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The Things.
The coffee experience is an awesome way to bring mindfulness into daily life. Not only do you have all the physical sensations of...
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jon walker
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Tara on the way out of our cage...
There really isn’t anything to add to this quote by Tara Brach, from Radical Acceptance: “The way out of our cage begins with accepting...
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jon walker
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Freewill?
Some thoughts on freewill inspired by two of my fave mentors, Stan Eisenstein and Lyssa Menard. First, the idea of freewill may be one of...
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jon walker
- Sep 4, 2021
- 1 min
Zappa on parachutes
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.” Frank Zappa I love that quote. And I used to bask in a self-satisfied...
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jon walker
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
Opinion reactivity.
“Do not search for the truth. Only cease to cherish opinions.” Jianzhi Sengcan, Third Chinese Chán Patriarch. That quote is plenty...
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jon walker
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Another reason to pause to see things clearly.
From Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. One of those books you can read again and again. Much gratitude to Tammy...
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jon walker
- Aug 31, 2021
- 1 min
Contingent modes of self-esteem.
The psychologist and meditation teacher Matthew Brensilver can convey many-layered ideas in very few words. He was talking to a group of...
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jon walker
- Aug 30, 2021
- 1 min
One thing we all tend to be good at. Unfortunately.
Whether you’re new at meditation or you’ve been at it for a while, it is important to remember that this process of training the mind...
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jon walker
- Aug 29, 2021
- 1 min
Time dilation.
A great quote by the amazing teacher Shinzen Young. From his book The Science of Enlightenment. “Five decades ago, some very kind people...
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jon walker
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Reactivity.
I am frustrated that I didn’t note where this quote came from. If I figure that out, I’ll add it. But it beautifully describes the...
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jon walker
- Aug 22, 2021
- 1 min
Pell-mell.
I just love to gather quotes. Like this one from the foundational book Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana. It may help you...
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jon walker
- Aug 19, 2021
- 1 min
Why is the mind so busy?
Why is your mind always busy? There are lots of reasons, and here is one from Michael Singer’s excellent book, The Untethered Soul. “You...
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jon walker
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
Another reason to follow the breath. (Or whatever anchor you prefer!)
The nice thing about learning to pay attention to the breath is that we do lots of other things during the day that we’ve done many times...
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jon walker
- Aug 14, 2021
- 1 min
Shining a light.
From the excellent book Now What?: Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond by Yael Shy, who works with students at NYU: “I feel afraid...
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jon walker
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
The body knows...
Meditation teachers are always encouraging participants to sense into their bodies. There are lots of reasons for this, and one of the...
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jon walker
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
Spirituality for Everyone.
A wonderful story I found in the book Yanas and Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele. It seems God had just...
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jon walker
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Why are we doing this, anyway?
Although a big part of meditation is simply learning to be with what is happening, it is really about how we relate to what is happening....
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jon walker
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Dishwashing, etc.
Regarding informal mindfulness practices: It is not about turning whatever you are doing into a transcendent experience. It is simply the...
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jon walker
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
Slow is just fine...
Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb The teacher Sam Harris points out that we are all...
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jon walker
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1 min
Fussy mind?
Whenever the mind complains, it is prime meditation time. What a great chance to see judgements in action—judgements that may or may not...
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