Back Seat Meditation | Dharma Talk with Josh
Every meditator will confront their ego’s attempt to meditate from the back seat. The ego will try to control, influence and manipulate the entire process. In this talk, Josh suggests how to work with...
11 Aug 202232min
From Captive to Captivated | Dharma Talk with Josh
In this talk, Josh reflects further on Zhuang Zi’s Butterfly Dream and how the parable offers clues and questions for deepening an understanding of self and consciousness. "Within the dream state, unl...
3 Aug 202231min
Zhuang Zi's Butterfly Dream | Dharma Talk with Josh
In this talk, Josh connects the famous parable of Zhuang Zi’s Butterfly Dream to the practice of moment to moment mindfulness. “I, Zhuang Zi, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, t...
27 Jul 202237min
Mindfulness of Breathing and Beyond | Talk and Guided Meditation with Josh
In this episode, Josh shares reflections and a guided meditation on breath awareness, and how breath awareness supports calm clarity on the path. “Mindfulness is remembering how to observe the mind’s ...
21 Jul 202250min
From the Pit of the Belly | Short Reflection with Josh
Breathing from the belly is a practice found in various Buddhist and yogic traditions. In this short talk, Josh shares how to engage with this exercise. “You must realize that the center of the univer...
12 Jul 202227min
Ballast in the Storm | Short Reflection with Josh
Amidst all the dizzying changes of our world, Josh reflects on how practice provides a ballast of stability in the middle of the storm. “We can and must, each of us, individually, be a ballast, a remi...
28 Jun 202216min
Bahiya's Burning Doubt | Short Reflection with Josh
In this short reflection, Josh introduces the spiritual story about Bahiya, a spiritual seeker who faced his doubts about the path, directly. “Then, Bahiya, you should train yourself thus: In referenc...
21 Jun 202210min
The Yin-Yang Heart | Dharma Talk with Josh
In this talk, Josh reflects on a student’s question: Do the hindrances in meditation (and life) eventually disappear? Or will they always be part of life? “Most people are afraid of suffering. But suf...
14 Jun 202244min
