 “No one can be successful in the art of meditation without having passed the gate of breathing.”
Although all phenomena are going through the various appearances of birth, abiding, changing, and dying, the true person doesn’t become a victim of sadness, happiness, love, or hate. She lives in awareness as an ordinary person, whether standing, walking, lying down, or sitting. – Thich Nhat Hanh, “Simply Stop” NOTE: This month we celebrate my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is now residing in his original temple, Tu Hieu in Vietnam. According to Plum Village sources, he plans to spend the rest of his days there, walking and visiting the resting place of his teacher. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and one of my first teachers, Father Eli. The book is being released this month. Chick on the link below for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 28, 2019
 Why the Zen Poet Speaks
Sitting zazen [meditation], you really become intimate with the limitations of language, of narrative, of thought itself. With every thought there’s a “Yes, but….” With every idea comes another idea. This is the labyrinth of thought. Ultimately, you realize that “truth” is not to be found in words. I think it’s from this realization, this awareness, that the Zen poet speaks. – Seido Ray Ronci, “No Words” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 05, 2019
 An Ever-Present Refuge
Love and compassion make us feel safe because they express the safety of their source–the deep buddhanature within us, the unchanging inner space of primal awareness that cannot be harmed. By receiving unconditional love and compassion from those who’ve awakened before us, we sense that we too can relax into the very source of such love in the unconditioned nature of our minds, our buddhanature. – John Makransky, “Aren’t We Right to be Angry?” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 27, 2018
 Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.
The foundational practice continues to be Centering Prayer, as taught by Father Thomas Keating. Cynthia Bourgeault defines Centering Prayer simply– when you catch yourself thinking, let the thought or feeling go. By letting go of the objects of attention, you naturally experience objectless awareness, even if it’s only for a nanosecond. Incrementally, this non-constricted attitude brings about a capacity to rest in the Cave of the Heart and to begin to see what the heart sees, which gets at the deeper meaning of the phrase: “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God” – Emaho! Lama Surya Das |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 17, 2018
 Our spiritual practice is to transcend the illusory “self” and recognize conscious compassionate awareness as our authentic nature.
– Cheri Huber |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for November 26, 2018
 We are the curiosity, compassion and intelligence within. Authentic being is the awareness that is aware of it all.
– Cheri Huber |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for November 26, 2018
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We are the curiosity, compassion and intelligence within. Authentic being is the awareness that is aware of it all.
– Cheri Huber |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for November 18, 2018
 Do You Know Where to Look for Spiritual Awareness?
There is always a need for experience and knowledge rooted in traditions, but it is not a spiritual given that these are the places where peace, union, and spiritual awareness are found. – bell hooks, “Waking Up to Racism” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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