Kalyana Mitta translates from Pali as “spiritual friends”. I am very blessed and thankful that I now have many of these people in my life. But as I research the deeper meaning of this term, I find it truly means…
Kalyana Mitta
Tag: meditation
Buddha was wrong!
He said there is a way from suffering, and that’s just not true. I have tried day after day, and I still suffer. In fact suffering is part of who I am. I have been wronged and hurt by others,…
The breath
After a wonderful workshop on disturbing emotions last night, we came home and enjoyed a little dinner. After letting that settle, we sat down to do our nightly meditation. The workshop had made me more aware of the idea of…
Well, Happy and Peaceful
What do these three words actually mean? I look at their deep meaning every night during meditation, but I think today is a good day to put these thoughts into words here. Let’s start with the word “well”. Does that…
Heedful
Well here’s another word we don’t hear very often. Probably because most of us are not in fact heedful. Let’s start with a definition of the word heedful: –adjective taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of…