Listen "The Attunement Podcast #7: Zen Retreats, AI for Emotional Processing, and Authority Issues"
Episode Synopsis
In this seventh episode of the Attunement Podcast, Harry and Samek explore three main themes that have been alive for them recently. Samek shares his transformative experience at a week-long Soto Zen retreat, describing the rhythmic daily structure, group dynamics, and the gradual embodiment process that led to powerful insights about interconnection. Harry then discusses his evolving approach to using AI for emotional processing, explaining how he's moved away from dependency-creating interactions toward a journaling approach that honors his own authority. The conversation deepens as they explore the vulnerability of leadership, the relationship with one's own authority, and the helplessness inherent in creation. Both hosts reflect on the beauty of imperfect leadership, the value of loving accountability, and how reality itself provides a foundation of acceptance. The episode concludes with touching quotes from Winnie the Pooh that exemplify the simple yet profound wisdom of being present to life's ordinary beauty. Timestamps: 00:01 - Introduction and Embodiment Experiment00:43 - Samek's Zen Retreat Experience06:47 - Body Awareness and Visual Field Integration11:07 - Anger Expression in Group Dynamics16:44 - Harry on Using AI for Emotional Processing27:34 - Dependency vs. Self-Authority in Helping Relationships35:33 - Authority, Creation, and Helplessness46:10 - Accountability and "Good Enough" Leadership50:24 - Divine Mother and Reality's Acceptance54:56 - Tantric Perspectives on Embodiment57:51 - Winnie the Pooh's Wisdom on Presence and Simplicity
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