The Mindful Word

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mindfulness practice February 4, 2012

MIND-STUFF: Patiently controlling the mind through meditation

MEDITATION FRUSTRATION - Controlling the mind requires patience and discipline

If you want to really get in touch with your neuroses, try meditating. As Buddhists and yogis, mystics, spiritual seekers and human beings we spend so much of…

MOVING INTO STILLNESS: The Core of Goodness

As you sit quietly and immerse yourself in the peace and stillness of your own centered being, you will gradually begin to experience yourself in an undistorted…

MOVING INTO STILLNESS: Stillness—the peace within

Imagine a spinning top. Stillness is like a perfectly centered top, spinning so fast it appears motionless. It appears this way not because it isn’t …

HOLY: A prose poem by Max Reif

The word Holy had lost its way. It was speaking on a soapbox in the park. People passed by, oblivious. A few stopped to gawk or jeer. Only one little boy stood listening, enrapt…

essays May 11, 2012

MY DENNY’S “AMERICANA” ADVENTURE: Two essays by Max Reif

Americans know Denny’s, the chain of so-so diners that in many areas are the only places to go after a night of carousing or, conversely, upon very early rising, as the only places open all night…

nutrition April 26, 2012

GHEE: A healthier alternative to butter (with ghee recipe)

To Ghee or not to ghee: Clarified butter - a healthier alternative

To some it’s known as clarified butter, to others the golden elixir of healing—ghee is a staple ingredient in Indian cooking and Ayurvedic healing known for its versatility, great taste, and many…

transformative travel April 25, 2012

BANGALORE: One foot dangling in the future, one hoof rooted in the past

Sadar Patrappa Road is commonly abbreviated to S.P. Road, nice and short for those wanting to save some time saying the extra syllables. This is Bangalore after all—the hub of India’s fast-paced…