Episode 126: Settling and Looking

About this episode

This episode explores the dual aspects of meditation: calming the mind and gaining insight into its workings.

[This episode originally aired on June 20, 2023] We are all familiar with meditation as a way to tame and quiet the mind • another important aspect of meditation is clear seeing, or insight: the power of meditation to reveal the intricacies of the workings of our minds • a traditional image for untamed mind is that of a pond stirred up by the wind • all the silt in the pond is mixed with the water, making it murky • as the wind dies down—w...

People in this episode

Host: Judy Lief

Topics covered

• meditation
• insight
• mindfulness
• Buddhism
• mental clarity

Keywords

• meditation
• insight
• mind
• Buddhism
• mental clarity
• clear seeing
• untamed mind

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