This is a poem by my partner Rohan from Awaken Meditation Retreats This poem was written as a reflection of how our beliefs are formed and the irony that they are learned,they are not a representation of our true self.Yet people will fight, argue and even kill those who oppose their beliefs.Inspired by the Lindt bombing in Australia…
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The MIND
The MIND For years and years, I identified myself with my mind. I thought I was the mind. What a surprise when I discovered I was not! It changed everything. It was a big relief for me because as a teenager, despite being one of the smartest kids at school, I believed myself crazy….
All is meaningless
Nothing has meaning except the one we choose to give. All is perception, all is reaction. Everything is just the way it is We are the ones putting a meaning on it Either good or bad It is neither really But it takes on the definition we chose to put on it And according to…
What are you thinking? What are you dreaming?
The other night I had a nightmare, it involved many snakes and me trying to survive. No need to say, it was pretty scary! I woke up sweating and my heart was racing. My body believed my dream was actually happening. There is absolutely no difference during our daydreams. When we are in our thoughts, worrying…
Jelly moment
Today was a jelly day! While paddling in the surf among all those little stingers I thought about life. Moving on with the flows of life, full of obstacles and dangers waiting to get us. Shall we wait on the shore and watch life pass us by, too scared to make a move? Or should…
Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to heaven Paradise is not at the end of a road. Happiness is not dependent on the getting of something:”I’ll be finally happy when I get that house, car, money, dress,etc “. There’s no step to get to that happiness. Happiness is right here, once we drop all thoughts on how things should be….
REALITY?
Looking at life through the screen of our mind, we are only seeing a portion of what reality looks like.
MEDITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH
On World Mental Health Day, I thought I would share my story about how meditation helped me with my mental health issues. When our physical body get sick, we try to fix it. We can try a western medicine approach: take a few pills and wait for the symptoms to disappear. Or we believe in…
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