A Shift to Love: The Zen Way of Living From a Place of Love, Peace and Clarity (feat. Alex Mill)
Modern living can be overwhelming with its complexity and frantic pace. You might assume you can only find peace, love and harmony when you’re free of troubles, but that’s not the case.
It is possible to find this desirable state despite the stresses of everyday life.
My guest, Alex Mill, says inner peace is accessible to everyone by following certain practices. He’ll share some of them with us today.
Alex Mill trained in a Zen monastery for nearly 14 years. He now offers his extensive experience to transform people’s lives and businesses through timeless Zen principles. Alex is the author of seven books on Zen awareness practice. He also created three life-changing 30-day programs, Heart-to-Heart: Compassionate Self-Mentoring, Help Yourself to Change, and Your Practice, as well as an online Zen meditation workshop, Taming Your Inner Noise.
During our discussion, Alex shares what he learned at the monastery and how we can apply the wisdom and spiritual practices in everyday life. He focuses on clearing the mind to experience inner peace and contentment and shift from fear to love.
Interview timestamps:
03:06 ︳Alex explains what led him to train in a Zen monastery for 14 years
07:38 ︳The lessons and breakthroughs Alex had while meditating for 10,000 hours
11:00 ︳What are the best practices and mindsets to clear the mind and experience peace within
13:20 ︳The difference between meditation for manifestation and meditation for inner peace and focus
16:20 ︳Alex explains why an inside-out approach is more effective in dealing with challenges
23:13 ︳The key to cultivating a meditation practice and resources we can use
26:30 ︳How to deal with triggers
32:37 ︳How the ‘pursuit of having’ prevent us from having a satisfying life and what to do about it
40:00 ︳Common blocks that prevent us from meditating and how to overcome them
44:35 ︳What’s needed for our species to shift to consciousness and love during our turbulent and uncertain times
Learn more about Alex Mill and his books and programs at his website.
