Healing Meditation #3: Unfastening the Velcro Mind
On September 24, 2012
Healing is, in part, the letting go of our clinging to the past, the future, or a reality that won’t come true. It isn’t the giving up of hope, but a setting aside of unrealistic expectations. The Buddha has identified the source of our suffering and heartache as our clinging mind, or what I like [...]
In the Transit Lounge: The Six Bardo states
On September 20, 2012
It just occurred to me that we are always in transit, never staying put for long. Just like a passenger in an airport transit area, arriving via one gate and waiting to board through another.
For some of us the waiting is a bit long and we might forget that we are just passing [...]
Healing Meditation #2: Body of Light Meditation
On September 18, 2012
Sometimes we need to let loose a bit in our meditation in order to let in (or out) something beneficial. One of my favourite is this body of light meditation. It allows me to bring my power of imagination into my mindfulness of breathing practice; the end-result is usually unexpected.
Who knows when a [...]
Healing Meditation #1: Minding Your Breath
On June 28, 2012
Showing the Uninvited Guests to the Door
During April and May 2012, I led a 8-week healing meditation group to introduce people to different meditation techniques. Each week we explore two meditations, which help us relate to different aspects of our illness and difficulties or refocus on the positive, uplifting aspects of our lives.
Give Your Ego the Wisdom Eye
On November 24, 2011
What would happen if we give our ego or ignorance the wisdom eye?
Here, I have quoted a passage from Lama Yeshe’s book, Ego, Attachment and Liberation, published by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
The Giving of Loving-kindness
On November 16, 2011
One lesson I have learned from the Buddhist teachings is this possibility of enhancing our natural sense of love and concern for self or others. Before coming into contact with such a teaching, I have unconsciously carried around with me the idea that there is not much I can do with the amount of [...]
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