Exploring difficult emotions and experiences may be the key to loosening their hold over us. Gentle awareness of our inner world allows us to transform shame in this practice from Patricia Rockman, MD. The post 12 Minute Meditation: Transform Shame Into Self-Trust...
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Healing Through Grief: How I Found Myself in the Metaphors of Loss and Love
“When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her and enters into her own image.” ~Meister Eckhart For most of my life, something in me felt off—misaligned, too much, not enough. I moved through the world trying to fix...
Morning meditation — To see the Absence of Thought.
‘To see the absence of thought is to master all the dharmas. To see the absence of thought is to embrace all the dharmas.’ Shen Hui
Can You Live a Meaningful Life Without Being Exceptional?
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” ~Alan Watts As I enter the later stage of life, I find myself...
Morning meditation — Begin to experience the truth of the Unconditioned.
‘Through the practice of the Buddhist Path, one can begin to experience the truth of the Unconditioned, not as a philosophical idea, but as a living reality.’ Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — Let your senses be naturally at ease.
‘Don't let your mind get too tense or too inwardly concentrated; let your senses be naturally at ease, balanced between tension and relaxation.’ Words of my Perfect Teacher
Morning meditation — The past is like empty space.
‘The past is like empty space; Know anything and the Basic principle is lost, Casting a clear light on the world, Illuminating, yet obscured.’ Niutou Farong
Mindful Parenting: How to Calm Our Kids and Heal Ourselves
“When we show up for our kids in moments when no one showed up for us, we’re not just healing them. We’re healing ourselves.” ~Dr. Becky Kenedy I wasn’t taught to pause and breathe when I was overwhelmed. I was taught to push through. To be a “good girl.” To smile...
Morning meditation — The sun rises, the moon sets.
‘Only this one scroll of scripture — every word unclear. The sun rises, the moon sets — when will it ever be fully understood?’ Everyday Buddhism
When Growth Comes with Grief Because People Still See the Old You
“In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.” ~Deepak Chopra There’s a strange ache that comes with becoming healthy. Not the physical kind. The relational kind. The kind that surfaces when we’re no longer quite...