‘Wanting to get rid of sadness is an expression of the universal aspiration to happiness.’ Corrado Pensa
Morning Meditation — Universal aspiration to happiness.
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Nahomi’s Gratitude Story: Rewiring the Mind
One of the toughest moments of Nahomi's life happened when she was eleven years old. She lost her mother to suicide. Growing up, her mother had suffered from various mental illnesses, and Nahomi was always very attached and emotionally in tune with her feelings....
Morning Meditation — The treasure cannot speak.
‘Buddha Nature is like a store of treasure inside the house of a pauper. The owner isn't aware of it, and the treasure cannot speak.’ Tathagatagarbha Sutra
Morning meditation — Simultaneous Awareness of Both.
‘Simultaneous Awareness of Both The jade-green lady throws her shuttle upon the whirling loom; the stone man beats his drum: Boom! Boom!’ Chan Master Fenyang
The Wellness Trap: What Mindfulness Can’t Fix
As mindfulness practices have gained popularity, a subtle shift has occurred around how we view these techniques and what we expect of them. Writer Angela Stubbs examines what she calls "the wellness trap" and asks: Have we lost sight of the original intent of...
How a Chronic Illness Changed My Life for the Better
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~Viktor Frankl I smiled when the doctor told me I had a disease I would carry for the rest of my life. He was calling with my biopsy results, and the word he used was “Crohn’s.”...
Morning meditation — The Buddha’s teaching offers both a warning and a promise.
‘The Buddha’s teaching offers both a warning and a promise: the warning that no external search will ever bring us to the end of suffering, and the promise that the end of suffering can indeed be realised — right here, in this very life.’ Everyday Buddhism
How to Write About a Spiritual Journey
The first journal I ever kept was on my first trip to India. I did not think of it as a spiritual pilgrimage at first, even though my then-wife Iris and I had been inspired to go after reading Ram Dass’s Be Here Now, the 1970s underground bestseller. Iris wanted to...
Why It’s So Hard to Just Rest and Why We Need to Do It
“If you don’t give your mind and body a break, you’ll break. Stop pushing yourself through pain and exhaustion and take care of your needs.” ~Lori Deschene In November of 2021, my autoimmune issues flared up. My doctor and I are still unsure which of my...
Morning Meditation: Mind doesn’t appear as a monk or a layman.
‘Mind doesn't appear as a monk or a layman, an elder or a novice, a sage or a fool, a Buddha or a mortal.’ Bodhidharma