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Secular Buddhism

12 - Master Meditation by Not Meditating

Secular Buddhism

Noah Rasheta

Spirituality, Buddhism, Mindfulness, Society & Culture, Meditation, Secular, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2016

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I will explore the idea of learning to meditate by not meditating. I share the poem "Dust if You Must" by Rose Milligan that went viral on the Secular Buddhism. It was viewed by over 10 million people in just a matter of days. I also discuss the idea of being vs doing. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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0:00.0

Hello, you are listening to the Secular Buddhism Podcast and this is episode number 12.

0:06.0

I am your host Noah Rosheta and today I'm talking about meditation through non-meditation.

0:13.0

I'm also sharing the poem Dust If You Must by Rose Milligan.

0:18.0

So thank you for joining.

0:30.0

I like to say this every time before I start.

0:33.0

This quote from the Dalai Lama where he says,

0:35.0

Do not try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist.

0:39.0

Use it to be a better whatever you already are.

0:42.0

Please keep this in mind as you listen and learn about the topics and concepts discussed in this podcast episode.

0:49.0

And hopefully this will provide you with some information to help you be a better whatever you already are.

0:55.0

Now let's jump into this week's topic.

0:57.0

I'm excited to be back with you for another podcast episode this week.

1:01.0

And I want to just start out with sharing another milestone.

1:06.0

This has been an exciting week for me.

1:08.0

I was out of town over the weekend on a family trip.

1:12.0

And when I came back in the morning I was checking our Facebook page.

1:18.0

And I was really surprised to see that one of the posts that I had shared had gone viral.

1:25.0

And this was really meaningful to me.

1:27.0

Earlier in the year, I guess it was at the end of last year.

1:31.0

I came across a post from Jason Silva who's the host of Brain Games on National Geographic.

1:38.0

And he has a web series called Shots of All where he posts these small tidbits of philosophical information.

1:47.0

Or forget what he calls it.

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