Comments for A Quiet Mind

Comment on Returning to Intimacy by Husaen

Husaen — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:20:31 +0000

Wow Robert! I can’t wait to put this into practice and just being with what is..
Thank you!

Comment on Love thy enemy by dj_dharma

dj_dharma — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:08:44 +0000

so thankful for this and every podcast. + many blessings.

Comment on Ego schmego! by Jim De Fazio

Jim De Fazio — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:23:24 +0000

During the times of the season, where our barking dogs become very talkative. . . (holidays and such) I believe this podcast is equally appropriate and well said. Namaste!

Comment on iPad meditation app will be out soon! by Ikekhide

Ikekhide — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:29:48 +0000

I have just started listening to your podcasts…and waoh! I can’t possibly say how incredibly helpful your teachings have been to me these past few days. Life and living has a whole new meaning. Thank you and thank you so much for your great work. I can’t wait for the apps!!

Comment on Do you have Barking Dog Mind? by Dan

Dan — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:37:35 +0000

Your podcast is extremely special to me and has gotten me through many long crowded subway rides with mental clarity. Thank you Robert. I’m crossing my fingers to hear new episodes soon.

Comment on Do you have Barking Dog Mind? by Ca

Ca — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:15:49 +0000

Thank you ! New to yr podcast…the idea of my thoughts as radio waves passing thru is helpful

Comment on Ego schmego! by Nate

Nate — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:09:22 +0000

Yea I like the application of meditative techniques to everyday situations. The little things in life that can be made less annoying via meditation. To quote fight club “It turns down the volume” on the annoying things.

Comment on Ego schmego! by SaraAnn

SaraAnn — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:18:19 +0000

Thanks for bringing this moment to me! The ending music was wonderful and was wondering who is playing.
I’ll continue to listen this week and see how it goes.

Comment on Do you have Barking Dog Mind? by steve Palmer

steve Palmer — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:07:46 +0000

Well thought out, play on words .A great tool of visualising and detatching from ego small self. )

Comment on Do you have Barking Dog Mind? by kam75

kam75 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:06:57 +0000

mmm…..guilty as charged… :l …a long road…path…no path…monkey mind….steady as she goes………the world has a habit of not letting it pass..but always light.. _/\_

Comment on Fire your ego and call off the search. You are home and you have arrived. by aruna

aruna — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:14:02 +0000

very nice and succinct

Comment on Do you have Barking Dog Mind? by Samsara

Samsara — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:18:30 +0000

Nice. What we usually see in others is the barking dog mind. That is quite helpful!

As usual, thank you.

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Robert

Robert — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:47:09 +0000

That’s my flute music. ~ Robert

Comment on Ego schmego! by Charlene

Charlene — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:38:39 +0000

Thanks Robert! It is so clear and understandable. Such a great help for all of us who have busy minds.

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Ashley Taylor

Ashley Taylor — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 07:30:34 +0000

Thank you for your wonderful podcasts. I have listened to every one. I listen to tons of podcasts…over 500 and your podcasts for some reason really calm me and I love the music so much…especially love the very beginning of the podcasts. The sound just puts me in the best place. Thanks again!

Comment on iPad meditation app will be out soon! by Imelda

Imelda — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:01:31 +0000

Hi Robert, I am interested in the iPad meditation app. In the past I had tried meditating on my own but I really didn’t have the understanding of meditation. Last year the Chopra Center had a 21 day guided meditation course online and I decided to do it. Wow, it was of great help to me. I finally understood what meditation was all about. David Ji and all the teachers were very helpful. My point is that I still use my iPad for meditating daily and like it. I use it for meditation music, reading inspiration in your quietmind site, etc. I’m not into all this iPhone, iPad technology, but I do love it for my meditation. Thank you.

Comment on Learning to breathe by Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:56:05 +0000

Robert,

You said something impressive on Podcast 68 that I listened to yesterday. The gist of it was: meditation can defuse situations that would otherwise result in arguments, fights, or negativity in general. Even if it only works in 1/100 situation, that is still having positive effects constantly and all over the world. Impressive stuff!

Comment on Who or what am I? by Dan

Dan — Mon, 16 May 2011 08:30:31 +0000

Hi Robert, I hope you are well. Thanks for another opportunity to stop and observe these fundamentals. I often wonder why “we” as a people or a society have become so far removed from these fundamentals and so possessive to the point of aggresion or destructive acts.

Comment on Who or what am I? by Mark

Mark — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:11:34 +0000

Thank you for the podcast.

Sometimes it’s just as important to define something by what it is not. I like how you remind us in this podcast that we are not what we perceive through our body, we are not our thoughts, nor are we the emotions that we feel.

Comment on Who or what am I? by Robert

Robert — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:09:43 +0000

We miss him too, but he is with us always.

Comment on Who or what am I? by bob jackson

bob jackson — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:00:11 +0000

Arlo i miss you,love and peace.

Comment on How to meditate by listening to the sounds around us. by nina

nina — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:21:41 +0000

Hi Robert,

Thank you for your post…it is interesting that you use the noises around us to center ourselves…instead of always looking for “quiet”.
I always take your podcasts with me when I am out and about.
I try to listen and walk…..haven’t really figured out how to walk and meditate.
As I am city walking with lots of distractions….getting groceries, running errands when my son is in school.
You have made a difference in my life…I appreciate it so much…
Thank You

Nina

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by Aircanuck

Aircanuck — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:24:01 +0000

Great as always! Any news on the meditation app?

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:43:38 +0000

Hi Robert,

I enjoy and gain insight listening to your podcasts. I can deal with my own struggles more effectively through the wisdom and struggles you share. I hope all is well with you and you are able to continue to post these podcasts. Thank you.

peace
Dennis

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by Andy

Andy — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:31:51 +0000

Robert,
I have been seeking a peaceful, quiet mind for some time know. I have read, or tried to read several books, and listened to several guided meditations and programs. I just wasn’t getting it, the concept continued to elude me.
I have been listening to your podcasts for a couple of weeks now as I drive to and from work. Though not in chronological order, from the first podcast, I was hooked and it started to click. You have a comforting, pleasant speaking voice. You are able to articulate the concepts of mindfulness in a way that is easy to comprehend. You have removed the mystery and are demonstrating that peace, and a quiet mind are attainable. That it does not take a lifetime on a mountain top to find our inner peace.
I am now less judgmental, irritable, and anxious. I have more patience with my children and others around me.
Thank you for what you are doing. You are doing good, and I will spread the word.

Andy

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by Karlyn

Karlyn — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:39:42 +0000

Thank you for your honesty and for being so genuine. I really like how you stress the point that even the average joe can meditate and improve their life. It reminds us that we are all equals. I recently read a book, Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch that you and others might find thought-provoking and inspiring.

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by Spiritdove

Spiritdove — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:13:21 +0000

Hi wonderful blog you have. Been trying for years of the quiet mind 8 years buddhism. zen ,,, practicing many relgions. My issue I found is that when I try to practice I feel like im broke and need fixing and that causes me anxiety. I think back as a child and I never needed meditation religion or anythng but a sun shiny day and my toys. Was that the answer to stop needing something. ? I need no answer just a thought. Maybe I give up seeking anything and just be a kid again

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by Samsara

Samsara — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:24:24 +0000

Inspirational to say the least. I’m joining you in this “experiment”!

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by Eric Platt

Eric Platt — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:46:25 +0000

I intercepted your podcast because of knowing (from long ago, not so much recently) Ami Chen-Mills-Naim from back when the Three Principles Approach and what Syd Banks spawned (which I’m still a student of) was called “Psychology of Mind” (around 1996 I think). I saw her post of Facebook, and just I listened to the podcast. You are the first person I’ve heard mention Vernon Howard – that was interesting!

I like how you see it as “experimenting” with a quiet mind, and this different way of living, and yes indeed Mr. Howard was good for pointing out the follies or actions of ego-mind, and pointing towards living from a different mind.

I’m also on this adventure, since the other way hasn’t brought much of what it’s supposed to bring. This was perfect timing to hear this – I’ve been looking at some of the same things in myself/Self (Funny how things work out like that). Will be interesting to share insights…

Happy Adventures,
Eric Platt

Comment on Bow in gratitude. by jak

jak — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:07:09 +0000

just sent out thru ping.fm
love the pic!

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by Robert

Robert — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:10:24 +0000

Thanks Perry!

Comment on Where I become a test subject for following your heart’s desire. by kam75

kam75 — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:40:18 +0000

one of your best works,check my tweets from Dec 2…nice job.Sent you a few bucks on paypal for a job well done…gassho..

Comment on Fast and cleanse into the New year! by Eric

Eric — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:10:56 +0000

I have just finished a 14 days juice fast. It has been an amazing experience. Feel like born again

Comment on Accept your own death now. by Paul

Paul — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:07:00 +0000

Thank you for this. For the past 2 years I have been experiencing something very strange. I am only 29 years old, but I began to have experiences of oneness with a greater, infinite, outside energy. In comparison, this world became dark and artificial, as if it were a painful illusion meant to imprison my consciousness. In these moments, I am certain that life is a dream, and I begin to feel this “lightness” (as if I am not only lightweight, but also made of light) and I can feel myself slipping up out of my physical body, which is heavy and full of pain.

I become afraid, though, and the immensity of the whole experience is overwhelming. I feel as if I am about to become one with everything, and the boundlessness of it all is frightening. Apart from fear, I am also held here by my attachment; part of me believes, or wants to believe, that this is in fact real and that there is love and happiness to be found here in this world, but my inability to make deep and heartfelt human connections make me wonder…

I don’t know what is happening, though parts of your podcast spoke to me and brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.

Comment on Heart’s desire or just more mind stuff? by Robert

Robert — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:19:20 +0000

Thanks so much for listening and be sure to stay tuned for more on this topic from me and Jonathan.

Comment on Heart’s desire or just more mind stuff? by Robert

Robert — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:16:17 +0000

Thank you for your thoughts on this my friend. Gassho.
RJ

Comment on Heart’s desire or just more mind stuff? by Mark

Mark — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:52:04 +0000

Really enjoyed the guest spot. Looking forward to exploring Illuminated Mind and perhaps even hearing from him again.

Comment on Heart’s desire or just more mind stuff? by kam75

kam75 — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:18:20 +0000

1.peacefulness,quiet..level…just being good…help when ever…
2.mmm…an interest spark happens..just want to see it done,finalize…end well.
3.very hard but just try to block of other things..do what you can.
4.just stay with it..slow…determined…focus.

gassho _/\_

Comment on Bow in gratitude. by Robert

Robert — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:34:44 +0000

Thank you Perry_/\_ This is my wish too. All the best from Me, Tanya, Arlo, Tooney, Crucita and Missus Mousey.

Comment on Bow in gratitude. by kam75

kam75 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:18:12 +0000

very special podcast..you are very welcome _/\_ gassho… we interact over many miles and by a “web” but it seens like just next door and my wish is for the world to find this “place” and be at home here with us..everyone…in this web of understanding and mindfulness…………………………..

Comment on Success is in the eye of the beholder. by Brenda Freeman

Brenda Freeman — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:32:27 +0000

Good article. Success can only be measured from within. There are many “successful” people in our society who are depressed and miserable even though society believes they have achieved the pinnacle of achieving. Thanks for the reminder

Comment on Success is in the eye of the beholder. by Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:32:15 +0000

Hi Robert-
I started listening to your podcasts a few months ago, around the time I started getting interested in Buddhism. Just wanted to let you know I enjoy them a great deal and get a lot out of them. I have gone back to listen to older casts. I find them to be thought-provoking, inspirational and educational. Thanks so much.

Comment on Forgive and forget by whitney

whitney — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:03:18 +0000

I have a problem where I hold grudges because I get upset with people and I stray from people. I isolate myself. How can I detox myself and create make myself stop dwelling on the past. What kind of meditations, etc. will help me?
Thank you.

Comment on Success is in the eye of the beholder. by Neil

Neil — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:38:51 +0000

This was a very insightful podcast as it really got me thinking about things that given me the most spiritual fulfillment in this life. Success once sounded like some sort of pre-determined destination that I was supposed to decide upon with very strict standards in which it is judged. Thinking more on it, I’d like to keep my journey always pointed in a positive direction, regardless of all of the uncontrollable variables, and whatever destination that brings me to, must be a success in some regard.

I have been meaning to send you a note for a while. You have been a very strong and positive influence in my life since I first became aware of your work and I want to extend my most heartfelt gratitude. You have an incredible gift and I appreciate every bit of spirit that you put into your creations.

Kind Regards,

Neil

Comment on Success is in the eye of the beholder. by Eric

Eric — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:20:36 +0000

In the environment I was raised, the accepted tacit notion of success was very simple and straightforward. I grew up believing my only success (and happiness) in life would depend on those standards. Unfortunately (?), destiny didn’t want me to be successful as per those standards. I remember the day it was clear to me that I had “failed”. You feel you have no more purpose in this life and just wait to die in the next hour. I remember spontaneously going to sit for about half an hour on that bench by the river, quietly looking at the water, doing nothing, then I somehow knew everything would be alright…. And I wasn’t wrong.
This is an episode of my life, I will *never* forget. I wasn’t an “active” spiritual person at that time, but when looking back, I am still amazed at my expression of letting go and surrender in that particular moment that looked to me as a difficult and hopeless situation.
Nowadays, I can easily say, my *primary* goal in life is just to be happy with myself and in my relationships with others. Be loving and forgiving… Material things are good for what they are, but to me, they cannot replace the feeling one experiences when loving, sharing, caring, forgiving or being loved, cared for or forgiven…. This is not an easy thing to say in this world, but I know I can express it here.

Comment on iPad meditation app will be out soon! by Robert

Robert — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:16:23 +0000

Hi Marguerite!

Thanks for your warm comments and support of the blog and podcasts. It was a pleasure meeting you at Wisdom 2.0 and it would be nice to stay in touch. I’m very impressed with the work you are doing with your blog http://minddeep.blogspot.com/ and Zen Hospice. You are an inspiration to me. Gassho _/\_

Comment on iPad meditation app will be out soon! by Marguerite Manteau-Rao

Marguerite Manteau-Rao — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:41:23 +0000

Hello Robert,

We met at Wisdom 2.0, and also on Twitter . . . I just discovered your site, and would like to thank you for your thought provoking articles and podcasts.

May you be well, and deep bow to you!

marguerite

Comment on Success is in the eye of the beholder. by Robert

Robert — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:40:12 +0000

It has been a wonderful life and I wouldn’t change a thing. Thank you my friend for everything.

Comment on Success is in the eye of the beholder. by kam75

kam75 — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:23:40 +0000

“see George Baily you really did have a wonderful” A fine journey you both have had.
The small things add up along the way and can be tasted long after…the big things are consumed quickly,rust or break down and that flavor is forgotten and replaced soon by the next “big thing”. When we are gone..it is better to be the small thing..remembered..always..success achieved………………

Comment on iPad meditation app will be out soon! by sawmill

sawmill — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:54:49 +0000

sounds like a bunch of” tweet my face book”……….ya know…”make meditation easier”………………. just sit……..thats all……

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by Gerard

Gerard — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:15:45 +0000

Hi Robert,

Your podcasts are great.
Today I was listening to facing our fears.

I think it is quite true that fear can be programmed into us.

This happens from a very early age, when children are taught about the world. As a parent myself, I have to be very careful not to project my own fears and insecurities onto my children, while at the same time teaching them common-sense about avoiding danger (e.g, crossing the road, being careful with electricity, and so on).

In the poem Desiderata I read that fears can also arise out of loneliness or frustration, and this is so true.

Anyway, thanks for all the great work

Comment on iPad meditation app will be out soon! by Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 30 May 2010 07:06:07 +0000

Hello,
I too have debated the use of technology, especially concerning the attachment it creates. I am a NYC HS teacher and see the effect of this everyday as students clutch their cell phones and ipods like life vests. I myself got my first cell phone only 2 years ago at the age of 29, and although I was given an ipod as a gift, I hardly used it. However, I recently decided to look for a meditation timer, and discovered many apps on the ipod/iphone that work quite well and am finding the bell and chime tones help to keep my attention and center my focus within. Also, since with a timer I don’t have to constantly check my clock to see if I’m late for work in the morning, I’m able to focus even better and be absorbed by the moment. So it really depends how you use the technology, and make sure that it doesn’t use you, if you know what I mean.
I recently decided to purchase an ipad to replace my cell phone (I can’t stand the companies, contracts and fees–the ipad with 2 free apps now lets me send and receive texts and calls for free when I need to) and to make my work a little bit easier. So I’m looking for a good meditation app for it, and this brings me to my question, Robert: when can we expect to see the release of your program? I’m excited for it and am curious what it will be like, although from the one image that you have posted, it looks good. Will it include a simple timer? Please tell me any details that you can.

Thanks for your time, and take care.

Jordan

Comment on iPad meditation app will be out soon! by Robert

Robert — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:40:08 +0000

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your thoughts on this and I do believe that you have some valid points here that I hope to address. First I wonder if you listened to the last podcast “Tweet my Facebook status on MySpace,” were I go into exactly what your concerns are about the overuse of technology and gadgets as a method to distract us. So I ‘m well aware of the concerns that you have brought up in your comment.The concept here is not to capitalize on the iPad fad, or make it into the news as much as it is an attempt to use technology to introduce people to meditation who would never consider it. I work in this field and see first hand the suffering that is caused by to many gadgets, to much time in front of a computer and overwork. This is my attempt to turn some of those people into meditation practitioners using something that is familiar to them such as the iPad. My purpose it to ease some of their suffering and pain. Another motivation is to help many of my listeners that can’t meditate in the conventional manner IE sitting meditation focused on the breath. Some of my listeners are on breathing machines, in wheelchairs and unable to sit up, or go outside. Hopefully this app can fill some of those gaps for them and make meditation easier. And finally The podcast itself is conveyed via the web and listened to on devices such as the iPhone, iPod, the iPad, computers etc, and A Quiet Mind would not even be here if it wasn’t for technology. As in most things the key is the way something is used by the operator. We are really working hard to create something in the vain of service and not in the vain of capitalism, or subversive hype, we genuinely want to help others ease their suffering in any way, shape or form that is available to us within reason. I just attended the Wisdom 2.0 conference in Mountain View, Ca. The topic of the conference was how do we merge technology and wisdom teachings in a thoughtful and wise way. I talked with people from Google, Twitter and Facebook and found that some of them understand that what they have created causes distraction and may even keep people from socializing in the conventional manner. I was pleased to see that they have this awareness and some want to help change it for the better. I’m on that page and I’m sticking my neck out there, trying my best to deliver something positive with the tools we have been given. So many wonderful and heartfelt communications have come my way via Twitter, Facebook and A Quiet MInd, it would take many pages to fill all the positive things that have transpired between myself and the community here. Maybe I should communicate more on that in future. It’s a mixed blessing technology but I believe if we work together to use it wisely, it can be one of the tools that can bring mindfulness to the masses and free many from suffering. We all need to wake up and I’m passionate about facilitating that process. I’m hoping that others are as well and remember it starts with us right now in this moment.

Comment on iPad meditation app will be out soon! by Tom

Tom — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:13:13 +0000

Hi Robert,
I don’t often leave comments on the web but because I have been an active listener and silent participant of your meditation community, I will make an exception.

I have mixed feeling about these meditation apps. On one hand I thinks the use of technology is great if the principle is to expand the reach of meditation practice. On another hand, technology, phones and other devices are part of the reason why people can’t stop and watch/listen. I am actually struggling to understand how I could meditate staring at an iphone/ipad….

While I respect your decision to use technology, I hope it isn’t driven by a marketing drive to make the news together with the new ipad fad.

Simplicity is key to peace of mind and sometimes technology, when used inappropriately goes against it.

thanks for being there

Tom

Comment on Tweet my Facebook status on MySpace by Paul DesRosiers

Paul DesRosiers — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:41:52 +0000

I was listening to the 3/16/08 podcast Transformation Part 1 when our Host quoted:

The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name than can be named
is not the eternal name

The Nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth
The named is the mother of 10,000 things.
Ever desireless, one can see the mystery
Ever desiring, one sees the manifestations.

These two spring from the same Source, but differ in name.
This appears as darkness.
Darkness within darkenss
The gate to all Mystery.

This first Verse of Tao De Ching is corroborated by the Sorcerer don Juan Matus in Carlos Castaneda’s 8th book “the Power of Silence” where he describes inadequately in words “Silent Knowledge” which is a human ability to know without using words or names. Also the “Dark Sea of Awareness”

In Tao verse 2 it says:
Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and verse 3 concludes:
Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.

Don Juan teaches us that ” not-Doing” will “Stop the World”.
That doing is a habit of perception. And not-doing is a Sorcerey technique of perceiving without naming. The reality of the Tao is that perception ( sight,hearing,touch, taste and smell) are not simply afferent functions – they are afferent and efferent. When we perceive we assemble consciousness into solid objects. The rational idea that we perceive objects through our senses and interpret them in the brain to form consciouness is only a description of reality.
The Sorcerer’s decription is that consciousness comes to us from infinity as zillions of tiny energetic aware threads, that we assemble by perception into a solid world.

If you are interested, there are some MP3 online to listen to at:
http://www.prismagems.com/castaneda/

I am definitely going to renew my aquaintence with the Tao De Ching. Thanks alot!

Comment on Tweet my Facebook status on MySpace by steve Palmer

steve Palmer — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:48:00 +0000

huh

Comment on Tweet my Facebook status on MySpace by steve Palmer

steve Palmer — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:47:10 +0000

Hi Rob,
two things that spring to mind `
1) through technology the world is a lot more accessible
2)As mentioned its also displayed a wider picture of trauma
as if we cant help being on a path of implosion”.
But even a candle is bright enough to light up even the darkest of rooms……

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Greg Alario

Greg Alario — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:56:15 +0000

Isn’t this the essence of what all the great ones have said and what we all know in our heart if we can open the portal to it. The need for momentum, in individuals, taking responsibility for their own mindset is paramount. The arrogant busy mind, that assumes the ability to control life, always is directed in attempting to fix actions created by the mindset of many. The ignorant futility of attempting to control is, unfortunately, in one way or another, the legend of many lives. Robert, so eloquently and currently, supports what all the beautiful one’s have been saying since before man’s word’s have been documented.

There has never been and there never can never be enough wonderful voices like Robert’s encouraging all that he touches, that they are beautiful and great one’s, that need to live a life benefited by the cultivation of the quiet mind and, if so inclined, share their beliefs with those they connect with through action and/or word. Man’s misunderstanding that they are not worthy has kept too many separated from their ability to listen to themselves and know that all the sacred truth in life is their, if they so choose to seek it.

Comment on Tweet my Facebook status on MySpace by Greg Alario

Greg Alario — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:34:36 +0000

Thank you, Robert. The need and benefit of quiet time seems to be a rare tool in many contemporary lives.

Comment on Tweet my Facebook status on MySpace by ruud

ruud — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:48:27 +0000

just a little message from the netherlands. I embrase the thought of not being always ‘connected’ to the phone or email. I reduced watching tv, not to get disconnected, but to calm my thoughts. And often I stay silened for a few hours. Do your laundry, housekeeping, or daily business at your work in silence. To do that you wil have to shut your phone It is sometimes difficult but rewarding! grtz ruud

Comment on Tweet my Facebook status on MySpace by TeeTee

TeeTee — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:56:47 +0000

I’m so glad you are still podcasting…I was just about to text my friends to tell them all…

thanks for this

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by myspace chips

myspace chips — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:03:16 +0000

i was starting to presume i would possibly be the sole student whom cared about this, at the very least at present i find out im not mad i will make sure to see a handful of different threads when i get a tad of caffeine in me, it is actually tough to read without having my coffee, I was until the wee hours of the morning last night practicing zynga poker and after polishing off a few ales i finished up losing all my facebook poker chips cheers

Comment on Tweet my Facebook status on MySpace by kam75

kam75 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:45:35 +0000

no phone here,just a little Twitter on the PC..thats it.I’m still present =) Living out in the “bush” these networks have opened up a few new friends to me actually..a good thing.I suffer a bit more now cause of the stories of others I read on networks.The world is opened wide by all these and it is a troubled place..but there is hope too…some..
“It is in our nature to destroy ourselves”
Great to hear you and being back on the path…gassho _/\_

Comment on Accept your own death now. by seth

seth — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:40:58 +0000

Thanks, I’m healthy at the moment but for some reason the last two weeks I have thought I had pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, stomach cancer, Parkinson’s disease………to name a few. It started with the death of my wife’s sister at 32 years of age two weeks ago. I’m going to live without fear and enjoy the time I have left in this world.

To the other people who have posted, it sounds like your fears are more legitimate and I wish you strength to get through this life.

Thanks again.

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Jewel Misumi

Jewel Misumi — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:30:17 +0000

I found your post while I was researching details on kitchen appliances. Whilst it’s not what I was interested in, I liked reading your post. Will bookmark to return and read at a later date. Funny how Yahoo works…

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by insanity

insanity — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:39:18 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this topic. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more information? It is extremely helpful for me

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Padma

Padma — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:25:44 +0000

Robert…
Happy Valentines! Caught the wind in DC…Life has completely changed!
You are blessed and divine…I Totally enjoy the mix of styles. Watching for your break in silence and pray all well for You, T and the dogs!
Keep pluggin and sharin…no one’s judging you that has two ears and one mouth!
Thanks again.

Comment on Mindfulness by Save Taxes

Save Taxes — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:10:30 +0000

Geez, this blog makes me jealous! I want mine this good…keep it up!

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by The Owl

The Owl — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:01:19 +0000

A little while ago Nobantu and I had a wonderful conversation. She inspired some thoughts and gave me some reading to do. I am also playing with a novel and there is a main character in the book called Ralph. A combination of his creation and where the inspiration from the conversation with Nobantu took me lead Ralph to think the following……..

‘Understanding deeply who and what I am is not determined by others around me or the environment has given me a great strength. Seeing the inner core of me and the beauty of life as a flame burning in me takes away all my anxiety and enables me to be. No longer do I have to win external approval by acquiring more or achieving goals I think others want me to strive for. I can now inhabit the island of me as a rich place of retreat with everything I need to be at ease with myself and the world around me. Every moment is filled with a joy of being and I need to travel no further than myself to experience it to the full.
To the normal person these ideas sound crazy or belonging to weird religious or spiritual sects. Since moving away from the merged state with mother the normal person is constantly seeking a return through judgment, approval, chasing a state others can give them or following those who appear to have got there. The break with mother is so devastatingly traumatic that a normal person can spend a lifetime using all the energy they have to put it all back together again. But all the kings horses and all the kings men cannot put Humpty Dumpty together again.
It is not easy to give up on this task of reconstruction. Our minds say if this, then that so we believe we must do this for that. Challenging that our minds might be wrong or that there are other ways is unnatural. Our minds have thought it so how do we get the same mind to unthink it. Curious people will find a way as they question, think, reflect, challenge and test how things fit together in their lives. Late in life a light may go on and insight rise to the surface. Others will get there through interventions that enter their lives or that they seek in their journey. Interventions from individuals who have taken generations of learning and are able to guide pupils to insight.
Imagine you are confronted with a wall you cannot pass through in front of you. It is made of steel reinforced concrete and extends forever in both directions. You notice a toothpick on the ground and believe this is the only tool you have to break through the wall to find the purpose of your life on the other side. You spend your whole life using the toothpick in all sorts of ingenious ways to get through the wall. Then one day you look behind you or someone makes the suggestion. There is no wall there and with no toothpick work to do life is suddenly filled with the pleasure of experiencing who and where you are. Now those in the know understand there is nothing worth having beyond the wall. Nothing. It was always a mirage you will never reach. It kept you busy with purpose but distracted you from seeing all along that everything you ever wanted was right there within you. Open your eyes and you will see.’

Now I am intrigued to know more about Ralph’s thoughts as they unfold…..but that is for another day. Nobantu….thankyou for the conversation and inspiration.

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Antonio

Antonio — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:21:49 +0000

Thank you Robert for all you share with us! I have been listening to your podcasts and they have provided me with rememberence of what is real and acceptance for what is now. Please keep the podcasts coming.
Much Love to you.

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by TreV

TreV — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:15 +0000

My blog to Robert

Its the time we find to make time, which plays in our lives…Busy they may be, so to stop and take time out is perfect in its self! I so love your website and the info you give it always leaves me with a feeling everything is OK NOW!!
2010………………….the now
…I feel that the down time has come to me in the new year, everything in my life is not rosy…..
Rant time:
I had a very good job Trucking in the uk as a tanker driver, it was a contract but I was law attracting for a full time position, it did hot happen!!
My Farther has cancer and he has been in hospital now for 4 months and seeing my dad dieing has really effected me in a sad way,
My car is on its last legs and with no money ie no job I don’t know where to turn for help?
My soul has had a kicking.
But its life and even tho all the black clouds surround me I still feel great in an inner way!! I know its making me stronger to just be and let go even more when times are hard.
I hope this helps others as we all have our bit falls in life….
Overal my vocation is out of sink and I am so wanting it to change! as the pattern of life seems to repeat over again………funny that;;;;;life is trying to tell me something?
Thanx again robert for just being you
TreV
trevbeats@hotmail.co.uk

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Trevbeats77

Trevbeats77 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:30:46 +0000

2010………………….the now
…I feel that the down time has come to me in the new year, everything in my life is not rosy…..

Rant time:
I had a very good job Trucking in the uk as a tanker driver, it was a contract but I was law attracting for a full time position, it did hot happen!!
My Farther has cancer and he has been in hospital now for 4 months and seeing my dad dieing has really effected me in a sad way,
My car is on its last legs and with no money ie no job I don’t know where to turn for help?
My soul has had a kicking.
But its life and even tho all the black clouds surround me I still feel great in an inner way!! I know its making me stronger to just be and let go even more when times are hard.
I hope this helps others as we all have our bit falls in life….
Overal my vocation is out of sink and I am so wanting it to change! as the pattern of life seems to repeat over again………funny that;;;;;life is trying to tell me something?

Thanx again robert for just being you

TreV
trevbeats@hotmail.co.uk

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by hobo

hobo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:39:45 +0000

Its always a bonus when you listen to something out of the blue which talks about exactly the issue that is current for you. I have become aware of late that there is a field of peace always there – the same way as in the ocean, if you go deep its always still and you can even look up and see the waves crashing away. So when I sit I hold that field of peace in attention and can observe how it is interwoven into even the most dense of painful feelings.Those painful feelings may not dissolve but peace can be found in their midst – I can even be grateful for the pain because without it I would never know the field of peace. And then what is pain anyway? That’s an interesting question. Very associated with the mind made sense of self and the resistance that brings. So Robert thanks for the confirmation. As in Zen… nothing to gain…and isn’t it wonderful that all the struggle is just a way of teaching us that struggling is in vain…there is real hope in that truth because it means I don’t have to succeed at anything …yay!!!! I just have to get out of my own way…not always easy…but then again so easy…woohoo let it ride!!!!

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Robert

Robert — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:21:26 +0000

Hi,
I would really like to see and hear more content… Looking forward to more podcasts.

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by JJ

JJ — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:55:37 +0000

This is a conundrum; but, it’s all about getting off the wheel. I so appreciate AQM – more than I can ever express.

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by jane tighe

jane tighe — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:09:32 +0000

Despite finding the AQM utterly rewarding, full of inspiration & comfort for over two years now, seeing me through some dreadful times I have never commented previously. – It’s has been supportive to know I am not alone.

When I read the previous comment by ‘Simon Fellows’ I was upset as it seemed so heartless, so cold, as if Simon was in pain himself and certainly not benefiting (in any sense) from ‘wisdom’ from his own spiritual studies. I would just like to extend love to him and let him know he is not alone in the world.

Sadly, whilst some of the facts of his comment are rational; in truth, even evolutionary-biologists suffer from their own darker-emotions at different times in their lives. Robert’s personal-wisdom & steadying hand is most welcome at those times & that’s why he is loved by so many people around the world. I just hope Simon stays with us long enough for Roberts ‘touch’ to lift his sprits, guide his thoughts and thaw his coldness!

Thank you Robert for everything you’ve done for us all! – you are a star!

Jane x x x

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Buy Insanity

Buy Insanity — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:05:58 +0000

I appreciate you for posting such a wonderful weblog. this blog is not only useful but also bvery imaginative too. We come across very few experts who are capable of create not so easy stuff that creatively. we keep searching for content regarding this subject. I have gone through dozens of websites to come across knowhow with respect to this.We look forward to much more !!

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Simon Fellows

Simon Fellows — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:55:20 +0000

PEACE CAN BE ASSUREDLY OBTAINED canny be guaranteed but if ones knows eough about evolution and biology and how the brain works its not so difficult to set the conditions so that a quiter mind occurs a greater percentile of the time.
And despite spending a few years in both Buddhist(Thera and Zen) and Benedictine onasteries One doesnt need to know about the perennial wisdom(self ascribed i assume ?!) to have the quieter mind

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by dad

dad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:23:08 +0000

now is all we will ever have,accept it.love it.be happy!dad.

Comment on Accept your own death now. by Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:44:28 +0000

It seems the last 5 years life has been such a struggle, dealing with breast cancer, being alone, taking care of my adult son. And just when I think that things are going to get better. I am informed that I have a bone marrow problem. I have not received all the information yet, but it appears to be pre-leukemia.

Comment on The true essence of mind by obshestvo conmaporing

obshestvo conmaporing — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:01:02 +0000

I am impressed, even and did not think that all so.

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by marka

marka — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:04:08 +0000

Robert,

As always your view is amazing… You are incredibly incisive in your dissection of the human condition, but what makes your work so wonderful is the fact it is nurtured, crafted and cultivated in the real-world… and not from the ‘walled-garden’ of monastic-bliss… I just love the fact that you pause for as long as it takes to drill-down to the core rather than skim the surface.

Personally, my view of ‘peace’ is somewhat like that of ‘happiness’ in that neither can EVER be found! – we must simply stop looking for them… like it was a lost pen behind the sofa or like when we are scouring the classifieds in the local-paper for a second-hand car.

As the years have passed I have learnt, that my own ‘happiness’ is the result of (or a response too) a sense of honest-contentment, which is drawn from accepting an imperfect world. As rarely, if ever will ‘my own true happiness’ be present in an unadulterated form (like some illusion of Paradise, Nirvana or Heaven)… because no matter how hard I work for it, or how long I might wait, or how diligently I search, or even how much I’ve tried to save-up, seldom will everything be perfect.

I desperately try to draw reasonable satisfactions from the ‘NOW’… Satisfaction with a job done the best I can… Satisfaction from meaningful relationships… Satisfaction from enjoyable experiences… Satisfaction from having positive attitudes!!! – I have adjusted & learnt to deeply accept ‘our’ imperfect world, and therefore to be content, with things as they are NOW…

For sure any of us can strive for a warmer home… a more dependable car… or rewarding job… even improvements in our own health, but whatever we do, we must never put-off our contentment until those things arrive!!!!

For me, it used to be my ‘delaying’ or ‘waiting’ for a different tomorrow that caused my own ‘unease’… rather than just the absence of something better.

Love & affection

marka

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by kam75

kam75 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:30:15 +0000

states of mind..self…coexist…now…

Comment on Peace can’t be obtained by Eric

Eric — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:22:05 +0000

Thank you Robert for taking the time to share this with us.
Listening to you, I have to think of one of Allen Carr’s self-help book I read about 7-8 years ago on how to stop smoking. According to him, the one that craves for a smoke is not us, but something else within ourselves that he called the “little beast”…
On another note, I think I understand this recent tweet of yours a little bit more… “Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.”

Take care.

Comment on The true essence of mind by olga

olga — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:22:27 +0000

Thank you, Robert! Love your podcasts!

Comment on The true essence of mind by Robert

Robert — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:10:45 +0000

I’ve been thorugh some interesting stuff, that I will be sharing very soon.

Thanks,

Comment on The true essence of mind by Tomek

Tomek — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:21:07 +0000

what happened to the podcast friend?

your podcast is soooo helpful, thank you always

Comment on Going into the pain, heartache and loss. by Denise

Denise — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:40:45 +0000

I have been a listener only for a short time, but these poscasts are a true sanctuary for my hectic life. I know many people who will benefit from the topics. Thank you Robert!

Comment on Spiritual Seeker? by Nelson

Nelson — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:29:54 +0000

I discovered this podcast last week on itunes. After downloading one episode I was amazed how it changed my mind and how wonderful and benefitial this podcast’s content is.
I am originally from Lisbon in Portugal but I’ve lived in Manchester, England, for 7 years. Recently I went through a lot in my life. My long term relationship came to an end, I’ve lost my job and was diagnosed with a pontentially terminal ilness, all in the space of a couple of months. After all that happened I’ve lost the will to live and I confess the idea of puting an end to my life crossed my mind. This podcast gave me the strenght to carry on, appreciate life and my self once again. I’ve learned to accept things in a different way and that helped me moving on. Thank you very much for sharing this with myself and the world! I will make my utmost to share this podcast with as many people as I can.
Nelson

Comment on What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? by Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:31:37 +0000

I often think I’m ready to give something up but the actual act of doing so is much harder than I anticipate.

Comment on Change is good by kam75

kam75 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:22:11 +0000

Your calendar is full at the centre,great! A live gathering with people present should have many less “connection” problems …the audio will be right on too.Do they have streaming broadcasts or podcasts of events?

Comment on Spiritual Seeker? by kam75

kam75 — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:42:53 +0000

Best news I’ve heard in awhile.Sounds like you have made a 3 point landing..great ! All the best and full speed ahead _/\_ …..I understand the sound of the bird now……….

Comment on Going into the pain, heartache and loss. by Rachelle

Rachelle — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:34:40 +0000

Thank you for this podcast! Very helpful.

Comment on If the birds are doing ok right now, why can’t I be ok right now? by Terre Pruitt

Terre Pruitt — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:24:52 +0000

Yes, that old saying is so true, “stop and smell the roses.” Hubby and I often stop and watch the birds in our yard and enjoy the small little piece of quiet in the city in which we live.

Comment on Going into the pain, heartache and loss. by Kate

Kate — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:54:21 +0000

Thanks Robert for your wisdom and compassion. It is much appreciated.

Comment on Going into the pain, heartache and loss. by pattie

pattie — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:12:59 +0000

It is so good to see you back, Robert I knew you could do it!!!

Keep it up!

Comment on Going into the pain, heartache and loss. by Tanya

Tanya — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:48:58 +0000

good point!

Comment on Going into the pain, heartache and loss. by TeeTee

TeeTee — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:28:52 +0000

Thanks for this podcast Robert, it’s great to see you back again!

Thank you for reminding us of this.

my clue that I’m getting scattered: I bump into things. or I drop things. Funny, isn’t it?

…at other times I’m quick to anger at silly situations. By that time it’s easy to feel how much I’m getting contracted

It’s funny how when I am reluctant to go into pain, after I make a concerted effort to soften and drop down into it I end up realizing that wasn’t so bad and what the heck was I afraid of in the first place??

Comment on Going into the pain, heartache and loss. by kam75

kam75 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:26:05 +0000

yes..we all need to slow down and take stock of our lives…. _/\_

Comment on A guided meditation for opening the heart. by Chris

Chris — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:50:19 +0000

I work in a high stress environment where there are frequent elements of confrontation, danger, stress and so on. I stopped drinking 5 years ago, so using alcohol as a solvent to disolve the negative emotions of life and work is not an option. I have read reams from various religious and self-improvement sources over the years, and I can say that the podcasts from this site are the most insightful, helpful and useful meditations for real life applications I have ever encountered. If I can meditate on my weaknesses so that I am a more positive, more thoughtful, more kind person in my daily, then I have found a mental martial art if you will which provides me with a spirituality that truely works in reality. If I can bring empathy and compassion when I walk into the seventh circle of hell, then I may touch someone desperately in need, and help them. May God–or your Higher Power if that works–bless you Robert for putting your brilliant meditations in my path.

Comment on What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? by David

David — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:47:51 +0000

I am willing to let go of the belief that all that happens to me is meaningful. I am stuck in a feeling of expectation that everything is going to be alright. I’m not sure that it is. I am disappointed when something happens that does not fit within my current framework of meaning. But “in this moment, right now”, I want to let this go. I want to let bad things happen to me without re-interpreting them as a benefit. I want to feel upset when things go wrong, I want to feel angry, I want to be human.

Comment on A guided meditation for opening the heart. by Robert

Robert — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:30:05 +0000

happy that is helps you out

robert

Comment on A guided meditation for opening the heart. by Ellie

Ellie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:28:22 +0000

This podcast helps me get through my commute…calmly!

Comment on What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? by Robert

Robert — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:26:49 +0000

I like this outlook J.D. thanks for your input.

Comment on What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? by J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:09:58 +0000

I always think of letting go as a key skill for cutting the dead wood and cutting yourself free of the ties that bind you.

Comment on What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? by mark

mark — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:43:30 +0000

Whilst it is always important to work with accuracy, completeness diligence… it is also important to know when to ‘throw-away’.

In the latest podcast ‘What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now’… I am so in awe of the fact that the ‘answer’ is in the question, in that it is in ‘letting go’ and then enthusiastically ‘throwing-away’ that truly lets us move on and find inner-peace.

mark

Comment on What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? by pattie

pattie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:53:07 +0000

1. Let go of negative people in your life
2. If a friend does not want to talk to you, for whatever reason, send them your love and let go instead of hanging around and hope for the best.
3. The same applies to other relationships
4. Let go of gadgets you don’t really need. Do you HAVE TO be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

Thanks for the wonderful podcast!

Comment on What are you willing to give up to feel peace right now? by TeeTee

TeeTee — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:14:25 +0000

Robert, thanks for this podcast, it verbalizes a very important issue I think. On one hand asking people this question can be seen as a bit hectoring and blaming of the victim…a lot of folks who are trapped in their own patterns see it this way. The flip side of this is the agency it gives to the person to free themselves. If you can see the way in which you are your own oppressor, you can be free. The challenge is bringing people from one end of the spectrum to the other…

Comment on If the birds are doing ok right now, why can’t I be ok right now? by Lilly

Lilly — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:05:37 +0000

I never cease to be amazed what nature reminds me of, Robert, though the lessons are random and when I seem least ready for them. Today I watched a very bright American Goldfinch (a breeding male, apparently) picking thistle seeds from a garden bed I’ve been wanting to “restore order” to for over a year now. Instead, it helped restore order to me as I realized that ugly, messed up garden bed I’ve hated for so long now is providing for and nurturing beautiful animals of our world. Talk about a change in perception “in that moment”.

As usual, thank you for all you do.

Comment on If the birds are doing ok right now, why can’t I be ok right now? by pattie

pattie — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:50:40 +0000

You are so right Robert! I listen to the birds all the time because it is just such a joy listening to them. /Especially now, during springtime.

Not long ago, during my lunchtime I told my colleague: “Listen to the birds – how cute are they?”. She replied: “Have you never heard a bird singing or what?”

Instead of feeling stupid and reacting to her I decided to take a deep breath and not be angry. I felt sorry that she is so tense and cannot even enjoy the wonder of creation.

I even enjoy the 2 magpies which are sitting on the tree in front of my window every night at 10 pm. (I live in the South of England and therefore it is light quite long into the evening.) And never mind the noisy seagulls!!! ))

Comment on Look Mom, I can meditate all day long! by Lilly

Lilly — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:30:40 +0000

Quiet mindfulness hasn’t become, for me, an automatic experience (yet). But each night when I lay down in bed, and then again each morning as I’m waking up, I take time to empty my head and connect with my true Self. It’s my personal form of meditation. It helps me to unload at night and start my mornings with a higher intention. Lately, during the day, I am finding myself “waking up” to why I might be doing something or feeling a certain way, and I then attempt a little quiet time (or Quiet Mind time) to re-center … I guess these are mini-meditation moments.

Of course, we all know the goal. But I’ve heard that can take a lifetime. Someday I hope to be in constant meditation. For now, I take it one day at a time, and I don’t judge or admonish myself (Robert’s Rules).

Lilly

Comment on What the heck are we doing here? What is our true purpose in life? What is our deep driving desire? by Pamela Stanfield

Pamela Stanfield — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:28:00 +0000

A quiet mind is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time. I’ve attended numerous churches in my life time, Baptist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, New Age, and others. I’ve never been able to connect in any of these churches. As I walked out the church doors, I felt more alone and sadder than ever.

A quiet mind gives me a sense of peace, a feeling unknown to me. I get a sense of belonging somewhere on this planet, not that I’m a waste of space. I’m so happy Robert has decided to do this full time. I’m all eyes and ears here and hope I can contribute in my own unique way.

Thank you Robert. The music you play here is wonderful to!

Pamela

Comment on What the heck are we doing here? What is our true purpose in life? What is our deep driving desire? by Husky

Husky — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:21:44 +0000

This post made me smile. I know you do follow those things as soon as you can. It’s refreshing. It makes things more simple… happier… less stressful.

Comment on What the heck are we doing here? What is our true purpose in life? What is our deep driving desire? by Pamela Stanfield

Pamela Stanfield — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:45:24 +0000

What a cute dog. Those eyes! People use to say to me my dog Sophia had human eyes. She was an amazing dog. I wish she’d could come back, she gave me some sort of purpose.

Thanks for enlightening all of us. We look forward to more.

Pamela

Comment on What the heck are we doing here? What is our true purpose in life? What is our deep driving desire? by kam75

kam75 — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:21:56 +0000

much food for reflection…many different paths…many different takes…. _/\_

Comment on A guided meditation for opening the heart. by Robert

Robert — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:31:41 +0000

Hi Pamela,

I’m happy that you are getting something out of the podcasts. I’m working on the next steps and hope to have them completed soon.

yours in service

robert

Comment on A guided meditation for opening the heart. by Pamela Stanfield

Pamela Stanfield — Sun, 17 May 2009 11:59:03 +0000

Your podcasts are very calming for me. I especially like the acceptance podcast. I look forward to hearing a podcast for the remaining six steps, if that’s meant to be.

Smiles,
Pamela

Comment on Are you getting what you want? Try giving to receive. by Pamela Stanfield

Pamela Stanfield — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:01:54 +0000

Hi Robert,

I have to agree with Derek on how amazing your are. I’ve been calling suicide hotlines, peer support groups, and going to all kinds of websites seeking HELP. The advice I’ve been getting would be a good topic of discussion on how our society doesn’t have a freaking clue, but I’ll stay positive here.

Anyway, I listened to your podcast on acceptance. It put life in a totally different perspective after listening to you talking about acceptance and watching the psychodelic computer screen. I was able to stay focused for most of the podcast. I’ll be going back a lot.

Your calm voice makes a big difference in making me feel at peace. Thank you.

I don’t know where you learned all this stuff, but I’m now a follower and will help spread the good word. The planet needs you.

Smiles,
Pamela

Comment on Are you getting what you want? Try giving to receive. by DEREK

DEREK — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:53:00 +0000

ROBERT WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW INSPIRATIONAL YOUR PODCAST HAS BEEN TO ME, I AM NATIVE ALASKAN INDIAN TLINGIT AND HAD REALY HAPPENED UPON YOUR SITE ON I TUNES, I HAVE SINCE HELPED TO SPREAD YOUR ENTHUSIASM TO OTHERS, YOUR CLEAR THOUGHTS AND THE ABILITY TO COMUNICATE THEM ARE REMARKABLE, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A POSSIBLE PODCAST ON IDENTIFYING DEEP ROOTED PAST EXPERIANCES THAT CREATE OR MANIFEST INTO ANGER OVER TIME AND HOW TO EDENTIFY WHAT WHERE WHY AND HOW TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAUSES,
PS PLEASE LEAVE THE NATIVE FLUTE IN THE BEGINNING AND END OF YOUR PODCAST
THANKYOU SO MUCH, FOR YOUR SINCERITY YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR WORDS.

Comment on Are you getting what you want? Try giving to receive. by Pamela Stanfield

Pamela Stanfield — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:41:07 +0000

Hello Again,

I wrote a few paragraphs, submitted and it didn’t take, so I’ll try again.

I recently took a test on “what is the nature of your personality?” The end results was a Mother Teresa type, except I have short blond hair and look nothing like her. Anyway, being that I have always been a giver/caretaker, motherly type as far back as I remember, I scratch my head to this day. I tend to attract selfish, sex maniacs, perverts, psycho’s, and very needy types of people. My body is a magnet for takers, and once they find out how much I give, they become bloodsuckers.

I was wondering if you had any feedback on this type of thing, because I know I’m not alone here?

I’m very excited to have found this site.

Miles of Smiles,
Pamela

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by Meditation Bliss

Meditation Bliss — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:58:20 +0000

I Really Love Reading Your Blog. Excellent. Keep up the great work!

Comment on Are you getting what you want? Try giving to receive. by Robert

Robert — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:11:36 +0000

Hi Craig,

Thanks for the kind words.

robert

Comment on Are you getting what you want? Try giving to receive. by Craig

Craig — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:34:19 +0000

Hi Robert,

Over the weekend I was reviewing blogs that I subscribe to and I saw that I had not seen from you recently.

Great to see you back, great post, and I do like the new look of your blog.

Craig

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Robert

Robert — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:41:42 +0000

Hi Michael,

Thanks so much for your purchase! I’m very happy that the tunes and the podcasts are doing their work.

robert

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Michael

Michael — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:54:28 +0000

I just purchased this album from the iTunes store. It’s my gift to you Robert! I’m giving it a listen as I write.

A few weeks ago, I discovered your podcasts and have been enjoying them with my lunch hour. I’ve even been able to incorporate some of your themes into my own meditations. I’m glad for the archive. I’m almost all caught up.

I’ve been meaning to check out your website, but this is the first chance I have had to do so. Keep up the great work. Cheers.

Michael

Comment on Look Mom, I can meditate all day long! by ted

ted — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:39:56 +0000

the continuous meditation idea is interesting………..for me there is a feeling or place or presence that i connect to when i meditate and it is this presence that i hope to maintain all day long. when i am lucky or blessed or whatever this sense of presence might be with me for a large part of the day………..other days it will scarcely show itself……none the less………with time (years) it has become easier to evoke it simply by stopping what im doing and calling it forth……….
i have to mention that 30 years ago i tried meditating……………
the idea seemed to make alot of sense and i was a very disciplined person
i meditated twice a day for 2 years without fail
next to nothing happened and i eventually gave it up as useless
then after 30 years something happened…………there was a dramatic event in my life………
and bam………..there it is…………that connnected place that i can reach with relative ease…….i meditate often now and it is a feeling of deep purpose and inspiration and it drives every important thing that happens in my life now………………….in my case (for very specific reasons that i’ve not mentioned) i believe that i was led there as an act of grace……………i dont think that i would have ever found it on my own………..as a result of that experience (which is still ongoing) i recommend without reservation that one has
as much humility as one can muster and asks for help in finding a deep inner connection. when the time is right, they will take you there
may gods grace be with you
ted

Comment on Look Mom, I can meditate all day long! by Nick

Nick — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:26:52 +0000

The interest for me in this podcast is how it begins to touch on the different practices/teachings out there, and begins to question which way to go. Take the teaching of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, wherein he says continual mindfulness (the attempt to preserve the effects of meditation outside meditation) has no place. Let the natural cycles of living occur, and outside mediation don’t think about meditation. A time eventually comes when one’s consciousness changes so that transcendental awareness and activity can occur simultaneously.

On the other hand, there are the be-mindful-at-every-moment sort of teachers. The book The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh comes to mind. As he writes continual mindfulness is easy to talk of, but not to practice, so coming up with rituals like when the phone rings can help to start the process. I don’t have an particular rituals, but I mainly try to use this sort of everyday mindfulness to fight the languor I have with life. This can be understood in his words, “the presence of mindfulness means the presence of life”.

In any case, mental development seems to take many forms, so I feel free to try different things out and see what works.

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by kate

kate — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:15:01 +0000

Thank you Robert – I appreciate the reminder about wisdom and courage

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by Robert

Robert — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:14:27 +0000

You’re so welcome Helena.

yours in service

robert

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by Robert

Robert — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:13:51 +0000

Glad I could be of help:)

robert

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by Jacquie

Jacquie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:39:43 +0000

I am in a situation that I could see no clear way out. This pod cast enabled me to focus on my problem, fear, fear of people and their opinion of me.

Thank you for helping me see and for finding a way out.

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by Helena

Helena — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:56:44 +0000

I found this meditation to be very empowering thanks to your gentle, inspirational voice. To love from the heart makes fear an unwelcomed guest. Thank you for being you.

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by Robert

Robert — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:25:26 +0000

Thanks Dad,

Beautifully put… you can see where I go it!

love

robert

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by dad

dad — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:31:20 +0000

Comment on A guided meditation for facing our fears by dad

dad — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:28:29 +0000

very clear and totally correct,thanks, it was easy and it works.Our new president said”Hope over Fear” a great time in human history to overcome fear and move toward peace.

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Robert

Robert — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:32:19 +0000

Hi Rod,

I’m glad you liked the music, but I don’t know what widget this was, was it on your own website or AQM?

robert

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:46:25 +0000

Hi Robert,

I have been enjoying my subscription for awhile now. Recently I somehow activated a quiet mind widget which when my dashboard opened I was treated to some wonderful soothing music. It just disappeared, too bad, I loved it. Can you give me some pointers on how I could reinstall it.

I really appreciate all your kind soothing words, thoughts and sounds,

Rod

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Still Audio: Calm, Free Electronica » Still Audio #34 - In This Moment

Still Audio: Calm, Free Electronica » Still Audio #34 - In This Moment — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:41:09 +0000

[...] URL: http://www.aquietmind.com/2009/01/07/my-gift-to-you-two-tracks-off-my-cd-flight-of-the-hawk/ [...]

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Trevor Armstrong

Trevor Armstrong — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:01:40 +0000

Dear Robert,
I have just placed a review on your itunes site. I need to say thank you for being here for me! You truely are an angel working on the world. The music is Amazin!!!!!!! as i’m a musician myself, Its a great way to express good stuff to your own soul and to others, well done you! Robert!.
So if you ever need a drummer/percussion please ask and i will be on the next plane from London to you.

Don’t change and keep the great work your doing……

Trev……………….

Comment on Make a voice comment by Robert

Robert — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:10:44 +0000

This design is a wordpress template called Simplex and it’s free!

robert

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Robert

Robert — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:09:28 +0000

Hey Marka,

Your words move me and inspire me to create more music to share. Thank you very much!

Robert

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by marka

marka — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:52:33 +0000

Robert,

I’ve just ‘downloaded’ on iTunes & listened to the album… ‘breath-taking beauty’ used to be something that we could only see with our eyes… “Flight of the Hawk” breaks new ground by presenting that notion for our ears to also enjoy, – without a doubt when I want to ‘escape the world’… I’ll be grabbing my iPod to ‘enjoy’ – as this truly is a sensational album!!! – Thanks!

Love & affection
marka

Comment on Make a voice comment by Abramovicl

Abramovicl — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:02:37 +0000

Hi , i have some questions about you desing
maybe you can give designer contacts?

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Robert

Robert — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:25:34 +0000

Kam, thanks for the beautiful and kind words my friend.

-robert

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by kam75

kam75 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:41:30 +0000

WOW MAN ! just great…what can I say.(forums:your stories) Nice…

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Robert

Robert — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:57:14 +0000

That would be Llyod Williams and there is a link on A Quiet Mind for his website. Glad you like it.

-robert

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Ron

Ron — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:25:56 +0000

I enjoyed another terrific the podcast… who performs the music at the end of the podcast?

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by Robert

Robert — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:53:09 +0000

thanks kam,
I hope you enjoy it!

-robert

Comment on My gift to you! Two tracks off my CD, Flight of the Hawk by kam75

kam75 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:22:48 +0000

just got the album from itunes,ready for some smooth tunes at ,to,and from work.

Comment on Why be Quiet by Robert

Robert — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:48:22 +0000

Nick,

Thank you so much for that wonderful comment, I would love to use it sometime in the near future for a quote in a podcast, awesome!

-robert

Comment on Why be Quiet by Nick

Nick — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:26:55 +0000

Just started listening to your podcast…

As far as meditating and living in this world I am reminded of Anthony Cambell’s words which ring true:
“Transcendental meditation is certainly concerned with inner peace; but this is a concept which can lead to much misunderstanding. Sometimes it is thought to afford an excuse for selfish detachment and withdraw from life. In reality it is something quite different; the gaining of enlightenment is a process that does not merely tolerate, but demands activity. this is a far-reaching and revolutionary principle. Meditation is usually associated in people’s minds with tranquility and withdraw, and, so far as it goes, this idea is correct. But it is only a half-truth, and it should not lead one to infer that meditation and activity are somehow incompatible.”

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Robert

Robert — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:24:16 +0000

Hi Mark,

You’re welcome!
I’m so happy that you find value and beauty in the podcasts.
I wish that I could take credit for them, but they just pop out of my mouth and into the microphone.

I just love your detailed description of how you experience the podcasts, very eloquent:)
I would like to encourage you to share more if you are inclined to do so here A Quiet Mind Forum
I’m sure the AQM community would love to here from you.

thank you again for your kind words

yours in service

robert

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by mark Attwood

mark Attwood — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:45:48 +0000

Hi Robert,

Just wanted to say hello & importantly to say thanks for a sensational Podcast!!!

I listen to roughly half a dozen or so various podcasts on iTunes, all with diverse interests.

But yours without a doubt has the most beautiful scenery, you paint pictures with words; the content of which, any photographer would be so proud of, – could they capture the images that you illustrate.

Last year, I returned from an amazing trip lasting many months (across the Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia & Thailand). I met many kind beautiful people all with different faiths.

Although, as sensational as that external journey was… my internal Journey was equally if not more special, now even more so since discovering your Podcasts… they have been utterly wondrous.

Your passion, honesty & integrity regularly captures my emotions!!! – I so enjoy my new-found concept of a ‘quite-mind’.

I close by sending you love & affection… hope you have a peaceful & rewarding 2009.

Mark

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Robert

Robert — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:37:26 +0000

Hi Mark,

Happy that I’m able to share this with you and thanks for being there for me:)

-robert

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Mark

Mark — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:51:37 +0000

Hey Robert,
Thanks for the words. I especially liked the comparison of each moment with the “new year” feeling.

Comment on Self Honesty Part 2 by Robert

Robert — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:01:03 +0000

Hi Peter,

Thanks you for subscribing to the podcast and welcome to the group! I’m happy that the podcast has helped you along your path of awakening. I’m truly honored to be able to be of service to you.

i’m wishing you the best of all good things in 2009

-robert

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Robert

Robert — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:58:22 +0000

Hi Marc,

Thanks for your wonderful comment and listening to the podcasts. I must say that you have really “hit the nail on the head” here about the collective ego mind, good work and thanks for taking the time to share you clear insights with the community. BTW you may want to take a look at the new forum and drop this observation in there. I’m sure many people can benefit from your words.

-robert

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Marc LeBlanc

Marc LeBlanc — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:16:33 +0000

Happy New Year to you Robert, your family, and the quiet mind community,

Thanks for the inspiring podcasts that I consider needed spiritual seeds.

I have always felt exactly the same way as you expressed in your latest podcast
about New Year’s celebration in our culture i.e the collective psyche.

I make an effort to say «our» collective psyche to be inclusive and avoid
a dualistic «me and the-rest-of-the-world» view.

I must admit though often feeling like an extra-terrestrial being when observing
the clash between spiritual values, based on mindfulness, inclusiveness and interdependancy,
and the predominant social values (at least in my surroundings) that seem to me often based
on ego and individual interests.

I realize that this dualistic reaction is spriritually unskillfull and is something I need
to «work on» in my case…maybe also for others of the quietmind community.

In reference to the economic crisis, although this might sound fatalistic or
judgemental but my intention is more optimistic and positive from a spiritual viewpoint ;
I would suggest the economic «crisis» is a consequence of that egocentric collective
psyche and, like all individual or collective crises or suffering, is life’s way to put us back
in a more «spiritual» direction for our own collective good. I guess it’s my understanding
of karma. So let’s use this crisis as an opportunity to change for the better.

With Metta,

Marc

Comment on Self Honesty Part 2 by Peter

Peter — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:31:15 +0000

Hi Robert,

Jus a brief comment. I subsribed through I-tunes and just listened to your first early podcasts.
I want to thank you for taking the initiative to create these podcasts. Though I’ve read a lot of books, not much seems to stick, let alone create a change in my day to day existence. For me is what you touch right on the dot and gives the opportunity to take in part by part and contemplate on and learn more about myself through my daily routine, wherever I am. That’s most helpfull, since that’s where I am and where I can achieve change!
Thanks again and a great 2009 to you!

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Robert

Robert — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:42:16 +0000

Hi Terry,

Thank you for the kind words. I’m so happy and honored to be able to share this path of awakening with you. I like to listen to the old podcasts too. There are a few little gems in there still

yours in service

robert

Comment on New Year or New Moment? by Terry

Terry — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:24:39 +0000

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the sage words. As always, you have such timely advice and acute insight into the problems we face daily.

Tonight I have been listening to your podcasts from the last couple of years or so. These bring back such good memories, even when I was in such a bad place. Keep up the great work, and thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us.

Terry.

Comment on Change is good by Robert

Robert — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:01:41 +0000

Hi Alison,

Thank you, my hope is to have some of this up and running within a month or so and would love your input as I move along.

Metta
-robert

Comment on Change is good by Alison Record

Alison Record — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:28:32 +0000

Hi Robert
Like the new website & the guided meditation pages will be really useful .
Keep up the good work

Metta
Alison

Comment on Merry Christma-Kwanza-Hanukkah!! to you all! by kam75

kam75 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:37:34 +0000

and to you all..

Comment on Change is good by Per

Per — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:07:36 +0000

peace on earth……….kam75

Comment on Change is good by Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:37:18 +0000

Hi Stacy,

Your’e welcome:)
Happy Holidays and wishing that all your (happy) dreams come true in the New Year.

-robert

Comment on Change is good by Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:34:00 +0000

I’m happy with it:)
-robert

Comment on Change is good by stacy

stacy — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:49:22 +0000

Thank you very much for your podcasts.

Comment on Why be Quiet by Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:31:45 +0000

Thanks Dad!

I will do my best. Merry Christmas to you , Mom and Joey and Happy New Year! I love you and miss you all very much.

-robert

Comment on Why be Quiet by dad

dad — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:11:12 +0000

keep up your work son,you are touching many people in a positive way,the world needs you now more than ever. merry christmas.

Comment on Why be Quiet by Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:33:33 +0000

It’s a pleasure

-robert

Comment on Happy New Year! by Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:33:20 +0000

Thanks Kam,

I’m happy to be there for you:)

Comment on Coming Soon! by Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:32:45 +0000

Patrick,

Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement. I’m very happy to be here helping in my own way and having wonderful people to share it with makes the journey that much easier. I agree that the message is simple and that our minds easily pull us away form that subtle and gentle truth. Sometimes it’s just a wispy breeze tickling at us and the quieter we get the more we are able to feel it’s true and steady power.

yours in service

-robert

Comment on Change is good by Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:21:08 +0000

I’ve been enjoying the pics and videos on your site, thanks for sharing:)

-robert

Comment on Change is good by Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:20:31 +0000

Thanks! We have been working hard to make it all look and function better.
-robert

Comment on Change is good by ggw_bach

ggw_bach — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:25:21 +0000

I really love the website design. Beautiful white space. Soothing.

Comment on Change is good by kam75

kam75 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:38:02 +0000

yes ….it is good…

Comment on Make a voice comment by SobSeefsbom

SobSeefsbom — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:05:30 +0000

Hi people

As a fresh http://www.aquietmind.com user i just want to say hello to everyone else who uses this board

Comment on Taking action by Mark

Mark — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:26:01 +0000

Wow is that 1 gorilla or 2?

Comment on Taking action by kiersy

kiersy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:41:04 +0000

i have loved gorillas since i was very young,those people who kill them are cruel and heartless. i dont care how hungrey they are there are other
animals out there. i am going to be a primatologist!!!!!!

Comment on Coming Soon! by Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:43:31 +0000

Just tripped accross your podcasts on itunes and listened to a couple and just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to put this out into the world.

At the beginning of this year may life changed completely as a result of picking up an audiobook on itunes that looked interesting. It was called “Living a Life of inner peace” by Eckhart Tolle. I just bought it out of curiosity. I have always been looking for ‘something’, I couldn’t verbalise it but sensed its presence. I had dipped into Buddhism which I was for some reason drawn to but found what I read quite impenetrable. I couldn’t quite get it. Eckhart Tolle put the message accross in a way I had never heard before, it blew me away and started me on a path which has quite simply changed my world entirely.

I have studied most of Eckhart Tolle’s wonderful work and am now becoming aware of other amazing spiritual teachers who are out there putting some good into this mad world that we live in.

So often the fundamental, simple message is lost under layers of clever, dense prose. The fundamental message is very simple and all faiths ultimately point to the same thing. However the path is NOT EASY because the gravitational pull of our minds can so easily pull us back into unconsciousness. That is why the work you do with these podcasts is so great. It helps draw us back away from the white noise of the mind and back into the wonderful stillness of just being.
Keep up the good work. I am writing from the UK and you are on the other side of the world and touching my life and consciousness and drawing me back onto the middle path.

The great thing is, I have now got dozens of your podcasts to enjoy as I catch up with everything from the start.

Patrick

Comment on Accept your own death now. by joe

joe — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:34:34 +0000

i have recently been in a motor vehicle accedent and am doing poorly with massive chest pains and lower back pains… i found my self blaming and wondering why i must go through this… whats the point. your tape has provided me with some serious reflection and has truly helped me with my out look of future events to come. your tape has strippen the fear off the tip of my tounge and given me some peace of mind in a dier situation. truly deeply…
thank you
if you could see me, you could see the tears of joy that come from just the
fact that im not alone in my journey

Comment on Happy New Year! by Per

Per — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:13:58 +0000

Your words show me peace,here in this moment and through my day…The live meditation on Saturdays is great…well done..I will spread the words..Kam75.

Comment on Why be Quiet by T

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:57:42 +0000

Thanks Robert. I like your podcasts! T.

Comment on Why be Quiet by Robert

Robert — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:08:38 +0000

Hi T,

That’s fellow AQM listener Lloyd Williams, Lloyd has a band called Autumn Red and he’s from the U.K.

http://www.autumnred.co.uk/

thanks for listening

robert

Comment on Why be Quiet by T

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:21:59 +0000

Hi there – I liked the guitar music played in the last three minutes of the Why Be Quiet? podcast. Do you know what song that was or where it came from? Thanks.

Comment on Perfection in all by Robert

Robert — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:18:11 +0000

Hi Bruce,

Thanks so much for bringing the lost podcast to my attention. I put in on the server so all is well:)

Thanks

Robert

Comment on Perfection in all by Bruce Waite

Bruce Waite — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:43:08 +0000

Perfection in all

This podcast seems to have been deleted, unfortunately. Reading all the nice things people who have heard this podcast have to say it seems a real shame it is missing. I assume it’s some technical glitch. Can you possibly locate a backup and post it again, please?

Thank you
Bruce

Comment on Is it normal to feel sadness when embarking on this path? by Robert

Robert — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:56:56 +0000

HI Corey,

You need to just let the negative thoughts be for now, don’t try to change anything just be with your thoughts as they are, accept them totally. Then we will go form there.

Robert

Comment on Is it normal to feel sadness when embarking on this path? by cory

cory — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:02:18 +0000

hi I enjoy your podcasts very much. I have a problem with being calm. I seem to let negative thoughts run wild in my head and it seems to get me though the day. I know I need to shut the door on the negative thoughts and focus on positive thoughts. I also find some spirtualy distructive ways to cope with the day. right now I am sad and I acually cried. My wife and 2 year old child are away for a month. the part that is disturbing is that I can not blame there absence for my feelings becasue i had the same problem before I was married. I need to find a way to be conterfull in my own skin and I then I feel I will be more usefull at work and at home

thank you I believe your podcasts are and will help
Cory

Comment on Why be Quiet by Robert

Robert — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:55:04 +0000

Hi Dan,

It’s my pleasure to be here to help and I’m very happy that AQM makes a difference in your life.

Your message means a lot to me and it’s positive energy makes a difference in my life:)

your in service

robert

Comment on Why be Quiet by Dan

Dan — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:43:31 +0000

Thanks for the latest podcast. I have been a loyal listener for well over a year. You are helping more people than you know. I hope that some of your positive energy returns to you, at least in part, from this comment!

Thanks!
Dan (NJ)

Comment on Happy New Year! by Lori Boren

Lori Boren — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:24:51 +0000

Hi Robert,

Friday I left my office wondering just what was wrong with me – I seemed to be angry for no good reason – swearing and making cranky remarks.
Having let my meditation practice lapse over the last couple of years, I thought it might be a good remedy for my grumpiness. I thought I’d see if I could find anything online about resolving anger.

This led me to AQM – thank you!

I spent a lot of time yesterday downloading and listening to your podcasts, and have refilled my iPod with them. This morning I listened on the train ride to work, and can really feel the difference (for the better) in my responses to people and situations.

Thank you so much for being here, and for doing what you do. May you have happiness and its causes always!

Lori

Comment on Stuff is coming up! by tara

tara — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:15:14 +0000

hey , i love your podcast. After hearing your podcast I’m able to concentrate on my work with much more with clarity than ever before.

Comment on SPAIN Builds the first Solar Concentrator Tower in Europe by steve P

steve P — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:47:05 +0000

WOW !!! this really softened ny heart….small step but none the less an important one ..thanks for this info robert as usual finger on the pulse

Comment on Why do we use drugs, alcohol and other modes of escape to feel good? by nataly

nataly — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:09:09 +0000

this is kinda like yoga
andd Ohh does it work
but i didnt nead any classes or anything to quit the use of marijuna i justt simply thoughht allot about it andd my life would be more SUCCESFUL withOUT the use of any kind of drug.

Comment on Forgive and forget by Robert

Robert — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:30:49 +0000

Hi Dan’

That is Lloyd Williams from the UK, playing that beautiful guitar. He has a band called Autumn Red

http://www.myspace.com/autumnred

-robert

Comment on Forgive and forget by Dan

Dan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:37:48 +0000

Hello Robert – thanks for the profound ponderings your comments have caused for me. I am also very curious to know if that is your music at the end of this episode? It is beautiful.

Peace,
Dan

Comment on Why be Quiet by Robert

Robert — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:32:35 +0000

Hi whadzen!

Happy to be of service:)

robert

Comment on Why be Quiet by whadzen

whadzen — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:03:47 +0000

Thank You for the podcast Robert. I am listening to all of them from the beginning for the 2nd time!!! It’s helping me so much to deal my own stuff…