Mindfulness

How Meditating Helped Me

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My meditation story did not start from seeking enlightenment! But rather in search of a survival tool first! After hitting a tree skiing and waking up with massive multiple traumatic brain injuries, life looked kind of scary! loss of memory, disorientation, sleepiness, sleeplessness both, panic/anxiety attacks, inability to concentrate or focus on any thing, just to … Read more

THE GUEST HOUSE – Rumi

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This being human is a guest house. every morning a new arrival. a joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they ‘re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may … Read more

Symptoms of Inner Peace

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an unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment an unmistakable ability to let go of self-cherishing loss of interest in judging self and others loss of interest interpreting actions of others loss of interest in conflict loss of ability to worry frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature tendency to … Read more

Destress your life in 10 easy steps

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Read this great article on stress: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/health/destressing-life-tips/ Here’s the teaser… (CNN) — The gloomy days of January can be the most miserable and stressful of the year, but it doesn’t have to be this way. If you follow this ten step guide to destressing your life, then the next few weeks just might become the … Read more

Dhammapada 1.2

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Mind precedes all phenomena, mind matters most, everything is mind-made. If with an impure mind one performs any action of speech or body, then suffering will follow that person. Mind precedes all phenomena, mind matters most, everything is mind-made. If with a pure mind one performs any action of speech or body, then happiness will … Read more

How Meditating May Help Your Brain

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How Meditating May Help Your Brain (CNN online Nov 22, 2011) When you’re under pressure from work and family and the emails don’t stop coming, it’s hard to stop your mind from jumping all over the place. But scientists are finding that it may be worth it to train your brain to focus on something … Read more