“We are always getting ready to live but never living.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson There are some days that begin and end with little growth. In a society that hurries to finish before it can even start, it doesn’t surprise me that we fail to see what surrounds us. If you speed your car through… Read More Meditation: Slowing Down
“In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.” Mahatma Gandhi Silence is healing. When you sit with silence and you quiet your mind, your life speaks… Read More Meditation: Find the Silence
“When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.” – Bhagavad Gita Today, remember to pick something to focus on. It can be as simple as the sound of your breath, the word “Om” repeated or the focus of filling your body with your breath and… Read More Meditation: Focus
While researching my journey into meditation, I found a title of a book that made me smile – “Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat” by Sylvia Boorstein. For the title alone, it was worth the purchase and while I wait for it’s arrival and to add it to my personal library, it is… Read More Meditation: “Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There”