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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Living as a River

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2009

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Tami Simon speaks with Bodhipaksa, a Buddhist teacher, author, and member of the Western Buddhist Order since 1993. He currently teaches Buddhism and meditation to prisoners and is the author of several books, including Wildmind: A Step-by-step Guide to Meditation, as well as the Sounds True audio learning programs Still the Mind and The Wisdom of the Breath. In this interview, Bodhipaksa discusses the fluid nature of identity: what he calls “living as a river.” (56 minutes)

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This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.

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For those seeking genuine transformation,

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sounds true.com is your trusted partner on the spiritual journey,

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offering diverse, in-depthdepth and life-changing wisdom.

0:16.9

Many Voices, one journey.

0:19.3

Sounds True.com. dot com. You're listening to Insights at the edge.

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You're listening to Insights at the Edge.

0:33.0

Today I speak with Bodipaxa.

0:35.0

Bodipaxa is a Buddhist teacher, author,

0:38.0

and a member of the Western Buddhist Order since 1993.

0:42.0

He currently teaches Buddhism and meditation

0:46.0

to prisoners and is the author of several books including Wild Mind, a

0:51.8

step-by-step guide to meditation, as well as the Sounds True Audio Learning Programs,

0:57.0

still the Mind and the Wisdom of the Breath.

1:01.0

I spoke with Bodipaxa about the fluid nature. of the So Bodipoxa, you submitted a very interesting book to Sounds True, which we've decided to publish,

1:18.0

and you called it in your submission, The Six Rivers of Becoming, what science and spirituality teach us about who we really are.

1:26.8

And of course, who knows by the time Sounds True publishes it, we might call it something like,

1:30.7

you know, how to be happy through the six rivers of becoming or

1:35.0

something like that but I'm curious first of all what brought you to writing this

1:39.3

book and if you can tell us a little bit about what it's about.

1:43.4

Okay, the book comes out of a practice that I do.

1:48.1

It's an Insight Meditation practice called the Six Element Practice. And what it is, it's a

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