Two Unenlightened Podcast Hosts Try to Define Enlightenment
05/13/22 • 24 min
In this episode, Sarah and Jacob explore the question, "Is enlightenment an isolated experience or a permanent state?" Sarah details her brief enlightenment experiences and argues that a mindfulness practice supports mental health more than "enlightenment" experiences. Jacob details his personal quest to become more enlightened and how his insights from his practice thus far have helped him become a better human being. Sarah and Jacob also discuss simulation theory in relation to existential experiences resulting from Buddhist practice.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
In this episode, Sarah and Jacob explore the question, "Is enlightenment an isolated experience or a permanent state?" Sarah details her brief enlightenment experiences and argues that a mindfulness practice supports mental health more than "enlightenment" experiences. Jacob details his personal quest to become more enlightened and how his insights from his practice thus far have helped him become a better human being. Sarah and Jacob also discuss simulation theory in relation to existential experiences resulting from Buddhist practice.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
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Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
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Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
The Aware Mind - Two Unenlightened Podcast Hosts Try to Define Enlightenment
Transcript
Jacob Derossett
We're here with Sarah Vallely, mindfulness teacher, coach and author Sara has been teaching meditation mindfulness for the past two decades, training and certifying others to teach mindfulness. Sarah is the author of four books. Her latest book is titled Tame Soothe Dwell: The 55 Teachings of TSD Mindfulness. On today's episode, we talk about different definitions of enlightenment regarding liberation, transcendence, egocentric constructs. We also talk a
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