What do these words actually mean anyway? Let’s begin with the word “well”. Being well is to be physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually healthy. Being happy means to appreciate and enjoy this life. Having gratitude for all things, each breath,…
Sounds strange doesn’t it, to think of love as dispassionate? Don’t most of us think that it is the passion and powerful feelings that comprise what we refer to as love? The definition of dispassionate is – free from or…
af·flic·tion [uh-flik-shuhn] noun 1. a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery: They sympathized with us in our affliction. 2. a cause of mental or bodily pain, as sickness, loss, calamity, or persecution. ad·dic·tion [uh-dik-shuhn] noun the state of being…
Wow, I have to say, the more I practice and learn to observe my mind, the more I see how crazy one can make themselves over nothing. I am also beginning to learn that a lot of this stems from…
In Vipassana meditation, we are taught to focus on our breath and observe the mind. But I am beginning to see that there is so much more to this practice than first meets the eye. At the onset, we are…