{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants","title":"EP58: What Is Domei","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":242,"description":"Show Notes: Understanding Domei\n\nThis episode explores Domei, a contemplative practice designed to bridge the gap between humans and the living world through sensory engagement and \"deep listening.\"\nDomei Resources\nThe official Domei website\n30 Days of Domei: A Month of Botanical Attention\nKey Takeaways\nThe Origin of Domei: A neologism blending the Gaelic roots Domhain (deep) and Éist (listen).\nBeyond the Ears: Listening is defined as a whole-body experience—feeling into the environment rather than just hearing sound.\nA Shift in Perspective: The practice moves the participant from seeing nature as \"scenery\" to recognizing plants as \"neighbors\" and fellow beings.\nDe-emphasizing Analysis: Domei encourages \"wordless knowing,\" where the goal is to be with a plant without the need to identify, categorize, or extract information from it.\nThe Practice: How to Engage\nThe core of the practice is rooted in voluntary, unhurried attention.\nFind a Plant: Locate a living thing, even just beyond your doorstep.\nQuiet the Mind: Move away from analytical thinking and botanical classification.\nPhysical Awareness: Notice how the presence of the plant affects your own body—your breathing, your balance, and the weight of your feet on the ground.\nSit in Companionship: Spend as little as five minutes simply being present with the organism.\nPhilosophical Foundations\n\nDomei draws from centuries of Western contemplative traditions. It suggests that humans possess an internal \"sensory map\" and guidance system that is revealed once they slow down enough to receive natural signals. Ultimately, it is a path toward realizing a lack of separation from the earth.\n\"Domei is not only a practice. It is a way of being.\" ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q91i_VcMEu2XgjHhOpIbpHKFg6BUCGYGuPfjWiss9E0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI5Njg5LzE2NDkz/MzM4MzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}