The One You Feed How to Find and Follow a Healing Path with Henry Shukman
Feb 24, 2023
Henry Shukman, a poet and associate Zen master from the Mountain Cloud Zen Center, shares insights on healing and spirituality. He emphasizes the importance of embracing pain for true healing and the value of guidance from a spiritual teacher. The conversation dives into the significance of community during meditation and finding beauty in everyday moments. Shukman connects Zen philosophy and poetry, illustrating how they enrich our spiritual journeys and help us come home to our deeper selves.
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Feed the Good Wolf
- Feed the "good wolf" within yourself by making conscious choices about how you live and experience life.
- Cultivate positive qualities like kindness, bravery, and love through practices like meditation.
Acknowledge the "Bad Wolf"
- Recognize and acknowledge negative emotions like greed, hatred, and delusion without letting them control you.
- Practice allows for making conscious decisions instead of being driven by impulses and needs.
Awakening and Depression
- Henry Shukman experienced mild depression even after profound awakening experiences.
- He found that working with his pain and grief through therapy and meditation contributed to greater wholeness.
