Day 16 Embrace Them with Great Tenderness
Do not fight against pain; do not fight against irritation or jealousy. Embrace them with great tenderness, as though you were embracing a little baby. Your anger is yourself, andI jumped out of an airplane this afternoon…
I jumped out of an airplane this afternoon then drove home, grabbed take-out for the family, and watched Netflix. It is only now as I stop right before going toI have arrived
We believe that happiness is possible only in the future. That is why the practice ‘I have arrived’ is very important. The realization that we already have arrived, that we“Suchness”
The word suchness describes reality as it is. Most of our suffering arises from our ideas and concepts. If you are able to free yourself from these concepts/beliefs, anxiety andWhy We Suffer
When we look deeply at the nature of things, we see that in fact everything is impermanent. In our ignorance we believe that there is a permanent entity in us,Concentration
When you contemplate a big full sunrise, the more mindful and concentrated you are, the more the beauty of the sunrise is revealed to you. That is why mindfulness and concentrationWalking Meditation
You walk as if you kiss the earth with your feet, as if you massage the earth with your feet. There is a lot of love in that practice of
Ambassador of the Cosmos
Any object, food, being is an ambassador of the cosmos. Take for an example a piece of bread and consider all that goes into making the piece of bread-sunlight, water,