Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 1: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. Introduction to Dzogchen meditation from the perspective of the Aro gTér. In this episode, Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja'gyür Dorje start with the question "Why bother meditating at all?" This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 2: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja'gyür Dorje introduce meditation support techniques and discuss possible meditation postures. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 3: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja'gyür Dorje discuss the effects of different types of meditation and introduce the practice of shi-nè, silent sitting meditation from Dzogchen sem-dé. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 4: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje talk more about distractions, and what the mind does when we try to meditate. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 5: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje introduce two new meditation techniques. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 6: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje talk about some effects we might see if we engage in meditation,and a practice at the level of the body. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 7: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje talk about some problems we might come against if we developa daily sitting practice, in particular if we start to sit for longer periods. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 8: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo reviews what was have covered over the past 8 weeks of Sit Down and Shut Up, and say something about the nature of thoughts. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 9: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 10: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 11: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje begin to look at how we might work with arising emotions during meditation. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 12: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje continue to look at how we might work with arising emotions during meditation. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 13: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje look at how we might work with strong emotions. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 14: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje continue to look at how we might work with strong emotions. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 15: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje put the meditation practice of shi-ne in context of the four naljors, dzogchen and the Nyingma yanas. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.
Sit Down and Shut Up, episode 16: introduction to Dzogchen meditation. The single most useful thing you will ever learn. A weekly 30 minute class introducing the practice of silent sitting. Right here, right now just might be the time to learn how to develop a meditation practice - the single most useful thing you will ever do for yourself and everyone around you. Through meditation practice we find our first real taste of freedom – freedom from conditioning. Meditation gets us back into the driver’s seat to live life – rather than having life live us. In the open space of clarity and compassion we find tremendous creative energy, spontaneity, and a zest for living. This week Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje introduce the practice that comes after shi-ne within the four naljors of dzogchen sem-de. This was originally aired live with video in 2020.