Henry Shukman on Paths of Spiritual Awakening

<p>Henry Shukman is a poet, writer, and Associate Zen Master who lives in New Mexico where he teaches at Mountain Cloud Zen Center. He has published eight books to date of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. He writes regularly for Tricycle, The New York Times, and other publications. In this episode, Eric and Henry discuss his beautifully written book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/35cuplU" target="_blank"><em>One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir.</em></a></p><p><strong>You can find all of the most up to date crisis help &amp; support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.oneyoufeed.net/help" target="_blank"><strong>www.oneyoufeed.net/help</strong></a></p><p>The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program,&nbsp;<a href="https://ericzimmer.coach/spiritual-habits-1on1/" target="_blank"><strong>click here.</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://oneyoufeed.net/2019" target="_blank">Need help with completing your goals in 2020?&nbsp;The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Henry Shukman and I discuss Paths of Spiritual Awakening and…</strong></p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/35cuplU" target="_blank"><em>One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir</em></a></li><li>How to work with the 3 poisons that we all have: Greed, Ill Will, Delusion</li><li>Opening up to pain (rather t