Meditation in the City: A Shambhala Podcast show

Meditation in the City: A Shambhala Podcast

Summary: Meditation? No way. It's boring. And strange. And my mind is way too distracted and crazy. "Meditation in the City" helps dispel the myths about meditation, with down-to-earth, real life teachings that show us the benefits of meditation in our everyday life.

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  • Artist: Shambhala Meditation Center of New York
  • Copyright: 2012-2013 Shambhala New York

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 Advancing By Retreating – Deepening Meditation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:47

How can we deepen our meditation practice? Taking a pause, whether it's ten minutes or a month-long retreat, has tremendous benefit. In this episode of the Meditation In The City podcast, Laura Simms discusses the power of retreat.

 The Fragrance of Discipline (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:56

How sweet is the fragrance of discipline? In this episode, John Ankele helps us sort out the benefits of discipline, in meditation and in daily life.

 The Warrior’s Armor; Fearlessness & Meditation (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:38

In every moment there is a choice; do we put up a barrier, shielding ourselves from pain and embarrassment? Or do we open up fully to our world?

 Only US: Creating an Enlightened World (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 66:44

In this episode of the Meditation In The City podcast, Shastri Ethan Nichtern & Susan Piver invite us to imagine an enlightened world, here and now.

 Being Where, When? The Mechanics of Mindfulness (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:25

What is meditation, really? How does resting in the present moment lead to relief from confusion, self-doubt, anxiety, and the stress of modern-day life?

 Is There Space Between a Rock and a Hard Place? (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:40

In this episode, Agness Au describes how cultivating space through meditation gives us greater confidence and perspective in the midst of difficult times.

 Caught in a Web: Actions and their Results (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:56

In this episode of the Meditation In The City podcast, senior teacher John Ankele discusses the ever-thickening web of habitual patterns and beliefs which ensnare us, personally and societally, and how meditation helps us break free. This talk was recorded live at our Weekly Dharma Gathering. Meditation In The City is the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. Take the action of sharing with your friends, and enjoy the results! John Ankele is a long-time teacher of Shambhala Training and is a video producer. His work has been broadcast on PBS and ABC-TV and has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), the Smithsonian, the United Nations and the Margaret Mead Film Festival. If you enjoy Meditation in the City, throw us a buck or two (or five, or fifty!). Any amount will help support this podcast. It’s easy, just click the link! Click here to donate: Podcast production by sonamgray.com The Shambhala Meditation Center of New York is part of an international community of nearly 200 meditation centers founded by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. The Shambhala Buddhist path, unique in the world of Western Buddhism, combines the teachings of the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism with the Shambhala principles of living an uplifted life, fully engaged with the world. Programs and classes in Buddhist teachings, meditation and other contemplative disciplines are offered as well as individual meditation instruction. The Center is home to a vibrant, diverse community of members and friends who provide ongoing volunteer and financial support – creating a warm, genuine basis for the realizing the full potential of our authentic wisdom traditions.

 Humor Exists Within The Cosmic World (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:11

In this episode of the Meditation In The City podcast, senior teacher Sangyum Agness Au discusses the relationship between meditation and a sense of humor, at a talk recorded live at our Weekly Dharma Gathering.

 Work Work Work… & Meditation? (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:34

In this episode of the Meditation In The City podcast, senior teacher Acharya Eric Spiegel offers teachings on joining one's livelihood with the mindfulness and awareness cultivated in meditation practice. This talk was recorded live at our Weekly Dharma Gathering.

 What Is Enlightened Society? (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:42

In this episode of the Meditation In The City podcast, senior teacher Shastri Ethan Nichtern discusses the notion of Enlightened Society at a talk recorded live at our Weekly Dharma Gathering.

 Imagine Compassion (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:55

In this episode of the Meditation In The City podcast, Laura Simms discusses the power of imagination, and how simply imagining compassion can effect the world, at a talk recorded live at our Weekly Dharma Gathering.

 The Shambhala Path: Basic Goodness (podcast) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:05

In this episode of the Meditation In The City podcast, John Ankele presents the foundation of the Shambhala Path - Basic Goodness - at a talk recorded live at our Weekly Dharma Gathering.

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