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🗓️ 10 April 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Buddhist psychology and the Western oriented field of positive psychology agree: How we pay attention determines whether we live primarily in fear and judgment, or happiness and peace. This two-part series explores the teachings, practices and attitudes that enable us to live a meaningful life with a heart that is “happy for no reason.”
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0:00.0 | Greetings. We offer these podcasts freely and your support really makes a difference. |
0:06.0 | To make a donation, please visit tarabrock.com. Namaste, welcome friends. Thank you for joining us. |
0:31.6 | Today's reflection is part two of a series on realizing true well-being. |
0:41.8 | And as I mentioned last week, it just feels really crucial in these times to nurture happiness, |
0:48.8 | balance, open-heartedness as so much is in the airwaves that is conducive to deepening fear and increasing our armoring |
0:59.0 | and feelings of separateness. |
1:01.0 | And to begin and say, this is not when we talk about happiness, not about self-centeredness, |
1:08.0 | it's really about nourishing our spirits so we can respond to our world |
1:13.2 | from wholeness. If you think of those you know who have much inner freedom, you'll notice |
1:23.1 | they're grateful for their life. They're appreciative of life. In one story I love, Kabir was a shoemaker. |
1:31.7 | He's known for his good nature, his cheerfulness, his generosity, |
1:36.1 | as care for others in his community. |
1:38.1 | And as he worked and moved through the day, he always repeated a mantra, |
1:42.5 | Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, which is a mantra for remembering the sacred, |
1:47.6 | the divine. |
1:49.1 | Day in and day out, 20 years, and one day, Ram appears. |
1:54.0 | And Kabir says, who are you? |
1:55.7 | And Ram says, I'm Ram. |
1:57.7 | And Kabir says, why are you here? |
1:59.6 | And Ram says, why am I here? You've been calling me for years now. |
2:04.3 | I've come. What do you want? Kibir, I don't want anything. Ram, what? Why have you been repeating my name? |
2:15.1 | Kabir, I just love repeating your name. Then for years to come, |
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