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Formal meditation is great all by itself. But it becomes even greater when we can translate the skills we learn in meditation into daily life situations. I was reminded of this as I sat in my dentist’s office this morning. The teeth cleaning: Because I have a tendency to develop plaque and tartar, having my [...]
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Read the full article...I practice mindfulness meditation for three main reasons: Learning about the mind; Training the mind; Creating spaciousness in the mind. It’s only through our mind that we relate to ourselves, interpret the world around us, and relate to others. Therefore, the more we understand how the mind views events, responds to problems, and reacts habitually, [...]
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Read the full article...When you meditate, do you want a still, peaceful, and non-chatty mind? After each meditation, do you analyze what you could have done better? Do you strive hard to be a “good” mediator? If you answer yes to any of these three questions then this post is for you. Until the past few years, I [...]
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Read the full article...I have heard two of my favorite teachers, both Westerners who are Buddhist monks and the abbots of monasteries, teach and work with the “sound of silence” or the “nada” sound as the object of focus during meditation. I began practicing with nada a few years ago and have found that it works for me, and [...]
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Read the full article...For this past Monday’s post about how to meditate when you have pain, we received a great comment from Toni, a long-term mediator and author of the book, How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers (2010). While this book has the word “Buddhist” in it, you will find [...]
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Read the full article...Della wrote the following comment to Ruby’s post ….: “I agree that meditation is a challenge for me. Very often, something is hurting me – my head, my back, my neck. It can be quite distracting. I find that repeating a mantra – my favorite is – ‘God is here. All is well,’ helps me [...]
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Read the full article...Learning to meditate is like developing any other skill. Some very few people have natural talent; the rest of us have to work at it. Think of any skill you’ve developed—learning to drive, playing tennis, playing the guitar. Consider a skill you’ve learned as an adult. I learned to ice-skate when I was 37. First [...]
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Read the full article...Meditation has never been easy or comfortable for me. I’m not one of those folks who taste the delight of peace and stillness in meditation unless I’m on a retreat, and even then it takes a fairly long time for me to get there, and it tends to be brief and fleeting. Most of my [...]
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Read the full article...Anna wrote, “I believe that meditation [has] a lot of benefits, now do you think it also has disadvantages?” I decided to answer her as a post because I think she asked a fascinating question. According to Encarta Dictionary (2005), synonyms for “disadvantage” include: difficulty, drawback, shortcoming, weakness, hindrance, handicap, detriment, minus, demerit, inconvenience At [...]
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Read the full article...Begin your meditation by spending a moment noticing still water. See it. Or feel it. Or “hear” it. You might only experience still water for 1 second. Notice that. Then spend a few moments expressing gratitude. Refresh this practice by feeling grateful for all the things you take for granted. Clean water out of the [...]
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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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