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Archive for May, 2010

Ignorance, Insight, & Mindfulness

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Let’s first define what is ignorance in the context of this practice. Here we are referring to the misperceptions- the false assumptions- and the delusions that our mind has about its nature. The way to free the mind from this bewildered or confused state is through gaining insight into what truly is. Insight is a […]

Awakening

Monday, May 10th, 2010

The fuel for our emotional reactivity is a sleeping consciousness of “automaticity”. As we lack the discipline to pay attention to our own minds, we are often carried away from our direct and immediate experiences into a quagmire of mindlessness.

Awakening

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Using open awareness in our practice, we simply notice, name, and move on. Noting mental activities as they arise in awareness is the work of mindful attention.

Awakening

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Living awake is truly an art form. The art of awakening requires commitment, dedication, and devotion to see and relate to our experiences openly, objectively, and directly.

Awakening

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Meditation is an open invitation to be awake immediately, intimately, and directly in the present moment.

Awakening

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

The mind is a continuous flow of movement with waves of energy and information rising and falling. Just beneath the turbulence there is calm.

Awakening

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Mindfulness is a shift in consciousness that not only has the power to change one’s Way of being individually, but collectively the world’s Way of being.

Awakening

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Mindful intelligence expands accessibility to the nature of our minds.

Awakening

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Mindful intelligence is a quality of consciousness at the core of emotional and social well-being.

Awakening

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

The mindful brain is a process of embracing information and energy with free attention and open awareness.