Tag: mind
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Present Moment
As we continue our work with the experience of the Natural Mind: the “relaxed mind,” the “mind free of disturbances” we see a lot of possibilities. This experience is the…
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Natural Mind I
Here is a quote from the book, It’s Easier Than You Think, by Insight Meditation Teacher and author, Sylvia Boorstein. The “mind” is essentially peaceful. For me, that discovery held…
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Mind VI
Previously, we explored tracing our experience backward/inward from the outer experience of our perceptions, through thoughts, images, memories, emotions, feelings, the breath, and even more subtle experiences, until we rest…
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Mind IV
Continuing on our question of: “What is the Mind?”, perhaps that is a question that leads us into the deeper question: What is our essential nature? We usually think of…
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Mind III
In my previous post, I used this line: Most of the time, we can’t force the mind to do our bidding. It seems to have a “mind of its own.”…
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Mind II
If we come to some understanding that the “mind” (as we commonly refer to it) is a process, rather than a thing or a separate entity, then how are we…
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Mind I
The question was asked in our meditation group, “What is Mind?” Of course, together, we had that figured out in about 10 minutes… NOT! I danced around an answer for…
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Handshake IV
We are working through the 5 points of Handshake Practice (Compassionate Presence to Feelings).Recall that the first three points were: Now we come to point four: Rest in Space (Spaciousness…
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