“You won’t find goodness anywhere else, you must look within yourself. If you are good in yourself then wherever you go will be good.”
“A work of the mind, of developing good qualities of mind.”
“Cultivating awareness of all that occurs in the mind, regardless of the activity.”
“Moment-to-moment awareness (mindfulness).”
“A learning process. A work of intelligence.”
“Being. Not doing.”
“Awareness of what is happening.”
“Knowing the knowing mind.”
“Understanding cause and effect.”
“Just wait and watch things as they are.”
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…
Today I am flying from Bangkok to Yangon and heading to Shwe Oo Min Dhammasukha Forest Centre where I will be for three or more months. I will be practicing Vipassana, spending my days predominantly in silence and mindful of my mind. I will not be communicating with people outside of the meditation center during that time. Not sure what the immediate future post SOM holds for me, but I will hopefully have a chance to travel and or live/work in Asia a little before my return to the US. While my internet access will likely be intermittent, I hope to share stories and insights at that point. Until then, enjoy the archives and may all beings enjoy peace and happiness!
“We receive love not in proportion to our demands or sacrifices or needs, but roughly in proportion to our own capacity to love. And our capacity to love depends, in turn, upon our prior capacity to be persons in our own right.”
“Love is tending to what is rather than endlessly seeking what is not.”
“The essence of spiritual practice is a search for truth that springs from love.”
