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The Practice of Accepting What Is

The Practice of Accepting What Is

In Zen practice, there's a way of seeing "things as they are." It's called  Tathagata.  It's an understanding that the world simply exists.  It doesn't need our labels of good...

The Practice of Accepting What Is

In Zen practice, there's a way of seeing "things as they are." It's called  Tathagata.  It's an understanding that the world simply exists.  It doesn't need our labels of good...

Intentional Being

Intentional Being

Set an intention today.Make that intention about just being.Just being here...now...in awareness...in being.Life feels so much lighter, happier, and more meaningful when we stop listening to the noise of life...

Intentional Being

Set an intention today.Make that intention about just being.Just being here...now...in awareness...in being.Life feels so much lighter, happier, and more meaningful when we stop listening to the noise of life...

To Preserve Youth, Preserve Awe

To Preserve Youth, Preserve Awe

Youth isn't about your body. It's about how you pay attention. Kids are full of energy because everything still amazes them. They haven't learned to stop noticing yet. Your heart...

To Preserve Youth, Preserve Awe

Youth isn't about your body. It's about how you pay attention. Kids are full of energy because everything still amazes them. They haven't learned to stop noticing yet. Your heart...

Recognized, Not Achieved: Awakening Is Not Produced Through Effort

Recognized, Not Achieved: Awakening Is Not Prod...

"You are not here to make something happen, but to allow something to happen."–Eckhart Tolle Awakening is not achieved through effort.In fact, seeking may be the very thing in the...

Recognized, Not Achieved: Awakening Is Not Prod...

"You are not here to make something happen, but to allow something to happen."–Eckhart Tolle Awakening is not achieved through effort.In fact, seeking may be the very thing in the...

Don’t Try To Be Mindful All The Time

Don’t Try To Be Mindful All The Time

“You do not need to search for what is already here.” –Ram Dass The moment mindfulness becomes something you are doing, it turns into effort. The mind starts checking in. Am...

Don’t Try To Be Mindful All The Time

“You do not need to search for what is already here.” –Ram Dass The moment mindfulness becomes something you are doing, it turns into effort. The mind starts checking in. Am...

Minimal earthy graphic with soft blue and green brushstroke textures. Centered text reads, “Just Be, Explained (Ongoing Series): Why it can feel a little uncomfortable at first.”

Just Be, Explained (Ongoing Series): Why it can...

“Just be” sounds simple, but it brings up a lot of real questions. I’ll be sharing some of the most common ones and answering from experience, not concepts. This is...

Just Be, Explained (Ongoing Series): Why it can...

“Just be” sounds simple, but it brings up a lot of real questions. I’ll be sharing some of the most common ones and answering from experience, not concepts. This is...