We often go through our days rushing full speed ahead, as though trying to reach some imaginary finish line—the end of the meeting, workday, or class. We strive for that post-dinner relaxation…
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HOLOGRAPHIC REALITY: Human purpose as part of a greater whole
When anyone does anything, they always do it with purpose. While it may not be immediately obvious to anyone else or even to the individual, every action is motivated by purpose. This is true of…
A GIFT ECONOMY: Living without money in the United States
Daniel James Shellabarger, now known as Suelo, has been living without money since 2000. He was…
ART AND MINDFULNESS: Art can shock us into the present moment
My high school art teacher always encouraged us to work quietly on our projects. The purpose of this, she said, was to tune out the left brain, the logical, rational side and to allow the right brain…
THE VOICE IN MY HEAD: How to understand and accept your thoughts
Where did the voice come from and why can’t I shut it up? Why is that voice so filled with self-judgments? And why can’t I ever seem to just turn it off?…
SAMSKARAS: Be aware of judgments for deep-rooted transformation
Dazzling hues of pink and orange light up the slowly drifting clouds. The setting sun illuminates the mountain in front of me, casting an orange glow on the…
KARMA YOGA: Wearing away the ego, one toilet at a time
‘d always struggled with the concept of work in my life. In the quest to find fulfilling work, I’d never stayed in a job for long. I was trapped by the need to satisfy my muse—my passion to help the world—while still making enough money to survive. Working for non-profits or the government didn’t seem [...]
CHECKMATE: Play the game with mindfulness and equanimity
A stray cow is walking toward me. I cross the street to give it space, careful to avoid stepping on a tail of one of the many sprawled out, potentially rabid, dogs that lay on the other side.
Present mountain
I yearn to know your many sides
No, you are too vast
Embrace the mystery, I remind myself
It is in not knowing you that I can truly know you
Forget maps, I wish to see you with child’s eyes
Drop the judgment
You are perfect in your many imperfections
You are my greatest teacher…
Practicing present moment awareness using the presence process
Most of us sit on the fence; one leg dangling shamefully in hindsight, the other swinging longingly towards a future that may redeem itself. Both parts of our disjointed selves miss what’s right in…
TIMELESSNESS: Meditating with the Buddha in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
After spending the summer living and working at the Shambhala Mountain Center I didn’t get a chance to return for three months after I left. Quite longer than I…
Transformation of chores through the present moment
I cross the flight path of the snowflake. Thwack. Cold and wet meets warm and dry. The chemical reaction tingles my cheek, waking me up to the fresh, bright…
What is mindfulness? Experientially explore the answer
I’m about to conduct a short investigation into the present moment. Would you care to join me? Wonderful. Welcome aboard. As you read these words, where are…
THE MINDLESS OCCUPATION
“Welcome to Shawshank,” said a new colleague when I started a job at a call centre a few years ago. The prison featured in the…
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