Have you ever felt like this? “Someone please just take my suffering away!” Perhaps you feel this way right now. I can tell you that I often feel this, and get very sad. Being born and raised a Roman Catholic,…
Please take my suffering away
Tag: suffering
Just smile
I would like you to try an exercise with me today. It is an exercise of the mind, that I think demonstrates how we can retrain or re-mold our minds. First, I would like you to scan your mind to…
An ordinary mind
An ordinary mind can only know ordinary concepts and ideas. Clinging to the self perpetuates desire, which only results in suffering. Through meditation, I believe one learns to calm and train the mind. We are able to direct and remold…
Letting go
Last night, I awoke in a panic. Suddenly without warning I was overcome with anxiety, hurt, anger, fear and rage. I had been sleeping peacefully, and had a very good meditation before bed. So I found this particularly disturbing. I…
Just one more day
Once again I had a dream last night that got me thinking, and inspired me to write today. For some reason I was dreaming about an empty box. Even in my dream at that time, I did not understand the…