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Archive for August, 2011
Awakening
Thursday, August 18th, 2011The fruition of our practice is the cessation of a grasping mind. Can we want or desire without attachment? Can we see through our “wanting” as an ongoing process? Sit, smile & be happy.
Seeing & Observing
Thursday, August 18th, 2011Here is a link to a wonderful little article posted to her blog “Artful Choice” by Maria Konnikova entitled “Don’t Just See; Observe: What Sherlock Homes Can Teach Us About Mindful Decisions”. Her blog focuses on the psychology of decision-making and its impact on the choices we make. This is truly an insightful read…
Awakening
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011The insight of “mindsight” is perceived with free attention & open awareness- the wisdom of “mindsight” is cultivated with penetrating awareness… This awakening is a path of “becoming” and “transforming”. Sit, smile & be happy.
Impermanence
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011Abstracted from an article entitled “Castles Made of Sand”~ Andrew Olendzki, Ph.D. These symbols of impermanence- “castles made of sand”- can help teach us about the nature of our own minds. When watching the revealing simplicity of children at play in the sand, these imaginative creations seem to be a singular focus where nothing in […]
Awakening
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Our “Way” is fundamentally centered by insight, practice, and “mindsight” (“deep seeing” & “penetrating awareness”). Sit, smile & be happy.
The Image of the Self
Monday, August 15th, 2011Abstracted from an article entitled “One Dharma”~ Joseph Goldstein Why do we put so much matter into our conception of “self”? Are we as solid as the “image” we project of “self”? Take an image like a rainbow. Try to recall the last time you looked up and saw one in the sky- or take […]
Awakening
Monday, August 15th, 2011Pain ceases to torment when we stop grasping at its annihilation. Cessation is all about letting go. Sit, smile & be happy.
Awakening
Sunday, August 14th, 2011You cannot say “good-bye” to something you haven’t first greeted with “hello”… The mind can only let go that which it has first invited and embraced. Sit, smile & be happy.
Awakening
Saturday, August 13th, 2011Entering into stillness we are more alive, and more intelligent coming out… Sit, smile & be happy.
Awakening
Friday, August 12th, 2011The difference between pain and torment is a matter of “mind”. Sit, smile & be happy.