December 2010
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...is to habituate ourselves...
The purpose of practice is to habituate ourselves to openness. This means we need to understand reactive mind. How do we experience the difference between reacting and staying open?
At what point do we decide to go with the habitual tendencies of exaggeration and denial or try something new? Where is the fork in the road? We need to explore these two experiences: reacting … staying open...
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WatchLet it flow, let it flow, let it flow…
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.”
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“One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever.” - Robert Holden
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here's some brilliant writing on the origins and... →
Abakus - California Sunshine (That Much Closer to...
Pushing the voice to limit as a rhythmic...
Flowspiracy: Things I've learned from Walking →
Thank you for sharing Pali, so beautiful!
Notes-to-self from walking meditation sessions at a ten-day insight meditation retreat in July of 2010.
We’re always falling. Skillful walking is skillful catching.
We need some sort of plan to move forward, but if we stick to that plan no matter what, we’ll fall down a lot. Success…
“The sensibility in perceiving all things as sign of the Mystery is the tranquil...”
– Fr. Giussani
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september
I wish to change with the seasons to walk simply among trees
working to feed myself and family as my ancestors’ work supports me
silently in every moment.
There will be an end to striving and progress
as i walk with the seasons and the seasons change
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