7 episodes
Natural Contemplative Podcast John L Crockett
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- Religion & Spirituality
The Natural Contemplative explores our essential nature, as revealed through contemplative practice and immersion in the natural world. John L Crockett is an educator and musician who has worked with The Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation, the Whale Conservation Institute/Ocean Alliance, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He has been studying whales for ten years, and practicing and writing about meditation for more than 25 years.
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The One Essential Thing
One essential thing is needed to restore balance to our world. Impossible to name, easily ignored, it lives at the heart of our lives. Recorded live in the midst of springtime in Vermont. 23 min. Download This Episode
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Waves of Silence
Recorded on the shores of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada, this episode of The Natural Contemplative explores the roots of the environmental crisis from a contemplative perspective. Complete with foghorns. 38 mins. Download this Episode
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On Silence
Silence is our constant friend and companion. It gives us rest when we are tired. It listens when we need to talk. It receives us when we are anxious or confused. It humbly steps out of the way when we think we have something better to do. But it never leaves us. It is here before we are born. It is here while we live. It is here after we pass away. If you do one thing in this life, become acquainted with silence. 19 min. Download This Episode
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Natural Meditation, Part Four
Most of us live our entire lives in devotion to that which is not true. Natural meditation is an encounter with the truth that can not be known or described, only lived. 19 min. Download This Episode
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Natural Meditation, Part Three
Natural meditation welcomes whatever is, without judgment, including the entire range of thought. 16 min. Download This Episode
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Natural Meditation, Part Two
Bringing awareness to every aspect of life, natural meditation is both simple and powerful. 17 min. Download This Episode