Spirituality
The rise of “mental fitness” and optimization-focused tools is reframing mindfulness as performance rather than awareness. But is that really an issue? The post Mental Fitness is Replacing Mindfulness—But is That a Problem? appeared first on Mindful.
“You don’t have to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.” ~Unknown Tomorrow, a court will grant me a divorce after eleven years of marriage. I’ve spent the last several months rereading a decade of my own life like evidence in a case, trying to understand...
‘May all beings caught in the delusion of suffering, find liberation.’ Everyday Buddhist
In 1991, shortly after my first serious breakup, I moved into my long-dead grandmother’s apartment near Coney Island. It was far from everything and everyone I knew—an hour and a half by subway from Greenwich Village. My father and aunt had decided to keep this...
“Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is.” ~Sharon Salzberg A few months ago, my father informed me that he’d been diagnosed with prostate...
‘Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it? We go though the gate and face ten thousand warriors.’ Zen Buddhism
Mellow Elephant founder and former English teacher Billy Rosenbeck shares how he became a champion of meditation, found work in prisons and package stores, and made a movie along the way. The post The Circuitous Path of an Unexpected Meditation Teacher appeared first...
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers There is a part of me that really, really loves vitamins. Like…a lot. I have always been endlessly fascinated by health, which means I can spend a wildly unreasonable...
‘May all beings realise the freedom of contentment.’ Everyday Buddhism
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