Recycle the Reaction - Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Examples ~ Shinzen Young

Shinzen talks about the mindfulness axiom "recycle the reaction". He gives some common situations that beginning, intermediate and advanced meditators may encounter, and gives examples of how to recycle the reaction in each case. Filmed in November 2009 at Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls. 00:05 - Definition of Mindfulness 00:23 - Pleasant and Unpleasant Reactions 00:41 - Recycle the Reaction Axiom 01:38 - Beginner Example - 20 Minute Glass Ceiling 04:02 - Intermediate Example 1 - Fear Reaction to Going Deep 05:50 - Intermediate Example 2 - Aversion to Being Around Friends, Family and other Ordinary People 06:58 - Advanced Example - Dark Night of the Soul, Pit of the Void (see also Shinzen videos - Advanced FAQs: Regarding Emptiness, Classic "Dark Night" or Clinical Issues?, The Dark Night by St. John of the Cross (in Spanish & English))