Ep. 247 - How to Cultivate Devotion with Trudy Goodman

About this episode

Trudy Goodman discusses cultivating devotion in various aspects of life, including meditation and pop music.

From meditation retreats to pop music, Vipassana teacher Trudy Goodman describes cultivating devotion in both obvious and unlikely places. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at  betterhelp.com/beherenow  and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode, Trudy Goodman illuminates: Cultivating devotion through seeing things with a positive connotation The activity of compassion as a beautiful possibility to experience the sacred A story of Trudy’s daughter and facing severe illness with grace Holding a deep gratitude for life and the dharma  Practicing devotion through pop music and romance ballads Remembering the present moment, the only moment we have Experiencing devotion through the tenderness of our shared joys and sorrows  Enduring messy and painful moments with gratitude and continuing to enjoy our practice How judgment and worry fall away when we are truly present  A lesson from Ram Dass on loving everything  Emerging from the mystery of the cosmos  This recording from a 2025 retreat at Spirit Rock was originally published on Dharmaseed About Trudy Goodman: Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in…

People in this episode

Guest: Trudy Goodman

Topics covered

• devotion
• mindfulness
• compassion
• gratitude
• present moment
• pop music
• spirituality

Keywords

• devotion
• Trudy Goodman
• mindfulness
• compassion
• gratitude
• pop music
• spirituality
• present moment
• Vipassana

Sponsors

BetterHelp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: InsightLA

Books & works: Dharmaseed

Places: Spirit Rock

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