Abby Eagle's Podcast

Sex and Meditation

abbyeagle@rejoiceinlife.com (Abby Eagle) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:30:00 +1000

SUMMARY: What does meditation have to do sex?

Extract: "I do not know if you have ever heard of Osho but He is this Indian guy that was around in the last century. He was Professor of Philosophy at Jabalpur University in India until 1966, and he is a pretty amazing Psychologist. Osho reckons that meditation developed out of an interest in what happens during the peak of sexual orgasm and what happens during deep sleep.

So you are there... watching the breath... noticing the internal dialogue get quieter and quieter... and as the mind becomes silent you enter a space of nothingness... you drop deeper into the nothingness... you keep your awareness on the breath in the belly... and you allow yourself to dissolve into the nothingness... you give yourself up totally into the silence and let go..."

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Episode 1: Why would a busy corporate executive spend an hour each day in meditation?

abbyeagle@rejoiceinlife.com (Abby Eagle) — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:31:36 +1000

Summary: We answer the question "Why would a busy corporate executive spend an hour each day sitting in meditation?" Relaxed, creative, focussed, performance, job satisfaction, productivity and profitability. Zen meditation from the perspective of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). NLP as a methodology to transfer excellence from one person to another. What stops you from achieving at a higher level of success? Does anger play a role in heart attack? Can stress bring upon heart attack symptoms? What does stress cost the workplace? What does it cost you to relax and keep going? Do you suffer fear and anxiety around speaking to a group? NLP and physical healing. Quantum physics and meditation. What happens to the brain during meditation? Can meditation reduce with stress? Can meditation help our corporate executives with better decision making? Can meditation reverse heart disease? Can meditation increase your intelligence? Are meditators more productive in the workplace? Read the article.

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Episode 2: Why would a busy corporate executive spend an hour each day in meditation?

abbyeagle@rejoiceinlife.com (Abby Eagle) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:31:36 +1000

Listen to the second half of the talk. The first half was a discussion about NLP - the second half is a discussion about Zen meditation.

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The Lost Treasure

abbyeagle@rejoiceinlife.com (Abby Eagle) — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:46:36 +1000

Summary: A parable about the loss of motivation and how to develop it.

Extract: "Susie is about your age. She lives the modern lifestyle. Drives an hour to work; on the way she picks up takeaway breakfast at a fast food franchise. She works in front of a computer half of the day, misses lunch but grabs some more takeaway on the way home... Susie is very interested in meditation at first, she thinks it sounds like
a great idea that offers a glamorous new lifestyle but then problems set in. She
finds it difficult to sit comfortably for long periods of time, she feels too
hot, too cold, she gets an itch, she feels bored, her internal dialogue continues
relentlessly, and she does not find anything like the peace and bliss that she
has heard about, so in a way she gives up... Contrast this with another aspect
of Susie. Susie visits a weekend outdoor market where she loses her diamond studded wedding ring..." Read the story....

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Get Out of Your Own Way

abbyeagle@rejoiceinlife.com (Abby Eagle) — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:45:00 +1000

Summary: A story that illustrates how we block our own path to success and how to use a Zen and the Art of Living technique to bring about personal change.

Extract: " As the lights turn green and he steps on the accelerator the car stalls. He looks at the empty fuel gauge. "Haven't I suffered enough?" he groans with despair. He gets out of the car and struggles to push it through the intersection. None of the other drivers seem to care. They honk and manoeuvre their way pass his car, giving him long stares. "You too, mate," he shouts at one of the drivers. A cloud of exhaust fumes fill his lungs and make him feel nauseous. The lights turn red before he can get the car across the intersection. Biting back tears of frustration he looks skywards and pleads, "Please God will only someone stop and help me?"

At that moment he collapses unconscious on the roadway. He is then surprised to find that he is hovering above his body and that it is as if time has stopped..." Read the story...

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A Flowering of the Heart

abbyeagle@rejoiceinlife.com (Abby Eagle) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +1000

" This time the flower set an intention to open her heart, her body and soul to the universe, no matter the consequences. With a dramatic unfolding she unfurled her petals. Her heat pounded. The increased pressure of the sap in her stems caused her pink petals to swell in a magnificent radiance. She felt a red blush coming to her cheeks and as her sacred juice exuded into the base of the flower an exquisite fragrance exploded from the pores of the flower..." Read the story

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