In this article we ask the question, “is meditation dangerous”, and talk about some of the things to watch out for if you start meditating to solve larger life problems. Don’t worry. There’s nothing too scary but just things to be careful of. I think it’s generally recognized that meditation has some wonderful health benefits and there is nothing inherently …
Mindfulness. We hear that term quite often these days. I for one am very grateful that things like meditation and mindfulness are gaining more momentum. It has tremendous benefits for all. In this short video, I take you along on a little mindfulness walk in nature. I show you what sort of things to look …
Getting Intimate with a TREE This is a passion project, or possibly a project based on guilt? Our neighborhood has been devastated by freak wind storms and unusual thunderstorms over the past few years. It’s wreaked havoc on the large, mature trees and has caused a lot of fear amongst the residents. On a daily …
Harriman State Park – Sterling Forest State Park This video is less about spirituality but more about the art of spiritual living. This is officially my first YouTube video. Hiking is a big part of my life and my connection to nature. Making the video and using my new Zhiyun Smooth 4 gimbal is all …
It’s a good question right! We should probably argue about that for hours. Getting upset and calling each other nasty names. Acting like we’re superior to each other and that the other person is wrong. Of course not. That would be silly. It really is a matter of personal preference. There is no right or …
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For those of you jumping into the subject of Enlightenment for the first time, simply put, Enlightenment is the point where the mind loses all control over you and you are able to use the mind like a tool rather than letting it be the master. You don’t become one with the universe, you are the universe. It’s much deeper than that, but lets keep it simple. The process usually starts with the “understanding” that you are not your body and not your mind. At first, this understanding may be completely faith based because you read it somewhere, or stumbled upon a Youtube video that sounded interesting. But through a careful process of meditation and playing games with the mind, you will experience phenomena that seem to back this claim up.
Why is it that vacations make us feel good? And why do we remember them so vividly? There’s a lot to unpack in those two questions, so sit back and let’s explore what’s going on. Normal life seems dull Before we can understand why vacations feel so special, we need to dig into how the …
Short answer. Whichever meditation works best for you. In a nutshell, that’s it, we’re finished with this blog post. Whichever meditation works best for you is the best meditation for you. If you go on the internet (duhhhh, you’re already here), and do a search for “meditation”, you will come up with 1000’s of different types. …
I love the basic premise of that statement. I also love that it seems to have become more mainstream whether you’re a seeker or not. Having an “attitude of gratitude” is the same as seeing the glass as being half full. Optimistic. Looking at what you have and not what you don’t. But the deeper …
Enlightened Master? I recently watched the Mr. Rogers movie, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, starring Tom Hanks. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly encourage you to break out the pop corn and fire up whatever streaming service you prefer. It is a truly remarkable movie about a wonderful human being. I’m from …
We hear that expression a lot in yoga, meditation and spirituality. But what exactly does it mean? What is your center and how do you find it? What is your “center”? We’re not talking about your nearest holistic yoga center. We’re not talking about the center of our galaxy or the universe. We’re talking about …
Have you ever wondered why Gurus and Spiritual teachers change their name? It might not be why you think. It isn’t used as a distinguished title, so that their followers will worship the ground they walk on. It’s not used to put them on a pedestal and is not an egoic status symbol to be …
If your best friend was walking down a busy street towards you, you’d be able to spot them and pick them out of the sea of faces really quickly. It’s not that you don’t identify any other people, it’s just that your mind recognizes that you’ve had past interactions with them. It has a reference point. It found them in the database. Your mind is really good at this and does it so fast, you don’t even consciously notice it. But it’s a totally passive activity. You don’t go, “I’m going to keep track how many cars I see that are like mine”. Or, “I’m going to look for my friend Bob in this crowd of people.”
When it comes to getting away from the stresses of a hectic modern day life, I can’t think of anything better to do than go for a walk in the woods. Reconnecting with nature for even a few minutes has a wonderful restorative effect on the body. Sunlight warming the skin. Fresh air filling the lungs. All those happy …
The boot camp is an in-depth look at meditation. Rather than just jumping right into meditation, I feel it really helps to have a good understanding of the nature of the mind and why we meditate in the first place. If you don’t fully understand the reasons why, then you will just be sitting in an uncomfortable posture with your eyes closed, wondering what’s for dinner, or when that new movie comes out.
OK, so after a wonderful start setting up my website and getting some good feedback, I spent the rest of the week breaking it. My second blog post is already a Rant!!!Is this what the internet does to people? FRUSTRATED HERMIT I’m usually fairly good at fixing technical problems, but the more I tinkered under …
Hello World. Hello Universe. So technically this is my first blog post. I have tons of ideas that will be appearing over the next few lifetimes, but for right now, lets keep it short and sweet. Hello everyone. Welcome to something exciting…….for me at least. Hope you will join me often on my journey. Ferns …