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Modern Monk.ey

by Aatik Chopra

Ancient wisdom transmitted to a modern world, featuring 1) dharma talks and 2) guided meditations, both by yours truly.

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Episodes

  1. Dharma Talk - Letting Life Breathe

    Recorded in Feb 2022. From my adventure for two weeks solo-backpacking around The Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.

  2. Soundscape - Morning Waves of Playa Chiquita

    I'm walking along Playa Chiquita for the first time in the morning, mesmerized by its rhythm. A resource to be used for meditation, reflection, or while working away on something. Recorded in Feb 2022. From my adventure for two weeks solo-backpacking around The Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.

  3. Dharma Talk - What Expectation are you Clinging To?

    A resource to be used for meditation, reflection, or while working away on something. Recorded in Feb 2022. From my adventure for two weeks solo-backpacking around The Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.

  4. Soundscape - Bike Home Thru the Jungle

    I'm biking back home during sunset, to my hostel in Manzanillo from Playa Punta Uva and the howler monkeys are doing their thang. A resource to be used for meditation, reflection, or while working away on something. Recorded in Feb 2022. From my adventure for two weeks solo-backpacking around The...

  5. Soundscape - 5:30am from the Puerto Viejo Guesthouse

    I recorded this at 5:30am from my guesthouse in Puerto Viejo town. The animals were going crazy -- no need for an alarm this whole trip. What caught my ear were the variety of birds, and how soothing it was to listen to. At the end of the audio, you hear my host and another guest looking for me…

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  6. Meditation 7 - Intro to Metta

    An introduction to Metta (loving-kindness) meditation. aatikchopra.com/meditation7

  7. Meditation 6 - We Cannot Control The Sounds

    We cannot control the origin or disappearance of sounds. aatikchopra.com/meditation6

  8. Meditation 5 - Awareness of Hearing

    An intro to using our sense of hearing as an object of meditation. aatikchopra.com/meditation5

  9. Dharma Talk - The "P" in "Pandemic" stands for Preparation

    aatikchopra.com/pandemic-preparation The pandemic was a new, exciting change at one point very early on. The possibilities were unique and refreshing, despite the terribleness that came along with COVID-19. Many of us, including myself, have fooled ourselves in thinking that the pandemic was...

  10. Meditation 4 - Practicing Our Practice

    Here, we practice what we've learned in the past few sessions on the awareness of breathing. aatikchopra.com/meditation4

  11. Meditation 3 - Reprogramming

    Realizing you're lost in thought is the true goal of meditation, if there is any. Catching yourself thinking about something is the act that creates options for you in your life -- to remain lost in thought or to become present -- but without the awareness of thought in the first place, you…

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  12. Meditation 2 - Ripples in a Pond

    Awareness of and stretching out the inhalation and exhalation. aatikchopra.com/meditaiton2

  13. Dharma Talk - New Year, Same Possibilities

    the difference between a wish and a goal; how every moment holds a world of possibilities; radical accountability. aatikchopra.com/new-year

  14. Dharma Talk - The Gas Station Attendant

    Treating strangers as loved ones is something we have heard before. But treating loved ones as strangers, such as a gas attendant, is less common yet the same equation. Gas Station Attendant = Loved One. aatikchopra.com/gas-station-attendant

  15. Dharma Talk - Are You Running Away?

    There are 2 phases for creating stillness examined in this dharma talk. Phase 1: acknowledge you're running; Phase 2: find out what you're running from. Music in background: An Opening by East Forest. aatikchopra.com/running-away

  16. Meditation 1 - Basic Breath

    awareness of breathing. aatikchopra.com/meditation1

  17. Welcome to a New Iteration

    This trailer is for season 4 of the Modern Monk.ey podcast, which has seen podcast name and concept changes over the last 4 seasons, but that's what seasons (more broadly speaking) are for, right? www.aatikchopra.com/trailer

  18. Essay #4 - Ebb & Flow of Energy

    https://aatikchopra.com/ebbandflow/

  19. Essay #3 - Understanding Faith

    https://aatikchopra.com/faith/

  20. Essay #2 – The Fruits of Practice

    https://aatikchopra.com/practice/

  21. Essay #1 – Appreciating Suffering

    https://aatikchopra.com/suffering/

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Ancient wisdom transmitted to a modern world, featuring 1) dharma talks and 2) guided meditations, both by yours truly.

HOSTED BY

Aatik Chopra

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Ancient wisdom transmitted to a modern world, featuring 1) dharma talks and 2) guided meditations, both by yours truly.

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