Have you ever been lost in a daydream, a world built of your own thoughts, only to be snapped back into the present with jarring abruptness? That jolt, that sudden return to the "now," is one way of describing what awareness is. It's the fundamental human capacity to perceive our surroundings, our thoughts, and, crucially, … Continue reading THIS is the only force that brings healing and renewal…
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 for a moment a play on opening night, but for this play… the actors have never met, … Continue reading Do you have the patience to wait for your pond to settle, and the water to become clear?
Imagine for a moment the scene of commuting to and from work every day in a noisy train car. Looking around you, you can see how the train is crammed with anxieties, doubts, and the echoes of others' opinions - this is a screenshot of the reality of what we’re surrounded by day after day. … Continue reading Almost as if we’ve been carrying with us a bunch of noisy passengers all along…
You are beautifully designed in all perfection. Everything you think and feel is exactly as it should be for the life experiences you have had. Your body and mind is responding to your environment in the way it was designed to, by figuring out a way to cope, a way to survive. However, your past … Continue reading You can choose between being trapped by the way your mind has become programmed, or transcending it.
Have you ever felt like love is something like a flickering candle, struggling to stay lit in the wind? It might be because the story we’ve been told about love is that it is something (or someone) outside of ourselves that we need to find and deeply connect with. But what if true love wasn't … Continue reading Unlock a wellspring of love.
The human experience is a tapestry woven with threads of both light and also shadow, joy and also sorrow, strength and also vulnerability. We often find ourselves caught in the internal struggle of reconciling these opposing forces, conditioned to label one as "good" and the other as "bad," to cling to certainty and avoid the … Continue reading Practice seeing both sides without choosing either.
When we talk about fear, or listen to talks about overcoming fear, and hear that everything we've ever wanted is on the other side of fear - it often sounds like the ways to overcome our fears are things like jumping out of an airplane or diving with sharks! "Your Daily Dose" is a quick … Continue reading Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
We all strive for inner peace and a sense of freedom, yet life often throws us curveballs. Almost daily we are met with obstacles and stumbling blocks that we couldn’t have planned for, leaving us feeling frustrated, anxious, and out of control. The good news is that being happy doesn’t need us to avoid these … Continue reading This is my secret to happiness, I don’t mind what happens.
Our teacher for this week is Juddu Krishnamurthi, and here are a few thoughts from him to ponder as you look at your week ahead - "In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth … Continue reading When the mind is not caught in the net of certainty, it is free to be in a state of discovery.
To introduce a figure as complex and radical as Jiddu Krishnamurti, it’s best to start with the "un-learning" he so famously championed: Jiddu Krishnamurti did not want to be your guru. In fact, he spent most of his life dismantling the very idea of spiritual authority. Discovered as a young boy on the shores of … Continue reading Jiddu Krishnamurti Collection
Today’s journey starts with a thought from Jiddu Kirshnamurti, "The ability to observe without evaluating, is the highest form of intelligence." - Jiddu Krishnamurti Have you ever paused to reflect on how quickly we tend to judge - not just others, but ourselves, events, and even fleeting thoughts? This innate compulsion to label things as … Continue reading This is the highest form of human intelligence!
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…
Let’s create a moment to take a step back from the noisiness of the world, for a clear-eyed look at the societal landscape we inhabit. It doesn't take a mystic or a sage to sense that the world we have created crackles with tension. Division festers, and a pervasive sense of unease seems to cling … Continue reading Responding to a sick society.
