Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity
450 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - β β β β - 59 ratingsAncient meditation techniques from wisdom teachers who are lost in the mists of time are made available to you in accessible, bite-sized or longer guided meditations. Each episode is largely inspired by the original teachings of Taoist, Buddhist and Hindu masters like Lao Tzu, Buddha and "Krishna", Christian masters like Mary Magdalene, Jesus and Teresa of Avila, Greek masters like Plotinus, Plato and Pythagoras, Islamic masters like Rumi, Ibn Arabi, Attar, and Hafez, and pre-historic masters from Polynesia, Australia and the Americas. From Buddhism to Taoism, from Astrology to Platonism, from Medieval Alchemists to Central Asian poets of yore, (and more), this podcast provides an easy way to access the simple meditation and happy life practices developed by the wisest masters to have graced this planet. Zebediah Rice guides you in an easy and free way to learn to meditate, become more mindful, energetic, happy, peaceful, and mentally sharp. Just sit back, relax, and let me do the work for you.
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Rain π¦οΈ Without Clouds (60 min)
August 13, 2022 22:45 - 1 hour - 24.7 MBAn impromptu meditation sesh recorded in the countryside this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rain π¦οΈ Without Clouds (30 min)
August 13, 2022 22:45 - 30 minutes - 14.4 MBAn impromptu meditation sesh recorded in the countryside this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus Episode: Happy Mind is launching on the Alyte App!!
July 08, 2022 15:11 - 7 minutes - 6.45 MBIβm excited to share that I have just released four new meditation classes on the @alyte.app. Starting next week, Iβve scheduled sessions of my pre-recorded meditation classes. You can simply join via the link in my Instagram bio to sign up and experience them with me. For those of you who donβt know, Alyte is the new social fitness app. With Alyte, you donβt have to make compromises, you can hang out while you work out, and build friendships, while you build fitness. So join me, as we star...
Four Elements π₯ β°οΈ π¬οΈ π Breath (60 min)
May 23, 2022 06:51 - 59 minutes - 20 MBIn the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the fo...
Four Elements π₯ πͺ¨ π¬οΈ π Breath (60 min)
May 23, 2022 06:51 - 59 minutes - 20 MBIn the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the fo...
Four Elements π₯ πͺ¨ π¬οΈ π Breath (30 min)
May 23, 2022 06:11 - 30 minutes - 19.2 MBIn the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the fo...
Four Elements π₯β°οΈ π¬οΈ π Breath (30 min)
May 23, 2022 06:11 - 30 minutes - 19.2 MBIn the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the fo...
Four Elements π₯ πͺ¨ π¬οΈ π Breath (15 min)
May 23, 2022 05:51 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBIn the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the fo...
Four Elements π₯ β°οΈ π¬οΈ π Breath (15 min)
May 23, 2022 05:51 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBIn the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the fo...
PHUO (60 min) β€οΈπβ¨ποΈ
July 24, 2021 23:36 - 59 minutes - 26.9 MBIf there were a road to heaven it would begin at the heart β€οΈ, travel up through the neck π, pause at the center of the eye brow line β¨ and finish at the crown of the head ποΈ. Travel this road of peace, harmony, unity and oneness (PHUO); follow this path to universal love with me in this meditation on your true nature. PEACE: The sensibility of your fourth or heart chakra, the seat of your intuition, the consciousness where you awaken to your higher self HARMONY: The sensibility of your fi...
PHUO (30 min) β€οΈπβ¨ποΈ
July 24, 2021 23:16 - 30 minutes - 16.8 MBIf there were a road to heaven it would begin at the heart β€οΈ, travel up through the neck π, pause at the center of the eye brow line β¨ and finish at the crown of the head ποΈ. Travel this road of peace, harmony, unity and oneness (PHUO); follow this path to universal love with me in this meditation on your true nature. PEACE: The sensibility of your fourth or heart chakra, the seat of your intuition, the consciousness where you awaken to your higher self HARMONY: The sensibility of your fi...
PHUO (15 min) β€οΈπβ¨ποΈ
July 24, 2021 23:05 - 15 minutes - 9.39 MBIf there were a road to heaven it would begin at the heart β€οΈ, travel up through the neck π, pause at the center of the eye brow line β¨ and finish at the crown of the head ποΈ. Travel this road of peace, harmony, unity and oneness (PHUO); follow this path to universal love with me in this meditation on your true nature. PEACE: The sensibility of your fourth or heart chakra, the seat of your intuition, the consciousness where you awaken to your higher self HARMONY: The sensibility of your fi...
The Power of Positivity π±πΌ (60 min)
July 14, 2021 11:58 - 1 hour - 20.4 MBA wise master once explained to me that the secret to a happy life was simply to let go of all negative or limiting thoughts or emotions. If you can do that all you have to do is sit back and watch your good arrive. 'Why does it work, what is the foundation, what is the key?', I asked him. "The key is that there is already an underlying perfection. By letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts you get out of the way and allow that perfection to manifest unimpeded." A cynic might say we a...
The Power of Positivity π±πΌ (30 min)
July 14, 2021 11:47 - 30 minutes - 13 MBA wise master once explained to me that the secret to a happy life was simply to let go of all negative or limiting thoughts or emotions. If you can do that all you have to do is sit back and watch your good arrive. 'Why does it work, what is the foundation, what is the key?', I asked him. "The key is that there is already an underlying perfection. By letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts you get out of the way and allow that perfection to manifest unimpeded." A cynic might say we a...
The Power of Positivity π±πΌ (15 min)
July 14, 2021 11:20 - 15 minutes - 9.01 MBA wise master once explained to me that the secret to a happy life was simply to let go of all negative or limiting thoughts or emotions. If you can do that all you have to do is sit back and watch your good arrive. 'Why does it work, what is the foundation, what is the key?', I asked him. "The key is that there is already an underlying perfection. By letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts you get out of the way and allow that perfection to manifest unimpeded." A cynic might say we a...
Peace, happiness, and light π(60 min)
July 04, 2021 07:47 - 1 hour - 20.9 MBLoving kindness meditations (metta bhavana) are a simple and beautiful way to sooth the body and settle the mind. This is a guided version of a meditation taught to me by the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Peace, happiness, and light π(30 min)
July 04, 2021 07:26 - 30 minutes - 12.8 MBLoving kindness meditations (metta bhavana) are a simple and beautiful way to sooth the body and settle the mind. This is a guided version of a meditation taught to me by the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Peace, happiness, and light π(15 min)
July 04, 2021 07:25 - 15 minutes - 8.98 MBLoving kindness meditations (metta bhavana) are a simple and beautiful way to sooth the body and settle the mind. This is a guided version of a meditation taught to me by the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Heart Mirrors Sky πο»Ώπ(60 min)
June 27, 2021 06:03 - 1 hour - 20.1 MBThroughout mystical traditions the world over the heart and heart center have been understood to be a gateway of sorts to Truth. The wisdom one needs in order to discover the secrets of Illumination (or, to use the old phrase: "to know God") can be found in our heart energy. But these secrets can only be attained by lifting the dark curtain of ignorance that covers the mirror we call our heart. We lift the curtain and we polish this mirror. Then the hidden treasures of divine beauty and love...
Heart Mirrors Sky ππ(30 min)
June 27, 2021 05:37 - 30 minutes - 13.3 MBThroughout mystical traditions the world over the heart and heart center have been understood to be a gateway of sorts to Truth. The wisdom one needs in order to discover the secrets of Illumination (or, to use the old phrase: "to know God") can be found in our heart energy. But these secrets can only be attained by lifting the dark curtain of ignorance that covers the mirror we call our heart. We lift the curtain and we polish this mirror. Then the hidden treasures of divine beauty and love ...
Heart Mirrors Sky ππ(15 min)
June 27, 2021 05:24 - 15 minutes - 9.79 MBThroughout mystical traditions the world over the heart and heart center have been understood to be a gateway of sorts to Truth. The wisdom one needs in order to discover the secrets of Illumination (or, to use the old phrase: "to know God") can be found in our heart energy. But these secrets can only be attained by lifting the dark curtain of ignorance that covers the mirror we call our heart. We lift the curtain and we polish this mirror. Then the hidden treasures of divine beauty and love ...
Awakening & Healing Your Body & Soul (30 min)
June 26, 2021 00:10 - 30 minutes - 12.1 MBOne of our superpowers is our ability to direct our attention. Whether we do so consciously or not, we have the power to move our awareness to a place of our choosing. Yet most of us spend our entire lives unconscious of this power and therefore use it only sparingly. But, with practice, it can be developed and strengthened. With practice we can learn to use this power to relax and heal the body, unlock long buried traumas, and even release long-held karma. When we do this, we awaken to the ...
Awakening & Healing Your Body & Soul (15 min)
June 25, 2021 23:57 - 15 minutes - 8.5 MBOne of our superpowers is our ability to direct our attention. Whether we do so consciously or not, we have the power to move our awareness to a place of our choosing. Yet most of us spend our entire lives unconscious of this power and therefore use it only sparingly. But, with practice, it can be developed and strengthened. With practice we can learn to use this power to relax and heal the body, unlock long buried traumas, and even release long-held karma. When we do this, we awaken to the f...
Karmic Tonglen (60 min)
June 20, 2021 05:18 - 1 hour - 22.3 MBTonglen is an ancient Buddhist practice developed to awaken compassion. Done correctly it can release long buried pain and awaken a profound and healing loving energy within you. Through a process of "giving and taking" (which is what Tonglen means), you restore harmony to a divided world and heal your wounds simultaneously with others'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Karmic Tonglen (30 min)
June 20, 2021 05:17 - 30 minutes - 15.1 MBTonglen is an ancient Buddhist practice developed to awaken compassion. Done correctly it can release long buried pain and awaken a profound and healing loving energy within you. Through a process of "giving and taking" (which is what Tonglen means), you restore harmony to a divided world and heal your wounds simultaneously with others'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Karmic Tonglen (15 min)
June 20, 2021 05:06 - 15 minutes - 8.82 MBTonglen is an ancient Buddhist practice developed to awaken compassion. Done correctly it can release long buried pain and awaken a profound and healing loving energy within you. Through a process of "giving and taking" (which is what Tonglen means), you restore harmony to a divided world and heal your wounds simultaneously with others'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Healing Through Peace and Beauty (30 min)
June 19, 2021 06:59 - 30 minutes - 10.1 MBIf you are suffering, you can take responsibility for healing yourself. This meditation will show you how to do that. Whether your pain is physical or emotional, you have the power to ease the pain and promote the healing. In this meditation we use the fact that beauty heals and we combine it with your power to move your awareness to help you heal any wounds of the body or traumas of the mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Healing Through Peace and Beauty (15 min)
June 18, 2021 22:29 - 15 minutes - 7.46 MBIf you are suffering, you can take responsibility for healing yourself. This meditation will show you how to do that. Whether your pain is physical or emotional, you have the power to ease the pain and promote the healing. In this meditation we use the fact that beauty heals and we combine it with your power to move your awareness to help you heal any wounds of the body or traumas of the mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Visualization - Mary & Jesus (30 min)
June 13, 2021 07:21 - 30 minutes - 15 MBVisualization of a deity is an age-old practice among all the major spiritual traditions for generating and sustaining a calming, healing energy within ourselves. In this guided meditation we use the baby Jesus and Mother Mary, the Madonna, as the focus for the visualization. You can still use this guided meditation recording and replace Jesus and Mary with another deity or Saint or spiritual guru of your choice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Visualization - Mary & Jesus (15 min)
June 12, 2021 23:34 - 15 minutes - 8.69 MBVisualization of a deity is an age-old practice among all the major spiritual traditions for generating and sustaining a calming, healing energy within ourselves. In this guided meditation we use the baby Jesus and Mother Mary, the Madonna, as the focus for the visualization. You can still use this guided meditation recording and replace Jesus and Mary with another deity or Saint or spiritual guru of your choice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Letting Go (30 min)
June 12, 2021 11:22 - 30 minutes - 16.8 MBWhether you are religious or not there is an extraordinary power in learning to let go. A core teaching from the great masters of old is, to use the old phraseology, "to submit to the will of god". In contemporary, non-sectarian language we might say "letting go" or "allowing the universe to unfold" or "practicing non-resistance". Whatever you'd like to call it, it is like a superpower of healing. So you can use this meditation to help you do that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Letting Go (15 min)
June 11, 2021 23:54 - 12 minutes - 8.73 MBWhether you are religious or not there is an extraordinary power in learning to let go. A core teaching from the great masters of old is, to use the old phraseology, "to submit to the will of god". In contemporary, non-sectarian language we might say "letting go" or "allowing the universe to unfold" or "practicing non-resistance". Whatever you'd like to call it, it is like a superpower of healing. So you can use this meditation to help you do that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Injured? Ill? A little loving kindness can help
June 07, 2021 22:35 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThis guided meditation walks you through the ancient Buddhist practice of Loving Kindness or Metta Bhavana. But it is directed at your body instead of a being or beings. In this case the words guide you to the feet and ankles but you can use this to direct loving, healing energy to any part of your body that is injured or sick. Just replace the words "feet and ankles" with whatever muscle is sore or body part is bruised or cut or broken. It also will help with internal injuries or illnesses. ...
Injured? Ill? A little loving kindness can help (10 min)
June 07, 2021 22:35 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThis guided meditation walks you through the ancient Buddhist practice of Loving Kindness or Metta Bhavana. But it is directed at your body instead of a being or beings. In this case the words guide you to the feet and ankles but you can use this to direct loving, healing energy to any part of your body that is injured or sick. Just replace the words "feet and ankles" with whatever muscle is sore or body part is bruised or cut or broken. It also will help with internal injuries or illnesses. ...
Tantra & the Bardos: Inner Dissolution (60 min)
March 28, 2021 10:26 - 1 hour - 17.8 MBTantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of d...
Tantra & the Bardos: Inner Dissolution (45 min)
March 28, 2021 10:20 - 45 minutes - 14.4 MBTantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of d...
Tantra & the Bardos: Inner Dissolution (30 min)
March 28, 2021 10:19 - 30 minutes - 10.9 MBTantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of d...
Tantra & the Bardos: Inner Dissolution (20 min)
March 28, 2021 10:15 - 20 minutes - 12.2 MBTantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of d...
Tantra & the Bardos: Inner Dissolution (10 min)
March 28, 2021 09:54 - 10 minutes - 5.36 MBTantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of de...
Countdown to YOU π’ (60 min)
January 31, 2021 03:17 - 1 hour - 21.3 MBThe nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval ...
Countdown to YOU π’ (45 min)
January 31, 2021 03:16 - 45 minutes - 19.4 MBThe nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval ...
Countdown to YOU π’ (30 min)
January 31, 2021 03:14 - 30 minutes - 14.3 MBThe nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval a...
Countdown to YOU π’ (20 min)
January 31, 2021 03:09 - 20 minutes - 11.7 MBThe nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval ...
Countdown to YOU π’ (10 min)
January 31, 2021 03:08 - 10 minutes - 5.04 MBThe nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval a...
Countdown to YOU π’ (3 min)
January 31, 2021 02:28 - 3 minutes - 1.86 MBThe nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval ...
The 3AM Meditation (20 min)
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 20 minutes - 7.3 MBItβs 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet youβre probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the fil...
The 3AM Meditation (30 min)
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 30 minutes - 9.57 MBItβs 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet youβre probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the fil...
The 3AM Meditation (45 min)
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 45 minutes - 13 MBItβs 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet youβre probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the fil...
The 3AM Meditation (60 min)
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 59 minutes - 16.5 MBItβs 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet youβre probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the fil...
The 3AM Meditation (10 min)
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 10 minutes - 3.86 MBItβs 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet youβre probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the fil...