You can't stop the triggering of unhappy memories, negative self-talk and judgmental ways of thinking--but what you can stop is what happens next. You can stop the vicious circle from feeding off itself and triggering the next spiral of negative thoughts. And you can do...
When there is something to be scared or stressed about--whether real or imagined--our ancient "fight-or-flight" reactions kick in as they should. But then something else happens: the mind begins to trawl through memories to try and find something that will explain why we are feeling...
Transcendence means that you rise above the thoughts; you don't destroy them, you don't remove them. They are all there waiting for you, you must be very careful. That is why it is said: "When should you praise the monk? When the monk dies, when...
Happiness, not in another place but this place...
I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me. Hermann Hesse, Demian Knowledge is acquired. Truth is revealed. Wayne Liquorman We read and study and re-read writings that have...
Tomorrow's bills are not the problem. The dissolution of the physical body is not a problem. Loss of Now is the problem, or rather: the core delusion that turns a mere situation, event, or emotion into a personal problem and into suffering. Loss of Now is...
(It is) in that utter stillness the 'Truth' comes into being. One understands one's true reality. It is as if all the impurities, or all the agitations, or all the modifications of the mind have been wiped out and the essence remains in its absolute...
Wherever it leads you, it will be a dream. The very idea of going beyond the dream is illusory. Why go anywhere? Just realize that you are dreaming a dream you call the world, and stop looking for ways out. The dream is not your...
The Yogis of ancient times wondered: If the condition of the mind is affecting one's breath, is it possible to change the breathing rhythm so that the mind can be pacified? From this insight, many pranayamas came to be. A simple evidence - if you...
Non-violence does not mean an external manifestation of being not harmful to others alone. Nonviolence is a state of mind. I have seen this happen with my Master - with whom I lived in the Himalayas for many years - that if you cease to...