Episode 4: Fear
Is fear something we can control or avoid? Or is it always with us? In this episode Keith and Rick discuss their fears and their strategies for minimizing its impact.
Keith’s reference:
Tara Brach, see www.tarabrach.com American psychologist and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She is a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. (IMCW). Dr. Brach teaches their Wednesday night meeting in Bethesda, Maryland. Her colleagues include Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein and others in the Vipassana or Insight meditation tradition. Brach also teaches about Buddhist meditation at centers for meditation and yoga in the United States and Europe including Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, the Kripalu Center, and the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.
Meditations lead by Tara Brach, see www.tarabrach.com
Rick’s reference:
Zen Reflections, Robert Allen. A book of nuggets of Zen wisdom, to help us free ourselves from the mental, emotional and social attachments that stand in the way of true happiness.
Buddhism Without Belief, Stephen Batchelor. A slim easy read, dedicated to making the truths of Buddhism workable in the west. For the author, Buddhism is not a belief system but a personal course of action that leads to inner peace, compassion and acting with integrity.
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