Tag: meditation

Peace and happiness – On sale for $12.95

peace

Nowadays, there are so many authors and so-called teachers that offer seminars, books, online classes and retreats that promise peace and happiness. Some are laypeople, some are monastics, and some are even former monastics. Others still have tied-in celebrities to…

Happy to be alive

happy to be alive

My very first thought as I awoke this morning was that I was so happy to be alive. Grateful for this day. I do not always wake up like this, but today it was clear to me that simply waking-up…

Out of touch and out of time

out of touch

Two things became clear to me this morning during my practice. One of which is that I may becoming out of touch with some people. While certainly I may becoming more in-touch with others, I don’t think that being out…

The skies are not cloudy all day

clouds

As I listened to todays guided meditation by Bhikkhuni Vimala at the Blue Lotus Temple, I had an interesting synchronicity moment. As she was explaining to all of us about the rising of thoughts, it came to my mind that…

High anxiety

high anxiety

A couple of months ago I was asked to give the weekly talk at the temple which is due this coming Saturday. Being a layperson, this is not considered a “dhamma” talk. At the same time, my teacher Bhante Sujatha…