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The Avatar I Called Jacob
For most of my life, I never questioned it. I was Jacob. My thoughts, my experiences, my feelings — that was me.
Then meditation started doing something I didn't ask it to do.
In this episode I'm talking about self — or more precisely, the growing suspicion that the self you've spent your whole life protecting might not be what you think it is. I share the moment this cracked open for me mid-delivery, crying alone in a car, and trace the thread through Buddhism, early Christianity, the language we use every day, and what years of daily Zazen practice have quietly done to my sense of who I am.
This is not a lecture. It's an open thread.
Closing with readings from Thomas Merton and Ramana Maharshi.
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Standing Nowhere is a contemplative spirituality podcast exploring mindfulness, meditation, and what it means to be human through vulnerable storytelling.
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By Jacob BuehlerFor most of my life, I never questioned it. I was Jacob. My thoughts, my experiences, my feelings — that was me.
Then meditation started doing something I didn't ask it to do.
In this episode I'm talking about self — or more precisely, the growing suspicion that the self you've spent your whole life protecting might not be what you think it is. I share the moment this cracked open for me mid-delivery, crying alone in a car, and trace the thread through Buddhism, early Christianity, the language we use every day, and what years of daily Zazen practice have quietly done to my sense of who I am.
This is not a lecture. It's an open thread.
Closing with readings from Thomas Merton and Ramana Maharshi.
Want to share a thought?
Support the show
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🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/standingnowhere
⭐ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/standing-nowhere/id1822619607?action=write-review
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standing.nowhere/
🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@standingnowherepodcast
💬 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/4yfaU7x4nF
📧 Email: [email protected]
Standing Nowhere is a contemplative spirituality podcast exploring mindfulness, meditation, and what it means to be human through vulnerable storytelling.