The Five Invitations- Podcast #406
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2017
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Cathy and Todd discuss The Five Invitations, a book that shows us how to wake up fully to our lives. As a compassionate teacher and cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, author Frank Ostaseski supports the dying. His five invitations dive into the suffering, joy, and inevitability of death, and why embracing this wisdom will lead to a more mindful and compassionate life. Cathy and Todd use clips from Dead Poets Society and Star Wars to highlight his points, and discuss why this book empowered them to live with greater intention and meaning.
Time Stamps
1:40 Introduction to The Five Invitations
10:44 Invitation #1 Don’t Wait
16:22 Dead Poets Society Clip
24:06 Invitation #2 Welcome Everything and Push Away Nothing
34:15 Canvas People– Enter “zen” for your free 11″ X 14″ Canvas
35:29 Star Wars Clip (Obi-Won and Darth Vader) regarding death
41:33 Invitation #3 Bring Your Whole Self To The experience
47:05 Invitation #4 Find A Place Of Rest In The Middle Of Things
53:49 Invitation # 5 Cultivate A Don’t Know Mind
57:15 Our amazing partner for the ZPR Conference Trinity Family Law
Resources/Videos used on today’s show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sml6Z0TMx1k&t=704s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4F-xWjOeUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVBX7l2zgRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf68LZ-yagM&t=3s
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Do do do do do do. |
| 0:05.5 | Here we go. |
| 0:06.3 | My name's Todd. |
| 0:06.9 | This is Kathy. |
| 0:07.6 | Welcome back to Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:10.3 | Are your headphones too? |
| 0:11.2 | They're so loud in my ears. |
| 0:13.1 | Okay. |
| 0:13.4 | Well, how about we turn them down then? |
| 0:14.7 | Thank you. |
| 0:16.6 | Is that better? |
| 0:17.6 | I'm a little senso. |
| 0:18.8 | I know you are. |
| 0:19.5 | You just told me a story about an airplane. |
| 0:22.3 | Maybe you'll share that. |
| 0:23.3 | That has nothing to do with what we're talking about today. |
| 0:24.7 | Okay. |
| 0:25.2 | So why listen to Zen Parenting Radio? |
| 0:26.8 | Because you'll feel outstanding. |
| 0:28.6 | And I always remember a motto, which is the best predictor of a child's well-being, |
| 0:32.9 | is a parent's self-understanding. |
| 0:34.6 | This is podcast number 406. And today we are going to talk about the five |
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