Ryanshelton7

LATEST ARTICLES ( 402 )

• As I Go

  Every sensation ‘holds’ energy.  It stores it, and depending on our equanimity to it, it affects us this or that much.  You may have heard of Chakras.  They... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• In Meditation. Being Meditative.

  I was contemplating on writing my blog this week while in travel mode and I was also observing how planning for travel can be meditative. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Living With Reality

  How much time do I spend distracting myself from reality? The obvious distractors are television, movies, and internet, but I want to look a little bit deeper. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Our Work is Love

  . The classic statement is that to love your job is to mean you will never work a day in your life. This is not work, but play. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Answer Came

  This was a story about a death wishhh: listen, hear the ocean? A matrix of keys draped the space in between like a big fishing net someone checked periodically... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Non-Profit Paradigm

  The Non-Profit businesses that I’ve worked or volunteered for depend on a paradigm which prevents a long term solution. It separates our population into... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Meditation. Observation. Clear Thinking.

  I am writing this sitting in my friends’ place in Barcelona and I am thinking about a friend and this post will be dedicated to her. Read more

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

• I’ve Established My Practice, Now What?

  I’ve been sitting 2 hours a day for 4 years, and my life has changed for the better, but there is still a major disconnect between my practice and the world... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Interested in Writing?

  Are you a student of SN Goenka and interested in writing for this blog? Let me know at Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• In Celebration, in Contemplation

  October has been the month of festivities here, from where I am writing right now. I have been caught up in frenzied action, not quite sure how much of it was... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Breaks

  Continuity of practice is the secret of success. Another word for that is consistency. Consistent practice brings success. I’ve read a lot, and seen in my own... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• On Regret & Resolution

  (This will be my third and last consecutive post on the subject of my nani’s passing. Previous two are available here and here. Read more

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

• This Was Once a Love Letter (Part I)

  This was once a love letter rooted in the subtle trust of knowing one will return however often they leave however long gone.But when you finally came back to... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Perfect Destination

  This is writing is taken from my previous blog, which I haven’t written in since I started writing for this site. Most of these ideas stem from Alan Watts’... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Just How Babies See

  Alan Watts talks about three views.  One view is of the baby, which can’t tell the difference between what is happening and what is happening to it. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• On Grief

  (This blog is in continuation of On My Nani’s Passing)I never knew how I would really feel after someone emotionally close to me died because I had not... Read more

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

• Observe. Reflect. Breathe. Live.

  Life is like waves, things go and things come….sounds like as if I am writing this from middle of a beach holiday, no? I would have loved that….what a thought! Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Concerning Creativity

  I have an increasing concern with how we use the word creative.Creativity is not taking our repetitive conditioning and modifying it slightly to get some... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Music and Healing. Or Waiting for the Miracle…

  There are tunes that stay in our minds for a long time. It was Leonard Cohen’s: ‘Waiting for the Miracle to Come’ that stayed with me for days…. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Be Soft, Go for the Matador

  “Be soft with your practice. Think of method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. It’ll go meandering here, and trickling there. It’ll find the... Read more

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