{"id":9539,"date":"2024-12-05T13:15:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/david-whyte-poet-spacious-ease-irish-koans-writing-in-delirium-and-revelations-from-a-yak-manger-781\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:15:48","slug":"david-whyte-poet-spacious-ease-irish-koans-writing-in-delirium-and-revelations-from-a-yak-manger-781","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/david-whyte-poet-spacious-ease-irish-koans-writing-in-delirium-and-revelations-from-a-yak-manger-781\/","title":{"rendered":"David Whyte, Poet \u2014 Spacious Ease, Irish Koans, Writing in Delirium, and Revelations from a Yak Manger (#781)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Whyte-Illustration.jpg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Whyte-Illustration-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Whyte-Illustration-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Whyte-Illustration-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Whyte-Illustration-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Whyte-Illustration-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Whyte-Illustration-scaled.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Whyte-Illustration-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/99designs.com\/tim\">99designs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>David Whyte<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/davidwhyte.com\">davidwhyte.com<\/a>) is the author of twelve books of poetry and five books of prose, including his latest, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Consolations-II-David-Whyte\/dp\/1932887598\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\"><strong><em>Consolations II<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which further explores what David calls \u201cthe conversational nature of reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David holds a degree in marine zoology and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural-history expeditions in the Andes, Amazon, and Himalayas. He is the recipient of two honorary degrees: from Neumann University in Pennsylvania and Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>David grew up with a strong, imaginative influence from his Irish mother among the hills and valleys of his father\u2019s Yorkshire and now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.\u00a0<br \/>He has also hosted a live online series, Three Sundays, every other month since 2020.<strong><br \/><\/strong><br \/>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This episode is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/givewell.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GiveWell.org<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0charity research and effective giving<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>,<strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eightsleep.com\/tim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eight Sleep\u2019s Pod 4 Ultra<\/a>\u00a0sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating<\/em>, <em>and <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkag1.com\/tim\" 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href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/781-david-whyte-poet-spacious-ease-irish-koans-writing\/id863897795?i=1000679280681\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/apple-podcast.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2aewuwfWiFHHm54zZvhja7?si=H0iHdWBERFyXi39ONqxfJw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/spotify.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes863897795\/the-tim-ferriss-show\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/overcast.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Overcast<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#781: David Whyte, Poet \u2014 Spacious Ease, Irish Koans, Writing in Delirium, and Revelations from a Yak Manger<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe 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In total, more than 100,000 people have used GiveWell to donate as effectively as possible.<\/p>\n<p>This year, support the charities that save and improve lives most, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.givewell.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GiveWell<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Any of my listeners who become new GiveWell donors will have their first donation\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.givewell.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>matched up to $100<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0when you go to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.givewell.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GiveWell.org<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>and select \u201cPODCAST\u201d and \u201cTim Ferriss\u201d at checkout.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Want to hear another episode with a poet? <\/strong>Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/11\/11\/mary-karr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my conversation<\/a> with award-winning writer <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/11\/11\/mary-karr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mary Karr<\/a>, in which we discuss curiosity and presence as a solution to fear, the role spirituality plays in maintaining her sobriety as a former atheist, coping with and expressing the aftermath of trauma, what she wished she\u2019d known about therapy when she was younger,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/11\/11\/mary-karr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2024\/12\/05\/david-whyte\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-98230\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect with <strong>David Whyte<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwhyte.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/davidwhyte.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Substack<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PoetDavidWhyte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidjwhyte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@davidjwhyte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Threads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@poetdavidwhyte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@poetdavidwhyte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Consolations-II-David-Whyte\/dp\/1932887598\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Consolations II by David Whyte | Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Consolations-Nourishment-Underlying-Meaning-Everyday\/dp\/1932887342\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=david+whyte&amp;language=en_US&amp;crid=3FH1A1H9U8D8N%2F%3Ftag%3Doffsitoftimfe-20&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;linkId=1113e9b7aea55243888470e2b7f4c45a&amp;tag=offsitoftimfe-20&amp;ref=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Other Books by David Whyte | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwhyte.com\/three-sundays-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Three Sundays | David Whyte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2021\/12\/29\/zen-master-henry-shukman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zen Master Henry Shukman \u2014 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show #560<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2021\/09\/08\/henry-shukman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henry Shukman \u2014 Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway | The Tim Ferriss Show #531<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2019\/08\/show-me-the-ink-a-reflection-on-zens-inka-shomei.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Show Me the Ink: A Reflection on Zen\u2019s Inka Shomei | James Ford<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanbo_Kyodan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sanbo Kyodan | Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordsworth.org.uk\/about-us\/about-the-wordsworth-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About the Wordsworth Trust | Wordsworth Grasmere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/craftybelle.uk\/oldbookbinders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Old Bookbinders | Crafty Belle Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-tls.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TLS | Times Literary Supplement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wakingup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waking Up with Sam Harris App<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwhyte.com\/store\/event\/event-in-person\/unordinary-santa-fe-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unordinary Santa Fe 2024 | David Whyte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pointofrelationpodcast.com\/podcast\/david-whyte-the-vulnerable-choice-of-breaking-our-hearts-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Whyte: The Vulnerable Choice of Breaking Our Hearts Open | Point of Relation Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muchbetteradventures.com\/magazine\/the-annapurna-circuit-everything-you-need-to-know-about-trekking-annapurna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trekking Annapurna: Everything You Need to Know | Much Better Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VxPlpAZKU8g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Eight Buddhist Hells | Linfamy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sound-Music-Julie-Andrews\/dp\/B0C17H538X\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sound of Music | Prime Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natureloverstrek.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-marsyangdi-river--interesting-things-about-marsyangdi-river.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All You Need to Know About Marsyangdi River | Nature Lovers Treks &amp; Tours<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/romantic-poets.bloomyebooks.com\/2014\/12\/coleridges-distinction-between-primary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coleridge\u2019s Distinction between Primary Imagination, Secondary Imagination, and Fancy | Romantic Era<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.soundstrue.com\/transcript\/everything-is-an-invitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Whyte: Everything Is an Invitation | Sounds True<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A7weRftQCSs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On Horizons, Barriers, and Meditation | David Whyte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oprah.com\/oprahs-lifeclass\/poet-david-whytes-questions-that-have-no-right-to-go-away_1\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poet David Whyte\u2019s Questions That Have No Right to Go Away | Oprah\u2019s Lifeclass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3juZJChlrj0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Is Dharma Combat? | Jason Quinn Zen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beingzen.com\/zen-koans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Is a Zen Koan? History and Interpretation of Koans | Being Zen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewayapp.com\/?source=us_traffic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meditation Training Program | The Way<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2010\/jul\/25\/david-whyte-ideas-modern-living-regret\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ideas for Modern Living: Regret | The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidjwhyte\/p\/DBrxeO6zqt3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An Excerpt from \u201cTime\u201d by David Whyte | Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.tim.blog\/5-bullet-friday-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Email Newsletter by Tim Ferriss | 5-Bullet Friday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onbeing.org\/poetry\/everything-is-waiting-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Everything is Waiting for You by David Whyte | The On Being Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gutenberg.org\/files\/1934\/1934-h\/1934-h.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake | Project Gutenberg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.napkinpoetryreview.org\/towards-the-hearts-frontier-an-interview-with-david-whyte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Towards the Heart\u2019s Frontier: An Interview with David Whyte | Napkin Poetry Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lifecurator.co\/life\/all-the-beautiful-questions-that-david-whyte-asked-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All the Beautiful Questions That David Whyte Asked Me | Life Curator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.galapagosislands.com\/info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands | Gal\u00e1pagos Travel Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/King-Lear-Dover-Thrift-Editions\/dp\/0486280586\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">King Lear by William Shakespeare | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geograph.org.uk\/photo\/7565071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tan-y-Garth Bach (Cottage) | Geograph Britain and Ireland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowdoniaguide.com\/the_carneddau.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Carneddau | An Illustrated Guide to Snowdonia National Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blakearchive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The William Blake Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/steelthistles.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/seeing-angels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seeing Angels | Seven Miles of Steel Thistles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meditativestory.com\/we-become-the-places-we-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We Become the Places We Love, with David Whyte | Meditative Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=5015483208477642&amp;id=213407562018588&amp;set=a.213444315348246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Excerpt from Tan-y-Garth (Elegy for Michael) by David Whyte | Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nosweatshakespeare.com\/sonnets\/iambic-pentameter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Is Iambic Pentameter? An Explanation &amp; Examples | No Sweat Shakespeare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iRMc-u9Nj74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Ancient Greek Chorus in Historical Context | National Theatre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwhyte.substack.com\/p\/zen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zen | David Whyte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2016\/11\/16\/david-whyte-consolations-courage-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poet and Philosopher David Whyte on the Courage and the Necessity of Crises | The Marginalian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thedolectures.com\/speakers\/timothy-ferriss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Timothy Ferriss | The DO Lectures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopronounce.com\/llwybr-cyhoeddus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Pronounce Llwybr Cyhoeddus | HowToPronounce.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitwales.com\/info\/language\/poetry-motion-discover-language-wales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The History of the Welsh Language | Visit Wales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhamma.org\/en\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vipassana Meditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionsroar.com\/zazen-just-sitting-going-nowhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zazen: Just Sitting, Going Nowhere | Lion\u2019s Roar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blue-Cliff-Record-Thomas-Cleary\/dp\/159030232X\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Blue Cliff Record | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onbeing.org\/programs\/poetry-from-the-on-being-gathering-david-whyte-opening-night-sep2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poetry from the Gathering (Opening Night) \u2014 David Whyte | The On Being Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/allpoetry.com\/poem\/15379838-The-bell-and-the-blackbird-by-David-Whyte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bell and the Blackbird by David Whyte | All Poetry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwhyte.com\/store\/walking-tour\/the-hills-of-tuscany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hills of Tuscany | David Whyte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Times-Alone-Selected-Wesleyan-Translation\/dp\/0819560812\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Times Alone: Selected Poems of Antonio Machado (Translated by Robert Bly) | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[00:06:25] Connecting with Henry Shukman.<\/li>\n<li>[00:10:32] Low times in the High Himalayas and a yak manger awakening.<\/li>\n<li>[00:15:17] The place from where David writes good poetry.<\/li>\n<li>[00:17:22] Invitational speech.<\/li>\n<li>[00:21:55] Catching up with the curve of one\u2019s transformation.<\/li>\n<li>[00:27:58] A revolutionary moment reflecting on parameters and regret.<\/li>\n<li>[00:37:41] \u201cEverything Is Waiting for You.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[00:40:54] The secret code to life and the agreed insanity of so-called adults.<\/li>\n<li>[00:46:47] Being found by the world in greater and greater ways.<\/li>\n<li>[00:48:52] Asking beautiful questions.<\/li>\n<li>[00:58:13] \u201cTan-y-Garth.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[01:02:09] Memorizing poetry.<\/li>\n<li>[01:08:28] \u201cZen.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[01:22:55] Courage.<\/li>\n<li>[01:24:15] How living in a trailer on the side of a Welsh mountain helped David develop as a writer.<\/li>\n<li>[01:31:14] Irish koans, French doors, and Tibetan bells.<\/li>\n<li>[01:38:30] Poetry as consolation.<\/li>\n<li>[01:42:03] The best place to hold a poem.<\/li>\n<li>[01:43:07] \u201cTime.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[02:00:01] Writing and reading good poetry.<\/li>\n<li>[02:04:52] Parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE DAVID WHYTE QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cPoetry is not some abstracted art. It\u2019s how human beings speak when they\u2019re trying to create language against which there are no defenses. This has to be heard and it has to be heard in the spirit in which it is being conveyed, and the language has to be invitational to that particular person.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cPoetry is the secret code to staying alive, to staying present, to staying visionary.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAll of us spend so much time trying to find a path where we won\u2019t have our heart broken. And really, the only way you can find a path where your heart won\u2019t break is by not caring.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou are really only courageous about what you\u2019re heartfelt about.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTime is not slipping through our fingers. It is we who are slipping through the fingers of time.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEvery conversation, as its foundation, has an invitation in it. When the invitation stops, the conversation really stops.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cPoetry\u2019s been such a good friend to me. I\u2019ve gone through seven years of grieving in seven months because poetry has allowed me to take each step along the way, in such a powerful, invitational way.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe beautiful thing about a horizon is that it\u2019s got something over it, that\u2019s the definition, and that what\u2019s over it is the unknown that\u2019s inviting you. \u201c<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSometimes your life breaks down and you hit present reality with such velocity that you break apart on impact. And this is a time honored way of transformation, but it\u2019s very hard on us to go through it that way. There\u2019s another way of doing it, which is to stay up with the edge of your own seasonal maturation, and that occurs below this invisible line inside you.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0David Whyte<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PEOPLE MENTIONED<\/h3>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\"><strong>The Tim Ferriss Show<\/strong><\/a> <\/em><span>is one <\/span>of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than one billion downloads. It has been selected for &#8220;Best of Apple Podcasts&#8221; three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it&#8217;s been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. To listen to any of the past episodes for free, check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\">this page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illustration via 99designs David Whyte (davidwhyte.com) is the author of twelve books of poetry and five books of prose, including his latest, Consolations II, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}