Meditation has done more for me than any other practice. It helped save my life. Without it, I think I would lose my mind.It has played a key role in my sanity through the first year and a half of my new life in sobriety. My crazy, noisy, chaotic, relentless and unforgiving mind was one […]
Lire la suite de "5 simple tips to start a dailymeditation practice"Teachings of the Buddha are enlightened words which speak directly to us. The Buddha’s teachings lead us toward living a life with a compassionate and enlightened heart. Not only are they inspiring, but they also hold a truth which can change our perception for the better. The other day I was reading the book Teachings of […]
Lire la suite de "The dangers of attachment according to the Buddha"Qu’est-ce que vous sentez, goûtez, ressentez, entendez, voyez si vous laissez tomber toutes les histoires qui peuvent se dérouler dans votre tête pour observer simplement ce que vous ressentez ? Quelles couleurs, textures, qualités de lumière, etc. pouvez-vous percevoir ? C’est une pure expérience sensorielle et il est rare que nous restions longtemps dans cet état. […]
Lire la suite de "Vivre la simplicité de l’instant présent."Meditation has long been an issue for me. Not because I couldn’t “achieve the state,” but because I would achieve it as soon as I sat down and closed my eyes. This started back when I was a teenager, and since then my main goal was to learn how to understand the processes of meditation, […]
Lire la suite de "How to disappear : The 3 gates of meditation"We have to be willing to give it all up. How we think it’s supposed to look. How we think it’s supposed be. And instead, continuously come back to how it feels. I often get asked how I get myself into particular situations, or experience such depth in conversation with strangers on a regular basis. […]
Lire la suite de "I start every day with this question"If you’re like most people, you’ve probably tried meditation at one point in time and found it quite difficult. We’ve all heard of the benefits of meditation, from decrease stressed, reduced anxiety and increased productivity. But the truth is it takes time and dedication before these positive results are experienced. So, how do you develop […]
Lire la suite de "A mindfulness expert reveals the 5 most effective meditation techniques"To be a spiritual person is not a title that we gain; it is our essence, the crux of our existence. In other words, there aren’t spiritual and non-spiritual people, but there are people who are either more or less connected to the essence of spirituality or not. There are people who say, “spirituality is just […]
Lire la suite de "8 signs you’re a genuinely spiritual person (even if you think you’re not)"Update via The New York Times: “Do you have chronic sleep problems? You may be able to significantly improve your ability to get a restful night of sleep by practicing a popular form of meditation, a rigorous new study shows.” the full article. ~ One of the main causes of insomnia is that our minds are […]
Lire la suite de "A Bed time meditation to help overcome insomnia"There are hidden treasures in life that we can discover if we just look a little deeper. We do so much in our culture to avoid being alone. There are hundreds of ways we can distract ourselves from this very moment. Our world has actually been designed to do this. It has currently been constructed […]
Lire la suite de "Romancing aloneness : How to be alone"“The archetype of spirit in the shape of a man, hobgoblin, or animal always appears in a situation where insight, understanding, good advice, determination, planning, etc., are needed but cannot be mustered on one’s own resources.” ~ Carl Jung We do not choose our spirit animal—our spirit animal chooses us. There is so much to […]
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