Quest for Presence: Re-Imagine Time for Well-Being

Dr. Joel Bennett

“Time is what we make of it. Be Here Now. Find time for the things that matter.”These simple statements mask a deeper spiritual reality when time becomes an old friend. We move beyond “be here now” to be here for the whole time of this precious life. The Quest for Presence podcast guides listeners with new ideas, research, and perspectives on time that knit together wisdom from science, mysticism, and spiritual health practices. Based on the five-book “Quest or Presence” collection (by Dr. Joel Bennett), listeners can both listen and read along as they apply these ideas with exercises, we call “contemplations.” To get started, we recommend downloading our free e-book “The Connoisseur of Time: An Invitation to Presence” and worksheets from our website www.presencequest.life. Visit us often for updates and announcements about the releases of new books in the collection and accompanying worksheets and tools. We look forward to having guest speakers and authors who speak on a wide range of topics related to time in society, science, health, and personal as well as spiritual growth. From the Foreword of “The Connoisseur of Time” by Dr. Roger Jahnke “The new model of time offered here is rich and beautiful enough to support real transformation for you. The quest for presence can be practiced. It can take us into contemplative and spiritual arts and practices. It can be enjoyed in community.” So please join us in community! From time to time we will host live participant podcasts where you get to ask questions and possibly offer your own insights about your own happening life!

  1. Deep Time and the Art of Presence (Guest Dr. Roger Jahnke) [QfP] Season 2|Episode 1

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    Deep Time and the Art of Presence (Guest Dr. Roger Jahnke) [QfP] Season 2|Episode 1

    VIDEO FOR THIS EPISODE (https://youtu.be/D2UjKxngh6Y) "Time is mutable and can take many forms""Our culture is spinning out of balance""Losing oneself is part of the journey"In this first episode of Season 2, Joel Bennett and Guest Dr. Roger Jahnke explore the profound nature of time and its relationship to life, consciousness, and well-being. Drawing from philosophy, science, and personal insights, they encourage a deeper understanding of time as a living resource that can be redefined to enhance health and presence. MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE QfP Mandala (Preview to Season 2) https://youtu.be/9t2aUdt15Q0  SECTIONS 00:00 to 2:08 -- Overview of Episode 2:08 to 3:02 -- Dr. Roger Jahnke Excerpt 3:02 to 6:27 -- Beach Musings on Being Alive 6:27 to 10:07 -- Dr. Jahnke Meditations on Nature and Time 10:07 - Bridge 10:40 to 14:19 -- Dr. Jahnke continues 14:19 to 18:05 -- Purpose of QfP Journey/This Podcast 18:05 to end -- An Ode to Losing Oneself PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT BELOW Welcome to Season Two of the Quest for Presence podcast, our budding season. I prefer to call it more like a budcast, like an ever-unfolding, like a new flower. This season shifts from the conversational format of season one to a living montage of guest speakers, contemplations, guided meditations, research spotlights, and readings from the Quest for Presence collection. In this first episode, we begin with Dr. Roger Jahnke, my Qigong teacher, doctor of Chinese medicine, author of The Healer Within, and writer of The Forward to the Connoisseur of Time. From there, we move to my beach musings on deep time, weaving back and forth with Roger, and closing with a reading from Book Two, The Soulful Capacities, An Ode to Losing One's Self. Speaking of which, why this work matters comes down to a few essentials. First, Time pressure is now the most common workplace stressor in national surveys. Second, a major meta-analysis shows that time management strongly predicts life satisfaction. Season two is an invitation to explore these truths together through rhythm. I talk a lot about the four radiant forces, time-shaping, cause and effect, form, gravity, nurturing conditions, dependent origination, and chaos (or entropy). Well, all four of those are what make us alive. This was an insight that I got from reading Antonio de Masio's book, Feeling and Knowing. And in that book, he pretty much argues that homeostasis, which is the basis of all life, the self-regulating nature of life, is the basis of consciousness. So what that means is that when we're conscious of the fact that we're self-regulating, which occurs in time, it's unfolding in time, it's happening, and it is in fact the definition of what is happening, that means we are not only embracing time, we're also embracing the fact that we're alive. So for example, nothing that's alive doesn't act. And we have to act, we have to move. What are we acting on? We're acting to create form. We're acting to create some stability. Why are we acting to create some stability? Because there's change, there's interruption, there's perturbation, there's chaos. And in doing that, what are we doing? We're actually growing. We're creating forms in response to chaos to grow. That's so simple. That's deep time.  Visit us at www.presencequest.life

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“Time is what we make of it. Be Here Now. Find time for the things that matter.”These simple statements mask a deeper spiritual reality when time becomes an old friend. We move beyond “be here now” to be here for the whole time of this precious life. The Quest for Presence podcast guides listeners with new ideas, research, and perspectives on time that knit together wisdom from science, mysticism, and spiritual health practices. Based on the five-book “Quest or Presence” collection (by Dr. Joel Bennett), listeners can both listen and read along as they apply these ideas with exercises, we call “contemplations.” To get started, we recommend downloading our free e-book “The Connoisseur of Time: An Invitation to Presence” and worksheets from our website www.presencequest.life. Visit us often for updates and announcements about the releases of new books in the collection and accompanying worksheets and tools. We look forward to having guest speakers and authors who speak on a wide range of topics related to time in society, science, health, and personal as well as spiritual growth. From the Foreword of “The Connoisseur of Time” by Dr. Roger Jahnke “The new model of time offered here is rich and beautiful enough to support real transformation for you. The quest for presence can be practiced. It can take us into contemplative and spiritual arts and practices. It can be enjoyed in community.” So please join us in community! From time to time we will host live participant podcasts where you get to ask questions and possibly offer your own insights about your own happening life!