Gil Frondal, a well-known Buddhist teacher, outlines that connection with the body is the gateway to the present moment.
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This time on the BHNN guest podcast, Gil Fronsdal looks like this: In the present moment, we find Dharma here, and we find a space of awakening that is no longer conflicting with reality, and we continue to realize it, and we can trust ourselves. It allows us to blossom our own uniqueness and the importance of the body in Buddhist practices that see our body rhythm as a royal to the unconscious.
“The body really feels like a meditation hall. There are lots of developments. The focus of Buddhism has been practiced and embodied within the body, and it feels like it lives in the body rather than just pulling it. “Gil Frondal
About Gil Fronsdal:
Gil Frontal is a co-teacher at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood, California. He has been teaching since 1990. He has been practicing Zen and Vipassana in the US and Asia since 1975. He was a Burmese monk, Teravada in 1985. Gill teaches that he is part of the Teacher Council at the Spirit Rock Meditation Centre. Gill was ordained as a priest of Sotozen at the San Franciscozen Center in 1982 and received a dharma transmission in 1995 by Melweitzman, the abbot of the Berklesen Center. He is currently serving as SF Zen Center Elders’ Council. In 2011, he founded IMC’s Insight Retreat Center. GIL holds a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from UC Davis and was active in promoting the field of sustainable agriculture. In 1998 he received his PhD in Religion from Stanford University, studying the early developments of bodhisattva’s ideals. He is the author of essay questions on mindfulness practice. Inside Monastery; a book on five obstacles that are not obstructed. Translator of Damapada, published by Shambhala Publishing. You can hear Gill’s speech on Audio Dharma.
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