Tag Archives: emptiness

What if not knowing what next is an achievement?

Posted on February 23, 2020 by

I’ve been mini-retired for 6 months. Retirement is a great way to practice emptiness. Six months of non-doing and facing uncertainty is when I usually hit the psychological threshold and the monkey brain spirals into anxiety. You know the script … Continue reading →

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Boötes void, the emptiest place in the Universe

Posted on February 1, 2020 by

I’ve been reading my little one’s “How it works” magazine and have learned about the Boötes void, the emptiest place in the Universe. Isn’t it amazing how enormous and empty this place is? Apparently scientists estimate that up to 60% … Continue reading →

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Do you feel lonely tonight? #happiness #quora

Posted on January 18, 2020 by

I write about happiness and meaning here but also on Quora. I wanted to re-post my answer below (source). When you feel the familiar chill breeze of the void opening within you, the deafening vibration of the growing vacuum, the … Continue reading →

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Emptying further – Kali meditation

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

In the Kali Meditation, Ram Dass urges us to offer our insecurities, frustrations, anger and all the things that take us out of the flow of the universe and prevent us from getting to that place we call home – … Continue reading →

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Emptiness practice – spending time with family during holidays

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

Remember this post? This year I am blessed with family staying over the holidays – paraphrasing Ram Dass, I will uncover my “secret stash” and “burn in the fire, cooking my seeds” 🙂 Normally I would lose my shit at … Continue reading →

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Emptiness practice – stuff

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

Inspired by Ram Dass’s story of burning his possessions, his “stash”, and hopefully an impending house move (nomads never stop! 😊), I decided to go through the “memory boxes” where I store sentimental stuff – photos, travel souvenirs, small gifts … Continue reading →

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Practice of emptiness summed up in one cute cat image

Posted on November 2, 2019 by
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