A mercurial constellation of half finished ruminations; touching upon travel, introversion, silence and Russian dolls.

Enjoy!

Thoughts on two great practice opportunities: meditation and procrastination.

Half decent bits include: - Barry's Hot Pot Recipe - Squirrel Watch - The "Golden Bomboclat" - The "Sluggard Waker" - A DarK Web Shopping List and The "Sounds I Found" quiz.

Naff bits:- The rest of it.

The perfect follow-up to Episode #3, at least numerically. 

Twinkling shards of 24 carat audio that a thieving Jackdaw might approve of include: 

Barry's Return from the Dead - Advice for Sitting Down and Breathing - An Owl with Troubled Testicles - Oh and Mickey, of course. 

A typically thorough and solemn analysis of Zen Buddhism.

Highlights include: - Hermits and Ponies - Bradley's Impossibly Tight Shorts - Barry's Bombay Bad Boy - A little Bit about Dogen and  Zazen - Metaphysical sandwich Fillings - A One Second Bongo Opera - A Party Game with Kevin Bacon Roshi.

This episode further explores attention; highlights include:

- Sciencey Stuff

- Shanelle's Mailroom Lovefest

- My Pathetic Attempts at Astronautery

- Optimus Prime vs. "BA" Baracus

- Fat Robbie's Repeat Prescription Request

- The World Premiere of "The Ballad of Egg Pan Stan"

Enjoy. 

A "history" of Zen Buddhism, closely followed by a biographical sketch of one of the great Rinzai masters Ikkyu. 

And an amusing  story about how I headbutted my kitchen.

A 10 and a half minute collection of human vocal sounds and silence, that hopefully explains my podcast-based intentions and apologises enough to avoid any future legal action, because I could really do without that.