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On mudita, joy for others
Making time for joy, prioritising it is very important. Life often becomes dull, grey and joyless if we don’t prioritise moments when we do something that excites, expands us, helps us feel alive. This is self-centred joy. Nothing wrong with … Continue reading
I entrust myself to the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life
I’ve been pondering recently how I am still so full of anger, righteousness, drawn to and driven by drama (the dharma of drama!), how easily I get triggered. Meditation practice and studying Buddhism helped become much more aware but not … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, buddhism, happiness, happy, nomad, pause, reaction, righeousness, Shin Buddhism, suffering, universe
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The Emptiness Mantra
I read about this mantra in one of the books about Buddhism. I instantly had to look it up. Now it is my daily companion reminding me “to keep cool”, to remember, to see beyond phenomena and people behaviours. Om … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhism, emptiness, happiness, happy, meditation, nomad, universe, void
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My life is my message
Ram Dass keeps reminding me of this quote. Imagine if every moment of our life we remembered that this was our mission?
Five Hindrances – going beyond emptiness
I have recently watched this talk on five hindrances to self-mastery by Master Shi Heng Yi. I read about Five Hindrances, a concept new to me – desire, anger, restlessness and worry, sloth, torpor and boredom and doubt (I memorised … Continue reading
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Tagged amitabha, anger, buddhism, desire, emptiness, happiness, happy, hindrances, mantra, meditation, nomad, Shi Heng Yi, ted, universe
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Silent illumination – the meditation month challenge with Tricycle.
At the moment I am working through the Tricycle Meditation Month as a 30-day meditation challenge. I am working through 4 stages of the silent illumination practice as taught by Chan Buddhist teacher Guo Gu. The links for each week … Continue reading
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Tagged breath, buddhism, challenge, chan, happiness, happy, illumination, meditation, nomad, relaxation, sit, tricycle, universe
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Emptiness as freedom. The Void by Alan Watts.
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