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Six String BuddhaMeditation - Relax and Float DownstreamIt’s not a stretch to say The Beatles were pioneers on many levels, from music to pop culture and their experiences with meditation and eastern wisdom undoubtedly influenced several of their songs. Of all of them, the song that planted a spiritual seed in me was “Tomorrow Never Knows” as the lyrics were inspired by John Lennon’s own fascination with universal consciousness.
Although you may be familiar with what meditation is, without first hand experience, it’s difficult to grasp the profound benefits it provides, because results aren’t exactly obtained overnight and most abandon the practice...2023-06-2500 minSix String BuddhaLearning to Shred Like a Buddha - The What, Why & How of Buddhist PracticeBy definition, practicing means doing something repeatedly, to develop skill, proficiency, or competence, in order to become “better” at it. It involves spending time, implicitly focused on a particular area of interest, to rise above the surface level and master something; then perhaps eventually using your knowledge, talent or skill to help or inspire others to strive for excellence and develop themselves in that area as well.
As a young kid, my aspiration to be a great guitar player taught me the importance of disciplining myself to sit and practice. Music touched me on such a deep leve...2023-03-0100 minSix String BuddhaThe Eight Winds - Using Resistance to Navigate Through AdversityWhether you’re a Buddhist, a Christian, Jewish, or Jedi, or even if you don’t identify with any preconceived ideology, if you’re human, there’s one thing we all have in common, without exception. That is, none of us are able to go through life without eventually encountering obstacles and adversity. No matter how rich or poor, or how well-educated you may be, there’s no such thing as a perfect life, devoid of mishaps. Even Luke Skywalker had issues…
Regardless of how much we plan, or how hard we work on achieving something, at some point...2022-11-0500 minSix String BuddhaEnlightenment: What It Is and What It's NotOf all the terms most commonly associated with buddhism and eastern philosophy, the word “enlightenment” is likely the first one you think of, any time buddhism or meditation is the topic of conversation. It’s also the one that’s often misunderstood, misinterpreted, or thought of as some superhuman state that requires years of deep meditation and drastic lifestyle changes to attain. It couldn’t possibly be something the average person could experience, with a 9 to 5 job, family, kids, school, or whatever distraction we allow to occupy our mind, from moment to moment, right?
The funny thing about enlig...2022-05-0400 minSix String BuddhaCompassion - “Driven to Tears” - What the World Needs Now.Looking at the world through the myriad of media sources we have at our disposal, it seems as though there’s no shortage of suffering and indifference. Between the pandemic affecting all of us, to the racial injustices, political discord, threat of war and the surmounting environmental issues, it seems logical that we’d distract ourselves from all of it, with our devices and the never ending streams of mindless entertainment we’ve all become addicted to.
With all these distractions, it seems the one vital thing we’ve managed to neglect is compassion. Feeling empathy for sufferin...2022-02-1200 minSix String BuddhaMentor and Disciple: “The Death of Superman” - A Tribute to EVHThrough the years, there have been many different schools of buddhist thought, but they’ve all built upon the original teachings of Shakyamuni and passed down what they’d learned to the next generation. They did this by following in the footsteps of their mentor and honored them by living the teachings with integrity, setting an example and then passing the torch to the next disciples, keeping the flame of the dharma burning brightly. Essentially, this is how all humans have learned things, from the dawn of mankind - through the knowledge and wisdom of those that came before them...2021-12-0143 min
Fine Is Not a FeelingGive Me A Break: It's All About M.E. (Mindset & Emotions)Hosts Laura and Carletta are joined by special guest Bobby to discuss real world practical tips and techniques for how to navigate life's constant changes without losing it!Podcast Notes:In this episode, our guest Robert (Bobby) Cappuccio, VEBA's Director of Coaching, Cultural Development and Behavior Change, joins us to discuss the importance of being connected to your mindset and emotions in order to navigate through life. Mindset is the philosophy of how we move, eat, think, and feel which then creates mental models for us to use to navigate our behaviors. Learn more ways...2021-11-1844 minSix String BuddhaKarma and the “Natural Science” of Cause & EffectKarma affects every one of us and our collective karma affects the entire planet as a whole. Cause & effect is the law that determines the nature of the karma we create. The lyrics to Rush’s epic song “Natural Science” from their album “Permanent Waves” provide a perfect blueprint to explain these two concepts.
It’s no stretch to say that Rush’s drummer, the late Neil Peart, was certainly a modern day Aristotle, when it came to expressing deep, philosophical lessons, within the context of a song. Using the allegory of the “natural science” of our own planet (as wel...2021-10-1554 minSix String BuddhaInterconnectedness: “Are You Experienced” with Universal Consciousness?Apart from being an amazing song, with enough guitar wizardry to shift the axis of the planet, the title track from Jimi Hendrix’s debut album is like a psychedelic spaceship, designed to take the listener’s mind on a journey… but not to “outer” space. Listening to “Are You Experienced?” with the ears of a Buddha, it becomes clearer that perhaps the destination is closer than we think, but more challenging to get to… inner space.
Not only was Jimi Hendrix a guitar god, he was a visionary who left us a wealth of wisdom at a time when ther...2021-09-3036 min