meditation
Daily Alchemy: Can we make this controversy good?
29d ago“Should Korea's robot Buddhist monk be allowed to lead ceremonies and replace human monks?”
Journal submission: Wait, what is "relatefulness"?
ABSTRACT This article explores the nature, meaning, and definition of “relatefulness” as a relational meditation practice. I begin by exploring the potential value of clear definitions: When and why are they important? What do we gain by being clear? What do we lose?... What makes learning about the ultimate easier in the modern era, and what makes it harder?: Modernists
Diana A woman named Diana sat in a therapist’s office in Portland and said the sentence that begins a thousand modern spiritual journeys: "I think I need to meditate." She had left the Southern Baptist church at twenty-two after her pastor said her depression was a failure of... Hi Nikki. I just joined yesterday so I'm still figuring it out as well. I'm keeping my eye on it to see if I can jump into any interesting conversations.... I personally love the way you've characterized the distinctions between the two. Though I am also biased :) We always run the risk of "the narcissism of small differences." But there's also a lot of good that happens when people have better expectations of what they're going to... Love what you wrote Blas! Specially "being-human-with" "If meditation is the art of being, and Circling is the art of being-with, then Relatefulness is the art of being-human-with." This is a big YES and a WIN for Relateful, but am trying to stay away from the frame of what is... - onPain and suffering- the difference looks massive to me lately. Someone was rude to me earlier today. The in-the-moment impact of his words was discomfort (pain), but the suffering happens in the rumination. by
When I was first learning to meditate, I was an undergrad at Rice University, general manager of Willy's Pub, the bar on campus, and my dorm was the party dorm. Needless to say, I drank. A lot. I would sometimes be so hungover that I couldn't get up. So I would meditate.... - onYesterday, during our tango lesson, I was feeling out of sync dancing with my wife. Our teacher shared that it was because I was moving ahead of her. I was focused more on executing the steps rather than being completely present with her and moving together. When I included her in my awareness and focused on being connected in motion, it felt so much better!by
I've enjoyed this exploration with you Renee. I have several of the OpenFocus meditations. I'm going to experiment with giving more attention to the space that connects. Thinking of that gives me energy too.... Is it possible to 'focus circle' the current state of the world?
When I went through the Level Up program at Relateful.com and facilitated what was then called 'Focus or Birthday Circles', it was sometimes suggested that I as the facilitator could be the object of the meditation, instead of focusing on someone else.... Thanks for writing this out, I really appreciate the personal perspective—not only am I more excited to listen to the podcast, I feel like I get to know you better!... Yeah, they recommend to continue with a daily practice, and retreats when you can, like once or twice a year. They’re not an insular group (a green flag for me) - they mentioned plenty of other teachers and practices and encourage you to explore.... Welcome and glad to have you here Nithya! Thank you for this. I haven’t heard of Atisha before this. Suddenly inspired to give my version in poetic tao te ching form, as a way to meditate on what’s been transmitted/expressed here… Unlearning "separation" Comes from relentless... Developmental levels embodied by famous rappers
I’ve just got three right now: Dr Dre: orange. Beats, etc snoop dogg: green. Weed with Willie Nelson, kids music (affirmation song, everybody’s different, etc) Kendrick Lamar: teal.... To be honest it was a life changing week, in retrospect. I wasn’t dissapointed in any way to not reach Jhana, because I built inner trust that it will happen when my bodymind system is ready.... Hey Nat. that retreat was quite a lot. I’m really glad I did it. I did not experience Jhanna, but I experiened tremendous openings to more enjoyment, more softness, and increased ability for gratitude, forgiveness, appreciation.... I was taught some of that with the advanced meditations I learned from Samuel (my teacher at the time). That the meditations were a transmission and something bad would happen if I shared them with others that had not built up to it with the fundamentals.... Regarding the mind’s absence of the 5 hindrances, I remember a time when I was heavily into qigong and did this training where we’d lie down with our hands and legs up in the air....