Many people understand meditation to be a spiritual practice. But ask ten meditators what ‘spiritual’ means and you are likely to receive ten very different replies. If we aren’t clear about what ‘spiritual’ means, then for what purpose is that practice?
Continue readingDid you know that the words “hear” and “here” share a common root? Originally meaning “to be told, or learn by report”, the spelling only changed in the 14th or 15th centuries. In our modern lives, the constant background noises of city life can easily distract us from being truly present and attentive.
Continue readingDo you know a one stop shop where you can unpack the startling dream you had last night, find a yoga exercise to help relieve your back pain, study how your emotions arise, explore astronomy, find the lyrics of that old Beatles song that keeps running through your mind and read the true story of the first European woman to travel to Tibet?
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One of the basic truths of the meditation tradition is that it is our state of mind that governs so much of our experience of life.
This isn’t just how or what we think about our lives (although that’s certainly a huge part of it) – it’s also about how we react emotionally and physically to things that happen.
Do we tighten up, or lock down on some experiences …
When we lose something or someone, often that is not the only loss—there are other things we lose too—friends, activities, the ability to socialize as we used to, our vibrancy or happiness, people, our jobs and partners. It can feel like a limb has been ripped off. It is possible to recover and thrive again …
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