Natalie Goldberg - Three Simple Lines Pt 2 02/15/21 Living From Happiness

<p class="p1"><em>"Please don’t imagine that my decade of writing practice and Zen meditation have silenced or fully pacified the angry self-critics in my head. That’s not how things work. I’m just much better at managing those voices.” </em>Natalie Goldbert, <em>Three Simple Lines</em></p> <p>Beloved New Mexico author, teacher, and Zen Buddhist practitioner Natalie Goldberg is back for the second of two episodes.</p> <p>Natalie wrote the internationally renowned <em>Writing Down the Bones</em>, published in 1986, and has since published memoirs, essays, poetry, more writing books, a novel, and a notebook.</p> <p>Her brand-new book, <em>Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku,</em> is the focus.</p> <p>Natalie and Melanie riff on such things as beauty, staying calm in chaotic times, mindfulness, meditation, writing practice, life and death, spiritual connection ... and yes, so much more.</p> <p>If you missed the first show with Natalie Goldberg, please <a href="https://melanieharth.com/natalie-goldberg/">download it from Melanie's site here</a>.</p> <p class="p1">This haiku was composed by Natalie:</p> <p class="p1"><em>   full moon</em></p> <p class="p1"><em>   behind clouds</em></p> <p class="p1"><em>   your lips on mine</em></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://nataliegoldberg.com/">Natalie Goldberg's website here</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://www.upaya.org/programs/">Upaya Zen Center workshop schedule here</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://melanieharth.com/you-got-this-book/">Dr. Melanie Harth's new book here</a></p>