Archive for December 2023
Are You at a ‘Cross Roads’ of Your Life?
Ponder this What is really important in your life? What really matters? What would you be better off doing more of? What would you be better off doing less of? The basic Meditations and Mindful Daily Practices I write about are Non-denominational and in Harmony with all Spiritual Traditions. Every one of Every Faith Benefits Greatly by…
Read MoreSpiritually Inclined and Curious about Deepening an Awareness Within and Mindful Living?
Deepening an Awareness Within and Mindful Living? After many Wondrous Ceremonies of True Love… We all gaze out at the Sunset… There is often a deep expression or a Longing… for some sort of an ‘understanding‘ of… ~ The Inner Pull ~ Towards something that makes us inherently Feel like we must be part of something that is much bigger…
Read MoreA Test to show how many Stray Thoughts Bombard our Brains
Have a good look at this image. Then close your eyes and try to keep this image in your awareness for as long as possible. Keep in mind only this image with no other thoughts. You will be surprised at how soon random thoughts barge right into our awareness. Our triune brains are like a…
Read MoreLearn or Deepen your Meditation Practice
Spiritually ‘Inclined‘ and Curious about Deepening an Awareness Within and Mindful Living? After many Wondrous Ceremonies of True Love… We all gaze out at the Sunset… There is often a deep expression or a Longing… for some sort of an ‘understanding‘ of… ~ The Inner Pull ~ Towards something that makes us inherently Feel like we must be part of…
Read MoreDeepen your Practice with Buddha’s Enlightenment Teachings – Introduction
Buddha’s step by step instructions to obtain Enlightenment Practices at very deep end of the Ultimate Path to Liberation. There IS a Way… And this is it. For those that have already been inspired to integrate a daily meditation practice into their life and has developed the volition to take it deeper. For those that…
Read More1 – The Three Trainings that are Essential to One’s Path to Liberation
MORALITY – THE FIRST AND LAST TRAINING… and embodies all steps in between. Training in morality has as its domain all the physical, verbal, and mental behaviors belonging to every single aspect of life that is not explicitly meditative. These are all trainings in morality: To life a good life. Improving our physical health. Exercising.…
Read More2 – The Three Characteristics – Impermanence, Dissatisfactoriness, and No-self
The three characteristics of Impermanence, Dissatisfactoriness, and No-self are so central to the Buddha’s teachings. Every single time I say, “Understand the true nature of things,” what I mean is, “Directly perceive the three characteristics.” To perceive them thoroughly and directly is to be Awakened. The big message here is: drop the stories. Find a…
Read More3 – DISSATISFACTORINESS
The next characteristic is Dissatisfactoriness, misery, or suffering. I will sometimes translate it as “suffering” and other ways. Other translators and authors also use terms such as “misery”, “unsatisfactoriness”, “stress”, and “anxiety”. I don’t think that we really have a perfect English word that can capture its nuances. There are two major aspects to the…
Read More4 – NO-SELF – A Deeper Look
NO-SELF The last and perhaps most misunderstood of the three characteristics is “no-self”. The original Pali term, anatta, means literally “not-self”. We have this notion that there really is a permanent or autonomous “I”. We might say, “Hello, I am…” and be quite convinced that we are talking about a permanent, separate thing that can…
Read More5 – THE FIVE SPIRITUAL FACULTIES
The five spiritual faculties are said to be like a cart with four wheels and a driver. If any of the four wheels is too small, wobbly, or not in balance with the others, then the going on the spiritual road will be rough. The four wheels symbolize faith, wisdom, energy, and concentration. If the…
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