Via Be Here Now Network / Mindrolling – Raghu Markus – Ep. 330 – Cultivating ‘We’ Consciousness with Deborah Eden Tull
Zen meditation teacher Deborah Eden Tull drops by Mindrolling for a
conversation around turning towards pain and suffering, processing fear,
and cultivating ‘we’ consciousness.
Deborah Eden Tull, founder of Mindful Living Revolution,
teaches the integration of compassionate awareness into every aspect of
our lives. She is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, public
speaker, author, activist, and sustainability educator. Her latest book
is called Relational Mindfulness: A Handbook for Deepening Our Connections with Ourselves, Each Other, and the Planet. Learn more about her at deborahedentull.com.
Psychic Numbing
Raghu
welcomes Eden to the show and asks about her path to Zen Buddhism. They
talk about how sensitivity can be a great strength, and how we can turn
towards our pain and suffering rather than numb it out. In a world
filled with psychic numbing, we all have a choice to stay present.
“It’s
very true – how we treat ourselves and how we treat our world is the
same. One’s personal practice has an impact that is transpersonal,
interpersonal, societal, and global.” – Deborah Eden Tull
Addicted to Drama (25:33)
Raghu
asks Eden about her experiences with Zen meditation, which he considers
the most uncompromising form of meditation. Eden leads a short practice
on processing fear, turning towards it with a gentle curiosity. Raghu
talks about the boredom that can arise with practice, while for Eden it
was an addiction to drama that kept coming up.
“The teaching really is to meet everything in our human experience with gentle curiosity and kindness.” – Deborah Eden Tull
Cultivating ‘We’ Consciousness (38:20)
Raghu
reads from Eden’s book about making the shift from I to we. Eden
discusses cultivating ‘we’ consciousness, especially in these difficult
times. Raghu talks about moving away from self cherishing behaviors, and
the practice of deep listening. After all, attention is the most subtle
form of love.
“Being present is powerful
in itself, but shared presence is wildly powerful. Shared presence is
even bigger – dropping into spaciousness with another human being.
Intimacy arises from spaciousness.” – Deborah Eden Tull
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