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Archive for June, 2012

Bodhicitta… ‘Sitting’

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Awakening

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Discernment arises from the wisdom of observation. Skillful discernment seeds adaptive and contextually appropriate behaviors.

Awakening

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

When we dis-identify with our thoughts, we create space between our “observing” and “thinking self”.

Awakening

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

A breath and a pause between a thought and an action can make all the difference in facilitating a healthy and adaptive response.

Bodhicitta… ‘Choices’

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

The best choices are often made while sitting quietly & still. Busily swinging & chasing from tree to tree, we tend to overlook the better bananas (choices)…

Awakening

Monday, June 18th, 2012

Discernment helps us to regulate the critical space between intent and action.

Awakening

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

“Bare attention” is a clear lens onto our direct experience- without the filtering of pre-conceptions.

Awakening

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

Mindfulness helps us to see how our mind shapes our view of the world and our place in it.

Awakening

Friday, June 15th, 2012

“Mirror neurons” result in a shared state of “feeling felt”.

Introducing ‘Bodhicitta’

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

Mindfulness is awareness… it’s purposeful intention… it’s presence of mind… it’s balance… and it’s caring deeply for a curious & open Way of being, doing & living. Our new whimsical yet insightful little character, ‘Bodhicitta’, is much like ‘Bodhi’- awakened on the path in bringing us the ‘light’ & ‘energy’ of mindfulness. The journey of […]