by Lily Forester | Oct 21, 2020 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 89 Just an Idea Sitting in meditation, you might get to the ten minute mark and suddenly get the impulse to stand up, to do something else – anything else! The impulse feels like a compulsion, and it feels very real and very imminent. When you observe it...
by Lily Forester | Oct 20, 2020 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 88 Cringeworthy Memories All of us can think of times when we did something embarrassing, perhaps even moments of shame because we hurt or discomfited another person. When these memories surface, we can’t help but cringe as a reflex, trying to get into a...
by Lily Forester | Oct 19, 2020 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 87 Transformation Counts Many people have different conceptions of karma. A popular one is the “Santa Claus” idea that the universe keeps a list of good and bad actions, and returns them equally to you. Another conception is just of cause and effect –...
by Lily Forester | Oct 15, 2020 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 85 Hero’s Elixir “The hero’s journey” is story structure that is repeated in many myths and folk tales around the world. The hero gets interrupted from his normal life, called to adventure into the unknown, battles the beast and emerges...
by Lily Forester | Oct 14, 2020 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 84 What Good Are Opinions Taking a shower in the morning, many of us find ourselves thinking about an argument we’ve had with a family member or colleague… imagining saying the perfect zinger that would stop them in their tracks, unable to respond....
by Lily Forester | Oct 13, 2020 | podcast, short episodes
Episode 83 What Do You Want? In this world of consumerism, it seems like we desire so, so many things. But if you ask an individual what they want from their life, they might suddenly become stumped. They might say they want less stress, less anxiety, to feel less...
