"If your everyday practice is to open to all your emotions, to all the people you meet, to all the situations you encounter, without closing down, trusting that you can do that - then that will take you are far as you can go. And then you'll understand all the teachings that anyone has ever taught." Pema ...Read More
Archives for February 2010
Don’t Believe It!
“The mind creates the abyss, the heart crosses it.” Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj What do you believe about yourself that keeps you feeling small, unworthy, incapable, or damaged? Whatever you were told about yourself that defeats you, whatever you have come to identify as your flaws: Don't believe it! You were ...Read More
How to Meditate
“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. “Henry Miller In the last post, we talked about the purpose of meditation. I mean the real purpose. Sure, meditation can lower blood pressure, improve sleeping, and ...Read More
Meditation Is a Gift to Yourself
Note: You may want to check out the interview with me on Armen Shirvanian's blog, Timeless Information. He posed some great questions that I enjoyed responding to. “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” Joseph Campbell As I look back, I can see that meditation saved me. Before I started ...Read More