Spirituality
“Luke, I am your father.” If you recognize this as Darth Vader’s famous line from The Empire Strikes Back, you’re in good company—and you’re also wrong. The actual line is “No, I am your father.” This isn’t just a trivial mistake. It’s an example of what’s called the...
‘Compassion, love, kindness, a sense of brotherhood or sisterhood, a sense of altruism — these are key areas for human development in the future as well as today.’ Dalai Lama
‘I Mo Ko. I Mo Ko. What is this? What is this? When we practise hua t’ou meditation, we are simply trying to generate doubt: What is this? Sometimes the `this’ is crying, sometimes laughing, sometimes feeling depressed, sometimes being excited.’ Jisu Sunim
‘If a major fear or worry arises, tell it you’ll give it attention later. Remarkably, this works. The mind, like a restless child, often settles once it knows it will be heard.’ Everyday Buddhism
‘To experience the Buddha directly is to be fully present with what is, without clinging or resistance. It is to engage with the moment, each thought, each feeling, as an expression of the Dharma.’ Everyday Buddhism
In this week’s practice, meditation teacher Toby Sola guides us through a practice to help get clarity when facing all different kinds of decisions. The post A Meditation to Help You Make Any Decision—Big or Small appeared first on Mindful.
“If you don’t like something, change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” ~Mary Engelbreit “So, what do you think?” my husband asked, the dinner table lit by the soft glow of the overhead light. He’d been talking for a while, and I knew I...
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.” ~Akshay Dubey The realization came to me during a chaotic day at the Philadelphia public school where I worked as a counselor. A young student sat across from me, her...
‘Please consider this: right now, you have a body, a voice and a mind, don’t you? Of these, mind is the most important.’ Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” ~Dan Millman For as long as I can remember, my mind has been a never-ending maze of what-ifs. What if I make the wrong decision? What if I embarrass myself? What if I fail? My...