A Quiet Mind
Spirituality, Peace, Awareness and Well Being
Robert Jackson
Show overview
A Quiet Mind has been publishing since 2005, and across the 18 years since has built a catalogue of 130 episodes. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 15 min and 27 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.3 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2006, with 51 episodes published. Published by Robert Jackson.
From the publisher
Meditation, Self Awarness, Healing, Spirituality
Latest Episodes
View all 130 episodesHow to Achieve Self-Love
In this podcast, I talk about how to achieve self-love through the process of self-awareness. I delve into Shadow Side work and how to embrace our suffering and pain while acknowledging our compassion and empathy. We take the pathless path to awaken by embracing our so-called differences and traits. We are creators and makers that can give credit to the muse and free ourselves from the bondage of confusion and stagnation. Be love. Be well. My Patreon page My TikTok
The Void of No Return
Thousands of years ago our ancestor's curiosity about the afterlife led them to discover the process we call meditation...maybe? This is my theory about the origins of meditation and our exploration into the unknown forces that generate our reality. Through the method of self Inquiry can we explore beyond the known and into dip the void of no return? If we know that we're not our thoughts, feelings, or emotions, then who are we? We can observe the arising of the "I" in the mind as just a thought, just an idea. Who am I? What happens when I die? Am I a soul? These are a few questions that occur often in the podcast and I explore them once again with a unique concept that you may find interesting. My Patreon page My TikTok
The Great Pause
Do you have an inner voice that makes you feel lousy or anxious? Learn to catch yourself before reacting to preprogrammed, unconscious reactions spurred on by invasive, destructive thoughts. In this podcast, I relate some concepts I’ve uncovered to help recognize and combat the unconscious mind’s ability to affect our emotions. I like to call it, “The Great Pause.” The great pause is where you’ve caught yourself, you’ve paused before being swept away by dark thoughts and feelings. My Patreon page My TikTok
How to deal with anxiety and suffering using compassion and empathy.
This podcast is about Tonglen (Tong lin) meditation. I talk about how I use the practice to relieve anxiety, stress, anger, and frustration. This isn’t about by-passing reality or having wishy thinking, this is about inviting in the pain and suffering of all beings and seeing it transformed into love, light, and healing. The world seems like it’s unbalanced, unfair, and brutal at times and this practice helps me to change my thinking and cultivate a space of compassion and empathy. I encourage you to look up Tonglen for yourself, my practice is only loosely based on an ancient and complicated practice. The book I mention is Thomas E. Mails, “Fools Crow Wisdom and Power,” the teachings of Frank Fools Crow, ceremonial chief of the Teton Sioux. My Patreon page My TikTok
Four Things I Wish I Knew Sooner
After almost thirty years of meditation I talk about the four things that I wished I knew sooner about meditation. What to expect when practicing zazen. What kind of changes I may experience during my spiritual journey. How mindfulness isn’t just about becoming a more productive cog in the wheel. The fact that I might be confronted with traumas, pain and suffering that I may have buried in my past. Lastly, that powerful spiritual experiences aren’t the goal of meditation, that embracing the mundane and ordinary is an organic outcome of the practice. Here’s a link to my first podcast called Acceptance: http://www.aquietmind.com/?s=acceptance Here’s the link to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aquietmind Here’s the link to TikTok link: https://www.tiktok.com/@a_quiet_mind
The Groundless Ground of Being
A talk about the ground of being, emptiness and the primordial state of being. Kicking ourselves out of any nest of supposed understanding we may have reached. Exiting the zero space of the non dual abiding. Compassion and empathy can pull us out of the bliss bunny ride. The perfect present is a part of our conciseness. We're not adding anything to our understanding. Instead, we're rediscovering what already exists within us all. My Patreon page My TikTok
What a Wonderful World
This podcast is about the amazing, beautiful, and mysterious world we live in and how we're a part of it. My Patreon page My TikTok
There's an Octopus in my Head
This podcast talks about walking meditation, zazen, mindfulness and nature as teacher and guide. One of the best ways to support the podcast is to give us a five star review on iTunes. My Patreon Page
Tales of The Headless Buddha
This podcast talks about practices that open the heart and promote compassion and empathy. One of the best ways to support the podcast is to give us a five star review on iTunes. My Patreon Page
Meditation is Nothing Special
In this podcast, I give a few tips and tricks on how to tighten up your practice and focus on your posture.
Why is it so hard to meditate?
In the podcast I'm reviewing problems and stumbling blocks that come up before and during meditation practice.
It Doesn't Matter What Other People Think
In this podcast, we look at how an inner dialog can create suffering and pain by imagining what other people may be thinking about us.
No Thoughts, No Thinking, No Me?
In this podcast we ponder the question, If I stop thinking will there still be a “me?”
Don't Worry It's All Just an Illusion
In this podcast we go further into how to quiet the mind by watching our thoughts during daily activities and embracing feelings and emotions.
How Do I Quiet My Mind?
In this podcast we take a look at how to quiet the mind by watching our thoughts during daily activities.
Dealing with Fear
In this episode we look into ways to overcome fear in the time of covid-19
Breaking Through the Illusion of Separateness
Some tools for breaking through the veil of separateness.
Am I Awake?
A podcast that challenges what it means to be "awake"
Embracing the Chaotic, Crazy, Weirdness
Embracing the wacky, craziness that is our world.
A Podcast About No One
A podcast about nothing and no one.