Meditation + Talk: Reflections on the Path of Practice

July 20, 2024

We all suffer—it’s an unavoidable part of life. While we can practice in ways that may reduce our suffering, we will all face grievous losses and challenges, and it’s natural to distract ourselves in any number of ways.

In this talk, guest teacher Henry Shukman shares how the practice of being quiet and still can bring us to something deeper in our nature — an unconditional love and a boundless belonging that is always present as long as we are alive.

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Meditation: “Just This” – Exploring Intimacy with a Sense Of Presence Here and Now, Through Stillness and Quiet

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Talk: Reflections on a Somewhat Comprehensive Map of the Path of Practice

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Here is a list of topics Henry Shukman covered in his talk:

An overview of the concept of ‘Original Love’
Addressing Suffering and Courageous Practice
Exploring the Practice of Stillness
Manual: A Guide to Experiencing Unconditional Love
Exposing Ourselves Through Practice
The Rewards of Facing Our Existential Situation
Unconditional Well-Being vs. Conditional Well-Being
The Shared Commons of Experience
Nondual Experience and the Sense of Inseparability
Accessibility to Boundless Well-Being
The Deep Project of Meditation Traditions
Contemporary Neuroscience and Meditation
The Four Insights on the Path of Awakening

These teachings are offered freely, at no charge.

And if you like, you may wish to participate in the age-old tradition of generosity through making an offering yourself – called “dāna” – to support Rick and the Wednesday Meditations. Generosity itself is a beautiful practice that opens and gladdens the heart, relaxes the contraction of “self,” and ripples out into the world to touch many people – and perhaps, eventually, even oneself.