A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)

2026-07-30 · 77 min · 36 entities

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→ references Tao Te Ching book

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing
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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition
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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pema_Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n
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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitla
→ references Stephen Mitchell Translator person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Mitchell_(translator
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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra
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→ discusses Buddhism concept

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→ references plumvillage.app website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://plumvillage.app/
→ references globaloptimism.com website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://globaloptimism.com/
→ references thichnhathanhfoundation.org website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/
→ references Between Earth And Sky person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://parallax.org/product/between-earth-and-sky

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mentioned Interbeing concept

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing
mentioned Mitla concept

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitla
mentioned SaṃSāRa concept

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra
references Interbeing concept

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing
references Mitla concept

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitla
references SaṃSāRa concept

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra
mentioned Education concept

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mentioned Health & Fitness concept

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mentioned Self-Improvement concept

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mentioned Religion & Spirituality concept

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mentioned Buddhism concept

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discusses Education concept

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discusses Health & Fitness concept

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discusses Self-Improvement concept

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mentioned Plum Village Tradition person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition
mentioned Pema ChöDröN person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pema_Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n
mentioned Stephen Mitchell Translator person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Mitchell_(translator
references Plum Village Tradition person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition
references Pema ChöDröN person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pema_Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n
references Stephen Mitchell Translator person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Mitchell_(translator
mentioned Plum Village person

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hosted by Plum Village person

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mentioned Mental Health person

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Feed category: Mental Health
mentioned Between Earth And Sky person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://parallax.org/product/between-earth-and-sky
discusses Mental Health person

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Feed category: Mental Health
references Between Earth And Sky person

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://parallax.org/product/between-earth-and-sky

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mentioned plumvillage.app website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://plumvillage.app/
mentioned globaloptimism.com website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://globaloptimism.com/
mentioned thichnhathanhfoundation.org website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/
references plumvillage.app website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://plumvillage.app/
references globaloptimism.com website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://globaloptimism.com/
references thichnhathanhfoundation.org website

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/

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mentioned Tao Te Ching book

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching
references Tao Te Ching book

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Link in episode "A Quiet Beauty in Everything (Episode #111)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching

Episode description as stored

If you wish to support our podcast, please follow this link . Thank you! Welcome to a new episode of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living , a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh ’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this episode, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach Jo Confino talk about finding beauty and reverence in the most ordinary of things. Jo shares his new book, Between Earth and Sky , which documents his time in Mitla, Mexico, and his journey of deep looking and finding beauty in the seemingly empty land. Brother Phap Huu emphasizes the importance of mindfulness, stopping, and being present to see the wonder in everyday life. The hosts further share the concept of consciousness in everything, and the need for reverence in our habits and interactions. The conversation also touches on reciprocity, the importance of community, and the journey of opening one’s heart through listening and acceptance. The episode concludes with a short meditation guided by Brother Phap Huu, to help listeners ground themselves in the present moment and to recognize the beauty in all life. Co-produced by the Plum Village App: https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism: https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources Between Earth and Sky https://www.parallax.org/product/between-earth-and-sky/ Interbeing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing Plum Village Tradition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition Order of Interbeing https://plumvillage.org/community/order-of-interbeing The Way Out Is In : ‘Space, Time, and the Ultimate Dimension (Episode #54)’ https://plumvillage.org/podcast/space-time-and-the-ultimate-dimension-episode-54 Mitla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitla Stephen Mitchell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Mitchell_(translator) Tao Te Ching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching Samsara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra Pema Chödrön https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pema_Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n Quotes “We can see beauty everywhere.” “When we feel alive and present on this Earth, what more do we need?” “The first act of meditation is learning to stop. It is learning to take a pause and feel the present moment. And feeling the present moment is more important than thinking about the present moment, because, when we attune ourselves into our own body, into our senses, what we see, what we smell, what we hear, what we touch gives us an opportunity to be in touch with life in the very here and now.” “We can sit and look at a tree or even look at a rock and find all of life in that.” “This is it.” “We want to know what’s out in space, but we don’t know what is in our inner space.” “Depending on how we show up, our way of being can shift and change our whole mental formation, our whole consciousness of reality.” “Reverence creates a sense of reciprocity because, when we have reverence, we are in conversation with whatever is in front of us. So when we think of things as objects, we’re looking at them as separate from ourselves. But when we have reverence for things, we see that they are talking to us as well as we are talking to them.” “The beauty of Zen is turning a simple moment into a beautiful ritual.” “Reverence is a manifestation of our mental formations.” “I invite everybody to hold their next cup of tea, or coffee, or orange juice, with two hands. It shifts you into a different space. A simple action with two hands, and I’m fully present. Just like when we join our palms and offer a bow, it represents the body and the mind that come together.”