SHINZEN's PANDEMIC STRATEGIES

In this June 2020 dharma talk, Shinzen speaks of how, in his lifetime, he has seen the impossible happen - especially in terms of our relationship to meditation.
Then he lists and speaks of ways to "accelerate" this practice. In addition to the "accelerators" of "Trigger Practice", Duration training, "Motion Challenge", and "Auto-Speak", Shinzen also delves into a SHIFT of ATTITUDE regarding situations or "Situation Practice."
He then speaks of how we integrate the practice, and our experiences (including "nothingness") , into our daily lives.
Shinzen ends with some TS Eliot ("The Four Quartets") - weeping as he shares that beautiful poetic description of this path.
FOR MORE INFO about SHINZEN and his teachings: www.shinzen.org
And STEPH has some FREE MEDITATIONS for the PANDEMIC at: www.strategic-mindfulness.com

[@_eddiecole]

The seed of obsession with TS Elliot's poetry now grows within my mind. Maybe it will grow into a tree after Mid-winter Spring. 🌲🌞

[@JordanREALLYreally]

MORE VIDEOS, please. Regularly. Weekly. please, MORE VIDEOS. Really, M. Shinzen, stop being so lazy. Ever since you farted on your earlier series' blooper reel, I knew you were the real deal. Then when you put the g-d math formula that describes freaking awakening in the beginning of your book... well that got my staunch scientist girlfriend at the time to pick up the book and 2 years later she is meditation almost regularly. When some lifestyle, self-improvement KZbin channel asked you to describe your current state of experience... that was... Listen, more videos, please. Just go go go man, stop messing around. Get one of those devotees to regulate it and take control of the schedule for you. A podcast at least (my apologies if there is a podcast already). Enough of this!

[@BermudaBuddha]

Thomas Stearns Eliot a.k.a. T S Eliot (26 September 1888 - 4 January 1965) is the author of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939), a book of poetry that became the basis for the musical Cats.

[@williamcallahan5218]

I just blocked Shinzen from all my social media... soooo disappointed in him. WTF he fell down the rabbit hole. Sad.

[@FishyDnB]

The poem reading really touched me. When Shinzen cried, I started to cry.

[@felice9907]

what a beautiful time-and-spaceless teacher/practioner! master shinzen, you have that original sparkle in your asian-american eyes that so many are missing! thank you for this poetic transmission!

[@jameshetfield5894]

Absolutely beautiful and helpful. One of my favorite things in life is to see someone so emotionally touched by the profundity of the thoughts in their mind that they have trouble getting the words out without losing it. Something to do with deep truth. Anyway, you have helped me so much over the past few years, thank you for that and for this.

[@zelareka]

we need more shinzen videos please

[@CulusMagnus]

I subscribed yesterday. After many months of not posting anything, I open my phone and youtube to a video having been posted 20 seconds ago. Amazing!

[@NellieDeutsch]

Thank you for sharing and being open to us.

[@goingcrazy1019]

Yeaaa shinzen ❤️❤️❤️

[@McLKeith]

I am glad to see Shinzen putting out more videos.

[@_eddiecole]

Thanks for this growth accelerator! Lets all share how to open up and turn toward to help shizen and help us all

[@iam6566]

So happy to see a new video by Shinzen!

[@isabellared8382]

This filled me with joy 💜💫

[@OHaraMcNamara]

❤️ This is sublime. Thank you.

[@luisakinas5514]

Shinzen’s humor warms up my heart. Love from Brazil 💛

[@bodhi-kenyon]

Thank you Shinzen for such a moving talk. You are a great teacher.

[@MindManiacMarcus]

Beautiful, touching.

[@omniPOTentNewB]

Such a deep… Deep and complex video and reading. It would be a great honor to be able sit and practice with Shinzen. When the world returns to normal, I hope he hosts an in-person sitting/retreat. To be able to rise & fall, sink & swim, hide & be seen on our individual and combined paths, in his presence, would be beautiful ❤️