I’ve tried many times to maintain mindfulness throughout the day, but let’s face it, it’s not easy. Especially when I’m at work all day (with my job often following me home), it’s pretty hard to not zoom through the day…
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Gossip and Discursive Thought
This quote from Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism stuck with me throughout the day: Discursive thought might be compared to the blood circulation which constantly feeds the muscles of our system, the emotions. Thoughts link and sustain the emotions so that, as…
Self is an idea, created by the “self”
The “you” of you is just an idea. A mental construct. An idea like any of the ideas that come and go during meditation or while waiting for the bus. Just like those ideas, it, too, can be let go.…
Renunciation as a practice
A few days ago I posted about renunciation and how it often seems minimized in Western practice. Any reader of the suttas knows what a central role renunciation plays in the teaching. The entire purpose of the monastic lifestyle is…
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Anxiety: An Old Dog
Anxiety is one of the most unpleasant emotions, and it always comes when something has already gone wrong. Example: I’m in charge of a number of Internet servers at my job, and when there’s a problem and service goes down,…
Noting Identification and Latent Tendencies
identify - to make, represent to be, or regard or treat as the same or identical; to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually followed by with) / dictionary.com When you’re driving and another car swerves into your lane, you’re likely to experience an immediate and automatic reaction. There may be an initial adrenalin rush that allows you to react very quickly without…
