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Healing

The human nervous system is so delicate, it’s ridiculously easy for it to get wound up. Even mere thoughts will tie up the body in knots. All of that has to come out at some point. Meditating for 20 m...

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Dec 20, 2020

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The Frog & the Crow

Said the frog to the crow, “Don’t make anxiety real.” The crow jumped around on his branch and cawed, “I have an ADHD brain, I’ve always been depressed. I’m sure I’m going to get shot at by farmer Sam...

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Oct 24, 2020

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The absolute stability of the soul

<...news reports of imminent war...> I know. The world isn’t offering up a lot of reasons to feel totally at ease right now, isn’t it? Even with my monk training under my feet, when I listen to what t...

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Jun 22, 2020

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Mastering the “why am I doing this?” thought

TL;DR... When meditating, simply sigh when the thought pops up. Same for if you feel self-conscious. Then continue meditating. Don’t buy into the boredom feeling. It doesn’t have a significance. Have ...

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Jun 13, 2020

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Be a scientist 🧪

What is needed on this planet right now is a shift in consciousness. You turning your awareness inward, resting into the stillness of your soul is helpful for everyone around you. The one mind we all ...

Mar 18, 2020

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A mind like wild horses

Have you ever wondered... “Is it wrong to just use the meditation technique like a mantra when the mind gets overly busy?” No, not wrong at all. There’s no shame in repeating the meditation technique ...

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Mar 2, 2020

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How do I know meditation is working?

How do you know meditation is working? Judge by looking at how your life is changing. Changing how? Well, what is the greatest vision for who you are? Meditation moves you toward that. Effortlessly. A...

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Dec 16, 2019

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Mind-body hack #1 – Emotions

Recalling from last post that... Awareness loves being aware When you step back in your mind and observe the whole mind, you give awareness what it wants. Whoops! What’s this? Awful thoughts? Physical...

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Dec 13, 2019

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Meditators get to choose how long they suffer

When I wrote the “ Sometimes life hurts ” blog post, that was when I got side-swiped by an emotional panic that I had not experienced when I was a monk or even since. What happened is that I woke up t...

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Dec 12, 2019

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Sometimes life hurts

Loss... rejection... panic! ...is when you confront the value of your mental health. You confront the loss of your peace being the most important thing to you . ✶ Pain forces you admit, “I need peace....

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Dec 12, 2019

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Awareness Hack #9

If there’s one thing that will make meditating feel more satisfying (even though we don’t have expectations), it’s... Awareness loves being aware. Just loves it! So why not give it what it wants? Righ...

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Dec 7, 2019

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The 5 Natural Emotions

It is said that we all are born with just TWO FEARS baked into us: the fear of falling the fear of loud noises As we evolve, we come to recognise our 5 NATURAL EMOTIONS : GRIEF — when we lose somethin...

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Feb 9, 2019

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