Raghu Markus – Mindrolling – Ep. 549 – Original Love with Henry Shukman

Writer and meditation teacher, Henry Shukman, joins Raghu to discuss his forthcoming book, Original Love, and how love is the true foundation of our life.

Click HERE to get your copy of Original Love, an essential guide for spirituality in the twenty-first century.

“Each of us is that very jewel that’s a boundless, loving oneness. We don’t need to be some sort of special person to find it.” – Henry Shukman

In this episode of Mindrolling, Henry and Raghu journey through: 
  • Henry’s background, travels, and witnessing joy among those without materialistic riches
  • Recognizing how we are a part of everything in the universe
  • How meditation helped Henry stop limping through life
  • Transcendental meditation and being religious about our practice
  • Acknowledging our suppressed emotions and working through them with the help of therapy
  • Henry’s time as a trombonist in London calypso bands
  • Taking on an altruistic perspective to improve your life
  • How meditation does so much more than mitigate stress
  • The early Buddhist view of mindfulness
  • Interrupting our constant mental commentary by focusing on bodily sensations
  • The experiential reality of unity, emptiness, and boundlessness
  • Breaking open our hearts through any religion or experience
  • Tapping into unconditional love for ourselves and others
Check out The Way app for guided meditations from Henry Shukman

“Mostly meditation is seen as just stress relief, but what if they knew it could be so much more? It could be this discovery of your real unity with all beings. I am trying to help people know that.” – Henry Shukman

About Henry Shukman:

Henry Shukman is an English meditation teacher, Zen master, poet and author. Shukman teaches mindfulness and awakening practices. To learn more about his offerings, check out his website HERE. Shukman’s new book, Original Love, is coming out on July 9th and can be ordered HERE.

Photo via Mark Paul Petrick
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