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Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:
“Every Monday, I offer a little mindful reminder for our everyday life.” ~ Waylon Lewis
In this week’s Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks about one thing we can do—every day—to transform our lives for the better.
Bonus: connect with other like-minded troublemakers using our hashtag, #mayitbeofbenefit, on social media.
“The notion of duty, which we talk a lot about in the military realm or public service, or say in my Buddhist upbringing…is a very un-American word from the point of view of ‘we Americans cherish our freedom or independence.’
The way we generally think of it in America is: my freedom is separate from yours. It’s an independent freedom—not interdependent, not co-dependent, not cooperative. It’s all about ‘me’ and ‘my freedom.’
And that’s an interesting notion when you think about the notion of duty. A contradiction.
So, what is our duty as human beings?
This is the one daily reminder, that if you do it every day, it’ll transform your entire life. I don’t think that’s an exaggeration. In the Buddhist teachings, they talk about vision or view, or Christians may think of it as mission.
So: what is our mission in life?”
Your Mindful Monday Video.
“The single daily reminder that can transform our life entire, from a Buddhist point of view, is we meditate in the morning; we dedicate the merit; and then we say, ‘may it be of benefit.’ Meaning ‘may everything I do, no matter how dumb or humble, or great or wonderful, may all of it, even the mistakes, be of benefit to all sentient beings’—and all sentient beings includes myself.” ~ Waylon Lewis
Or listen to the podcast:
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Think you’re too busy to meditate?
Then our Elephant Academy course is for you: Meditation for Crazy-Busy People (that’s you, and me, and all of us).
What’s in the course?
Basic meditation techniques:
> Shamata meditation is simple (but not easy), designed to be practiced over and over again, whenever and wherever you need it.
> Vipashyana is the basic foundational meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
> Tonglen will transform your relationships—not just with those you know, but throughout your entire life. It takes a hard heart and cracks it open and turns it into love.
7 guided meditations, including:
> A meditation for sadness, letting go of conflict, drama, and seeing through thoughts.
> A non-meditation meditation you can do whenever the chaos of our everyday strikes—at your desk, on your dog walk, and anywhere in-between.
> A meditation for “strengthening the mind” or “strengthening your ability to rest in the present moment,” which is precisely what we need for efficiency in business.
Have questions? Email our Elephant Academy Director, Molly, and she’ll be glad to help you out.
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