Here 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…
The 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.
Abstracted 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 […]
Our “Way” is fundamentally centered by insight, practice, and “mindsight” (“deep seeing” & “penetrating awareness”). Sit, smile & be happy.
Abstracted 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 […]
Pain ceases to torment when we stop grasping at its annihilation. Cessation is all about letting go. Sit, smile & be happy.
You 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.
Entering into stillness we are more alive, and more intelligent coming out… Sit, smile & be happy.
The difference between pain and torment is a matter of “mind”. Sit, smile & be happy.
A “beginner’s mind” and seeing with “fresh eyes” is integral to the art of noticing. There are many formal and informal ways we can practice to cultivate this skill- and to help tune our present moment awareness into seeing our direct experience with renewed and curious perspective. Allow yourself here and now a few minutes […]