I don’t know if it’s possible to get through life without labels. I mean, they’re everywhere, aren’t they? If we didn’t have labels how would we communicate? I guess they have their place and maybe we’re stuck with them. When I think about labels I get a mental image of a sticky note. You know, […]
Equanimity is challenging. Given that these are sensitive forms, we have emotions that respond and react to our environment, we don’t want to become numb or indifferent, so how can we achieve equanimity? How can we keep our balance in a changing and turbulent world? Is equanimity like standing in the waves, feeling their force […]
It started as something small, I was watching a film and found myself tearing up at one or two of the scenes. I’d seen the movie before and never had this reaction but didn’t think anything of it. Then later I was out taking my daily dose of exercise, walking my small dog and just […]
We’ve talked in the past about using mindfulness. Having it in our toolkit is a bit like stopping distance in a car, if we need it but don’t have it then it’s too late. What it gives us is a chance not to get swept up by the conditions around us or the conditions that […]
One of the first things the Buddha is reported to have said was about finding the middle way. There are few occasions when operating at the extremes will serve us well. Similarly when it comes to our practice it’s helpful to approach it with an attitude of moderation and retain our balance. That being said […]
Not written anything for a while so I’m probably rusty. There’s been something on my mind, something we don’t hear talked about that often when people discuss a ‘spiritual inquiry’ or ‘seeking truth’. I suppose the simplest way to say it is that it has to be about more than that. It has to be […]
Becoming is addictive. It’s a strange little poison that takes root in the sense of self or ego-identification and if left unchecked will grow and spread with each step on a ‘spiritual path’. My early forays into what would eventually become a spiritual inquiry took in a wide range of topics from crop circles to […]
I offered a very quick pointer to someone the other day suggesting that as the awareness that is present as part of this human experience has no conditions it’s not a personal thing. She then asked if consciousness is everywhere. I didn’t have the time to provide a full response and only managed the briefest […]
Nondual inquiry leads us to look at ourselves; to try and see this life clearly rather than just accept concepts about it or what appears on the surface. It’s not easy, this inquiry takes time and it encompasses not only our personal life experiences but also the cultural or social conditioning we’ve grown up with. […]
I don’t know where to start this and at the back of my mind I’m already wondering if I can find the words to express what I would like to share. Right now, as I pause at my keyboard there is a slipping back; back and out of the forms and conventions that make up […]
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