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Homer Simpson & The 8 Attitudes of Mindfulness
Posted September 28, 2011 by Charlie Van Dyke in Meditations
From Beyond Blue
I’ve long been a fan of Elisha Goldstein’s work on mindfulness because, more than any author on that topic, he seems to communicate the practice in a way that doesn’t totally overwhelm me and make me want to run the other way. With Forrest Gump.
I know this isn’t a very sophisticated image, but I keep going back to Homer Simpson ... read more
I’ve long been a fan of Elisha Goldstein’s work on mindfulness because, more than any author on that topic, he seems to communicate the practice in a way that doesn’t totally overwhelm me and make me want to run the other way. With Forrest Gump.
I know this isn’t a very sophisticated image, but I keep going back to Homer Simpson ... read more
The Silkworm Story
When Jesse was a little girl of six she kept silkworms. Once she noticed one struggling hard to get through a smallhole in the cocoon. Jesse became very worried about the small creature's capacity to emerge, so she took a pair of scissors and cut open the cocoon. Then to her horror, she noticed that the moth was deformed when i... read more
When Jesse was a little girl of six she kept silkworms. Once she noticed one struggling hard to get through a smallhole in the cocoon. Jesse became very worried about the small creature's capacity to emerge, so she took a pair of scissors and cut open the cocoon. Then to her horror, she noticed that the moth was deformed when i... read more
Spiritual Story by Paulo Coelho
There was a king of Spain who was very proud of his ancestors, and who was known for his cruelty to the weak.
One time, he was walking with his advisers across a field in Aragon, where - years before - he had lost his father during a battle, when he found a holy man searching a large pile of bones.
" What are you doi... read more
There was a king of Spain who was very proud of his ancestors, and who was known for his cruelty to the weak.
One time, he was walking with his advisers across a field in Aragon, where - years before - he had lost his father during a battle, when he found a holy man searching a large pile of bones.
" What are you doi... read more
By Remez Sasson
Meditation is more than a method for relaxing the body, as some people think. It is a way for gaining freedom from incessant, nagging thoughts and worries, quieting the chatter of the mind, and attaining inner peace and happiness. In its higher levels, it leads to spiritual awakening and enlightenment.
Meditation plays an importan... read more
Meditation is more than a method for relaxing the body, as some people think. It is a way for gaining freedom from incessant, nagging thoughts and worries, quieting the chatter of the mind, and attaining inner peace and happiness. In its higher levels, it leads to spiritual awakening and enlightenment.
Meditation plays an importan... read more
Seeing isn’t what I thought it was.
What I called seeing was just looking.
I didn’t see very much,
But I kept looking.
And that shifted my cognitive gears,
and there came a new moment.
The first look is a word, a name.
To me anything that is attached to words is a mental looking.
Then, I began to look with my whole bei
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