WEEK 4 OF THE 40-DAY MINDFULNESS CHALLENGE “It is amazing to me that we can be simultaneously completely preoccupied with the appearance of our own body and at the same time completely out of touch with it as well . . . . When we put energy into actually experiencing our body and we refuse…
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I CARRY NOTHING INTO THIS MOMENT: December 29, 2017
“Seeing the purpose of our actions and whether they are of benefit or not— rests on our understanding the ethical dimensions of mindfulness. This is the discernment of wholesome or unwholesome mind states and actions, which lead respectively to happiness or suffering.” Joseph Goldstein, from Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…
I MOVE BEYOND THE BOX OF RESTRICTIONS AND LIBERATE MYSELF IN THE PURE AWARENESS OF BEING: December 28, 2017
“When awareness is well established and mindfulness is happening by itself— what we could call effortless effort — then we can simply rest in the continuity of bare knowing. Ryokan, a nineteenth-century Zen master, poet, and wandering monk, expressed it this way: ‘Know your mind just as it is.’” Joseph Goldstein, from Mindfulness: A Practical Guide…
I FEEL THE PRESENCE OF INFINITE GOOD: December 26, 2017
“Don’t think about your problems during your practice. Push them aside very gently. Take a break from all that worrying and planning. Let your meditation be a complete vacation. Trust yourself, trust your own ability to deal with these issues later, using the energy and freshness of mind that you built up during your meditation….
IN THIS MOMENT, I AM: December 25, 2017
“Christmas offers a special opportunity to give gifts as an outer expression of an inner love and gratitude. . . . During this period I spend many hours of the day and night in meditation and often ‘feel’ the presence of the Teacher of Nazareth.” Joel Goldsmith, from The Christmas Letters In this moment, I…
ONLY WHEN WE FIND PEACE WITHIN CAN WE PROVIDE IT TO OTHERS: December 23, 2017
“We retire to that secret place within ourselves, . . . until the feeling of peace envelops us; and when we find our peace, those who have come to us for help also receive their peace.” Joel Goldsmith, from The Christmas Letters I sit in the breath of new awareness. In this awareness, the truth…
I MOVE IN THE FULL AWARENESS OF HEALTH AND HARMONY: December 22, 2017
“So it is that when we begin to take the responsibility for maintaining the health and the harmony of our own families, we discover that the inner peace and harmony we find in our moments of meditation become the law of health and harmony to our children and to other members of our family.” Joel…
A NEW WORLD IS BORN WITHIN OUR SOULS EACH MOMENT: December 21, 2017
“What we are developing through study and meditation, [the world] will be born into. The old world will be wiped out and disappear, and a new world will be born.” Joel Goldsmith, from The Christmas Letters There is no judgment simply an awareness that I AM. The breath of all that is flows from the…
WE ATTAIN THE GROOVE OF THE SOUL, REALIZING IT IS MEASURED BY LOVE: December 20, 2017
“In meditation, in quiet contemplation of the Soul, we achieve or attain this groove or rhythm in consciousness and then, and only then, do we know the government and realm of Spirit. No longer are our values based on material estimates but, instead, are measured by . . . love.” Joel Goldsmith, from The Christmas…
IN THE I AM, I FEEL THE STILLNESS OF EACH MOMENT: December 19, 2017
In the I AM, I feel the power of the breath and the stillness of each moment listening aware and then releasing. Peace flows through each cell, each muscle, each atom of my being until I realize that peace and I are one. In peace, I am whole. In wholeness, I am free. It is…
PEACE FLOWS THROUGH EACH CELL OF OUR BEING: December 18, 2017
“The peace that passes understanding is established within us, and it is given release when we make contact with it in our daily meditations. Like a dove, it begins to spread its wings over this entire universe.” Joel Goldsmith, from The Christmas Letters In the I AM, I feel the power of the breath and…
I BEGIN KNOWING THERE IS NOTHING I MUST DO, EXCEPT BREATHE: November 18, 2017
“When we are in a community, a Sangha, we know that the mindfulness, peace, joy, and freedom of each member of the Sangha is very much linked to our own health and that of our loved ones. In meditation, we can direct their loving kindness and compassion to our loved ones. When we are able…
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