 Present to Rage
Meditation is recommended here not as a way to eradicate our rage but as a way to become fully present to its energies. When you become uncomfortable or frightened, remember that difficult emotions are your most profound teachers. The more we can witness our experiences without judgment, the less suffering we will experience in our lives. – Ruth King, “Soothing the Hot Coals of Rage” |
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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 29, 2018
 Mindful Breathing
Mindful breathing helps you see your anger, your frustration, your suffering. When you breathe mindfully, you practice looking deeply into yourself. You are made of feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness. Your true nature is what–if not these things? Because it is wrong perceptions that make you suffer, and if you don’t know the nature of your own perceptions, you are not likely to get free of your suffering. So your true nature is the nature of your feelings, your perceptions, your mental formations, and your consciousness. – Thich Nhat Hanh, “Interbeing with Thich Nhat Hanh” |
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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 05, 2018
 The Pursuit of Happiness
It’s our nature to want happiness and not want suffering. Thus, Buddhists do not ask that one give up the pursuit of happiness, but merely suggest that one become more intelligent about how happiness is pursued. – Jeffrey Hopkins, “Equality” |
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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 02, 2018
 Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
If the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha are about anything, they are about a profound understanding of identity and the broadest possible meaning of liberty–teachings that sooner or later had to appeal to a people for whom suffering and loss were their daily bread. – Charles Johnson, “A Sangha by Another Name” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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