Q: What’s the simplest way to incorporate surrender into everyday life that will also benefit my spiritual practice? A: When it comes to surrender outside of sitting practice, there is an approach that is pretty straightforward: when you’re triggered, let go immediately. Delaying only makes it harder. Of course, to have this level of clarity, you […]
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Teachings from Av Neryah Surrender is essential not just in spiritual practice but also in everyday life. It’s like a skill that can be practiced daily, strengthening your ability to let go. ~ By consistently letting go, you open yourself up to the flow of life, making space within, so that new insights and realizations
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I’m not religious… Not one bit, but, I’ve become very ‘spiritual’. Life’s challenges have a way to seek a deeper understanding of… Life. It is often during these life challenges… We seek to better understand: Who ‘we’ really are, what life is really all about, and what is our place in the “Timeless Wonder of
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I was inspired to write this piece after reading a post about how absurd it is that some people are turned off by women fighting in the Olympics… Yet, Yet they don’t seem to raise their collective voices about the horrendous abuse women endure from domestic violence…. At first, I was like… Yea man, right
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. “Zenfully Quool Quotes” By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. When you produce a thought of hatred, anger, or despair, it harms you, and it also harms the world. None of us wants (our legacy) to be continued like that. We all want to produce thoughts of compassion, understanding, and love. When you are able
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“Meditation” can cover a broad spectrum of particularities. To some, Meditation is accomplished when in a reverie … just by being in a garden or out in nature. It can also be when you simply put your monkey minds thoughts away and just… Be. You can just ‘Be’ while riding a bike, swimming, kayaking, hiking…
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Those new to mediation will inherently be astonished byhow many random thoughts pop upwhile attempting to sit ‘though free’…It’s as if they feel like they are not even one’s own thoughts. Our minds are a very complex yet intriguing study…I think it’s very common for just about everyone,including Dr. John Yates AKA Culadasa when he
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To me, my interpretation of this quote is…somewhat in line with a general perspective…as they would mention:“Direct experience is not for the faint hearted…” True.Most people are simply not evolved enoughto find the volition required to put in the effort requiredto find the non-dual connection to Divinitythrough the experience of deep Insight meditation. Most people
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Putting a ‘Voice’ to Mental Mind Processes These Voices that represent the many facets of our thought processes Fall into a few main category types. The Guardians Have instinctually become the animalistic sense of ‘self’ In charge of protecting the ‘self’ The Controller Wants to control everything, loss of control is a big concern Wants
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This process compartmentalizes the countless parts of our mind and how ‘it’ thinks about certain situations. These mental departments become overwhelmed. Since we are not typically in True Awareness of our many mental capacities, These ‘voices’ carry on in the mind as if they are in charge. In other words, These ‘departments of egos’, distract
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Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.
After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.
Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.
We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.
