Making Sure I'm Still Here
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WELCOMING SPRING – I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN After some nagging resistance, spring has finally come to the Northeastern US. And with that comes a sense of renewal and joy. We feel the freedom of stepping out of our clunky winter garb. We scurry like birds building nests to clean our homes, shop […]
HEY, SOMETIMES WE JUST DON’T WANNA Anyone engaged in the progressive paths of life, such as meditation, recovery, learning new disciplines, or developing a skill, knows the dread experience of the don’t wannas! I don’t wanna avoid pizza. I don’t wanna work out, I don’t wanna meditate. Sometimes, I don’t even wanna get out of […]
PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSE Those in proximity to the shadowed path of the eclipse are scurrying to make Air B&B reservations, shoebox pinhole cameras and even wedding plans along the path of totality. There will be shouting, singing, and dancing as the sky darkens. It’s kind of sweet to think of so many of us […]
REBIRTH, RESURRECTION, REINCARNATION, REIMAGINING LIFE Easter and Passover mark traditional acknowledgements of spring and the renewal of life in North American society. Nearly every other culture has an equivalent as the passing of winter into spring is a universal human experience. In temperate climates we see blooming flowers, buzzing bees and the scurry of animals […]
DHARMAJUNKIES MONDAY ZOOM 7PM (ET) join meeting: https://tinyurl.com/DharmaJunkies DHYANA PARAMITA – TRANSCENDENT MEDITATION with Sarah C Whitehead
OFFERING ATTACHMENT After years of study, training and ascetic discipline, the Buddha began a 49-day yogic meditation fast. During this time, he gained mastery over his body and attained relative mental clarity. But, as he was at the point of death, he did not have the strength to fully cross over into awakenment. Perhaps knowing […]
DEVELOPING ELEGANCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE Patience and trust are talked about in many ways. But I want to look at them from an energetic perspective. How does patience feel? How does it feel when we trust ourselves? Usually, our stream of thinking runs with a great deal of momentum. The faster we move the more […]
CREATING THE SAFE SPACE OF LOVINGKINDNESS Living in turbulent times we sometimes find it challenging to remain present. This may be because living in our turbulent minds it’s equally hard to be present. Yet remaining present is the key to actually participating in life. Life is significantly more rewarding when we are an active […]
The great farce played upon our thinking is the uninvestigated assumption that we exist. Or more specifically, that we believe ourselves to be a permanent, independent being. Despite evidence that life is unpredictable, we act as though this was not the case. We just assume we are as we think we are. And that assumption […]
HEALING THE BROKEN PLACES The child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down just to feel its warmth. – African proverb In a culture conditioned to a linear understanding of causes and conditions we assign blame to a problem, focusing our ire on the object of blame. In extreme cases, we […]