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Archive for February, 2011

Awakening

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

How does the “thinking self” habitually go through life- daydreaming, planning, worrying, problem-solving, remembering, fantasizing… and on and on… pulled into the past or the future away from the present moment. Peace, light & insight be with you.

Awakening

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Dropping the struggle and resistance to what we are feeling or thinking is a willingness to accept where we are without judgment. Peace, light & insight be with you.

Awakening

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Awareness helps us to recognize when we are “hooked” by the mind’s process. Our recognition is the first step to being “unhooked”. Peace, light & insight be with you.

Practice- An Exercise in Reflection

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

[audio:MM-Exercise-in-Reflection-Audio.mp3] Most of our waking moments are spent thinking in a rational manner… we use reason to come to know. Taking “pause” to practice reflection helps us to access our intuitive or non-rational means of knowing- and to balance the rational ways of trying to solve our problems. Let us come into our quiet space. […]

Awakening

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Mindsight helps our “observing self” develop its capacity for constructive focus with free attention and open awareness. Peace, light & insight be with you.

Awakening

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

The more attention our “observing self” pays to the running commentary of the “thinking self”, the more we lose direct contact with our actual experience. Peace, light & insight be with you.