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Archive for November, 2014

Sunday, November 30th, 2014

never assume, look deeply…

Awakening

Sunday, November 30th, 2014

If we cannot clearly understand our own feelings, then how can we skillfully relate to those felt by others?

Awakening

Saturday, November 29th, 2014

Our minds give us the natural capacity for ‘time travel’- where we easily wander into the past and future missing the details of what is directly happening in our present moment.

Saturday, November 29th, 2014

tune into ‘what is’…

Karmic Effect: The ‘Eternal Knot’

Friday, November 28th, 2014

In Buddhist practice, the ‘Eternal Knot’ is a symbol of promise representing the unity between infinite wisdom and compassion- without beginning or end. It is a geometric diagram of right angles which symbolizes the nature of reality where everything is interconnected- a flowing process of interrelated cause & effect- and where everything exists as part […]

Friday, November 28th, 2014

There’s nowhere to really hide…

Awakening

Friday, November 28th, 2014

It’s the little things we need to take more pause and savor. Those small “bits” of detail nestled in time and space that give us the real “flavors” & “textures” of our existence… moment by moment.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2014

the practice of PAUSE…

Awakening

Wednesday, November 26th, 2014

With all the wonderful foods surrounding our holiday season, it’s a great time to practice “mindful eating”- to pay closer attention to what we eat and to how we eat- to SLOW it down and to really savor the aromas, flavors, textures, etc.

Freedom from the Tyranny of Time

Wednesday, November 26th, 2014

In our modern society, ‘time’ has become one of our biggest stressors. At some stages of life, it might feel as though there is never enough time to do what we need to do. Often we don’t know where time has gone the years pass by so fast. At other stages, time may weigh heavily […]