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Kenneth Folk on Bill Hamilton
FromBuddhist Geeks
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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
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Podcast episode
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In this episode Vince Fakhoury Horn is joined by his long-time teacher, Kenneth Folk, to share about his beloved teacher, Bill Hamilton. American meditation teacher Shinzen Young refers to Bill as "an unsung hero of Western Mindfulness." He was an enigmatic dharma teacher who practiced in the Insight meditation & Theravada traditions. He was the founder of the Dharma Seed tape library, he did 7 years of silent retreat practice, and wrote an excellent contemporary dharma book called "Saints & Psychopaths." Episode Links:? Kenneth Folk? Vince Fakhoury Horn? Saints & Psychopaths by Bill Hamilton? Dharma SeedMemorable Quotes:? "Enlightenment. Highly recommended, can't tell you why." – Bill Hamilton? "Suffering less, noticing it more." – Bill Hamilton? "You don't have to go looking for suffering." – Bill Hamilton? "You could get enlightened rubbing that tape box." – Bill Hamilton? "They're doing psychology." – Bill Hamilton? "There's more than one objection of mindfulness." – Bill Hamilton? "This is the ultimate self-improvement project, even beyond one's self." – Kenneth FolkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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