they bring. I wonder if you can say more when you talk about how you want to teach the Enneagram in terms of its ancient roots and the way you presented the nine types to us. RH: Well, there’s several parts to that. I mean, I learned the Enneagram through the Gurdjieff Work. My main teacher, big teacher, was a woman named Madame de Salzmann. She lived with Gurdjieff, a long time; she was an Enneagram Eight and a magnificently kind woman who really explored the questions of mindfulness and presence her whole life. So my original orientation to the Enneagram wasn’t about types at all; it was a way of looking at the patterns through which human consciousness perceive... posted on Apr 7 2023 (6,189 reads)

of a SoundsTrue interview between Tami Simon and Dr. Paul Conti. TS: Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True. My name is Tami Simon. I’m the founder of Sounds True. I’d love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation. The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges. The Sounds True Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformational t... posted on May 17 2023 (8,576 reads)

the inevitable change and death that accompanies all existence, there is a peace available right now. These systems of oppression will inevitably fall. The structures that are not compatible with life on Earth will end. Our spiritual work is either shaking the foundations of injustice, or letting go of our reliance on anything that results from oppression. The teacup is already broken. When the teacup breaks, we see how that particular tea was never for us, leaving us the holy lessons of mindfulness, intention, deeper presence. Our temporary and cyclical work is to notice what is broken, clean up the dangerous fragments of the past, and let them go—or remake them into something ... posted on Jul 12 2023 (4,815 reads)

we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives,” Annie Dillard wrote in her timeless reflection on presence over productivity — a timely antidote to the central anxiety of our productivity-obsessed age. Indeed, my own New Year’s resolution has been to stop measuring my days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. But what, exactly, makes that possible? This concept of presence is rooted in Eastern notions of mindfulness — the ability to go through life with crystalline awareness and fully inhabit our experience — largely popularized in the West by British philosopher and writer Alan Watts... posted on Sep 19 2023 (4,055 reads)

You can listen to the audio version of the interview here. Tami Simon: Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True. My name is Tami Simon. I’m the founder of Sounds True. And I’d love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation. The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to transformational tools, such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges. The Sounds True Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformation... posted on Nov 12 2023 (5,157 reads)

is likely to benefit individuals in many life domains, including in future periods of self-exploration and subsequent purpose cultivation efforts. Finally, patient individuals may be more likely than impatient individuals to enjoy the search. Patience enables us to savor the process of figuring out what matters most and how we want to meaningfully contribute to the broader world. It allows us time to celebrate the small successes and be present in the purpose cultivation process. The mindfulness that can accompany a patient pursuit of purpose is likely to enhance our well-being during the search process and in our lives more generally. In each of these ways, patience may represen... posted on May 1 2024 (3,228 reads)

communication, January, 1998). Ariyaratne writes frequently of nonhate, nonthinking, and even nonsense, particularly when reflecting on the causes of, and solutions to, interpersonal and intergroup conflict. In all its forms, from intolerance to active discrimination, he has asserted that hate can be diminished by nonhate. Moreover, having led thousands of meditation sessions, Ariyaratne speaks often of nonthinking, letting go of the burdens and complications of suffering. In this way, the mindfulness of which he and other engaged Buddhists speak necessitates neither heavy thinking nor consciousness, although scholars have sought helpfully to explicate such matters. For example, Mario K... posted on Dec 31 1969 (34 reads)