“Whatever you think you are, that’s not it.” ~ Adyashanti Many of us live behind layers of assumptions that prevent us from seeing things clearly. We assume people won’t like us or will reject us. We assume we’ll fail. We assume things won’t go our way. We assume that we actually are the loser our thoughts tells ...Read More
The Pain of Resisting What Is
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke Are you feeling stuck, out of sorts, disconnected? Are you gripped by compulsions or fear? If so, it’s a guarantee that you’re resisting a part of your experience. Closing down to yourself is so painful. ...Read More
Keeping It Simple
"Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.” ~Mary Oliver At its core and in its natural state, life is simple—now in this moment, and always. There is a just what’s here and happening...with no commentary, judgment, or resistance that complicates matters. It’s like stripping the moment down to ...Read More
How to Be with a Busy Mind
"One has to watch the fluctuations of the mind without touching anything. By remaining as a neutral witness of thoughts, sensations, and perceptions, one comes to know that which is prior to the mind.” ~Swami Atmananda Udasin What is it like when we're caught in a busy mind? We’re flooded with thoughts that doubt, ...Read More
The Ease of Non-Attachment
“Non-attachment is not the elimination of desire. It is the spaciousness to allow any quality of mind, any thought or feeling, to arise without closing around it, without eliminating the pure witness of being. It is an active receptivity to life.” ~Stephen Levine Some time ago, I was speaking to a charming ...Read More
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