Ryanshelton7

LATEST ARTICLES ( 402 )

• Returning to Normal Life

  My year of service at Dhamma Delaware is coming to a close with all my short term goals nearly accomplished. The new “urban” Vipassana Meditation Center has... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Uncertainty is Relaxing

  Having shifted all alone from my home few months back to ‘settle’ in another part of the globe, I am facing my deepest vulnerabilities quite intimately. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Confusion and Not Knowing

  Making plan and sticking to it. Being pro-active. Improving yourself continuously. Living by the expectations. Keeping the promises.These are mantras of success. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Doubt Vs. Confidence Vs. Over-Confidence

  While doing mathematical problems in school days, I remember feeling over-confident in my abilities after correctly solving a few problems. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Deadlines

  I’m listening to a man on the radio explain that it’s too late to limit the world to 2° C of global warming, the level identified by climate negotiators as the... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Tumble Home

  After my car, and then my partner’s car, got stuck in the snow I had little choice but to walk home from my neighborhood yoga studio. Not a big deal for most... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Art of Dying

  

  The first book I read this year was The Art of Dying and it changed my life. The thing that changed my life before this was sitting my first 10-day Vipassana... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Interested in Writing?

  If you are an old student of SN Goenka and would like to write for this blog send me an email at [email protected]. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• We All Have Flaws

  On a train ride down the East Coast I noticed the individuals stepping outside for smoke breaks and read an article judging obesity. It remember judging people... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Dogs and Doubt

  A family gathers around after their dog passes away. They begin to discuss life and death and why animals have shorter lifespans than humans. The little boy, wh... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Riches of Service

  Giving service has always felt like a luxury only the rich and healthy can afford. While most people are grinding away at their jobs to provide the needs of... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Candle Sits

  It is so nice to sit here writing by the fire on a little candle stick lighting up the room.  The only light except my clock and the computer screens and the... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• S. N. Goenka: Notes – Day 3 Discourse

  So much attachment towards this I.What is this I?At the apparent level, yes, there is this solid body, but at the actual level, just subatomic particles,... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Complete Surrender

  I don’t understand what it means to completely surrender to Dhamma and the technique of Vipassana. The first step to surrendering is to let go of control and... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• In Communication. In Understanding. In Balance.

  I am writing after a long hiatus. Travel is just one excuse. So is the excuse of hectic work schedule with back to back teaching in classrooms  and workshops.... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• S. N. Goenka: Notes – Day 2 Discourse

  Perform Wholesome actionDon’t perform sinful actionKeep on purifying your mindThat is all.Dhamma – nothing to take away, nothing to add.Acting without craving... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Commit

  The word seems violent.  Short and sharp, like so many crimes.  It harkens suicide and mental hospitals.  Electroshock therapy.  Urgent test answers rammed... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• S. N. Goenka: Notes – Day 1 Discourse

  You will get the best results of your stay here, the better you work. You must work.The art of living is missing. This will teach you the art of living. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Moral Unity

  A moral foundation allows people to coexist within communities. The Golden Rule, which exists in some form within all the major religions, reminds individuals o... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Space

  The stars soften this world. Seeing them illuminates the darker parts of my life that feel so hard, so permanent. It loosens the tightness in my chest and allow... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY