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• Love Is Not Vulnerable

  Hollywood has been mutating our understanding of love for a long time. We have this idea that we give our hearts away to someone and we depend on that person... Read more

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

• Don’t Waste Your Sorry’s

  There’s a story I heard about the first time Goenka visited the Dhamma Surabhi (The Vipassana centre in Merritt, B.C.) Everyone was getting ready for the first... Read more

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

• Life Balance

  Balance is important in life. Before Vipassana, I was very unhappy with my life but did not know why. Yes, there were some things that obviously needed to be... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Add “Let Go of This” to Your To-Do List

  There’s the old romantic cliché about liking long walks on the beach and then there’s the reality of long walks on the beach resulting in feet blistered from th... Read more

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

• A Global Awakening

  The clean slate of a child’s mind is so wonderful to watch grow. We become excited with each new growth from discovering how to walk to learning algebra. Read more

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

• Attending What Is and What Is Attending

  I recall being at the center for one of my courses and having re-occurring thoughts about a conversation or speech I would make to someone when I returned. Read more

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

• Focusing on the Positive

  Goenkaji says that craving and aversion are two sides of the same coin, as well as emotions and sensations being two sides of the same coin. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Thousand Kisses Deep.

  Hi everybody – I will be contributing my thoughts here every fortnight. I would like to start my introduction today with lyrics from the song of Leonard... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Secret of Continuity

  We’ve all heard it. Continuity is the secret of success. It’s Goenka’s favorite, but it’s not a secret. He straight up tells us, again and again. Continuity is... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Choosing Beyond the Negative

  A series of choices makes life. One’s mindset and perspective makes life. What one focuses on makes life.This week, life has been schooling me in the power of... Read more

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

• Limiting Beliefs

  Sometimes, while writing for this blog, I get imposter syndrome.  I don’t know if I should be sharing my experience of practice, when I’m such a far cry from... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Dhamma Parenting

  I don’t know many Dhamma Parents, but the ones that I know always speak of the struggle to continue meditating with the added responsibility of parenting on... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Conversation 2, Part 3

  To assist Dhamma Projects’ focus in exploring how meditators integrate their practice of Vipassana out of the centre and into the world of the householder, we... Read more

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

• Learning to Love and Think

  Graduation ceremonies always have speakers that talk about the friendships people made in school, and the hope of teaching the world how to love, but this is th... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Mixed Crowd

  I attended a small dinner party of people with mixed Vipassana representation. We had a pair of serious meditators, a pair of students who had sat 1 course,... Read more

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

• ATs Are People Too

  One major obstacle I’ve heard from several meditators is their disconnect with their assistant teacher. They voice that the teacher couldn’t answer their... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Children’s House

  The three Centers that I’ve visited have all shared the same dynamic of being a place for adults. Rules like no physical contact and gender separation make it... Read more

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

• Conversation 2, Part 2

  To assist Dhamma Projects’ focus in exploring how meditators integrate their practice of Vipassana out of the centre and into the world of the householder, we... Read more

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

• I’m Engaged

  If you’ve been reading this blog from the beginning, you may remember my mental struggles regarding returning to the dating scene after spending 7 months at... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Teamwork

  Creating the space to sit 2 hours a day is a challenge. Part of this challenge arises because it’s 2 hours I need to build into my schedule that few others in m... Read more

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