“What you resist not only persists, but will grow in size.” ~Carl Jung It’s our natural, awakened state to resist nothing. When the illusion of separation is seen through, there’s simply the free flow of experience continually welcoming everything. There is no threat, no fear, and no sense of a person who needs ...Read More
The Story Is Extra
"Rest in natural great peace this exhausted mind, Beaten helplessly by karma and neurotic thoughts Like the relentless fury of the pounding waves In the infinite ocean of samsara. Rest in natural great peace." ~Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche Several years ago, I ran into a friend who had just finished a month-long ...Read More
Abandon Hope and Wishful Thinking
“The spirit is so near that you can’t see it! But reach for it… Don’t be a jar, full of water, whose rim is always dry. Don’t be the rider who gallops all night and never sees the horse that is beneath him.” ~Rumi I’ll let you in on a little secret. If you’re waiting to be happy or looking forward to the time when ...Read More
Tools for Compulsive Thinking
“The more you think and talk, the more you lose the Way. Cut off all thinking and pass freely anywhere.” ~ Zen Patriarch Seng-T'san In our last post, I invited you to reflect on four insights about thoughts and thinking, and how they apply to your own experience. How did it go? As a refresher, the insights ...Read More
What to Do with Pesky Thoughts
“All the things that truly matter—beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace—arise from beyond the mind.” ~Eckhart Tolle “If only my mind would give me a break.” “How do I get these thoughts to stop?” These are some of the frustrations I hear every day from people trying to find peace from their thoughts. What ...Read More
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