Spirituality
‘We turned our backs (on our Original-nature), so do not advocate searching outside for it. Having fully exposed the precious jewel, we do not know it as precious.’ Kusan Sunim
A reflection on the late poet Mary Oliver, and what her work modeled for us and asks of us now. The post Attention Is Our Original and Shared Vocation appeared first on Mindful.
‘What is subject to change is illusion; what can’t be changed is reality.’ Kusan Sunim
‘The Four Stages as described in the Pali Canon are reflective teachings aimed at getting perspective on our own experience.’ Ajahn Sumedho
October’s Teacher of the Month is a new voice to Mindful: musician Thaddaeus Washington. As a Toledo-based artist and founder of MIND Music, Thadd sees music as medicine and offers his original compositions as meditative practices. The post My Journey to Mindfulness...
We have more technological assistance with daily tasks, more self-care, and more sedentary hours than any previous generation. So why are we still so exhausted? And what do we actually need to help us feel restored? The post Why Can’t We Rest Anymore? appeared first...
“I once heard someone say that a sign of enlightenment was the ability to say (and mean it) ‘Well, this isn’t what I want, but it’s what I got, so okay.’” ~Sylvia Boorstein I once met a speed-cuber, one of those people who could solve a Rubik’s Cube in sixty seconds....
‘People today are starving for spiritual practice. When they want to hear, even a few words will convey the dharma NO NEED TO SHOUT.’ Trevor Leggett
One of the core principles of mindfulness is learning the practice of not reacting to everything that's going on inside and around us. But where do we begin? The post The Power of the Pause: A Simple Way to Begin Your Practice of Not Reacting appeared first on Mindful.
Teacher and founder of Treeming.org Jörg Sprave leads a guided meditation to introduce listeners to the ancient practice of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing). The post Jörg Sprave: A Guided Forest Bathing Meditation appeared first on Mindful.