Episode 7: “Doing the Monk Thing” with Shane WIlson
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Shane Wilson is a pastoral counselor, grief recovery specialist, and meditation teacher. He is an author and the founder of the Meditation Learning Center in Mesa, AZ. In this episode we do a deep philosophical dive and discuss:
Spirituality as helping people
Love as service to others
Shane’s spiritual curiosity and travels to Thailand
How celebration of a Thai king lead to that Shane’s ordination as a Buddhist monk
What it was like to live as a monk and
Integrating his experience after leaving the monastery
Non-attachment
The ten fetters of Buddhism, the steps to awakening
Wanting, reinforcing the I, and suffering
Waking up as our primary purpose
Is suffering required for spiritual growth?
What is enlightenment?
Gender, societal programming, and implications for our spiritual path
Subconscious intervention: processing subconscious beliefs and repressed memories
Believing yourself and honoring the messages your body and heart tell you
“Another word to describe the word spirituality would probably be the word love. If somebody asked, ‘How do I feel spiritual?’ Well, how do you feel when you’re loved?”
“The more people I can help, the more inspiration I feel inside. It’s just kind of a feedback. I mean, what a wonderful world if everyone could feel that and know that. And I think deep inside, spiritual beings do feel that. ”