Tag: [LJM]ATL
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Perception Foundation
Here I offer a quote from the book, Mindfulness in Plain English, by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Bhante G says: The purpose of meditation is personal transformation. The “you” that goes…
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Valentine’s Day
Last Wednesday was Valentine’s Day. So, of course, we did a meditation based on love; both receiving and extending the felt sense of loving care. During our meeting we discussed that there…
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Mindfulness – Off the Cushion
We need to understand how to engage with mindful awareness in our daily lives, not just during our sitting practice. In the written instructions for our Innate Compassion Training, Lama…
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Mind V
In one of our sessions, one of our group proposed the concept of “Original Innocence,” as prior to Original Sin. I am not a theologian, but here is my understanding…
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Handshake V
We are working through the 5 points of Handshake Practice (Compassionate Presence to Feelings). Recall that the first four points were: And now we come to the final point: Okay,…
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Handshake III
As you know, we are working through the 5 points of Handshake (Compassionate Presence to Feelings) practice. Recall that the first two points were: Now we get to the heart…
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Family Wisdom & Love
This week’s quote is from the book, Awakening Through Love, by John Makransky. Let all the rituals of family life be rediscovered as gestures of wise love. When your child…
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Extending Mode
This week’s words are from the book Awakening Through Love by my teacher John Makransky. Even though this book was published over 13 years ago, and how we lead the…