Tag: equanimity

Letting go of nothingness

Last night as I began my meditation, I decided to try something different. I usually either do Loving kindness (Metta) meditation, where the focus is on loving myself and all other beings. Or I do Mindfulness (Vipassana) meditation, where my…

Happiness is up to you

I was thinking last night about how most of my posts here may seem rather depressing. It seems all I ever talk about is suffering, and ways out of suffering. And if I am to be aware that I may…

The coyote and me

This morning, on the way home from the store, I spotted a coyote crossing a snow covered field. I pulled my car over to the side of the road to watch this beautiful creature. I could see it was somewhat…

Death and rebirth

Severing the ties of your current state of Samsara. To finally cut through the illusions of self and ego. This is to be free of suffering. An end to suffering. You see, this is not an endless cycle that we…

Good things come in fours

In Buddhism, the four immeasurables (brahma-viharas) represent the most beautiful and hopeful aspects of our human nature. They are mindfulness practices that protect the mind from falling into habitual patterns of reactivity which contradict our best intentions. Also referred to…