A Mindful Transition
A Mindful Transition This meditation practice by Soryu Forall will help you transition from busyness and stress to a space of clarity and calm. Recorded 10/4/2015 Allow us to continue providing our...
View ArticleThanksgiving 2015 Guided Meditation
Thanksgiving 2015 Guided Meditation Soryu Forall leads a guided meditation on gratitude, trustworthiness, and community for the 2015 Center for Mindful Learning Thanksgiving Potluck. 11/25/15 Allow us...
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The Choiceless Choice
Credit: MCPhotographNYC For almost two years, I lived at the Center for Mindful Learning, now located in Johnson, Vermont. It is true that, if given the choice, I would have never gone. But sometimes...
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Hair as Practice
Hair. We’ve all got it. For most of us, it’s a fashion accessory at best and a nuisance at worst. But with the right outlook, hair can be turned into a powerful opportunity for spiritual development....
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From Academic to Mindful
Here’s a story about when I flew around the world to Vermont and joined a “modern monastery”. Before getting on the plane from Germany to Vermont, USA, I had spent my time studying for a PhD, doing...
View ArticleThe End of All Feedback Loops on Buddhist Geeks
Soryu Forall is the Director of Mindfulness Education at the Center for Mindful Learning. He also leads a unique “modern monastery” training program for those who want to integrate awakening and...
View ArticleConserve & Adapt on Buddhist Geeks
Soryu Forall is a teacher and leader at the Center for Mindful Learning. The second part of Soryu’s conversation with host Vincent Horn delves into the spaces between tradition and innovation. Soryu...
View ArticleSoryu Discusses Monasteries on Secular Buddhist
This is the Secular Buddhist Podcast featuring Soryu Forall. When is a monastery, not a monastery? What defines it as such? Is it the presence of monastics, or perhaps a ritual of purification, or of...
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My First Month at a Monastery
What is a modern monastery like? Well, my first month at the Monastic Academy was intense. The residents were friendly, and warm and seemed to be natural in a way I hadn’t experienced from many people....
View ArticleInner Peace and World Peace
Sometimes it may feel as if working for world peace and finding inner peace are in conflict. This Sunday Soryu will explore how the two forms of peace are actually deeply interrelated. Peace...
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