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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Support for this podcast comes from SDI Press – announcing its newly published book, Spiritual Direction Supervision: Principles, Practices, & Storytelling by Lucy Abbott Tucker. An innovative, full-color workbook designed to support the care and growth of your spiritual companionship practice, representing the best thinking of master teacher Lucy Abbott Tucker. We invite you to explore her principles, practices, and stories as you deepen your own approach to spiritual direction, companionship, and the supervision process. Learn more at sdistore.org.
Ep025 - 2020 Santa Fe Conference Announced - Spiritual Companionship For Our Times
Ep024 - Talking about SDI Webinars with Steven Crandell
Ep023 - Spiritual Journey with Valerie Brown and Carol Kortsch
Ep022 - Travel with SDI Journeys - Rev Seifu and Frederica Helmiere
Ep021 - This Life That is Ours - Parenting and Pilgrimage with Lauren Burdette
Ep020 - Leaning into Holy Hybridity - Karen Erlichman - Part 2
Ep019 - Vocation and Calling with Karen Erlichman - Part 1
Ep018 - Living a Life of Contemplation with Jan Lundy and Jeanette Banashak (Part 2)
Ep017 - Spiritual Fluidity with Jan Lundy and Jeanette Banashak (Part 1)
Ep016 - Experiential Companionship with Sharon Seyfarth Garner
Ep015 - Receptivity and Connection through Singing Bowls - Stacy Au Coin and David Summerfield
Ep014 - Remember Yourself with Rev. Seifu Anil Singh-Molares
Ep013 - Dani Forbess on Embodied Spirituality
Ep012 - Preeta Banerjee on Practicing Sacred Intention
Ep011 - Becky Eldredge on Spirituality and Everyday Life
Ep010 - Ed Bastian, Interspiritual Meditation
Ep009 - Diane Millis, Re-Creating a Life
Ep008 - Mona Haydar Interview
Ep007 - A Universe of Stories - Imam Jamal Rahman
Ep006 - Justice and Spiritual Companionship - Rabbi Amy Eilberg
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