The Attraction of Doing the Opposite
VITARKA BADHANE PRATIPAKSA BHAVANAM.—Sutra 2:33 When disturbed by negative thoughts, opposite [positive] ones should be thought of. This is pratipaksha bhavana. Pratipaksha bhavana literally …
Tag Archives: awareness
Reflections on a year of meditation.
So after a year of practice, I’m not asking “what have I gained from meditation” based on any expectancy I had that there would be a “gain.”
You probably think this blog is about you, don’t you?
If there is one myth that I would like to continue to try to dispel about eating disorders, it is …
Five Things Friday: Five Slogans of Machig Labdron
I’m suffering. What should I do?
Secondary Gain
In the mind-body-spirit health community, it is accepted that typically there are deep and confusing reasons that a patient may …
Five Things Friday: Yoga Things
Yoga outlines five sheaths, or koshas, that encompass our being. These layers, according to Shiva Rea, are a map that …
Confused, Convoluted, Cloudy.
How do you know if or when being (i.e. practicing meditation, mindfulness, presence, etc.) has developed into a form of …
Everything, everything, everything is waiting for you. -David Whyte.
“Where all of those edges meet, you get an astonishing conversation…an astonishing depth and plethora of life.”-David Whyte Your great …
Defensive Block
Artists, writers, creative people of all types have experienced creative blockages, and may have explored and attributed their obstructions or …
Cosmic Habituation
“Cosmic Unconscious” by Gary Abrams “Maybe, just maybe, the laws of nature are less solid than they seem…” This fascinating …
