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MF 004 Hal Rowe Zen Meditation Student Interview

Sicco Rood interviews meditation teachers of various wisdom traditions

Jan 18 2015



Hal Rowe is currently a student of Zen Buddhism. He serves environmental causes, loves the outdoors, poetry, and describes his path into a Zen practice through reading Alan Watts as a late teen.

He was influenced by Daoism and its appreciation of nature, Chinese philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism.

In this interview, Hal talks about how he started meditating, then got more consistent over time. He describes how he gets inspired.

He describes how his practice and understanding of being interconnected influences and informs how he consumes, how he deals with cravings, greed, and anger.

Hal then reads a few poems from the poet Cold Mountain.

He also talks about his environmental activism, and the interesting way he brought together and highlights how the two sides, of environmentalists and loggers have a lot in common.

He currently practices with the Zen Center of Spokane.

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The Meditation Freedom podcast interviews experienced meditation and mindfulness students and teachers. A meditation and mindfulness practice has many benefits, both for the individual practicing, as well as those around them. Experienced practitioners talk about why they took up a meditation practice, and how it has changed their lives. They will talk about specific ways they integrate their understanding and practice into their daily lives. How do you practice in a busy, hectic world with so little time? How do you deal with struggles, grief, kids, etc. How do they find freedom from stress, fears, obligations and the many other things and thoughts that enslave us. Web Site: http://meditationfreedom.com About Sicco Rood interviews meditation teachers of various wisdom traditions

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