How to Transform Fabricated ‘Crises of the Heart and Soul’.
Observe how your mind, body, heart and soul naturally seek homeostasis and regroup, often giving you insight on what you are.
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On Seeking Enlightenment: Sitting with All Parts of Myself.
Not just the parts I think I like, but also the parts I tend not to like. The parts of me that seek forgiveness. The parts that are angry.
For the Students, My Teachers, February 14th, 2018 (and Every Day After). {poetry}
Never again will we entertain this tyranny
that wears a thousand divisive masks
but is always a scared and greed-scarred child-man
hiding behind a curtain.
For Breda: I Miss You. {poetry}
When I feed the fish and smile at their funny faces... when I sit with my back straight and palms in my lap, attempting to quiet my mind, I remember you.
Shoshin: A Zen Concept to Help You Stop Being a Slave to Old Beliefs.
There is a concept in Zen Buddhism known as shoshin, which means “beginner’s mind.” Shoshin refers to the idea of letting go of your preconceptions and having an attitude of openness when studying a subject.
The American Mind.
The American Mind readily invokes God as a sedative, but only when visited by national disaster. Otherwise, it claims diplomatic immunity from what God suggests and morality requires.
My Mind is Fine, It’s My Brain That’s Insane.
The mind has to tell the body that there is no option of staying in bed and that it must make it to class and to work despite the 1,000 pound lead body suit. Thank you, Seraquil. The mind has to tell the brain to stop whispering thoughts of suicide because the heart is just about to give in. ...
Depression: Marauder Of The Mind.
I know now. I know what it is and what it feels like, for lack of a lovelier way of finding out. Sadness is not the same as emptiness. Mind over matter only works with a mind that works too. This is how it feels: One by one, like a leak, things start to fall out of the soul. Hobbies. Family and ...
Meditations For The Mind That Won’t Shut Up.
There's a line I love from the wonderful movie The Peaceful Warrior: "Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses." Movement can take us out of our mind, and help engage our senses in a way that can be elusive through stillness.
The Power-Hungry Games: What Is Your Cause?
What makes your heart feel full and warm, and what acts of kindness and service support you to feel alive and at ease in your solar plexus or core? And at the root of passionate service exists a stable human being. How are you taking care of yourself? Can you integrate nourishing self-care ...