Morning Meditation: Recent Episodes
Hani
We must understand love; we must be able to teach it, to create it, to predict it, or else the world is lost to hostility and to suspicion.
Abraham Maslow
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The hostile multitudes are vast as space –
What chance is there that all should be subdued?
Let but this angry mind be overthrown
And every foe is then and there destroyed.
Shantideva
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On the other hand, a person sitting quiet and contemplating, with no purpose or aim except that of experiencing themselves and their oneness with the world, is considered to be “passive,” because they are not “doing” anything. In reality, this attitude of concentrated meditation is the highest activity there is, an activity of the soul, which is possible only under the condition of inner freedom and independence
Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving
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Humanity is an onion made up of a hundred integuments, a texture made up of many threads. The ancient Asiatics knew this well enough, and in the Buddhist Yoga an exact technique was devised for unmasking the illusion of the personality. The human merry-go-round sees many changes: the illusion that cost India the efforts of thousands of years to unmask is the same illusion that the West has labored just as hard to maintain and strengthen.
Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
"They are calm and uninvolved, yet take action in just the way that is best for any given situation. With their hands on the pulse of nature, they are compassionate and understanding, compliant and gentle, helpful and upright. They seem to do the most outstanding feats with ease and no particular effort, fully in control of themselves, yet charming in their compliance with others."
Dr. Livia Kohn, Immortal Personality
The Taoist Experience: An Anthology
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January 17, 2019
Hello friends, welcome to another episode of Morning Meditation.
Today we will explore our bodies, and the ways it communicates with us about our life mission. I will recite my favourite quotes from Gotthard Booth's essay, The Voice of the Body. Introduction to a book by Aarne Siirala entitled The Voice of Illness, Fortess Press, Philadelphia, Pa., 1964.
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Take care,
Hani
January 3, 2019
Welcome to a new year and another episode of Morning Meditation. I will be free styling this episode, talking about why I love zen, my favourite episode this season and recite a scary story about a man in the woods.
Take care,
Hani
December 20, 2018
After our guided meditation, we look into Christian Fascism in America. I will read excerpts from Chris Hedges Book, American Fascists; The Christian Right and the War on American.
Music by Nellie McKay titled, Fixin' to Die
Take care friends, Hani.
December 6th, 2018
I open this season on the topic of Zen. The essence of Buddhism is the connection between the liberation of individuals and the liberation of a society. Human society is reflected by the psychological freedom it has.
I will read excerpts from Thomas Cleary's afterward of Zen Essence; The Science of Freedom where he shares his contemplation on the mind, zen, and the welfare of the public.
With kindness, Hani, modernshxmxn.ca
January 4, 2018 Morning Meditation with Hani.
On this episode I will be sharing a few favorite excerpts from Zen Samurai Master Shōsan. He is one uplifting thinker and I hope his words inspire you as they have inspired me.
Happy new years, friends. Hani
December 21, 2017
On this episode I will read one of my favourite definitions on love from Rumi and Dr. Karen Horney
In peace,
Hani
December 14, 2017
On this episode I will read one of my favourite chapters from a translation of the Secret of the Golden Flower by Thomas Cleary. This powerful meditation was written down over 200 years ago during a time of political upheaval to provide the common person a path to inner peace and liberation. This meditation has been brought back during times of crisis because of how quickly this meditation can unearth the hidden powers of the mind.
December 7, 2017
Morning Meditation with Hani
On this episode of Morning Meditation I discuss the connection between mental health, oppression and sweet sweet enlightenment. I share one of my favourite zen stories of my boy, Master Huike.
Enjoy friends,
Hani
November 30, 2017
Morning Meditation with Hani
On this episode of Morning Meditation I share a short clip from my brother from the same mother, Alan Watts reciting his favourite Carl Jung work. It is a profound speech of self acceptance, and important advice for doctors who are truly going to heal their patients.
Enjoy friends.
ps. transcript of alan watts speech can be found here
www.mindpodnetwork.com/alan-watts-carl-jung/
November 23, 2017
Morning Meditation with Hani
A very short and simple meditation that almost everyone can do. All it requires is a command of the inner voice and a connection to your body. You can perform the meditation for a few seconds or for a few minutes. A second of inner peace, is an eternity gained. Wondering what the fuck I'm talking about? Hit play!
Hani
November 16, 2017
Morning Meditation with Hani
Welcome back to another episode of Morning Meditation. On this track I will cry about the mothers and children in Yemen who are starving to death and sharing words of that validate the emotion of compassion and a drive towards humanitarian justice.
END THE WAR IN YEMEN!
Stay pretty, Hani
November 9, 2017
Morning Meditation with Hani
Narrating the ancient Chinese classic, The Fisherman and the Woodcutter. Translated by a favourite of mine, Thomas Cleary.
A fisherman said to a woodcutter, “When the world is on the verge of order, people invariably value conduct; when the world is on the verge of chaos, people invariably value talk. When people value conduct, then the trend of the times is to sincerity and genuineness; when people value talk, then the trend of the times is to falsehood and deception. When the world is on the verge of chaos, people value profit. When they value justice, the trend of the times is to be deferential; when they value profit, the trend of the times is to be predatory."
— Shao Yong 邵雍 (1011–1077), The Fisherman and the Woodcutter
November 2, 2017 Morning Meditation with Hani
Reciting a story of a brutal king being taught the universal lesson, "Beware of cheating the needy and insulting the poor!"
Musical score: 《白蛇傳》 竹笛_陳佳惠 - 臺中青年絲竹樂團