I’m not very good at meditating
Meditation is not about perfection. Developing tools and techniques to help cultivate awareness and compassion is a practice with huge life benefits.
Category: thoughts
No apologies for tears
Noticing patterns in thoughts, memories, and dream images, helps us discover the wisdom we need now.
Bad Mood Rescue Remedy
Do you ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed and things go from bad to worse as
“I am awake” — Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama must have looked particularly radiant the day someone asked him if he was a divine being. Not surprising,
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
Apparently 3000 years ago Greeks would think you were delusional if you claimed the thoughts in your head were your
A wacky way into wordless wonder
Thoughts are formed by words that prompt images of places and times that pull our attention away from here and
Grudges, pet peeves and other tangled mental knots
One of the greatest benefits of meditation for me has been to be able to see thoughts and emotions
Worried? Read on!
Last week I had jury duty, so I made sure my calendar was clear in case I had to serve
Thoughts & emotions in meditation, continuing the Anapanasati Sutta
In our continuing exploration of the Anapanasati Sutta, the Buddha’s teaching on mindfulness of the breath, we now come to
Gravitational Pull and the Five Hindrances
Meditation is the practice of being present in this moment, becoming more skillful in how we relate to our experience
