Sensory Clarity: Untangle and Be Free ~ Shinzen Young

Sensory clarity is one of the three components of mindfulness meditation, along with concentration and equanimity. Shinzen talks about how the Buddha is the first person we know of historically to break down the sense of self into it's elements as a path to liberation. Shinzen talks about the original "Divide and Conquer" of the word "analysis", and the Western world's use of analysis for an understanding of our natural world and the conquering of the external world. Shinzen contrasts this with the Buddha's conquering of the inner limited identity.

[@maletu]

The word "analysis," taken back to its individual morphemes, is actually even a little better than "break something up in order to understand it and be empowered." "Luō" (the verb behind the "lusis" part) means to untie or to loose something bound: a slightly different concept than to "break" an existing "something" into "pieces." The prefix "ana-" can be an intensive ("really untie, untie thoroughly"), or it can mean "again" ("untie again, return to being untied"). (Ana- can also mean "up," which, taken metaphorically, is probably where its intensive use came from.) So the etymology is really almost identical to Thanissaro's use of "unbinding." (Of course, all this is etymology, not the long history of the uses of words deriving from "ana + luō" in the West. The English word "analysis" would hardly serve for us as a synonym for Awakening/Enlightenment/Liberation-but the principle shines through, as Shinzen unpacks it here.)

[@Kamil-B]

5:03 When he starts talking about the Buddha's birth history his eyes look as though he was himself the Buddha recalling the events from his memory.

[@zeynelbalkanc3726]

Thats a long shot hahahaha

[@dailyfrench]

Thanks you so much for all those videos and uploading it

[@moni_deepsan4988]

The Game of Learning i hope it stays forever

[@Heartbeat1948]

@sidthinker So lovely to see your comment. These Dharma are such a blessing. I just can't get enough of listening to Shinzen and Stephanie's interviews and her own talks. I don't think enough people know about these. Lets spread the word :-)

[@ebruistan4210]

💕🙏

[@markbrad123]

Shinzen bringing a delightful serenity let go out of tangled turbulence. Best 'chill pil' ever.

[@zxcvqwer84]

hi i am practising yoga.am planning to go for a three day program in a nearby ashram

[@bnplaza]

Shinzen always has great dharma talks but the video effects and audio really suck. Guys common fix this.

[@keenobaerry3195]

these videos are old m8