What do we mean by the word ‘to be aware’ ? Is the mind aware, cognizant, knowing, conscious of what is going on within the sphere of the mind? Are you aware of your thoughts, of your feelings? Are you aware that you are fidgeting, scratching, yawning, pushing your hair back?
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A humble attempt to define choiceless awareness
Posted by sharanam on February 15, 2011
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/a-humble-attempt-to-define-choiceless-awareness/
Anxious to live life meaningfully, mindfully
Anxiety comes in many forms. According to the National Institute of Mental Health as many as 40 million Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder (source, and more info here). When there is a real surge of anxiety, the afflicted person can end up virtually non-functional. The mental activity tends to go in a dangerous spiraling [...]
Posted by sharanam on June 21, 2010
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/anxious-to-live-life-meaningfully-mindfully/
Keep questioning!
After reading Toni Packer’s The Silent Question again, I am reminded why I don’t readily adopt labels and that proclaiming that I’m Buddhist could put me in a box that I don’t want to be in and that doesn’t reflect reality. The fact is I currently have a lot of saddha (faith or confidence) and [...]
Posted by sharanam on January 1, 2010
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/keep-questioning/
Selfish selflessness
The very popular S.N. Goenka style Vipassana retreats are taught around the world by video dhamma talk, and are a consistent 10-days of silence, starting with three and a half days of anapanasati (breath awareness) instruction and the remaining days introducing the body-sweeping technique as originally taught by U Ba Khin. Actually, my first long [...]
Posted by sharanam on August 9, 2009
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/selfish-selflessness/
A revolutionary view on relationship
When one has a dedicated meditation practice, one of the things that is unmistakable in watching our thoughts, bodily sensations, reactions, emotions, mental wanderings, and the like is that everything is impermanent. Anicca. How does the idea of a committed partnership or love relationship reconcile with this very basic fact of life, the arising and [...]
Posted by sharanam on July 1, 2009
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/a-revolutionary-view-on-relationship/
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