Tag Archives: meditation

Loving awareness – what does it feel like?

Posted on April 16, 2022 by lolkin

What does loving awareness feel like? I had no idea before. It was just a concept. Like one of my spiritual friends says, all you need to do is meditate and answers will come (or rather questions will dissolve but … Continue reading →

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Soft belly meditation (by Stephen Levine)

Posted on January 15, 2022 by lolkin

Taking a few deep breaths, feel the body you breathe in. Feel the body expanding and contracting with each breath. Focus on the rising and falling of the abdomen. Let awareness receive the beginning, middle, and end of each inbreath, … Continue reading →

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New mantra. No thoughts.

Posted on September 11, 2021 by lolkin

I have recently tried this new technique. It helps to manage anxiety, over thinking (rumination), excessive worrying and instantly returns you to the present. All you do is stop thinking.

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The Emptiness Mantra

Posted on July 10, 2021 by lolkin

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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Five Hindrances – going beyond emptiness

Posted on May 8, 2021 by lolkin

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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Silent illumination – the meditation month challenge with Tricycle.

Posted on April 10, 2021 by lolkin

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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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 4: Change The Lens. Day 37: I Am Pure Spirit.

Posted on February 7, 2021 by lolkin

“I know that I am pure Spirit. That I always have been. And that I always will be. There is inside me a place of confidence and quietness and security where all things are known and understood. This is the … Continue reading →

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 4: Change The Lens. Day 36: Watch The Source Of The Mantra.

Posted on February 6, 2021 by lolkin

Watch the source of the mantra. — Ramana Maharshi

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 4: Change The Lens. Day 35: Watch The Watcher meditation.

Posted on February 5, 2021 by lolkin

If you feel ready to glimpse your true nature and face emptiness, try the Watch the Watcher meditation (more about it here). Please note this can be quite an intense method so only try it if you feel ready to face … Continue reading →

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 3: Fill The Emptiness. Day 25: The White Wolf Meditation.

Posted on January 26, 2021 by lolkin

When the emptiness practice (the Dark Night of the Soul) becomes too much and you start losing faith, trust and practice the White Wolf Meditation by Loner Wolf. Make yourself comfortable, breathe deeply, slowly, close your eyes and follow the … Continue reading →

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