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Archive for July, 2011

Awakening

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

The 21st century is regarded by some as the “age of breathless endeavor”… a riptide of change that has us paralyzed by the energy of the undercurrent. Be honest about what you see with open awareness.

Awakening

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

The pace we move with our mind states is like the autobahn- fast & furious. There are so many of us driving out of control- self-absorbed and maniacal. Be honest about what you see with open awareness.

Awakening

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Awareness is the sixth sense- the vehicle, by which, we can touch the subtleties of our mind, body, and experience. Be honest about what you see with open awareness.

Awakening

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Each moment has its own intelligence- seen not thought. Be honest about what you see with open awareness.

Awakening

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Can you leave your “automatic pilot”- your automaticity– when doing ordinary and repetitive activities? Alive to the moment means being “fresh” and awake in the moment. This is the beauty of paying attention. Be honest about what you see with open awareness.

Processing Loss

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Adapted from “Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be” by Lama Surya Das Start by listing your greatest losses. Just jot down whatever comes to mind… Skim the surface at first, and just see what comes up. Don’t worry about whether or not you are writing exquisite prose. In some ways, writing in […]

Awakening

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

Reflect with each moment as both a means and an end- relax your “in order to” mind. Be honest about what you see with open awareness.

Awakening

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

When we continuously grasp at our thoughts- our constructs of reality- mindfulness can help us to examine our tendencies for obsessive-compulsive delusional disorder (OCDD). Be honest about what you see with open awareness.

7 Ways Meditation Can Save Your Life

Friday, July 15th, 2011

~ Abstracted from the work of Ed & Deb Shapiro, award-winning authors and featured bloggers at Oprah.com and HuffingtonPost.com. See their latest award-winning book: “Be The Change: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World”. … But meditation can save our life? This notion may sound farfetched, but meditation is a direct way to cut […]

Awakening

Friday, July 15th, 2011

In the process of emerging with our Mindful Intelligence, we are looking and listening with the intent of seeing and deeply understanding the nature of cause and effect- the chain of becoming. Be honest about what you see with open awareness.