Recent Posts Tagged With 'Buddhism'

• Consciousness Expansion

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 06:41 in personal development, happiness, Spirituality, meditation, Buddhism

  I like to think of my consciousness as a circle drawn on a piece of paper. Within the circle is all the knowledge, understanding about life and existence and everything that I have experienced and come to accept as possible, real and normal within my...

• Non-Dualistic Thoughts on Suffering

  Posted on Sunday July 5th, 2009 at 23:33 in personal development, happiness, Spirituality, Buddhism, wellbeing, worry & stress

  It would be a mistake to attempt to block out suffering or create mental distance from suffering. In fact this is the opposite of what I have experienced and come to understand. Trying to do so will most likely simply cause more suffering. What I’v...

• How to Stop Struggling Through Life

  Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 05:52 in personal development, happiness, Spirituality, meditation, confidence, Buddhism, fear, wellbeing, relationshps, worry & stress

  No matter what triviality you loose yourself momentarily in there is only this. Just this. So in moments of deep connection, enjoy it. Revel in it. And do so by simply being completely there and present with it. Don’t judge. Don’t compare. Don’...

• The Story of the Buddha - Part 2

  Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 05:00 in personal development, happiness, Spirituality, meditation, Buddhism, wellbeing

  In the Buddha’s renunciation of the world lies the key theme of the story of his life and perhaps the very core idea of Buddhism. Gautama’s upbringing was such that it gave rise to his radical miss-perception of things. The gap between the way he...

• The Story of the Buddha - Part 1

  Posted on Monday March 30th, 2009 at 02:30 in personal development, happiness, Spirituality, Buddhism, intention, wellbeing

  When discussing the life of the Buddha the words ‘story’ or ‘account’ are commonly used. This is because there is no verifiable factual data regarding his life. So the story of the life of the Buddha or Awakened One who realized the Dharma: â...

• Meditation, Experiencing Life, and Getting Back on the Horse

  Posted on Saturday November 29th, 2008 at 06:58 in fitness, health, personal development, happiness, Spirituality, exercise, motivation, meditation, Buddhism, Just For Fun, wellbeing, relationshps

  My meditation practice is simple. I sit and be the sky. This begins with slowing down. Achieved by centering the mind on one physical sensory input. In this case the feeling of the breath at the rim of the nostrils. Breath and mind gradually merge. T...

• Thoughts on Karma and Reincarnation

  Posted on Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 20:23 in personal development, love, happiness, Spirituality, meditation, Buddhism, intention, fear, influence, wellbeing, worry & stress

  Today I would like to share with you my current understanding of karma and reincarnation. Much like the article on Nirvana I expect many of you will have alternate views on this subject. If you do I would love for you to share them here in the commen...

• What is Nirvana?

  Posted on Saturday November 1st, 2008 at 08:01 in personal development, happiness, Spirituality, meditation, Buddhism, hate, wellbeing

  The literal translation of the word Nirvana tends to cause, I feel, a certain amount of misunderstanding. The word Nirvana literally means extinction, such as of a flame. This does not mean extinction of self. Rather the extinction of afflictions. Th...