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My Meditative Moments

Archive for June, 2014

Awakening

Monday, June 30th, 2014

Sorting out all of these thoughts & feelings so that our perception of things may be clear is no easy practice. Discernment & clarity arise from our vigilance to simply observe without intervention…

The Guest House

Monday, June 30th, 2014

~An insightful poem by Jelaluddin Rumi, translation by Coleman Barks This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty […]

Monday, June 30th, 2014

aware & non-reactive…

Monday, June 30th, 2014

fearless courage…

Awakening

Sunday, June 29th, 2014

Sorting out all of these thoughts & feelings so that our perception of things may be clear is no easy practice. Discernment & clarity arise from our vigilance to simply observe without intervention…

Sunday, June 29th, 2014

what are we chasing?…

The Gift of An Ordinary Day

Sunday, June 29th, 2014

Much wonder in our lives is simply experienced in the ordinary… As our children grow older- and as we grow older, we are in the midst of a life that is ever-changing. As difficult as it may seem as a parent, we must learn to let go and to embrace the impermanence of our family. […]

Saturday, June 28th, 2014

rest in the breath?…

Awakening

Saturday, June 28th, 2014

Cultivating ‘observational distance’ from our anxiety-producing or stressful events allow us to manage our anxiety and distressing feelings more skillfully and to reduce the detrimental impact of such feelings on our behavior.

Friday, June 27th, 2014

slow it down…