Intro to Shinzen Young on Paths of Awakening

Introduction to Shinzen Young: A Conversation on Paths of Awakening

(Deep Mindfulness, 12/23/21) Register for the "Progress of Shinsight" course here: 🌱 DeepMindfulness.io/pos. In Part 1 of this wide-ranging discussion with American meditation master Shinzen Young, we discuss the relationship of his system and the Progress of Insight meditation map, The Mind Illuminated, and other views on awakening. We also discuss the philosophy behind the experiential path of awakening. Finally, we begin talking about the relationship between art and awakening.

Content: Timecodes:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:01 - The Progress of Shinsight class:
• 3:36 - Shared Lineage, Shinzen, Bill Hamilton, Daniel Ingram, and Kenneth Folk
• 6:40 - From pre-Buddhism to modern mindfulness. Good News/ Bad News
• 9:03 - Polarities in Art History and in Buddhism
• 10:13 - The Mind Illuminated - How do “Attention and Awareness” fit into your system?
• 16:18 - How is the Unified Mindfulness (UM) is a skeleton key of meditation practices?
• 21:07 - UM is system for awakening in any meditation system.
• 26:53 - Comparing Attention/ Awareness and Nama/Rupa
• 30:00 - Visiting Teacher from Burma - Ven. Taungpulu Sayadaw
• 33:24 - “There is Nothing but Nama/Rupa”
• 36:37 - The problem communicating great teachings.
• 39:12 - How Conceptual Art and Meditation are talking about the same thing (intro - cut for technical difficulties)

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