Accepting Desire
Can you accept your desires graciously? When you sit on the cushion and see one desire after another and feel how consuming each is–if you remain on your cushion, then you are graciously accepting them. – Tim Burkett, “Brief Teachings “ |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 28, 2018
Act as if there is no spotlight on you, even if there is one. Say, do, and be what you would if no one else were looking. It will be scary at first, but if you persist, there will come that liberating moment when you’ll feel yourself sailing straight through your life’s most inhibiting barriers without even feeling a bump.
– Martha Beck, How to Cure Self-Consciousness |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 26, 2018
I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility
comes from the development of love and compassion. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the ultimate source of success in life. – H.H. 14th Dalai Lama |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 23, 2018
Just Looking
There’s a lovely freedom in momentarily stepping back into the privilege freely taken by children, finding the gap in the cyclone wire fence and sauntering along in that heightened state of casual alertness, just having a good look around. – Susan Murphy, “The Secret Life of the Street “ |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 18, 2018
COMMUNITY
Although it is too soon for the robins to nest, flocks of them have Since the daily schedule has returned to the normal round of – Zen |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 10, 2018
The Key to Happiness
Grace is the key to happiness. When bad things happen, if we have confidence in grace, then we can remain grounded in that and not be overwhelmed by the soap opera of life. And grace is a circular blessing. The more grace enters your life, the more grateful you are. The more grateful you are, the more easily grace seems to enter. – Dharmavidya David Brazier, “Let Grace In” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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