(Since I wrote this, Hurricane Ian has struck … not such a sigh of relief there.) I am pretty fond…
Browsing: Mindfulness
What do you do when your meditation isn’t flowing as you wish? Sometimes we feel disconnected. All these teachings and…
A guest article by a Buddhist monk. Keep it simple – but life’s NOT simple! There’s an expression used in…
Of the three steps to overcoming our delusions taught in the mind-training teachings of Buddhism, the first is recognizing or…
One reason that compassion is our Buddha nature, I think, is because compassion is a natural response to reality. If…
Here is a great working definition of patience: Patience is a mind that is able to accept, fully and happily,…
Let’s say a gardener wants to grow some plants, so he pays attention to the seeds, watering and fertilizing them,…
Another instinctive reaction to hurt feelings (accentuated these days by 24/7 availability) is to try and distract ourselves from them,…
Here are (1) some articles on using mindfulness and patience to start where we are, to accept wholeheartedly our unhappy…
I’m sinking in the quicksand of my thought And I ain’t got the power anymore. ~ Quicksand As mentioned in…