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A Quiet Mind
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We all want peace, happiness, and fullfillment in our lives and we all need a quiet respite from the stormy seas of life. Let this podcast inspire, excite, and nurture your true inner being. A life with a quiet mind is possible and you can have it now.
Let us be your guide.
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Religion and Spirituality > Buddhism
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| Date Added |
11-Mar-2006 |
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A Quiet Mind Episodes - | The true essence of mind | Don't be fooled by the carrot life is dangling before you. That which you seek is inside of you waiting to be discovered. There is no need to look outside yourself for happiness, love, bliss or completeness; everything that you seek, you already possess. Look no further than your next breath. | Get at Short URL | Download The true essence of mind | Play in Popup.
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| Are you a spiritual seeker? | Are you a spiritual seeker? Do you want to control your own destiny, the universe or just your dog? This podcast may have the answers that you seek
Who are you?
Where did you come from?
Where do you go when you die?
Big questions aren't they? Have you ever asked yourself who is the one asking these questions? Who is the one that is seeking something? Who is the one that is looking for the answers? Who is the one that I call myself, me? Who is the one that we call "I". Want to learn more? Listen to the podcast. | Get at Short URL | Download Are you a spiritual seeker? | Play in Popup.
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| What to do with pain, heartache and loss. | In our daily lives we have so much distraction and stimulation that we barely have the time to feel. What do I mean by feel? Feeling our pain, loss heartache, frustration anger etc. Our society is built up in a way that we don't have the time that we need to get in touch with our emotions.
Make time to be quiet and alone.
Loose the distractions by turning off the TV, phone, computer etc.
Find others to talk with about how you feel.
Learn how to identify the signals that you need to wind down and check in. Anger, sadness, depression, agitation etc. Watch for body signals as well. Backache, neck tension, jaw clenching, upset stomach. These signals are there to remind us to check in, wind down and listen. | Get at Short URL | Download What to do with pain, heartache and loss. | Play in Popup.
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| What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? | In our lives we are attached to many things. We are attached to objects, feelings, emotions, opinions, thoughts and desires. When we are attached we are imprisoned by our own mind's limited perceptions and expectations. When we become detached we open ourselves to possibility, spontaneity and freedom from suffering. We are no longer limited to our minds old habits and paradigms.
When we suffer we are confused, muddled and collapsed.
To become detached is to become free.
Detachment is freedom from suffering.
Look at what you can give up to feel the peace that is present in this moment. Are you holding onto anger, fear, loneliness, sadness, expectations or desires? Ask yourself, "Do I want to feel anger, fear, loneliness or depression more that I want to feel peace right now?"
Peace is always present
Freedom is always present
Stillness is always present
Get out a sheet of paper and put this down at the top: What am I willing to let go of to feel peace right now? Look at what you are feeling right now and ask yourself for each emotion, thought or feeling: Would I rather feel this or would I rather feel peace? | Get at Short URL | Download What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? | Play in Popup.
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| If the birds are doing ok right now, why can't I be ok right now? | When everything is crazy, nature can help soften the blow.
Out in nature, things make sense. It's balanced, harmonious and abundant. When we feel at our wits end, sometimes just a short walk in the woods can clear our heads and help us get back on track.
Walk mindfully.
Observe the abundance all around you.
Listen to the wind, the birds or the sound of running water.
Recharge yourself by releasing your problems and your concerns into nature. |
to send to friends | Download If the birds are doing ok right now, why can't I be ok right now?
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| How can you best serve Humanity? | What the heck are we doing here?
What is our true purpose in life?
What is our deep driving desire?
These questions are the big questions in life right? I myself have been asking them for years and I know that I'm not alone in wanting to know the answers. I have read hundreds of books ranging from contemporary esoteric thought, to ancient texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, The Tao and the Bible. All of these books had answers to theses questions and not surprisingly they were very similar. After many years of self study, meditation and literary research I have come to a conclusion. In most cases the simplest answers to life's most difficult questions are usually correct.
Ask yourself these questions:
Why do I think that I'm here?
What does my intuition tell me?
What are my talents?
How do I best serve Humanity?
Work on developing your insight into these questions by doing the following:
Meditate on opening your heart to your inner Buddha, Joy, God, Spirit.
Make a list of your talents and dreams and carry it with you.
Look at the blocks you may have created around your dreams.
Remember to open yourself to all possibilities.
Play and laugh like when you were young:
Make a date to do something you enjoyed as a child.
Draw a picture.
Goof off.
What do you think of this? Please comment on this post or join the forum and tell us how you feel about your special talents. | Get at Short URL | Download How can you best serve Humanity? | Play in Popup.
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| A Guided Meditaiton to open the heart to giving | This podcast is a tool for opening the heart through allowing.
This is a guided meditation with images I have photographed in Sedona.
There are no opening or closing credits in this podcast, so that you may
be able to use it without distractions. |
to send to friends | Download A Guided Meditaiton to open the heart to giving
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| Are you getting what you want? | Try giving to receive.
Are you not getting what you want out of life, your relationships and your job? Have you ever tried to give what it is that you want?
If you give what it is that you want from life to others, you will receive all that you want out of life and more. We all want love, kindness, safety, security, health, wealth and well being and we know that as truth.
So if we know what it is that we want, we can easily see want others want too. In these tough times we tend to curl up in out little cocoons and hide away 'till the storm passes. We need to break out of our shells, step forward into the great unknown and do the impossible. One truth that I know that will explode your spiritual growth is this:
The next step that you are afraid to take is exactly the step that you need to take.
Follow these simple steps to get what you want by giving what you want:
* Practice empathy by understanding all people are suffering and have experienced loss.
* Commit to a full day of giving from your heart.
* Meditate on opening your heart to giving.
* Give something small like a compliment or a hug.
Work on developing your insight as to why you do what you do and ask yourself these questions around giving:
* Am I coming from a place of lack?
* Am I coming from fear?
* Am I projecting poverty consciousness?
* Am I being selfish?
Remember not to condemn or judge yourself, just observe.
Why does giving work?
Giving works because it emulates nature and nature is always giving and abundant. Can you feel yourself as a giving and abundant being like nature? Observe nature, spend some time out there in it and see first hand its never ending supply that is given without expectation of any return. Can we give this freely and openly? Practice opening yourself to what others want by observing these facts:
* People often give exactly the opposite of what it is that they want.
* Most reactions are conditioned and habitual. "They know not what they do."
* People are wearing masks that protect them from attacks.
* Suffering is often projected by others as fear, anger, or frustration.
When you open yourself to what others want you stretch yourself out beyond your safety zone and this creates growth. This growth mixed with wisdom and discernment practiced openly sets the example of love and kindness. | Get at Short URL | Download Are you getting what you want? | Play in Popup.
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| Look Mom, I can meditate all the time! | Meditate always, with these simple steps.
Do you have the time or patience to meditate twice a day for two hours? Most of us just don't have that kind of time, energy, or focus. So how the heck will we ever become the perfect person we can be if we can't meditate daily? In this podcast we learn a few things about meditating while on our feet, doing our job, eating our lunch and brushing our teeth. How can that enlighten us? You'd be surprised. Why not try these few little steps and see what happens for yourself.
Today when you brush your teeth, just brush your teeth.
Whenever the phone rings, treat it as a meditation bell. Take three deep breaths before you answer and relax.
When passing through doorways notice them.
Walk with mindfulness to your car, the bus or from the couch to the fridge.
Be gracious for something or someone in your life.
Help a stranger.
Give yourself some approval.
What do you think about these steps for mindfulness? Do you have any stories, ideas, suggestions or little tricks for mindfulness you can share on our forum?
If so, join the Part Time Buddha Club and be a part time enlightened being:) | Get at Short URL | Download Look Mom, I can meditate all the time! | Play in Popup.
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| My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk | It's with great pleasure that I announce the re-release of my CD, Flight of the Hawk!
This CD was recorded in Sedona, Arizona in 2000 and then re-mastered by an old and dear friend of mine, Kevin Peterson (thanks Kev!). It contains music performed on the Native American Flute, drum, didgeridoo, and guitar, all performed by me and accompanied by nature sounds. This CD is very special to me as it has some recordings that were created in a little cabin in one of the most inspirational and spiritual places that I know. The magic and wonder of Sedona comes through strongly in this recording and I do hope that it heals, brings peace and a little joy into your lives.
Flight of the Hawk is available by download from Amazon, Itunes and many other distributors on the Internet. As a gift to you, my valued listeners, I am making two of the tracks available at no charge for your enjoyment.
If you have a coupon for this CD from a previous sale that had not gone through, please contact me and I will make sure that you get your copy. It's available only in digital format at this time.
Enjoy a few tracks from Flight of the Hawk by clicking one of the links below, when you do so it should open your web browser.
Dolphins
Cry of the Loon
If you vist A Quiet Mind You can download the mp3's to your hard drive as seen in the illustration below. Control click on the audio mp3 bar and choose "save as". | Get at Short URL | Download My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk | Play in Popup.
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| Merry Christma-Kwanza-Hanukkah!! to you all! | From all of us here at A Quiet Mind we wish you all a very Merry Christma-Kwanza-Hanukkah- Diwali-Rohatsu, and a very Happy New Year! We love you all and we are very grateful to have you in our lives.
Love
Robert, Tanya, Arlo, Tooney and Crusita. |
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| Why be Quiet? | Why sit quietly when the whole world is going crazy!
In this episode we take a look at the positive effects of sitting and gaining insight into the "self " benefits not only ourselves but the people we love, and the rest of the planet. | Get at Short URL | Download Why be Quiet? | Play in Popup.
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| A Quiet Mind | Acceptance is one of the seven spiritual steps to a quiet mind. We must accept what is so, right now, before we cam make good, lasting change in our lives. It's the beging of a new foundation. | Get at Short URL | Download A Quiet Mind | Play in Popup.
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