L V well that’s just your opinion. I think that’s “not signicant” ;)

[@schonlingg.wunderbar2985]

If you have a problem with something he does, you have a problem.