I Want an Awakening Experience. How Do I Get It? | Henry Shukman
They say enlightenment is always an accident. Here's how to make yourself more accident-prone.
Henry Shukman is a poet, author and Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is founder of the Original Love meditation program, spiritual director emeritus at Mountain Cloud Zen Center and co-founder of the single-path meditation app The Way. His most recent books are Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening and the Zen memoir One Blade of Grass.
In this episode we talk about:
- Henry's awakening moment
- The meaning of the term "inn"
- We walk through the four inns
- We talk about loving your obstacles
- Whether finding a meditation teacher matters
- What koans are, and how they can enhance your practice
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
-
Henry's meditation app, The Way
-
Henry's latest book, Original Love
You May Also Like

Nature ASMR Sounds
Sol Good Media

Thunderstorm Ambience
Sol Good Media

Nature Sounds - Rain
Sol Good Network

Sol Good Sounds
Sol Good Network

Law of Attraction Lectures
Sol Good Network

Meditation for Anxiety
Anxiety

Walking is Fitness
Dave Paul

Feminine Power Affirmations
Motivation

The Resilient Man | Daily Stoic Affirmations
Motivation

Sleep Reset
Motivation
Community discussion