230. Three points on “Elephant’s coverage” of Israel-Palestine War Crimes.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Release Date: 04/04/2024
259. Best Buddhist Books for Beginners with Simple Meditation Instruction.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Waylon Lewis lists his favorite books to get the beginner Buddhist, or anyone, started. Bonus: Waylon leads a meditation at the end.
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258. If you're Super Busy & not Accomplishing much, Listen to This.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
The notion of moreover: we can live life—relationships, work, neuroses—from the point of view of lost in it, lost in all the details, that feeling of overwhelm and chaos (we all know that feeling of busyness and inefficiency) or we can live it above the clouds, with clarity, moreover. How to get moreover all of it.
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257. Lha, Nyen & Lu: an Enlightened way to Organize your Life.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Waylon demonstrates how to use natural hierarchy to uplift your life without being uptight. Many of us have an expectation that spirituality should be pleasant, pretty, affirming. It can be. But it can also be tough, scary, uncomfortable. What it is, most fundamentally, is natural. In harmony with Nature, we learn to abide by its laws. Read the article on Elephant Journal: https://elejrnl.com?p=910955
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256. My Favorite Poem. ~ Waylon Lewis
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Waylon shares his favorite poem with the Elephant Journal community. Poems can be helpful to us in a spiritual, heartfelt way. But there are also practical, life-helpful poems. And the poem he's sharing today is a practical poem for everyday life, that has been especially helpful for Waylon and his family in recent days. "This poem is a roadmap for a lot of life's challenges in a way that very few are." ~ Waylon Lewis
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255. 12 Zero Waste Acts You can Do! ~ w/ Janette Spiezio of Sustainable Haus & Waylon Lewis.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Waylon talks with Janette Spiezio of , a zero-waste store in Summit, New Jersey. ! "The most inspiring woman you’ll want to learn from today!" ~ Waylon Lewis Waylon talks with Janette about: > Keys to successful entrepreneurship and why so many zero-waste shops close > How to actually change society: bottom-up creating more top-down change > Anti-plastic vs. non-toxic > Perfection vs. effort > The power of word of mouth
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254. Waylon with Ayurveda expert John Douillard on the ideal Summer Diet for your Dosha.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Waylon (dumb) vs Dr. John Douillard (expert) talk health! The Ideal Summer Diet According to Ayurveda with Waylon Lewis & Dr. John Douillard.
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253. Whether I’m voting for Biden or a new candidate…I’m voting for This.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
We don't have to worship Biden to vote for him...because when we vote for him, we're voting for us and we're voting for democracy, and this is our last chance. If that sounds like partisan hyperbole, you're not listening to Trump and his acolyte's own words. And after that debate—lying on one side, goodness and aged exhaustion on the other...I feel a sense of care and sadness for this American experiment: that is, freedom, and democracy. While I said the below before the many and growing calls for his retirement to make space for a new group of candidates, the ethics or values herein apply...
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252. The Simple Buddhist Trick to Being Happy.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Selflessness is a path, not a state of perfection. If, along the way, we practice thinking of others, first, we might find our ego's self-concern dissolve.
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251. How to Take Advantage of the Remainder of Summer—Mindfully.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Inside this classic Walk the Talk Show conversation, Waylon starts by leading us with a simple meditation and then discusses how to slow down, be present, and mindfully enjoy what’s left of summer.
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250. God Bless America…from a Buddhist.
Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Why July 4th is more than a party. Thoughtful Dissent & Non-violent Activism is Patriotism: Happy July 4th!
info_outlineWaylon addresses comments Readers have made about Elephant’s coverage of the Israel-Palestine war crimes with three points.
“I am not the voice of Elephant. I am the steward of Elephant and you can write on Elephant anytime. Why is that important? Because there are so many people who know so much more than me. Do we need to hear from me or from Elephant Journal about Palestine? No.
The world is not crying for Elephant’s voice on Palestine.
But we do need to hear from you, and we are a community here to platform you, with respectful dialogue.” ~ Waylon Lewis