Spirituality
‘Sometimes anger may give some kind of immediate support, some kind of strength and power, but in the long run it doesn’t. There’s always some fear behind it.’ Geshe Tashi Tsering
Here are some easy ways to show love with simple mindful actions that foster genuine connection and appreciation. The post 4 Quick Ways to Nurture & Show Love, Anytime appeared first on Mindful.
When my Tibetan grandmother died on a winter night in Darjeeling, India, the lamas came to the house and began reading aloud from The Tibetan Book of the Deadto guide her through the bardo, the liminal state between her death and her rebirth. Seated in the altar room...
“Only say good words to your child. Even if it looks like they’re not listening, if you repeat those kind words a hundred or a thousand times, they will eventually become the child’s own thoughts.” ~My grandmother When I think about my childhood, the first word that...
‘I said, ‘‘When you are thinking of neither good nor evil, what is at that particular moment, Venerable Sir, your real nature (literally, original face)?’’’ Hui Neng
‘There is no Bodhi-tree, Nor stand of a mirror bright. Since all is void, Where can the dust alight? Hui Neng [Enjoy the simple insight of this verse.]’ Hui Neng
This classic loving-kindness meditation can help you to awaken to how connected we all are. You don’t have to like everybody, or agree with everything they do—but you can open up to the possibility of caring for them, because our lives are inextricably linked. The...
‘Awareness, not two. The inner and the outer no longer feel divided. The sense of ‘me’ observing the world softens, or falls away. Thought still moves, but is not taken as real. Experience flows without clinging, without story, without ‘‘two’’.’ Everyday...
When you are on your journey of reconnecting with your inner child with warmth, compassion, trust and comfort, affirmations could help ease your process. Affirmations can act as the bridge between the present you and the younger version of you. The tone and language...
When was the last time something within you felt deeply fulfilled? Do you remember the feelings of pure and complete awe, wonder, joy, playfulness, enthusiasm, and contentment you experienced in certain moments as a kid? When you lay on the grass and looked for funny...