#mindfulness

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This is an extremely relevant guide for practicing of the four

Whether you're familiar with the practice or not (and especially if you're not or at least skeptical about it), this is not a practice grounded in pseudoscientific ideas about the "true existence" of the four classical elements; this is an broken down into manageable feelable categories.

https://tricycle.org/magazine/4-elements-buddhist-meditation/?utm_campaign=02383468&utm_source=p3s4h3r3s

🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Bhikkhu Analayo 🪷

✨ By approaching with mindful understanding the experience of feelings in general, and of pain in particular, this experience can become a powerful source of insight. All it takes is to remain aware, in the present moment, of the changing process of feelings as it is, without reacting. — Bhikkhu Analayo ✨

🔗 Go deeper: https://buddhistdoor.net

Dare to be inconvenienced.

We have been trained to prioritize "seamless" experiences over ethical ones. But every convenience has a hidden cost, whether it is labor rights, environmental impact, or the erosion of privacy.

Efficiency is a metric for machines, not for a meaningful life. When we stop choosing products solely for their convenience, we reclaim our agency. We choose local over global, human over algorithm, and sustainable over instant.

What would happen if we stopped using services that do very little good for society, even if it means taking the long way around?

reviewed Here and Now by Julia Denos

Julia Denos, E. B. Goodale: Here and Now (Hardcover, 2019, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)

Explore identity and connection, inspire curiosity, and prompt engaging discussions about the here and now.

Kid-Friendly Mindfulness Exercise

This book is a kid-friendly #mindfulness exercise. My daughter loves it. It also works well as a brief mindfulness exercise for adults, especially those who are wary of practices that involve more silence and not moving.

replied to Sasu's status

I've been working through this one again gradually as a complement to the MMTCP Training I'm doing and in which the practice of #RAIN features quite prominently. Now that I have more practice under my belt, I'm struck by how versatile the practice truly is and how it not only is connected to other practices (such as #tonglen, and, less explicitly, Nonviolent Communication #NVC), but also complements and is complemented by these same practices.

#MMTCP #TaraBrach #NonviolentCommunication #mindfulness #compassion

There is one advantage to realizing that you're never going to get it right: you do begin to stop expecting everyone else to get it right too, which makes for less frustration when other people turn out to be just as human as you are.

― Jeff Wilson, Buddhism of the Heart: Reflections on Shin Buddhism and Inner Togetherness

🖋️ New Blog Post: The Four Statements of Zen

What do these four cryptic lines—often attributed to Bodhidharma—really mean?

“Directly pointing to the mind-heart.”

In this article, I explore their historical origin, textual meaning, and practical relevance in our distracted, digital age.

Includes character-by-character translation and insight from my teacher, Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.

📖 Read the full post:

👉 https://www.mindlightway.org/zen-history-blog/zen-history-4-statements-of-zen.

🙏 If this supports your practice, consider sharing or supporting the Mind Light Way School of Zen.

Chineses calligraphy of the four statements of Zen

Stuck scrolling? Try this:
Look away from the screen you are reading this on. Look around your environment and locate the farthest point away from you, look at that space and breathe, inhale and exhale three times.
Look back to the screen, did you miss anything while looking away? Look again to the farthest point away from you. Breathe for 3 breaths again.
Is there anything else you want to do NOW?