A few sites and podcasts I like . . . Gil Fronsdal’s talks from the IMC on Zencast are great – even his very delivery of the subject on which he speaks is mindful – so, in short Gil practices what he preaches . . . You’ve mentioned a few sites I am already tapped into – the Happiness Project with Gretchen Rubin and Zen Habits with Leo Babauta . . . and finally one I emailed Gwen about when I heard she was starting to run – Running with Mu (http://runwithmu.com/) that combines the solitude of distance running with good ol’ Zen sitting. And just a little practice point as long as we are talking about running (We were, weren’t we?). Why do people run with iPod’s?? Don’t they realize they are depriving themselves of the wonder of the soundtrack that is unfolding around them as they run in the moment?? When I travel to Oregon on business, my run takes me through a park. In the morning I can hear the frogs “signing” (croak. . . ribbit) and the ducks and geese (quack . . . honk). Nothing on my iPod can compete with the sounds of nature like that. Even here in Dallas, there are squirrels, and rabbits, and birds I encounter on my morning run that provide balance to the inevitable car that goes by. If you want to be present in the moment, connect with the sounds around you. After all, sound is just “touch at a distance”. (Thanks for that quote to RadioLab.)
This website looked interesting. I have tried some of their suggestions – chakra clearing and healing gemstones. My problem is finding time, or remembering to do these things, on a regular basis.
I like http://www.godrinktea.com/ but it has not been updated yet in 2010. Still lots of good posts though.
As far as podcasts are concerned, Zencast is crucial, I like The Dirtbag Diaries for my Outdoors fix, and a daily dose of the Dave Ramsey show helps me keep mindful of my financial goals and spending habits.
I’ve found that the greatest obstacle I face to mindfulness is clutter – both mental and physical. Sometimes the the easiest way to clear the mental clutter is to clear the physical and to that end, I have found unclutterer.com to be endlessly useful.
awesome post… will be good to see what comes up here!
I have nothing to offer, my sites have already been mentioned.
But i can’t wait to find out about more sites that the other users know of! =D
Probably goes without saying, but if you haven’t heard of Alan Watts…I recommend him. Also “To The Best of our Knowledge” is usually great… I’ll often read their title and think “I don’t know ’bout this” but I listen and, more often than not, am fascinated. Lastly, for making the banal transcend with humor check out “The Moth”
I second the Alan Watts podcasts, you can subscribe free to weekly ones. I used to listen to his same lectures late at night on Pacifica years ago, during my looking for answers on religion and spirituality phase. I am looking forward to checking out the other recommendations.
Hi Scott, I second Gil’s stuff on Zencast, well worth a listen to, going to check out that runwithmu one too when I get a moment.
Totally agree with you Jen about clutter and mindfulness. If you are surrounded by clutter then it makes being mindful really difficult, hence why I have 685 items for sale on Ebay now!
Also will check out the Alan Watts podcasts as they have came up a couple of times. Thanks for the useful suggestions
I LOVE listening to Swami Tyagananda’s lectures. He is a Advaita Vedanta monk, who lives in Boston. I have listened for years now and many times I have listened to the same talks more than once. Definitely my podcast jewel. Hope you all enjoy.
Pedro
Hey Pedro, where can you get the Swami Tyagananda podcasts? Do you have a URL?
Loved, loved, loved the Alan Watts podcasts, he really held my attention and I found him to be really interesting. Is there only the three podcasts available online free or do I have to get my credit card out, do you know Eric?
Working my way through the Zencast stuff now too, so much good stuff to listen to!!! happyface!
8. March 2010 at 8:06 pm
Here’s an incredibly useful webcast:
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Watch-A-New-Earth-Web-Classes-on-Oprahcom
I hope it helps others to be more awake
8. March 2010 at 10:19 pm
A few sites and podcasts I like . . . Gil Fronsdal’s talks from the IMC on Zencast are great – even his very delivery of the subject on which he speaks is mindful – so, in short Gil practices what he preaches . . . You’ve mentioned a few sites I am already tapped into – the Happiness Project with Gretchen Rubin and Zen Habits with Leo Babauta . . . and finally one I emailed Gwen about when I heard she was starting to run – Running with Mu (http://runwithmu.com/) that combines the solitude of distance running with good ol’ Zen sitting. And just a little practice point as long as we are talking about running (We were, weren’t we?). Why do people run with iPod’s?? Don’t they realize they are depriving themselves of the wonder of the soundtrack that is unfolding around them as they run in the moment?? When I travel to Oregon on business, my run takes me through a park. In the morning I can hear the frogs “signing” (croak. . . ribbit) and the ducks and geese (quack . . . honk). Nothing on my iPod can compete with the sounds of nature like that. Even here in Dallas, there are squirrels, and rabbits, and birds I encounter on my morning run that provide balance to the inevitable car that goes by. If you want to be present in the moment, connect with the sounds around you. After all, sound is just “touch at a distance”. (Thanks for that quote to RadioLab.)
9. March 2010 at 9:07 am
This website looked interesting. I have tried some of their suggestions – chakra clearing and healing gemstones. My problem is finding time, or remembering to do these things, on a regular basis.
http://americanmindfulness.com/
9. March 2010 at 12:41 pm
I like http://www.godrinktea.com/ but it has not been updated yet in 2010. Still lots of good posts though.
As far as podcasts are concerned, Zencast is crucial, I like The Dirtbag Diaries for my Outdoors fix, and a daily dose of the Dave Ramsey show helps me keep mindful of my financial goals and spending habits.
9. March 2010 at 2:42 pm
I’ve found that the greatest obstacle I face to mindfulness is clutter – both mental and physical. Sometimes the the easiest way to clear the mental clutter is to clear the physical and to that end, I have found unclutterer.com to be endlessly useful.
http://unclutterer.com/
9. March 2010 at 4:09 pm
awesome post… will be good to see what comes up here!
I have nothing to offer, my sites have already been mentioned.
But i can’t wait to find out about more sites that the other users know of! =D
9. March 2010 at 6:05 pm
Probably goes without saying, but if you haven’t heard of Alan Watts…I recommend him. Also “To The Best of our Knowledge” is usually great… I’ll often read their title and think “I don’t know ’bout this” but I listen and, more often than not, am fascinated. Lastly, for making the banal transcend with humor check out “The Moth”
9. March 2010 at 10:48 pm
I second the Alan Watts podcasts, you can subscribe free to weekly ones. I used to listen to his same lectures late at night on Pacifica years ago, during my looking for answers on religion and spirituality phase. I am looking forward to checking out the other recommendations.
10. March 2010 at 8:45 am
Hi Scott, I second Gil’s stuff on Zencast, well worth a listen to, going to check out that runwithmu one too when I get a moment.
Totally agree with you Jen about clutter and mindfulness. If you are surrounded by clutter then it makes being mindful really difficult, hence why I have 685 items for sale on Ebay now!
Also will check out the Alan Watts podcasts as they have came up a couple of times. Thanks for the useful suggestions
10. March 2010 at 7:31 pm
I LOVE listening to Swami Tyagananda’s lectures. He is a Advaita Vedanta monk, who lives in Boston. I have listened for years now and many times I have listened to the same talks more than once. Definitely my podcast jewel. Hope you all enjoy.
Pedro
13. March 2010 at 3:51 pm
Hey Pedro, where can you get the Swami Tyagananda podcasts? Do you have a URL?
Loved, loved, loved the Alan Watts podcasts, he really held my attention and I found him to be really interesting. Is there only the three podcasts available online free or do I have to get my credit card out, do you know Eric?
Working my way through the Zencast stuff now too, so much good stuff to listen to!!! happyface!