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Archive for August, 2011

Four Stages of “Attending Meditation”

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

  This settling process of concentrating our “minding” attention or “watchful” observation has 4 stages: (i). First, we openly and receptively learn to let go of distracting inner objects— such as feelings, thoughts, attractions, and aversions, as well as all outer objects; (ii). Second, our deliberate intention and effort to “sit” brings about a serene […]

Awakening

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Life is practice and we practice life. Sit, smile & be happy.

Awakening

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Mindfulness is an antidote to our unwholesome habits. Mindsight is an antidote to our obscurity. Sit, smile & be happy.

Awakening

Monday, August 29th, 2011

In true liberation there is nothing to want, nothing to discard, no place to go, and no place to avoid. Sit, smile & be happy.

Meditate- “Just Do It”- Checklist

Monday, August 29th, 2011

This brief checklist for preparing your meditation practice was written by Stephan Bodian, an internationally celebrated meditation teacher and a licensed psychotherapist specializing in stress management and positive psychology. He is the author of several books, including Meditation For Dummies®, and the former editor-in-chief of Yoga Journal. Just Do It Checklist: • Quiet space– if […]

Awakening

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

One doesn’t practice to become enlightened of their own being, but when it happens it is like waking up from a dream. Sit, smile & be happy.

Awakening

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

Life has a way of breaking into our awareness when our response to it isn’t adequate. Sit, smile & be happy.

The Power of Mindsight

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Refining our inner capacities of free attention and open awareness is an integral part of our contemplative training. We refer to this reflexive lens for “inner seeing” as “mindsight”. The more we practice, the more refined this instrument becomes for seeing within- for seeing both precisely and expansively things as they are. When focused and […]

Awakening

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Today- take a moment or two and reflect on your doing. Select a simple task and observe whether there is any extraneous thinking that accompanies your action… Sit, smile & be happy.

Awakening

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

How does thinking about your tasks affect doing your tasks? Is your mind focused on your task directly or divided among other activities? Sit, smile & be happy.