Christopher Keevil on Finding Zen in the Ordinary

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Self-improvement, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Buddhism

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🗓️ 9 July 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Christopher Keevil is an ordained Zen teacher who has been practicing since 1991 and teaching since 1998 in the lineage of his teacher, Zen Master Bo Mun. He is also the Managing Director and founder of Wellspring Consulting and is the founder and host teacher of Garden Oak Sangha. In this episode, Eric and Christopher discuss his book, Finding Zen in the Ordinary: Stories and Reflections If you need help with or are looking for support in working with your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, check out The One You Feed Coaching Program. To learn more and to schedule a free 30-minute call with Eric, visit oneyoufeed.net/coach But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Christopher Keevil and I Discuss Finding Zen in the Ordinary and … His book, Finding Zen in the Ordinary: Stories and Reflections Learning to live life by choosing to be here and now Paying attention in the present moment and seeing what’s here without judgment Meditation tips for beginners Meditation practice is training to become present His process of writing and finding deeper meaning Visualizing spiritual growth as a helix that has movement and cycles How our deeper self can move us to take action Having both faith, doubt, and courage in life The emotional imperative of “I am” is a mirage Christopher Keevil Links: Christopher’s Website Twitter BiOptimizers: Just 2 capsules of their Magnesium Breakthrough taken before bed gives you all 7 forms of magnesium so that you sleep better at night. Go to www.magbreakthrough.com/wolf and use the promo code WOLF10 at checkout to save 10%. Calm App: The app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life through meditations and sleep stories. Join the 85 million people around the world who use Calm to get better sleep. Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription (a limited time offer!) by going to www.calm.com/wolf If you enjoyed this conversation with Christopher Keevil on Finding Zen in the Ordinary, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Hardcore Zen with Brad Warmer Practical Zen with Grace Schireson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	During the meditation is not actually the wonderful moment, but much more is a training to become
0:05.1	present with every moment. And by doing so again, we end up being able to really inhabit our lives fully.
0:18.8	Welcome to the One You Feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of
0:23.9	the thoughts we have, quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:30.9	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend to add negativity,
0:36.9	self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that
0:43.6	hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes
0:50.2	conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how
0:56.0	other people keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed their good wolf.
1:14.8	My father was a block star. It was like Bidlemania. But not here in America.
1:19.5	Dean Reed criticized the American government from behind the Iron Curtain. He had lots of enemies.
1:24.6	He wanted to come back home and then the unthinkable happened. Dean Reed died.
1:31.1	Come with me, Ramona Reed, to learn more about the extraordinary life and mysterious death of
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1:42.0	Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Daniel Miller is a millennial con artist.
1:47.9	I'm a social media influencer. Busted while recovering from Brazilian Butt live surgery.
1:53.2	She was yelling at the police for like getting her butt tissue out of joy when they were
1:57.3	hand-guffing her. She's got hundreds of victims. To me, that's not a con artist that
2:02.0	just is a straight-up predator and she just keeps getting away with it. This person is a danger.
2:07.4	Listen to Queen of the Con, season three on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your
2:13.0	podcasts. Thanks for joining us. Our guest on this episode is Christopher Kevill, an ordained
2:20.5	Zen teacher who has been practicing since 1991 and teaching since 1998 in the lineage of his
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