Hello heart whisperers. For today's silent meditation I couldn't find any content from Jeff Brown that particularly speaks to silence or meditation, so I thought I'd share some of his work that most resonated with me this week. And what particularly struck me, was some of his content on love and relationships. I often get … Continue reading Every path is a journey to God.
Sometimes in the pursuit of growth, we may find ourselves in a world obsessed with self-improvement, where every behavior that doesn't serve our highest potential gets labeled as "self-sabotage." This narrative is not only harmful - it's fundamentally wrong. The truth is, there's nothing within you that desires to sabotage your success or happiness. What … Continue reading There was a time when your “coping mechanism” might have literally kept you alive, and that needs to be honoured, not judged.
Have you ever looked at a human heart and wondered, "How on earth is it able to hold so much love?" The answer might surprise you: it doesn't. The heart, in its physical sense, is a remarkable organ, but its capacity for love transcends its physical limitations. Our hearts, both literal and metaphorical, aren't designed … Continue reading How does a single human heart hold SO much love? It doesn’t – It spills over, and that’s the point!
I believe that wisdom is to be found in our ability to balance the paradoxes of life. The truth is that paradoxes are everywhere, and we tend to be ill equipped to deal with this complexity of life, when we’ve been brought up with the kind of black and white thinking that wants to place everything … Continue reading The only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten that you are divine.
REALNESS - being real, this really lights me up! I don't think that I was always like this, but something changed for me at some point in my own journey when I came to a deeper understanding of what it means to be human. It's messy! We were conceived in a messy puddle of human … Continue reading We just have to learn how to be turned on by humanness.
What an amazing time to be alive! In the annals of human history, often thousands of years have passed by without much changing in the human story. We know well that it is completely different in our lifetime, where from one year to the next, change feels like it’s happening at the speed of light. … Continue reading When we are un-centred, we become easy targets.
Doesn't that title just make you want to roar? It should! Because within you lies a powerful warrior, waiting to be unleashed. Today’s Monday motivation is a call to awaken the warrior within, the one with the unwavering spirit and unyielding determination to fulfill your purpose. It's a reminder that whispers, "It's never too late." … Continue reading You have the heart of a warrior!
Traditional spirituality often defines the idea of "enlightenment" as a vertical ascent - a rising above our messy human nature into a state of detached, transcendent peace. It promises a way out of our pain by keeping our eyes fixed on the absolute, encouraging us to transcend the limitations of the ego and the body. … Continue reading Jeff Brown Collection
Two little words that might be able to tell us something about dealing with the onslaught of daily noisiness and overwhelm. Two little words formed from the very same alphabet soup of letters.... silent and listen... a beautiful coincidence or a silent message waiting to be heard? Life can be a whirlwind of thoughts, emotions, … Continue reading A surrender to dealing with reality just as it is.
Life. It's a word we throw around so casually, yet it often feels like we don’t quite know what to even do with it. It seems like “life” often becomes something we chase after. Some future destination that we believe will somehow be "better" than right now, instead of the vibrant tapestry we are weaving … Continue reading Find the LIFE inside of you right now! Life is not something that’s waiting to happen.
Fridays are a celebration of LOVE! And today is specifically a celebration of YOU… “A CELEBRATION OF WEIRD. Don’t become a spiritual zombie, devoid of passion and deep human feeling. Let spirituality become a celebration of your uniqueness rather than a repression of it. Never lose your quirkiness, your strangeness, your weirdness – your unique … Continue reading A celebration of weird!
What does the road look like towards finding peace from internal conflict? Do we need “difficult” emotions to disappear, so that we can be free from those experiences? Or do we need to find a different way to understand our inner world? Jeff Foster suggests no more wrestling with negative thoughts or desperately trying to … Continue reading This brings an end to the inner war. This creates true inner freedom.
We live in a world that glorifies action. A "go-go-go" world where we're constantly bombarded with messages about productivity, hustle, and achieving more. To-do lists overflow, schedules are crammed, and the pressure to constantly achieve can be overwhelming. Now, of course productivity has its place, but the over-glorification of action can create an unhealthy imbalance … Continue reading Help me see where to surrender, and show me where to take action.
Our minds can sometimes seem a bit like a chaotic weather system, with thoughts swirling like storm clouds and emotions crashing like thunder. But have you ever taken yourself outside in the middle of a thunderstorm to look up at all that turbulence, and remind yourself that not very far away, on the other side … Continue reading Don’t mistake the weather of your mind, for the sky of your BEING.
We're stepping into this week with Jeff Foster as our teacher and really, you would be doing yourself a favour if you did a Google search of "Jeff Foster quotes", his work is amazing. If you've meditated much with us before, you'll know that I like to start the week by setting intention, by becoming … Continue reading No energy wasted this week!
Jeff Foster was born in 1980 in London, England.[1] He studied Astrophysics at Cambridge University.[1] At the time he was overwhelmed by feelings of despair and loneliness,[2] which eventually led to physical illness and a personal breakdown soon after graduation. He was convinced he was going to die.[1] Foster returned to live with his parents, reading and studying for … Continue reading Jeff Foster collection
Our teacher for this week has been Sharon Salzberg, and her own description of herself is, “I call myself a meditation teacher rather than a spiritual teacher.” Meditation really IS Sharon’s specialty, and for today’s message I have a sizable collection of her thoughts on meditation, and I’ve divided it into three themes for you: … Continue reading Meditation is the ultimate mobile device.
Imagine for a moment, yourself as a superhero. But in this superhero fantasy your superpower isn’t superhuman strength or the ability to fly, but something far more profound. This power allows you to see situations with absolute clarity, to understand the hidden currents of emotion and thought in yourself and others, and to act with … Continue reading Let awareness be your superpower.
Have you experienced it yet? That profound, radiating sense of peace and love that seems to swell from the very center of your being? Perhaps it came during a moment of connection with a loved one, or taking in a breathtaking sunset, or in the aftermath of a profound personal breakthrough. This feeling, often described … Continue reading Don’t give up, your heart beats just like the rest of us, it is available to you too!
Imagine spending your entire life chasing a magical butterfly. This butterfly, you are convinced, holds the key to your joy. You run through fields, climb trees, and search relentlessly, but the beautiful creature is always just out of reach. And even when one day you do finally get your hands on it, catch it, place … Continue reading We spend our lives searching for something we think we don’t have.
Is your own inner critic a constant weight dragging you down? Do you find yourself getting frustrated with your inability to “get things right”, to follow through, or simply to be kind to yourself? This question cuts deep, doesn't it? We all know what self-judgment feels like, that constant voice whispering (or sometimes shouting) about … Continue reading Is your judgement of yourself the weight that holds you down?
A message from today's meditation: In a world that celebrates hustle culture and relentless determination, the concept of surrender often gets a bad reputation. We've been conditioned to believe that letting go equals giving up, that relaxing our grip means accepting defeat. But what if everything we've been taught about surrender is wrong? What if … Continue reading Finding clarity before taking action.
Have you ever started a new project with fierce determination, only to see results fall short of your initial expectations? Maybe you hit a wall with a creative endeavor, or progress on a fitness goal feels agonizingly slow. These moments of frustration are all too familiar, and it's easy to get discouraged. But what if … Continue reading Trust in the unfolding.
Sharon Salzberg is a defining voice in the modern mindfulness movement, renowned for her ability to translate ancient Buddhist practices into accessible, deeply human wisdom for our fast-paced world. As a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, she has spent decades helping individuals bridge the gap between abstract philosophy and the daily struggles of the … Continue reading Sharon Salzberg Collection
This week, our teacher has been Alan Cohen. And today being a Sunday silent meditation, I tried to find quotes where he speaks about silence or meditation and I couldn’t find much, so for today’s message I’m just including a few thoughts that sit really well with me… “If you are not living with a … Continue reading God hangs out in the spaces between your thoughts.
Can you imagine a life where nothing – no event, no word, no action – could control your emotions? Imagine being the sole architect of your inner world, unshakable in the face of external chaos. This, is the ultimate freedom, and the path to it lies in understanding and mastering your triggers. “Nothing in the … Continue reading How free will you be when nothing around you can trigger you anymore?
Love can be a difficult concept to describe, trying to use words that clearly can't do it justice. It's a word thrown around so often, yet its true essence can be so hard to pin down. We chase after it in relationships, yearn for its presence, and sometimes feel lost when it seems absent. But … Continue reading Try not to judge them in the moments that they succumb to their own fears.
Fear. It's a primal emotion that can be incredibly motivating, urging us to avoid danger and protect ourselves. But fear can also be a formidable foe, holding us back from reaching our full potential. Our greatest limitations often reside within ourselves. We build walls of fear – fear of failure, fear of the unknown, fear … Continue reading Fear sees limits, while love sees possibilities.
Have you fully realized how every single moment holds the potential for something incredible. Opportunities to connect, to grow, to truly experience life – all waiting to be grasped. Yet, so often, we miss them entirely. We get caught up in the autopilot of our past, dwelling on what was or worrying about what might … Continue reading There is opportunity in every moment, but we miss it when we are in an automatic response from our past.
Today's journey highlights one of our most fundamental survival tools, the masks we wear… From our earliest moments the world bombards us with messages about who we "should" be. Societal expectations, media portrayals, and even family dynamics can lead us to construct a series of masks – facades we wear to fit in, be accepted, … Continue reading The wearing of masks is a tool in our survival toolkit.
