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 […]
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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 […]
It’s a great blessing when we get to spend time with those who have been practicing longer and whose insight far exceeds our own. I had such an opportunity recently and spent a happy afternoon chatting with a senior Buddhist monk. I’m grateful to him because some of his writings supported the insight that inspired […]
When nondual inquiry lapses into a mental exercise of trying to understand these words or that insight we can overlook the lived experience. But isn’t that really at the heart of this inquiry? If our words or thoughts don’t match our lived experience then we’re missing something vital. If we speak of a centreless experience […]
The question of control is very closely tied to the sense of self. It’s a challenging area to explore; it can be hard to imagine not having control. We make choices and there appears to be an ‘I’ that makes them, so it’s a natural assumption that we’re in control. We know we may not […]
I wouldn’t say I have a lot of certainty in my life. In fact I’m not sure I have any (no pun intended). This isn’t because my life is wild and unpredictable; it’s more of an inner attitude that recognises that change is present in every moment. When I look back on it this […]
Some concepts become so deeply rooted in our consciousness that we scarcely if ever question them. So it is with time. Whilst we might debate its nature few of us ever seriously consider that it might not actually exist at all. After all, the evidence for time existing is overwhelming… isn’t it? To take a […]
We have this tendency to see ‘things’; to make ‘things’ out of that which simply arises in awareness. Even with something abstract like love, we ask, ‘What is love?’ and consider the question as though we’re talking about a thing. It’s really an experience isn’t it? But what does it mean? Can we even ask […]
