I (Matt Whitney) had a wonderful deep dive conversation with Sean Murphy, Zen Master, Author, and SDI Coordinating Council Member. His story is fascinating, and there’s a lot of wisdom gleaned from his 30+ years of meditation practice. My biggest question to him is, what are the results of that practice? We have this understanding that meditation is about mindfulness – being aware of ourselves, our thoughts, our emotions, and the present moment. But listening to Sean, it’s clear that there is so much more than that. Mindfulness, as I learned from Sean, is just the first fruits of meditation.
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Sean Murphy teaches meditation, creative writing and literature for UNM-Taos and has taught and presented on Zen practice and meditation for over 20 years. Sean is the recipient of a 2018 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing, and is a fully sanctioned Zen teacher in the American White Plum lineage. He is the founder of the Sage Institute for Creativity, Consciousness & Environment, and also serves on SDI’s Coordinating Council. You can learn more about Sean’s work at his personal website, murphyzen.com, and at sagetaos.com.
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EP084 - Sacred Music and Conversation with Simon de Voil
EP083 - Dimensions of Spiritual Companionship - Exploration of the Unknown
EP082 - Dimensions of Spiritual Companionship - Deep Listening with Rev. Seifu
EP081 - Nonviolent Communication - Pam Winthrop Lauer
EP080 - Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship - Part 4 with Langston Kahn
EP079 - Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship - Part 3 with Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale
EP078 - Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship - Part 2 with Tommie Watkins and Westina Matthews
EP077 - Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship - Part 1 with Karen Erlichman
EP076 - New Website! sdicompanions.org
EP075 - Poetry as Spiritual Companionship - Pastor Dave Brown
EP074 - Companionship in the Outdoors - Heather Makowicz
EP073 - The Long-Term Benefits of Meditation - Sean Murphy (Part 2)
EP071 - Talking with Lucy Abbott Tucker about Spiritual Direction Supervision
EP070 - A Dreamwork Session with Amy Curran - Fishbowl Spiritual Companionship
EP069 - An Introduction to Dreamwork - Amy Curran
EP068 - Meet Ann Lancaster - SDI Production Assistant
EP067 - Group Spiritual Direction with Diane Millis (and new offering from SDI!)
EP066 - Meet Desiree Casil - SDI Membership Services
EP065 - Hallmarks of Spiritual Companionship (Listen 14.2 - April 2020, read by SDI Staff)
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