Spirituality
Developing more inclusive teaching practices can go a long way to making mindfulness accessible, especially for communities of neurodiversity. The post Mindfulness and Autism: Learning to Celebrate Neurodiversity appeared first on Mindful.
“Rule your mind, or it will rule you.” ~Buddha I used to be trapped in a cycle of overthinking, replaying past mistakes, worrying about the future, and mentally holding onto every thought, just as I physically held onto old clothes, books, and my child’s outgrown...
When I watched Outie Mark try to convince Innie Mark to give up his life so he could be reunited with his wife, I couldn’t help but wonder how different Mark Scout’s life would be if he understood the dharma. In fact, I often think about that when watching Severance,...
‘If one really practises, one will hear the Buddha-Dhamma whether sitting at the root of a tree, lying down or in whatever posture. This is not something to merely think about. It arises from the pure mind.’ Ajahn Chah
“You should be angry. You must not be bitter. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. It doesn’t do anything to the object of its displeasure. So use that anger. You write it. You paint it. You dance it. You march it. You vote it. You do everything about it....
‘To begin with, just sit. There’s no need to worry about doing it right or wrong. Let go of the idea that meditation is something to be perfected. What we are doing here is simple but profound: getting to know our own mind.’ Everyday Buddhism
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” ~Albert Einstein For a long time, I lived under the illusion that I was solving the problems standing between me and my desires. Whether it was love, success, or the kind of life I...
‘Our minds aren’t peaceful because of our old habits. We inherit these because of our past actions and thus they follow us around and constantly plague us. We struggle and search for a way out, but we’re bound by them and they pull us back.’ Ajahn Chah
The White Lotus has been dominating the TV conversation for weeks, producing memes (“Piper, noooo!”) and endless online discourse about incest, male onscreen nudity, and Lorazepam. But one major facet of this season has fueled fewer hot takes and text chains: its...
In this guided meditation, longtime meditation teacher and pain expert Vidyamala Burch offers a tender practice to help us be with our whole selves with openness and kindness, even when we are experiencing pain. The post A Meditation for Finding a Middle Way When We...