The single greatest thing you can do to be more clear, calm and collected is to not take anything seriously. If you don’t take anything seriously you won’t take anything personally. If you don’t take anything personally you won’t get stuck in drama and blame and resentment and anger and all of that. If you […]
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Once upon a time, I tried living without desires. I’d been reading lots of Buddhist books and it seemed like they talked a lot about desirelessness and how that would make you happy.
Common spiritual misconceptions #27 – Desires Read More »
“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon
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A friend of mine – an Ishaya teacher of meditation – loves to tell his students to pretend that this moment is the only moment that exists.
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“Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive” Thich Nhat Hanh Being present is the single greatest thing you can do for your life.
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If you never did anything different, where would you be?If you never took a step into the unknown, what experience would you have? The same as ever, the same as everyone else.
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Happiness is a choice. When you realise you aren’t so much in control of the situation as you are in control of your reaction to the situation, then happiness becomes a viable option. It becomes in your control.
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Why would you want to spend precious time in your day with your eyes closed? What does it do for the real world?
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Do you feel like you are wrestling with a constantly active mind? Do you feel like you have been given to your mind, as opposed to your mind being given to you?
Where can you be completely at peace? Clear, calm, content and fully alive? Only right here, right now. Where ever you find yourself.
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