Gary Gach

Gary Gach returns to the podcast to speak about his new book Pause Breathe Smile: Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation Is Not Enough.

Meditation is sometimes thought of as a passive relaxation technique. And I’ll admit, those three words together rub me the wrong way. Meditation is, to me, an active, alive way of being, and that is often far from relaxing, though of course it can be. But to think of the full breadth of contemplative practice as “a technique” is doing a great disservice to the change which can occur by realizing there is no distance between you, and living this very life.

Gary Gach is a writer and lifelong meditator who has engaged in many roles: actor, bookshop clerk, dishwasher, hospital admin, office temp, stevedore, teacher, and typographer. Lay-ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2008, he has authored eight previous books including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Buddhism. Gary lives in San Francisco.

So, sit back, relax, and have a nice Wakeful Breath tea.

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• Gary Gach
• Episode 143 :: Gary Gach :: Finding the New in the Mix
• Episode 175 :: Gary Gach :: Pro-Active Sila

 

Music for This Episode Courtesy of Rodrigo Rodriguez

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