Spirituality
‘Those who know the teaching of the ‘Sudden’ School and attach no importance to rituals, and whose mind functions always under right views, so that they are absolutely free from defilements or contaminations, are said to know their Essence of Mind.’ Hui Neng
‘But as a real refuge to take in order to see and realise the truth, you can look at the Buddha as that which is mindful, the pure intelligent awareness.’ Ajahn Sumedho
“Sometimes walking away is the only way to stop walking away from yourself.” ~Unknown I was between sessions. My TV was on in the background—something I’d half-started watching called The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Hulu—as I walked into the kitchen to make myself...
“Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill.” ~Shinichi Suzuki I knew exactly what to say to my narcissistic mother. I just could never say it. For twenty years I studied every technique in the book. Gray rocking (becoming emotionally neutral...
‘The way of mindfulness is always appropriate to the time and the place, to the way things are in their good and bad aspects.’ Ajahn Sumedho
Pushing into areas of new ideas and learning, we can be sure to encounter imperfection. Here’s how we can practice self-compassion for failure so we can keep taking creative risks. The post Building Self-Compassion for Failure in the Creative Process appeared first on...
Take a restorative moment to release tension and feel deeply into gratitude for your hard-working body. The post A 12-Minute Meditation to Rest Your Body in Gratitude appeared first on Mindful.
“A proper grown-up communicates clearly and assertively.” This is something I have heard many people say. By that definition, I wouldn’t have been classed as a proper grown-up for most of my life. There was a time when I couldn’t even ask someone for a glass of water....
‘We are powerless to change the past, but the moment has endless possibilities.’ Zen Graffiti
For Suwarna, a doctor by profession, being human is like being a fish underwater. Just as a fish is constantly surrounded by water, humans live day and night inside a continuous flow of feelings. Even highly intelligent and successful people are constantly influenced...