One useful word: Recent Episodes

David Manning / Mitta

Talks about spirituality by David Manning / Mitta. Topics relate to meditation, ethics / virtue, mindfulness, happiness, and more. My background is in Buddhism, but I teach outside of any particular formal organized religion. Website: https://www.oneusefulword.com. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneusefulword. Contact: mittacontemplative@gmail.com

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An introduction to the issue of awareness of the body.

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Impermanence is a theme in some meditation practices. I discuss two perspectives on what it means.

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A discussion of three ways or stages related to identifying with the body.

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A small discussion of lying. Includes a discussion of lying in relationship to one's own happiness / how one feels about oneself.

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A discussion of mindfulness, the unconscious, and useful attitudes towards what one seems to already know.

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A talk on rebirth, and how one "scientific" view of things suggests that rebirth is a reasonable view.

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