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The Robert Beatty Podcast

These are teachings on Mindfulness and contemporary Buddhism by Robert Beatty. Robert is a Dharma and Meditation teacher in the lineage of Ruth Denison. He has been teaching for 45 years.

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15:53

A Loving and Kind Meditation for Our Challenging Times

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/03/03

In this episode, listeners are invited to embark on a journey of self-discovery and compassion. Through a series of guided meditations and reflections, the episode explores the omnipresent awareness that requires no effort and the realization that each moment of awakening is perfectly timed and prepared for, possibly even across lifetimes. Listeners are encouraged to extend love and compassion to themselves and others, acknowledging the interconnections of all beings.The narration invites listeners

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09:21

Embracing the Present: The Practice of No Practice

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/02/18

In this enlightening episode, we delve into the concepts of presence and mindfulness through the soothing words of Oriah Mountain Dreamer's poem 'Prelude'. Listeners are invited to explore how being fully present and compassionate in everyday interactions can transform their perception of life.Join us as we discuss the essence of mindfulness as suggested in the Satipatthana Sutra, and how the integration of simple mantras with breathwork can enhance concentration and ease. Discover the liberating

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12:17

When Somebody Deeply Listens to You: John Fox ...

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/02/10

In this episode, we are greeted with the serene backdrop of the Columbia River Gorge as the host introduces a theme that resonates deeply with the essence of human connection. Reading a heartfelt poem by John Fox, the speaker emphasizes the profound impact of being truly heard and understood.Listeners are invited to explore mindfulness and love as intertwined practices. The host shares insights from personal experiences and teachings, including a powerful incantation from Atum Okane. This episode

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06:00

The Small Ruby and a mediation that indicates when...

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/02/08

Join Robert Beatty of Portland as he recites "The Small Ruby" by Kabir. Music created by Saffire Bouchelerion. The small ruby represents the central longing of all humans ,wholeness or completion which can only be found within. This meditation is perfect if you want to sit for 10, 20 , or 30 minutes as there is a gong at ten minute intervals.

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10:14

"All The World's A Stage, and all the men and women...

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/02/07

Join us in this insightful episode as we delve into the profound teachings hidden within Shakespeare's timeless words, exploring life as a journey where every individual plays multiple roles. We uncover the mysterious wonder of our physical existence and the ever-present consciousness that witnesses this play. Through the simplicity of breathing and present moment awareness, we learn to embrace and inhabit our bodies fully, acknowledging the vibrant life within. Discover techniques that can help

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20:52

Journey Through the Garden of the Heart

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/02/02

This episode begins with a new poem by Hal McCartor read by Robert Beatty. It addresses in the simplest of language the experience of no-self so central to Buddhism. At 30 minutes Robert guides you in a meditation called the Garden of the Heart. You discover that there is a roadside garden with your name on the gate. All the kind and generous actions of your lifetime are blossoming here in an infinite display of flowers. you can pick bouquets for yourself and everyone else you wish to ext4end your

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15:59

Embracing Mindfulness and Present Awareness

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/01/22

Join Robert Beatty on a journey into mindfulness and awareness as we explore profound teachings and poetry that illuminate the nature of the mind. Delve into ancient wisdom from Lao Tzu and reflections on the impermanence of life. Discover how to dissolve mental vexations by embracing non-attachment and quiet acceptance, offering insights into finding peace and clarity within oneself.This episode reflects on the teachings of the Buddha and the transformative power of staying rooted in the present

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16:09

Embracing the Power of Allowing: A Path to Mindful...

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/01/13

In this episode, Robert Beatty guides us to explore the profound concept of 'allowing' as he begins with reading Dana Foulds poem 'Allow.' The following meditation guides us to embrace all of life's moments—painful, pleasant, weak, or fearful—and accept them for what they are. Through the practice of choiceless awareness, we learn the power of simply being present and the freedom it brings.Join Robert in his meditation room and open to an intention to allow. He discuss the traditional strategies

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11:45

Awakening through Seeing, Hearing, Sitting and Touching:

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2025/01/09

This Guided Meditation by Robert Beatty introduces the listener to the teachings of the Venerable Taungpulu Sayadaw.Robert spent a week with Ven Taungpulu Sayadaw over 44 years ago. Getting a one week visa to Burma was almost impossible at that time. Robert ordained as a novice monk and spent five days in intensive practice. The practice was very different from that of usual Mindfulness teachings at the time. Robert was instructed to spend every waking moment attending to one of the

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07:54

An Invitation to Awakening and for Living With the...

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/12/31

Atum O'Kane was the founder and director of the Spiritual Guidance Wisdom School. He passed away recently. The first section of this recording is an invocation that came to him while sitting with his students in Padmasambhava's Cave in Bhutan. The central section of the recording is a teaching from the Buddha known as "The Five Daily Recollections. The verbal presentation is offered by Robert Beatty. The music was created by Saffire Bouchelion. Both live in Portland Oregon.

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02:21

It Was Like This: You Were Happy a Poem by Jane...

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/12/30

Robert Beatty performs this poem to the original music by Saffire Bouchelion An exploration of life's constant and utterly out of control nature. The poles of life alternate and contentment arises from acceptance.

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07:21

Embracing the Present: A Journey Through Aging,...

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/12/07

Robert Beatty leads this invocation and ReflectionThe Invocation comes from Atum Okane who recently passed away. One day he sat with a group of students for a long time in Padmasambhava's cave in Bhutan. The next day he shared with his students that this invocation had come to him in the cave. Drawing from the teachings of Buddha 2,600 years ago, we delve into the great mantra of truth, reflecting on the inevitable truths of human existence: aging, sickness, and death. This episode encourages

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07:22

Embracing the Present: A Journey into Mindful Awareness

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/10/31

In this enlightening episode, we delve into the essence of meditation, exploring the practice of being fully present in each moment. The episode challenges the common misconception that meditation is about self-improvement, offering instead a perspective of acceptance and awareness.Listeners are guided through a reflective meditation, encouraging them to embrace their natural state of being awake to sensations, thoughts, and emotions. Drawing inspiration from the teachings of Ajahn Chah and the

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24:28

The Divine Encounter: Reverend Baumgartner's Awakening

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/10/23

In this captivating episode, we delve into the life of Reverend Calvin Baumgartner, a passionate preacher whose Sunday sermons ignite the hearts of his congregation. Known for his heartfelt connection with God, Calvin is faced with a life-altering decision when representatives from the Evangelical Broadcasters Network offer him a platform to reach millions.However, an unexpected visitor challenges Calvin's understanding of faith, presenting him with profound truths that transform his

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27:00

Being Here Recent Poems of Awakening by Hal McCartor

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/10/22

These clear and concise poems bring one to the brink of awakening. They point to the present moment and the realization that there is experience but no one experiencing. They are poems about freedom and being.

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30:32

Paiin Release Through Love and Compassion

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/10/17

This guided meditation will help the listener find relief from pain. It is particularly useful for pain that is chronic, or difficult to bear. Using the recording teaches one how to approach the experience of pain and to learn how to suffer less and less. Becoming deeply intimate with the PAIN reveals itself as bare sensations that can become quite bearable.

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46:03

The Extraordinary Rightness of Being

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/09/23

In this meditation, Robert takes the meditator on a guided tour of the various mental phenomena that populate the inner world in meditation; and he gently guides the meditator through an appreciation of the reality of those phenomena, and how to be with them in ways that will reduce suffering, increase understanding, and form the building blocks of lasting happiness. This meditation was offered on September 10, 2024.

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56:25

You are already OK.

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/09/19

In this meditation, inspired from a poem by the Indian Hindu sage, Ramana Maharshi, Robert skillfully guides the meditator through the steps of understanding the basic principles of anicca, dukkha and anatta, not as a matter of thought or intellect, but experience. We intuitively come to understand that we need do nothing more than accept what is here now. He closes the meditation with the Buddhist parable: The Two Brothers Wake Up. This guided meditation was from September 16, 2024, with the

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40:24

Lie Back in the Arms of Love

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/08/17

Love and mindfulness are synonyms. In both of them there is room for everything; nothing is excluded. With awareness of the present moment, it becomes clear that the past is a class of thoughts occurring in the present moment. This makes it possible to lie back in the arms of love, and allow the wounds of the past to be healed.

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45:33

A Lifetime of Love and Self Blessing

The Robert Beatty Podcast ·

2024/08/08

This guided meditation includes an inner journey back in time to your own birth and childhood. "Let yourself imagine being present at your birth and being the first one to hold the baby. What would you say? What are the words you have always longed to hear?" The meditation traverses your entire life to the present, and onward to your death. You can bring love and compassion into your most distant and faint memories, allowing love to replace fear, self-hatred, and holding back from life. This

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