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Like most human beings, I like pleasant things and dislike unpleasant ones. In fact, I used to really, really hate feeling yucky – “what’s wrong with me that I have these horrible feelings?” Over time, with mindfulness meditation, I’ve learned to make peace with the myriad of unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and sensations that assail me. [...]
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Read the full article...How would you like to: Manage stress by reducing levels of stress hormones. Produce higher number of blood cells that protect the immune system. Have better quality and duration of sleep. Feel greater optimism about coming days and immediate week. Make more progress towards important personal goals. Have higher states of alertness, enthusiasm, determination, attentiveness, [...]
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Read the full article...We all have different learning styles. This blog may be a perfect fit for those who prefer to learn by reading. The instructions I’ve given recently on Loving-Kindness might be a good fit for auditory learners because we internally “hear” the well-wishing. “May I feel safe. May I feel happy. May I feel healthy. May [...]
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Read the full article...When we practice lovingkindness, traditionally, we recite phrases of well-wishing to ourselves. We might feel loving, or we might not. We might feel kind, or we might not. If you don’t feel particularly kind or loving, then you have to proceed on faith. In mindfulness, faith has a different meaning than it does in traditional [...]
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Read the full article...Begin your period of meditation with at least a minute of gratitude. This “attitude of gratitude” has the effect of softening the heart and relaxing the body—just the qualities we want to practice in meditation. Brother David Steindl-Rast differentiates between thankfulness and gratefulness. Thankfulness depends on self and other, receiver and giver. I’m thanking someone [...]
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Read the full article...Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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