Practicing Human is a daily podcast, hosted by Cory Muscara, offering insights and practices into how to live a fulfilling life. Cory pulls on his time living as a Buddhist monk in Burma, his many years as a mindfulness and meditation teacher, and his work in Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
In this episode, we discuss the meaningful and lingering impact of good experiences.
The poem that was shared is called "Lingering in Happiness" by Mary Oliver.
In this episode, we discuss the difference between wrong emotions and self-judgment (and why there is no difference).
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In this episode, I share a quote by Mahatama Ghandi about his thoughts on happiness.
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In this episode, we're going to discuss the importance of filling your cup to be able to offer to others.
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In this episode, we discuss why there is no amount of "fixing yourself" that could possible make you more whole than you are right now.
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In this episode, I share a poem that was very meaningful for my transition from the monastery to the real world, and how we can use it as an invitation to bring more aspects of life into our awakenin…
In this episode, we discuss the feeling of not being "good enough" and a simple practice to work with it.
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"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." -Carl Jung
In this episode, we will discuss the unfortunate reality of growth, which is that you may need to let go of people who are not willing to support who you're becoming.
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In this episode, I share a passage from the 13th century Japanese Buddhist monk, Dogen. As you listen, see if you can feel the words expand someone within you.
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In this episode, we discuss one of the many (but often undermentioned) benefits of taking a few minutes, every few hours, to stop, drop, and be.
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In this episode, we talk about how to surround yourself with people who care about you, accept you, and celebrate you.
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Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand…
In this episode, we explore the quote by Chogyum Trungpa, "The bad news is you're falling to the ground without a parachute. The good news is there's no ground."
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This episode is different from others. Instead of talking, I'm going to ring the bells for a full ten minutes straight. The invitation here is to bring your full presence to the sound of the bell, al…
In this episode, we discuss the feeling of "being behind" in life that so many of us experience, and why there's no actual way of being behind; there's only the path you're creating.
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In this episode, we're going to talk about the simple practice of mindful savoring, and how it can be used to amplify the goodness you experience in all facets of life.
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In this episode, I share my go-to strategy for releasing stress and tension in my body. It's an especially useful technique to use before bed or before starting your day.
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“You can complain that roses have thorns or rejoice that thorns have roses.” -Unknown
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In this episode, I'll share a poem by Vera Agnes, and we'll explore what it would look like to weave the various threads of your life into a tapestry that is yet to be created.
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