Spirituality
“Survival mode is supposed to be a phase that helps save your life. It is not meant to be how you live.” ~Michele Rosenthal Childhood is the most cherished time for many. However, nobody gets to adulthood unscathed. We all go through incidents with our friends,...
‘The Middle Way is a path that both transcends the self and meets us where we are, offering wisdom and compassion for all stages of the journey.’ Everyday Buddhism
‘The point that the path offers a way to live in alignment with deeper truths suggests that the Eightfold Path is more a way of liberation than merely a way to liberation, which makes sense.’ Everyday Buddhism
Asked why he wore such a large hat, Zen master Huang Po replied, ‘because it has to cover the myriad worlds.’ Huang Po
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” ~Michel de Montaigne Some people fear spiders. Some fear public speaking. My biggest fear? That my plus-one will always be my own reflection. More and more people are finding themselves in the...
‘How can one cultivate a path to liberation when the idea of a ‘self’ progressing along such a path is, according to the Buddha, fundamentally delusional?’ Everyday Buddhism
On the surface, it might seem like requiring mindfulness in schools is a great idea. But are there potential downsides? Alex Tzelnic explores what mandated mindfulness might be missing, and how we can make it truly beneficial for students and teachers. The post...
Experience the power of mindfulness by joining the Mindful30 Challenge – an online meditation event hosted by Mindful in support of mindfulness programs for schoolchildren across the country. The post Join the Mindful30 Challenge! appeared first on Mindful.
“There is no way to be whole without first embracing our brokenness. Wounds transform us, if we let them.” ~Sue Monk Kidd Menopause flagged up everything unresolved, unmet, and unchallenged and asked me to meet it with grace. I’m not saying it was an overnight...
Liminality refers to in-between states that mark transformation. Liminality is all around us — we see it in a flower between bud and blossom, the dawn before the sun breaks over the horizon. We feel it when we travel on a flight from somewhere to somewhere as we...