Focused Mind (unscattered mind) - Do one thing at a time, without yearning to be doing or thinking about something else.When you eat, eat... when you walk, walk.... when you are washing dishes, wash dishes...... this is the Way. Attention attention attention..... keeping your mind focused in the present, here and now.Stretching the BodyDoing the… Continue reading Simple Practices for Body/Mind Health and Living in Fullness
Category: The Basics!
Faith is……. (part 2)
"Faith is the bridge which carries us through moments of despair" What has faith come to mean for me? when i was young, the understanding of what faith meant to me, was akin to hunkering down, closing the eyes (in many cases closing to the voice of reason), clenching my teeth, and saying "i believe,… Continue reading Faith is……. (part 2)
Be Present….. Attention Attention Attention
Be present..... be here, on the head of the moment..... be fully aware of the present surroundings and how they are flowing by.... don't need to make a bunch of assumptions.... don't need to reflect on what is happening.... there is always something new and wonderful occurring.... pay attention to what IS.... rely on your… Continue reading Be Present….. Attention Attention Attention
Balance … Lack of Balance
i keep reminding myself...... of the importance of balance.... Balance stems from a sense of completeness, leading to a healthy mind. Life's circumstances cannot ever provide us with balance, or a sense of completeness. Balance comes after we learn how to deal with all our inner boogeymen, and realize that we are born with "inner… Continue reading Balance … Lack of Balance
Fullness and Freedom is our nature
"Fullness and Freedom is our nature, born inside each one of us, with no conditions. Freedom is our Birthright"...........Our only responsibility is to experience it....... BUT The question immediately arises.... "why is it then, that I spend so many moments not experiencing fullness and freedom then?" The answer is because: "I am waiting on something… Continue reading Fullness and Freedom is our nature
“Always Be Doing The Task At Hand” – (the answer to procrastination)
A few notes on life, and how they came together in a realization.......... A while back, i wrote a note to myself in big letters and stuck it on the wall..... it said "Always Be Doing The Task At Hand". One of my favorite aunties had told me once that her biggest difficulty in life… Continue reading “Always Be Doing The Task At Hand” – (the answer to procrastination)
A touch of Common Sense…… great medicine for our soul
A touch of Common Sense...... We are all human children, in that we get lost in our minds very easily, and often find it hard to get back out.That is not evidence of some “evil” entity thing going on, there is no boogeyman..... and at the root, there is truly nothing “wrong with us”.Yet, we… Continue reading A touch of Common Sense…… great medicine for our soul
Humans….. What is our purpose? Why are we here?
Humans.... Why are we here? What is our purpose? Good question..... Well, the "purpose" of soil and air and water and sunlight seems to be the nurture of living things on this planet... as a system. But was soil, air, water and sunlight "created" to do this? Is there some sort of external planner making… Continue reading Humans….. What is our purpose? Why are we here?
Faith – a different perspective
What is faith? Faith is the tool that allows us to lay everything down. "We cannot use faith to have some sort of control in the physical world, but when we have faith, we can learn to let go of the fear which makes us try to maintain some sort of control in the physical… Continue reading Faith – a different perspective
Reality dispels superstition – dealing with populist structures Monism dispels the myths of Dualism
I would like to suggest the following...... Our physical world is built out of positive/negative dualistic physics, and human experience frames everything on that dualistic way of seeing everything (perceived good and evil)..... but we humans are also necessarily a part of the monistic oneness... (oneness at the root of it all) which our physical… Continue reading Reality dispels superstition – dealing with populist structures Monism dispels the myths of Dualism
Reality is Dharma 