People ask me how I can be a monk and yet not be very monkly. Please note, I write monkly and not monkey, though “people” could be meaning that: Why are you so monkey and not monkly? Why don’t I practice sitting ramrod straight with folded legs? Why aren’t I a vegan? Why do I
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I got a Facebook message the other day, regarding the little mindfulness challenge that I got going on. _______ Arjuna I haven’t done the mindfulness meditation for two days! I have slept and slept and I’m starting afresh today … I hope no one else has slipped up like me!! Thing is I don’t know
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A question, a great question, came in this morning: ______ “I’ve been told that if you don’t suffer you can’t know the meaning of happiness. What is your take on this?” ______ Bizarro! (That is my take on it). First of all – I love people. One of the things that makes my life that
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What is this “Meh” factor I talk of? A long time reader has recently informed me how grateful he is for the gift of increased “Meh” that has come from putting into practice my ways contained within these emails and the courses I teach. You see – the Meh factor is when you practice this
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OK – negativity sucks, and especially when it comes from within your own head. I know this for sure, because I’ve suffered from it, and I’ve talked to a lot of people about it – it doesn’t matter who you are and what you’ve achieved in the past, your own head is your worst, nastiest
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If you’re like me it seems like you weren’t born with a ton of self-confidence (which is not true at all, but we’ll get to that). You get caught up in those voices in your head that are doubting and anxious – they seem quite real, a lot of the time. These voices stop you
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I get a lot of emails, which I love. I’ve just sat with my cup of tea and gone through them. I love being of service, I mean, I took vows of service as an Ishaya AND I really love helping people who want to do things differently – which is handy, isn’t it? I
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I woke up this morning and looked out the window to see a wonder. The fields at the back of the house completely white with frost, and the low autumn sun sneaking up, making everything shine with colour. Spectacular. There are moments in life that take your breath away. When you stop, and go “wow!”.
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Another thing I’ve realised, as I still find myself convalescing from this flu … or super hero transformation, whatever it may be … is that destiny has it’s own timetable. As much as I’d like to be up and running on full power, like, yesterday, that isn’t an option. Doing as little as possible still
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When you’ve been out of the world for over a week, it teaches you a certain kind of humility. This humility comes when you realise everything is ticking along completely as normal – without you. I was not required for reality to function. Isn’t that disappointing? I’m irrelevant to the functioning of the world. And
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