The Best Time to Meditate
The best time to meditate, the best place, the best length of practice is the one that you actually do. Showing up for the practice today, however long or short, is enough. – Kate Johnson, “Calming the Not Now Mind”
Category Buddhism
Mooji says : “All you need to do is recognize your true position as the witness”
Mooji says : “All you need to do is recognize your true position as the witness. You only have to do this for some time, until the spell is broken. Even after the spell is broken these mental tendencies may…
Look not to faults of others
“Look not to faults of others, Nor to their omissions and commissions. But rather look to your own acts, To what you have done and left undone. When one looks down on another’s faults, And is always full of envy,…
D T Suzuki says : “Zen wants us to acquire an entirely new point of view”
D T Suzuki says : “Zen wants us to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature. This is because Zen has come to the definite conclusion that…
Ashtavakra Gita says : “If one thinks of oneself as free, one is free”
Ashtavakra Gita says : “If one thinks of oneself as free, one is free, and if one thinks of oneself as bound, one is bound. Here this saying is true, “As one thinks, so one becomes”.”
Cultivate a friend whose ways are seven
“Cultivate a friend whose ways are seven. What seven? He gives what is hard to give, does what is hard to do, bear what is hard to bear, he confesses his own secrets and keeps your secrets, in times of…
Random Acts of Kindness
We never really know what’s going on with anyone else, but we know what it’s like to be human. So in the face of suffering, what appropriate response is there but compassion? – Taylor Plimpton, “Lessons From a Mostly Good…
The Root of Wisdom
The body isn’t just a vehicle for realization, or for getting things done. It’s the root of wisdom—its very source. Sometimes we need to be nudged to remember this. Sometimes the reminder is a bit more blunt. But at the…
Nurturing Hope
Hope is a flame that we nurture within our hearts. It may be sparked by someone else—by the encouraging words of a friend, relative, or mentor—but it must be fanned and kept burning through our own determination – Daisaku Ikeda,…
No Mud, No Lotus
If you know how to make good use of the mud, you can grow beautiful lotuses. If you know how to make good use of suffering, you can produce happiness. We need some suffering to make happiness possible. –…