Sunday Zen: Meditation & Retreat Q+A

[@melissamercier6591]

I love how you laugh at the absurdity of how serious we take ourselves, how we believe our thoughts and beliefs are so important. ❤

[@nbeezhao]

Haha 😂

[@collettewhiteman]

Hi I was on the retreat. Love how you are sharing your truth with the world. ❤

[@ZDoggMD]

Wonderful to have shared that "space" together ❤

[@collettewhiteman]

@@ZDoggMD 😊🙏

[@suemoseley4707]

You summarized Angelo’s book and the nonduality message SO eloquently in 11 minutes flat! Super impressive! 🤸🏻‍♂️🐇☯️👏

I love these videos from you. It's amazing to follow your personal transformation. Thank you for letting us in! I just wish a lot more minds were drawn to this message!

[@brooke_ann]

This was amazing loved listening to this I really want to go on a retreat like this ❤❤❤

[@stephanierousso4069]

Shadow work… I understand now, thank you for articulating so beautiful. More of these videos please,😊

[@TheRomanPilgriminPerson]

I learn about myself when I’m outside and I see hungry homeless people hanging around coffee shops, injured and hungry homeless cats, dogs, and other animals in need. I never learned anything by meditating, a waste of time, I’d rather go outside and be mindful of the suffering out there and real needs.

[@amandajane9]

Thanks so much for sharing your retreat experience.

[@ANOOPBAL]

Is it possible to have a discussion with Vinay about the scientific evidence of meditation in one episode?

[@TheEvaluna1975]

Great talk Z! I resonate a lot with you in those post retreat reactivity experiences... felt very uncomfortable at first (confusion, doubt, shame... there you go!) Which gets even worse when ppl around you (spouse, children, friends) question the benefits of meditations and retreats based on your failure to keep calm and centered... such a relief to hear Angelo and other people addressing the normalcy of that, as well as how common it is to experience it! We're all riding this samsara roller-coaster together, and it's perfect just the way it is! PS. So glad you're enjoying the "Elephant book" of poetry (forgot the title too!) and poetry in general... I never really appreciated poetry until Asilomar... now I'm a fan!

[@ZDoggMD]

Perfectly said!

[@skapur]

The retreat location in N Carolina is about 15 miles from my house. It is a beautiful area and that is why I live there. It is perfect for meditation (except for an over abundance of deer and wild Turkey)

[@provocativehypnosis843]

i really enjoyed this one. Thank you.

[@elizabethsantiago1382]

I just love you! I would love to be part of one of these retreats. I'm sharing, and hope this resonates with my adult children (if not now, later).

[@dylanevartt3219]

It used to be that catching my keys on a doorknob was a frustration that felt almost like an attack on me. Now when it happens I smile and get the thought of "oh its trying to play with me"

[@rebecabecerril8834]

I love the way you speak, please put captions available for your videos...

[@ZDoggMD]

They'll show up soon, it takes youtube a few minutes to process the video 👍

[@DanielleM-yr4di]

Ur progressive clarity is amazing to witness. Ur words are powerful 💜 I was curious if you have explored physical touch lately? U once mentioned a bit of an energetic block that made the idea of physical touch (massage) uncomfortable… Hot Stone massage to explore resistance? ;)

[@ZDoggMD]

Hey there wonderful!! Not so much touch directly yet, but lots of body meditation and dropping into the body sense which has been really helpful. You are absolutely right as this is a direction I feel would be very helpful.

[@anncairns1099]

Thank you Dr. 🫂😊👍

[@Mimi-xs7gi]

The pandemic was a good time to stop 🛑 and do retreats/ satsang/ meditation all on zoom …it works❗️

[@cammac6550]

Good evening All.

[@CarynConnolly]

So you numb those feelings, and they don’t come to the surface until you have cleared away and seen the knowledge that we aren’t a self?

[@cps_Zen_Run]

Caryn, thoughts and emotions, just arise. Just as seeing and hearing take no effort. It’s the non-attachment , clasping and grasping that subsides. Peace

[@ChiTown915]

This sounds like the conversations at the ayahuasca retreat I go to

[@leilanisimmons8431]

Thank you for this video. I tried searching for the poetry book you mentioned “Poetry on mindfulness…” with the elephant atop a teacup on the cover, and could not find it. Would you, or someone, please tell me the full title and author? Thank you!

[@ZDoggMD]

www.amazon.com/Poetry-Impermanence-Mindfulness-Joy/dp/1614293317

[@leilanisimmons8431]

@@ZDoggMD thank you!

[@christiS907]

Ugh. I hate the ads on the replay.

[@edc9864]

Can you do a video on Lindsay Clancy and post partum psychosis? Thanks, love your vids!

[@anncairns1099]

Hey Fam 😊

[@ordinarychad]

It was good sitting with you.

[@ashleelarsen7765]

Back at ya 45:00

[@ashleelarsen7765]

Does thelidomide cure cancer?

[@cps_Zen_Run]

Ashlee, IMHO, cancer is another symptom of metabolic disorders. Every cell except for red blood cells have the potential to become cancerous. Peace

[@ashleelarsen7765]

@@cps_Zen_Run 🤟🏻