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: meditation
Five Things Friday: Happiness is Hard!
…5 ways yoga and meditative practices can change negativity bias Rick Hanson, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist and author of Buddha’s Brain: …
Letter to a Little Bird
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your …
Setting Sankalpa
Sankalpa is Sanskrit for “will, determination, purpose.” Forming a sankalpa is to set an intention, or in the spirit of the New …
Mindfulness Mondays: Multitask or Meditate?
Rod Stryker, in his book The Four Desires, says of multitasking, “The latest research indicates that trying to do two …
Just Be A Tree
I was recently led through a peaceful meditation by the chaplain at the eating disorder treatment hospital I’ve been at. …
The Smell of Surrender
Read below, or at Elephant Journal. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the …
Starving for Attention
As I continue to examine my inner conversations and behavioral reactions, some light has shone on my relationship to food. Ok, …
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.”
Snapshot-less Sunday: Remembering September 11th
We’ve seen the videos hundreds of times. The images are forever ingrained in our mind’s eye. The cries, the shouts, …
