In early 2020, before any of us had heard anything about a lethal virus emerging from Wuhan Province, China, I attended a life changing 8-day Mahamudra meditation retreat with Harvard neuropsychologist and Vajrayana master Daniel P. Brown PHd. After a nine year pause on spiritual retreats, this was my first extended in-person retreat with a living teacher. I did also attend a 10-day silent Vipassana Retreat in summer 2019, but that was accompanied by recordings from S.N. Goenka. That was a powerful experience in its own right, but we weren’t receiving teachings from a living, breathing, resp ..read more

In this episode, Sanjay and I explore our shared experience with Sri Chimnoy, my first spiritual teacher and discover–to our shared surprise–that we joined Sri Chimnoy’s community at the same time and attended some of the same events. We explore the work of Sri Chimnoy and his extraordinary and hugely influential teacher, Sri Aurobindo. Then we dive into Sanjay’s movie about the remarkable 3100 miles ultra marathon that his spiritual community hosts each year. Sanjay’s film is a meditation on the power of running as a vehicle for self transcendence. The footage is glorious, immersive, and hyp ..read more

In this episode, Julie and Morgan discuss the part of you and I that is forever untouched by the chaos and disruption of this crisis. We explore that limitless part of the self and how it can serve as a powerful point of calm grounding in the storm of our lives in this historical moment. Then Julie leads us on a powerful guided meditation and then we take questions. You can learn more about Julie’s work at Bija Living here. >> Guided Meditation Only (coming soon) Watch the original interview and guided meditation in the video below. The post OM102: Julie Hunt On Finding Equanimity Am ..read more

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When times are tough, sometimes the best way to clear your head and open your heart is to focus on other people. So in that spirit, I’ve recorded a Loving Kindness Meditation for you. I think we could all use a little extra love right now. Love for ourselves and love for each other and love for those folks on the front lines of the viral pandemic that’s sweeping across the planet right now. And you know what? I think we’re going to need a lot more of it by the time all of this is over. So please take some time, get quiet, and send love out to those people who need it most. In the process, yo ..read more

  In this second part of my interview with Dr. Daniel P. Brown, we explore the second stage of training in Mahamudra Pointing Out The Great Way. In part 1, we explored the Elephant Path of concentration and meditation, which is the first stage of training in Mahamudra Pointing Out The Great Way. Special Offer for One Mind Listeners Dan Brown is making his peak performance meditation and concentration self-paced online course available to One Mind Listeners a special 25% discount. Your purchase will also support the production of this podcast. Use the promo code ONEMINDPODCAST at checkout to ..read more

In this first part of my interview with Daniel P. Brown, we explore the first stage of training in Mahamudra Pointing Out The Great Way called the Elephant Path of concentration, meditation, and peak performance. In part 2, we explore the second stage of training in Mahamudra Pointing Out The Great Way. Special Offer for One Mind Listeners: Also, Dan Brown is making his peak performance meditation and concentration self-paced online course available to One Mind Listeners a special 25% discount. Your purchase will also support the production of this podcast. Use the promo code ONEMINDPODCAST ..read more

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What is intention and why is it one of the most important pillars of meditation and our spiritual life in general? Two events brought this to mind for me recently and they were important enough to me that I wanted to share them. And for context, I ve thought a lot about intention. When I lived full time in a meditation ashram for 13 years, the bedrock of our practice in the context of the spiritual teaching we followed was Clarity of Intention: “Do I want to be free more than anything else?” What Is Intention? So I have a few simple things I want share on the topic of intention for sure. Bu ..read more

How do you keep your meditation practice strong and steady? How do you stay inspired? In this episode, I share some of the things that have added fuel to my fire and helped a lot to keep my meditation practice fruitful. In particular, we explore the power of getting up early as a way to boost your practice. For me, it’s a game changer. I went from never setting an alarm to setting it for 515am every morning and I feel awesome as a result. Why? Because I’m logging a minimum of 30 minutes of meditation. I’m reading 10-20 pages of a book each morning. And I’m managing to squeeze in deep breathi ..read more