Ryanshelton7

LATEST ARTICLES ( 402 )

• Dream, Baby, Dream

  So I went to a session for folks with farm dreams last weekend.  It’s not that I want to be a farmer, per se, but I do want to grow beneficial, beautiful... Read more

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

• Communal Happiness

  I always understood the pursuit of happiness to mean an individual freedom to pursue their individual dreams and successes. Recently I realized that our... Read more

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

• A New Adventure

  I’ve completed my Masters in Biomechanics, so what’s my next adventure? While I understand the practicality and long term benefits of developing my career, a... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Conversation 2 , Part 1

  To assist Dhamma Projects’ aim of discussing, celebrating and examining  the integration of the practice and principles behind Vipassana out of the centre and... Read more

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

• Humbly Enter the Discussion

  Vipassana is a beautiful path of self-discovery. We have been taught an exquisite technique that allows us to discover truth within ourselves. In my... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• 2 Hour Requirement

  At the end of every 10 day course, SN Goenka tells people they should make a strong determination to sit for 2 hours every day for one year. Read more

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

• The Right Rate of Change

  I’ve often felt that the growth I observe in myself from my practice is too slow. I’m investing 2 hours a day in this practice, and sometimes it seems that my... Read more

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

• Why is Vipassana Cool?

  I’m about to serve on my first Children’s Course. I worked with kids for several years, but that was over 6 years ago. Now I’ll be engaging kids in a dhamma... Read more

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

• Dhamma Hall

  Hey guys!I’ve been wanting to create a virtual dhamma hall where we can visit the website, insert name and select country and then start our daily sits. Read more

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

• Growth is Not Exciting

  A strange realization with my practice is that growth is not exciting. All of my life, and probably all of yours, I been taught to get excited and to celebrate... Read more

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

• The Rational Religion

  While I’ve pulled back from the belief that everyone should meditate, as I now feel that it’s a practice that resonates with certain people at certain times, I... Read more

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

• Good Grief

  I remember waking up to problems bigger than myself. I remember things feeling so hard to change but, nonetheless, believing they could. And I thought, as I... Read more

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

• Personal Solutions

  I learned long ago that in order to grow, I needed to experience things for myself. I relearned this wisdom while playing the role of teacher or a mentor. Read more

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

• The Root of Societies Problems

  Yeah, I was one of those kids that wanted to save the world. I’ve gone through many iterations of deconstructing and reconstructing this thought, and I’m... Read more

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

• Addiction

  The conditioned mind keeps on returning to the same place, time and again without knowing either the route of the journey or the purpose of it. Read more

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

• Learning from Aditthana

  Every Vipassana meditator has a different technique to enduring aditthana. Also in life everyone has different techniques to being able to endure difficult... Read more

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

• How Do I Fit In?

  Walking the path of Dhamma gives me a strange feeling of isolation. Often, I feel like I’m walking around an entire society of people with a secret. Read more

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

• Giving Up Sensual Pleasures

  I’ve been observing life a bit more subtly recently causing me to revisit my attachment to sensual pleasures. Early in my career as a Vipassana meditator it... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Love During War

  I can only imagine the amount of suffering on a battle field; there are scars, both physical and mental, that would last a lifetime. Read more

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

• Patience

  Life is so mysterious. One part of my mind wants answers, and wants them now. I know there are answers to these riddles, and I imagine being much more content... Read more

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