What is freedom? It is nothing more, and nothing less, than life lived awake.
– Ken McLeod, “Forget Happiness”
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Sharon Salzberg is one of the founders of Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Her teachings on loving-kindness have been practiced by many people. Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, somet …
You cannot find yourself in the past or future. The only place where you can find yourself is in the Now.
– Eckhart Tolle
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Push ups for the brain is what one general called pilot program of mindfulness training for Marines Corps troops at Camp Pendleton, California starting today. The pilot program is designed to help troops deal with the stressful conditions that they may find at wo …
The more we learn to let go of thoughts, the more we gain the ability to drop our negative stories. As we continue to practice, we may begin to catch ourselves earlier in the chain””perhaps even noticing dislike at the feeling level and choosing a mindful response rather than automatic reaction.
– Sean Murphy, “Get Out Of Your Head”
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Pedro Gargantilla Madera published an article on suite101.net with the title, “La meditación es buena para el cerebro.” The photo is from that site. The article was sent to me by my daughter, Jessica, who lives and works in Quito, Ecuador. I find the article to be quite interes …
Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins That may buy you just a moment of pleasure, But then drag you for days Like a broken man Behind a farting camel. Keep squeezing drops of the Sun From your prayers and work and music And from your companions’ beautiful laughter
And from the most insignificant movements Of your own holy body.
Now, sweet one, Be wise. Cast all your votes for Dancing!
– Hafez, 14th century Persian poet (translated by Daniel Ladinsky.)
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There has been a lot of discussion about the 5 Contemplations on the OI1 discussion group lately. In the previous article I reported on some issues my dharma brothers were having and compared two versions of the 5 Contemplations with each other. One of the principle areas of dis …
You do not show up at the page to get attention from your readers, you show up at the page to give attention to your readers.
– Martha Beck, WIL 2017
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When I met Rajneesh many years ago, he gave me the name, Swami Deva Ninad, which means “Divine sound of the waterfall.” Many friends still call me, “Ninad.” Like the flowers in this quote from Osho, the water in the waterfall keeps on flowing, no matter who observes it …
Zen is really just a reminder to stay alive and be awake. We tend to daydream all the time, speculating and dwelling on the past. Zen practice is about appreciating your life in this moment.
– Zenkei Blanche Hartman, “Zen Practice Each Moment”
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Today I was Gail Teehan’s subject at the Feldenkrais training.ÃÂ She was a little nervous, as she was being carefully observed by one of her teachers.ÃÂ I could feel her anxiety, but I went along with her as well as I could. >>>Next… …
“I’m a real believer in DIY mental health. What are the factors that make the most difference? There are three: 1) Loving (warm-heartedness), 2) Knowing (awareness or mindfulness), and 3) Growing (learning that leads to lasting change for the better).”
– Rick Hanson
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This evening, I attended an evening with Gabrielle Roth, and American Shaman.ÃÂ Back in 1975 and 1976, I spent much of my time with Gabrielle, as her student and assistant.ÃÂ Her main contribution to my life at that time was to support me through the worst of my son’s bout wi …
Marvelous Truth, confront us at every turn, in every guise.
– Denise Levertov
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You don’t have to be able to read and understand French to discover the music of Zen meditation. Simply listen to this beautiful music with headphones. The therapeutic frequencies and binaural beats take you to a lovely spot in your mind. It is so easy to sit b …
The real treasure begins in the breaking. The body breaks, things change, life ends. Only when impermanence is fully apprehended do we really have the chance to serve, to give without bargaining.
– Bonnie Myotai Treace, “The Sword Disappears in the Water”
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I just watched a movie last night that moved me to tears. It was called, “Journey To Planet Earth – Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization” on PBS narrated by Matt Damon. The 1.5 hour documentary featured Lester Brown. Plan B for saving civilization is offered as an alternative …
These words of wisdom about father time (the Time-God) were hand written in a letter from Swami Veda Bharati in December 2008. We are at the end of 2015 and it is a good time to think about this time in our lives, reviewing our past year and setting intentions for the new year. …
Sharon Salzberg is one of the founders of Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Her teachings on loving-kindness have been practiced by many people. Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, somet …
