The Importance of Open Mind in Pragmatic Dharma

Vince Fakhoury Horn is joined by long-time teacher, Kenneth Folk, to share about his beloved teacher, Bill Hamilton, who American dharma teacher Shinzen Young referred to as "an unsung hero of Western Mindfulness." Bill was an enigmatic dharma teacher who practiced in the Insight-Theravada tradition. He was the founder of the Dharma Seed library, did more than 7 years of silent retreat practice, and wrote an excellent contemporary dharma book called "Saints & Psychopaths."

Episode Links:

👤 Kenneth Folk

👤 Vince Fakhoury Horn

📖 Saints & Psychopaths by Bill Hamilton

🔗 Dharma Seed

📺 Remembering Bill Hamilton with Shinzen Young

📺 Remembering Bill Hamilton Featuring Daniel Ingram

Memorable Quotes:

📺 "Enlightenment. Highly recommended, can't tell you why." – Bill Hamilton

📺 "Suffering less, noticing it more." – Bill Hamilton

📺 "You don't have to go looking for suffering." – Bill Hamilton

📺 "You could get enlightened rubbing that tape box." – Bill Hamilton

📺 "They're doing psychology." – Bill Hamilton

📺 "There's more than one objection of mindfulness." – Bill Hamilton

📺 "This is the ultimate self-improvement project, even beyond one's self." – Kenneth Folk

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