Awakening
Monday, September 7th, 2015Inner peace and contentment does not make us passive and indifferent rather calm and open with the capacity to create more inner space for clarity and understanding.
Archive for September, 2015
Mindfulness of…
Monday, September 7th, 2015This is what some practitioners refer to as ‘pure awareness’ without the distraction of desire or aversion. In this ‘state’ we are simply witnessing what is arising and falling away with the purposeful intention to know the nature of what we are experiencing without any preconception or judgment. It is ‘here’ where concentration and wisdom […]
‘Vulnerabilities’
Sunday, September 6th, 2015What happens when we muster the courage to embrace our vulnerabilities?… It is the ‘brave heart’ that comes to know there is no real substantive weakness in our vulnerabilities… only the seeds for strengthening our inner capacities of awareness, self-compassion, and understanding. Exposing ourselves to what makes us truly ‘human’ is the essence of what […]
Awakening
Sunday, September 6th, 2015What is more motivating- our fear of death or our fear of living? In either case, we are immobilized by our fear to openly embrace the inevitable.
Awakening
Saturday, September 5th, 2015“Just like me”… we see the sameness in others. It is here where there arises empathy and compassion.
Awakening
Friday, September 4th, 2015When the ‘ground’ upon which we stand becomes familiar, we tend to become less fearful and more confident about what may be present even when difficult and painful.
‘Mindfulness is…’
Friday, September 4th, 2015In our practice, we cultivate this quality of awareness to discover its illuminating expansiveness to experience directly and openly whatever arises, moment by moment… while refining attention to master its precision in knowing the nature of things (events) just as they are.