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Our Connections: Giving, Exchanging and Sharing

In the last post we talked about avidya (not knowledge) or ignorance, that results in virupan (distorted image of reality) about the real nature of things. What is meant by real nature of things? In simplest and crudest of forms it can be translated as, ‘we are much more than our bodies.’ Any serious practitioner of meditation, at some point, has felt (or will feel) –‘an expansion of the self’ and ‘a connection to many (if not every) things in the universe.’

Charu Uppal April 30, 2015

Life Wisdom Meditation & Mindfulness

Invisible Monkeys

A homeless Girl was looking for a place to stay. She knocked on the door of an old Man.

“May I stay with you?” she asked.

The Man looked at the girl and felt pity for her. “You may,” he said, “But with one condition.

Agnija Kazuša April 21, 2015

Meditation & Mindfulness

Meditation Dissipates Fear

I have many fears. Especially when it comes to myself. I’ve always been quite an insecure person and have never trusted myself enough.

Alejandra Barbé Sevilla April 13, 2015

Lifestyle & Wellness Meditation & Mindfulness

Body Scan Meditation as Relaxation Technique

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of relaxation? Many of us might imagine a cosy evening in front of the TV or a Sunday afternoon reading a book. Why is relaxation important?

Anca-Stefania Iorgulescu April 7, 2015

Inner Peace Meditation & Mindfulness

What I Learnt from a Cockroach

And then, as I am standing in the rain, hearing thunder and seeing lightning, I cannot believe the absurdity – a giant cockroach has kicked me out of the apartment.

Agnija Kazuša April 6, 2015

Meditation & Mindfulness

Meditation and Anger Management

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape one hundred days of sorrow. Chinese Proverb

When do you usually get angry? Is it when things don’t go as expected? What if you had no previous expectations? Could this be a possibility? Does getting angry change the situation in any way?

Anca-Stefania Iorgulescu March 31, 2015

Meditation & Mindfulness

Keep Calm and Be Happy

I have always been a very vehement person. That’s why I turn normal conversations into arguments very often. In my mind I’m not arguing, of course. Let’s say that I’m just expressing my thoughts in a very passionate way… And if I don’t have a personal opinion to state, then I enjoy contradicting people’s opinions because I always feel I must play the devil’s advocate.

Alejandra Barbé Sevilla March 31, 2015

Meditation & Mindfulness

Can’t Stay Away? Try to Meditate to Cut Cravings!

You know it is not good for you. You promised yourself that this will be the last time. And still, there is always a next time… Addiction might sound like a harsh word. You might not even be willing to admit that you have an addictive relation to it. Still, each of us experienced this strong need towards something that might not be very useful either for our health, mental and physical integrity nor for our personal growth.

Anca-Stefania Iorgulescu March 30, 2015

Meditation & Mindfulness

A Calm Mind: How Mediation Reduces Our Tendency To Get Angry

Anger is often a reflection of our disagreement with either our circumstances, or opinion and behavior of others. It reflects our inability to connect with our larger real nature, which remains ‘complete’ without any need for a change, without an opinion or need for one, beyond good and evil, right and wrong, and is actually pure-unadulterated-love.

Charu Uppal March 30, 2015