Healing The human nervous system is so delicate, it’s ridiculously easy for it to get wound up. Even mere thoughts will tie up the body in knots. All of that has to come out at some point. Meditating for 20 m... meditation obstacles stress Dec 20, 2025 0 3 After my course
The absolute stability of the soul <...news reports of imminent war...> I know. The world isn’t offering up a lot of reasons to feel totally at ease right now, isn’t it? Even with my monk training under my feet, when I listen to what t... anxiety peace soul Jun 22, 2025 0 4 After my course
The Frog & the Crow Said the frog to the crow, “Don’t make anxiety real.” The crow jumped around on his branch and cawed, “I have an ADHD brain, I’ve always been depressed. I’m sure I’m going to get shot at by farmer Sam... anxiety stress thoughts Oct 24, 2022 0 2
Mastering the “why am I doing this?” thought TL;DR... When meditating, simply sigh when the thought pops up. Same for if you feel self-conscious. Then continue meditating. Don’t buy into the boredom feeling. It doesn’t have a significance. Have ... obstacles thoughts ☮🗡 Jun 13, 2021 0 3
How do I know meditation is working? How do you know meditation is working? Judge by looking at how your life is changing. Changing how? Well, what is the greatest vision for who you are? Meditation moves you toward that. Effortlessly. A... progress stress thoughts tips Dec 16, 2019 0 2
Mind-body hack #1 – Emotions Recalling from last post that... Awareness loves being aware When you step back in your mind and observe the whole mind, you give awareness what it wants. Whoops! What’s this? Awful thoughts? Physical... emotions meditation thoughts Dec 13, 2019 0 2
Meditators get to choose how long they suffer When I wrote the “ Sometimes life hurts ” blog post, that was when I got side-swiped by an emotional panic that I had not experienced when I was a monk or even since. What happened is that I woke up t... meditation peace soul Dec 12, 2019 0 2
Sometimes life hurts Loss... rejection... panic! ...is when you confront the value of your mental health. You confront the loss of your peace being the most important thing to you . ✶ Pain forces you admit, “I need peace.... meditation peace Dec 12, 2019 0 2
Awareness Hack #9 If there’s one thing that will make meditating feel more satisfying (even though we don’t have expectations), it’s... Awareness loves being aware. Just loves it! So why not give it what it wants? Righ... consciousness tips Dec 7, 2019 0 2
The 5 Natural Emotions It is said that we all are born with just TWO FEARS baked into us: the fear of falling the fear of loud noises As we evolve, we come to recognise our 5 NATURAL EMOTIONS : GRIEF — when we lose somethin... emotions stress Feb 9, 2019 0 2
The Insight Timer app is (was) great! 2025 update: The Insight Timer app is no longer recommendable 🙄 It’s no longer focused on being a simple, pleasing timing activity with others who are meditating at the same time as you. Rather, its i... meditation aids Sep 15, 2017 0 2
What stress does to consciousness “ Perpetual soul consciousness ” is where you have the peace of the soul nearly continuously. Small children experience this. You would naturally and easily fall into this “ perpetual soul consciousne... obstacles stress thoughts Mar 7, 2016 0 2