The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.–Albert Einstein →Ask questions. I’d like to say this is the first present I received when visiting the Gimme Presence site to partake in its creator Kristen’s challenge. But I can’t.
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Inquiry as practice
Posted by sharanam on July 21, 2011
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/inquiry-as-practice/
Awareness for daily life
Awareness is your refuge: Awareness of the changingness of feelings, of attitudes, of moods, of material change and emotional change: Stay with that, because it’s a refuge that is indestructible. It’s not something that changes. It’s a refuge you can trust in. This refuge is not something that you create. It’s not a creation. It’s [...]
Posted by sharanam on June 2, 2010
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/awareness-for-daily-life/
Mindfulness tools for dealing with emotional and physical pain
Like many women and quite a few meditators (including a young S.N. Goenka), I suffer from migraines. These severe headaches are not all that well understood in the medical community and are often extremely difficult to treat through either allopathic or homeopathic means. Fortunately, through the practice, I have found that mindfulness meditation offers some [...]
Posted by sharanam on May 24, 2010
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/mindfulness-tools-for-dealing-with-emotional-and-physical-pain/
The Internet is a perennial source of dukkha
Has any person ever not had the thought, at one point or another, “Wow, I wish I hadn’t said that.”? Or felt remorse after sending an email? I think it’s a pretty common human experience to not always speak or write as wisely as we might like upon reflection. I know I’ve certainly had my [...]
Posted by sharanam on January 7, 2010
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/the-internet-is-a-perennial-source-of-dukkha-2/
To be a Buddhist
I’ve always balked at the question, “Are you religious?” because it’s such a loaded question and because the word religion has connotations in the English language limited to its Latin root. Nor have I liked the term “spiritual” because it too has negative connotations (as in New Age, fruit loop, etc.). But this experience has [...]
Posted by sharanam on November 23, 2009
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/to-be-a-buddhist/
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