Life

I’m loving this quote right now…. and I’m sure its not just men that he’s referring to…. the Dali Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” Read more »

It’s been, and continues to be, an interesting process stepping into a new name. I mean what is in a name anyway?! Have you ever really thought about it? Are you your name?

We Change Names When We Get Married

Perhaps it is our perception of duality that has us seeing things as separate… but our experience of the dualistic nature is one of Oneness… so to see things as dualistic we can get a sense of what it is like to be One with everything by consciously experiencing the separate nature of the parts. So if it weren’t for contrast and comparisons, opposites and juxtapositions our cognition of one thing for the other couldn’t exist; and if we weren’t able to grow our ability to cognize the world around us then how would be capable of evolving at all. Read more »

Up until a year ago my meditation practice didn’t really have a formula. I’d been to weekend yoga and Zen meditation retreats that were held in silence and I’d done the typical ten day silent Vipassana retreat. I’d turned my attention inward and sat for hours and hours on my own at home, I’d read books and I was acknowledging a calmer, more peaceful inner world experience for my efforts. But I wasn’t really convinced the payoff was there and I still didn’t really know why I was doing it. Read more »

Why do we have it stuck in our heads that unless we are experiencing pain, suffering and critical conditions then there is no need to motivate ourselves toward change or to improve or evolve or ways of being? Read more »

I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts about an unexpected occurrence, maybe a side effect of meditation and inner exploration; that being the seeing of various colors when coming out of, or even during meditation. Read more »