I listen to a lot of Buddha’s teachings without considering myself a Buddhist. I consider myself someone who needs to meditate and someone who goes to meditations retreats. One part of the Buddhist’s meditation is metta or loving-kindness. metta is when you sit and say things like, “May I be loved unconditionally. May all breathing things be well.” Continue reading »
What I am about to tell you, I have been told before by more than one person. The first time I heard it, I thought that the person was incomprehensible and weird. I was considered more normal back then. The second time I heard it, I nodded in agreement, but didn’t quite know how she knew. Now I know how she knew. I get it. Continue reading »
I’m more aware now than I have been before of how I react or don’t react when I catch a flu or even a cold virus. Someone in one of my circles, only a few years older than me, with no serious medical conditions died from pneumonia this winter. Just like that. Cough, cold, gone. I was given some of her wardrobe. Continue reading »
My dilemma today is that since I have a blog, it means that there is a pretty good chance that someone is reading it. My words. These words right here. And with that, in comes my ego telling me I have to be insightful or even worse, profound. Continue reading »
After I wrote my last blog, I spoke to someone about transcendental meditation. I don’t know if TM is a religion or a meditation technique or a relaxation technique. I’m crazy about meditation and I’m crazy about relaxing. I’m not crazy about religion. It’s not that don’t like individuals involved in religion. It’s religion as a thing. Let me say that I listen to religious dogma the way I listened to my parents. Continue reading »
