In today’s message Jiddu Krishnamurti reminds us that meditation is not about trying to prevent this brain from thinking thoughts, but about watching the thoughts dance. To get involved in a battle with your mind will only turn into a futile fight with your own brain. Instead, shift your focus. Become the observer, watching the … Continue reading It always starts with breath…
It's Friday! The day of love and today's meditation, as on every Friday, is a celebration of love. So let's try to share as much love as we can. Love, LOVES to love! The nature of love is to be loving. Love has the capacity to transform lives, heal wounds, and bring into the light … Continue reading Allow yourself to be loved just as you are!
A thought on meditation... I have seen countless lives change with this one choice - "the decision that meditation will be my new normal." Like getting up in the morning and automatically brushing your teeth, making meditation a part of your day every day, will change how you live your life. Here are a few … Continue reading If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation…
The Dalai Lama's message for today's meditation is that the biggest cause of our unhappiness is our own mind, "the mind is the only trouble maker", he says: "Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. But we create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems, but we tend to … Continue reading You can’t only start to grow roots once you see storm clouds gather on the horizon…
Sometimes it feels like the world is teetering on the brink. A world plagued by conflict, inequality, and environmental degradation. It’s a world that often seems overwhelming, a labyrinth of problems that appear insurmountable. It's easy to feel helpless, a mere speck in the vast universe. The weight of this global burden can sometimes feel … Continue reading You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
What's been known forever is that we need adversity in order to grow. When you go to gym and expose your muscles to doing what they haven't done before, then they're forced into making adaptations and become stronger. All of our growth is like this. "Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful." - Dalai … Continue reading We DO need adversity in order to grow.
All great teachers across the ages have taught about the futility of worrying, and my favourite wisdom on the topic has been attributed to a few different people so I'll just say I don't know who it's from: "Worrying is about as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum." Even … Continue reading Don’t worry, be happy 😉
We often navigate our lives with a lens of judgment, quick to categorize people into boxes of "good" or "bad." This narrow perspective, however, obscures a deeper truth: the complexity of the human experience. Today's meditation takes a look at the humans around us with a reminder - It's likely that every human you see … Continue reading Even our boundaries inflict damage when they are created in ignorance and not in understanding.
As we step into a new week, we’re taking a moment to look into the week ahead and be intentional about how we want to show up, how we want to create this week. Our teacher for the week is The Dalai Lama, and he reminds us that we can choose where we get our … Continue reading Creating in fear means we are in constant resistance to life. Turn it around!
Are you ready to dive into a brand new week? Before the emails flood in and the to-do list stretches a mile long, let's take a deep breath and set the stage for a truly thriving week. Imagine a play on opening night: the actors haven't met, haven't practiced their lines, and nervously face a … Continue reading Do you have the patience to wait for your pond to settle, and the water to become clear?
