Noah Levine
Noah Levine
2nd Foundation with Noah Levine
2nd Foundation with Noah Levine
2nd Foundation with Noah Levine
Thursday 6th March 2025
Explore the second foundation of mindfulness with Noah Levine, focusing on the feeling tone of experiences. Learn to respond wisely to pleasure and pain.
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Episode Overview
- Reflect on daily annoyances and pleasures.
- Understand the feeling tone of experiences.
- Learn to respond wisely to pleasure and pain.
- Practice non-judgmental awareness.
- Use discomfort as a teacher.
Stop meeting pain with aversion. Start meeting pain with compassion.
Noah Levine, founder of Against The Stream, Refuge Recovery, and DharmaPunks, takes you on a journey through the second foundation of mindfulness in this episode. The focus is on the mindfulness of the feeling tone of all experiences, whether pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. Noah encourages reflection on everyday annoyances and pleasures, highlighting how these perceptions shape our responses and overall well-being.
He explains that the second foundation is about recognising our instinctual reactions to pleasure and pain and learning to respond more wisely rather than react habitually. Through personal anecdotes and practical advice, Noah discusses how mindfulness can help us break free from automatic reactions and cultivate a more intentional, compassionate approach to life. The episode includes guided meditations to practice these concepts and reflections on how discomfort can become a teacher.
By tuning in, you'll gain insights into changing your relationship with pleasure and pain, ultimately leading to a more balanced and mindful existence. Ready to explore the depths of your own experiences? This episode is a great place to start.