Tag Archives: Peace
“What is a thought?” An excerpt from “Mindfulness Plain & Simple”.
Check out the book here.
“The human obsession with past and future is driven by the way we relate to our
thoughts, which consume most of our attention, most of the time. This leads to
many problems, which we will explore over the course of this chapter. As you
read, notice any insights that arise, as well as noticing [...]
Spirituality is dead: how being ordinary saved my life (and other Mindfulness tales).
Rabbit said something interesting to Eeyore in “Return to the Hundred Acre Wood”, by David Benedictus. He said that “Happy is all very well Eeyore, but it doesn’t butter any Parsnips!” Eeyore’s response? “Then leave them unbuttered.” For me, spirituality is dead, because it might butter your Parsnips, but it doesn’t lead to happiness.
The spirituality [...]
Meditation should be simple: here it is in 355 words.
How to meditate for busy people. No filler, no fluff. Here we go.
Key Skill #1 – Learning to observe your thoughts
As you read this, stop for a moment and notice the thoughts passing through your mind right now. Are they words, images, sounds or a combination of all three? Watch your thoughts come and go [...]
How the Dalai Lama Changed my Life.
Sometimes you don’t recognise change as it’s happening, but when you look back, you hardly recognise who you used to be. In Zen they say that “When you walk in the mist, you don’t know you’re getting wet,” and when I think about my journey over the past ten years, I certainly got drenched. Allow [...]
The Three Causes of Unhappiness
Happiness is natural, it’s our normal state, yet for most of us, it seems elusive, just out of reach, right around the corner. If it’s so simple and natural, then why is it so hard to find? Here in plain English, we will explore the three real causes of unhappiness. Today, we will look at [...]
Ecological crisis?
Global warming is a hot topic in the Western world as we begin to examine our effect on the natural world. In this article, I want to examine the connection between being lost in our thoughts and destructive behaviour, and how connection to the natural world might change our actions.
Fear and Consumption:
Why do we consume [...]
A Mindful Cup of Tea
Drinking a cup of tea is something billions of people do every day, and it is a good example of an everyday aspect of life, in which you can be mindful or not. It is also a great mindfulness exercise, which we will explore later in the chapter, but for now, let’s look at two [...]
Trauma and Meditation
From the Huffington Post:
Many children who run away from violence and abuse at home end up living on the streets. In the U.S., over 300,000 such children are involved in sex trafficking. For some of the lucky ones who have been rescued, in this country and abroad, meditation is a vital part of their healing [...]
