Pain and Suffering
There is nothing inevitable about suffering in life, though we think it’s part of the deal of being human. But what if it wasn’t?
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The 12 year old who snuck off to Bali without his parents
While I was shaking at the bus stop with worry about catching a bus by myself, this 12 year old flew to Bali by himself. While you might not wish to be his parents, we can learn a lot from him. Here’s why.
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The privilege of owning oneself
Humanity sells themselves far too short. What if negativity and limitation were in no way a necessary part of the human condition? What if you could be totally free of all suffering? Wouldn’t that be worth investigating?
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All is well
Peace is not the absence of activity or ambition, noise or busyness. Despite all that, it’s letting the mind settle and relax and living from the quiet, still part of us. So much simpler.
No better purpose
Ultimately, the kindest thing you can do for yourself, and everyone around you, is to align yourself with the life you were born to live.
The mistake of intentional creation in meditation
Many meditations are about creating some kind of feeling or intention. If I was in an arguing mood, I’d say they are misguided. Within you is a higher wisdom but it can only come through when you stop having an agenda, when you let go.
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Acceptance
How DO you accept something you really don’t want? It all comes down to realising – with ruthless honesty – what you control and what you don’t.
Devoted to something deeper
What if you never gave any more conscious attention to what you don’t want and what could go wrong? What if you made your life a sole celebration of all that is good, right, beautiful and true? What would happen then?
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Mindfulness and other cliches
‘Mindfulness’ has become such a buzz word it can lose its meaning in the repetition. Don’t make it more complicated than it needs to be; keep it simple so you can make the most of your moments, any time.
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You’re going to make it
You’re gonna make it. How you have no idea – for all the control and the worry and the over-thinking – but you will.
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