And in the end..... We live and see life in accordance with our worldview. And what is our worldview? How is it built? It is built from our assumptions. What are our assumptions? They are decisions we made, both consciously and subconsciously, about how the world around us functions, and about how we fit into… Continue reading Peeling the onion – Part 1 Our Worldview – how do we build its contents / come to have one?
Tag: mental-health
The Frog’s Tongue
This illustration, is using the Frog's tongue as an analogy for mental fixation. From the time we wake up, until we fall asleep. The mind continuously jumps from one focus to the next. This is really "what the frog does". When the frog sees something it wants to eat, it shoots out its tongue, and… Continue reading The Frog’s Tongue
Always be returning back to Zero
"Always be returning to Zero. It is a wonderful place. It is clean and fresh, with the ability to act in response to life without having old built up responses controlling us." Continuously getting back to Zero is SO important. Opinions and attitudes build up without us noticing them, and suddenly we find ourselves reacting… Continue reading Always be returning back to Zero
Mental quietness and sleep
The concept of "returning to the breath" or "returning to a mentally neutral place", is something that we can practice while we are awake, but it does not help us much when we are sleeping. I am not an expert in neuroscience, but I am sure there are studies that show what happens when we… Continue reading Mental quietness and sleep
Reality is Dharma 