What deep listening unlocks for me, by Henry Shukman

Meditative Story

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Meditation, Mindfulness, Society And Culture, Personal Stories, Mental Health, Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Storytelling, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

As a boy in Oxford, Henry Shukman seeks refuge from a painful childhood by disappearing into poetry, immersing himself in nature. But the beauty and clarity he finds there is only fleeting. A series of visits with a mysterious old family friend help him to understand that experiencing beauty — and its extraordinary gifts — doesn’t have to be a chance encounter. In fact, it could become a guiding principle of his life. Through listening deeply, she shows him how to unlock beauty at every moment.

Listen to David Whyte’s episode of Meditative Story, "We become the places we love": http://listen.meditativestory.com/DavidWhyte_WW

Henry Shukman is a Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage and is the Spiritual Director at Mountain Cloud Zen Center, and co-director of the Rio Grande Mindfulness Institute. Before this, he taught poetry at the Institute of American Indian Arts and Oxford Brookes University. He has written several award-winning books of poetry and fiction, including the memoir One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart. His new meditation program, Original Love, offers a broad, inclusive path of practice.

Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.com

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0:00.0	And in this moment, I feel absolutely galvanized.
0:21.6	Whatever that strange encounter was on the beach, it wasn't just random.
0:28.6	It was a recognizable human experience.
0:32.6	It didn't need to be locked away in a chamber in my memory.
0:46.3	Flora helps me realize that finding awe and paying attention and feeling washed by love
0:51.3	can even become a compass heading in life.
1:04.4	As a boy in Oxford, England,
1:09.7	Henry Shookman found refuge from chronic exma through poetry and being in nature.
1:15.7	But the beauty and clarity he found there was fleeting.
1:19.6	A series of visits with a mysterious old family friend helped him to understand that experiencing beauty and its extraordinary gifts
1:27.8	didn't have to be isolated or chance encounters.
1:31.6	It could become a guiding principle of his life.
1:35.2	Through listening deeply, she shows him how to practice this.
1:40.1	In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories,
1:43.7	breathtaking music and mindfulness prompts,
1:46.0	so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories,
1:50.0	and that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives.
1:53.0	From way to what? This is meditative story.
1:58.0	I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide.
2:01.6	I'm Rohan and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed.
2:24.3	The body breathing.
2:29.3	Your senses open. your mind open.
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