Wednesday 19 May 2010

Happiness is the true heart of the meditation.  Mindfulness is just one aspect of how we can accomplish a happier state of being.  We try not to stir the pot up to much.  Our thoughts and emotions can be stirred up almost by the second when we have many other things going on around us.  Things to do, places to be, engaging in the host of daily activities we think we have to do.  Although we cannot always give up these things in life, we must maintain a sense of reponsibility, although for some small part of the day, maybe we can try to just sit without engaging for some time.  This can have an amasingly freeing effect on the mind and maybe bring about a little happiness.

Monday 3 May 2010

There are many different aspect of our life we try to change, some we think are good, some we think are bad.  These aspects of our life have no real good or bad in the ultimate sense, although we experience them in a physical everyday way presently.  Mindfulness practises can sometimes bring us closer to a judgemental place as we slow down from everyday hectic life.  Try to accept everything that comes when you are sitting in meditation without any judgement though.  Use what is shown to you by your mind as an instruction on how to live your life from this moment onwards.  Remember to talk to others who meditate regularly, or even better a meditation master to maintain a correct path.  Finish all sessions with a heartfelt wish:

May all beings be truly happy and free from suffering.  May all beings never have their true happiness taken from them and may they be able to live a balanced life without attachment to some and aversion to others.

Saturday 17th April 2010

How well trained are you? I ask this more as a question of habits.  How well do you think you have created habits in your life?  We all tend to have habits: getting up for work, brushing our teeth, washing, eating our food.  How often though do we actually intentionally do these activities?  Mindfulness is not about slowly doing these habits, but by being aware.  Feelings, tastes, sights, smells, sounds...all can be forgotten when we get into habitual patterns.  Try to take some time to experience one of your daily habits today.

Friday 2 April 2010

Life is something to be happy with.  Sometimes people can make their lives unhappy by listening to all the confusion going on in the mind.  The mind can work on so many levels and will never be satisfied no matter how many of our dreams become real.  This can sometimes cause disappointment though because there will always be things which do not go the same way we want them to.  Having a focus and a direction may be important, but it may also be important not to attach oursleves so strongly to the outcome.  To be equally good at winning and losing can have much more benefits in the long run. Try to accept what appears to you in life without tainting the natural event.  We all have something to be grateful for in life, if life seems hard, just focus on those things we have attained for now, no matter how small or large they may be.

Thursday 25th March 2010

In response to a few requests for a 'web-site' that can be viewed regularly this blog should be a good starting point.

If you find anything here of use please enjoy it, if there is anything which you feel you don't agree with please discard it.

The title of the blog should be the main practice to try to begin with.
Breathe out....relax.