Everyday Mindfulness

TEXTING OR NEXTING One day I was sitting in a traffic jam in a city in the UK, which let me tell you is a common thing in my country, when I noticed to my left on the pavement a woman walking along and texting. Nothing wrong with this of course, and there is no judgement here of the woman, as most o...

Hi Guys, I have uploaded a short video about how to gain a perspective on thoughts. Hope you find it useful

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NOTE: PLEASE READ THIS WITH YOUR HEART/INTUITION AND NOT WITH YOUR HEAD Hi all, one of the main obstacles to maintaining a practice is that at some point most will hit what is the called THE WALL. Our practice seems to have stagnated. We are bored with it. Mindfulness doesn't work, at least for me. ...

Hi guys, Suryacitta here. If you stay with this basic principle you cannot go far wrong - Awareness is primary, the object of awareness is secondary. What we are building is the capacity to be aware in the moment it doesn't really matter what the object is. When we get caught up like this - what sho...

Imagine there is a room with two doors. Door A is always open, door B is normally closed. Imagine also there is a queue of people at door A, entering into the room. The people never stop entering, the queue is moving constantly – so, as you can see, at some point it starts to get overcrowded. It bec...

Dear all, it has been a while since submitting anything but thought I would drop a few words about sadness. Hope all are well and dealing your own sadness. Unacknowledged Sadness Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
 And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your t...

I think it is a good question and one I get asked quite often. My response would be some thing like - it is the mind that fidgets and the body which moves. As we practice we get to know the difference between moving and fidgeting. If the discomfort is getting painful then allow the body to move, but...

Hi Moksha, I am sorry to hear about your troubles. It may not be the right time for you to take up mindfulness right now. Please take at Family Constellations on google and find a good facilitator near you .It is a very safe environment in which to unravel. have a read and if it appeals then perhaps...

Dear all, it has been a while since posting on this good site so apologies. I have been finishing my book on mindfulness and compassion which i have done...phew! One of the common problems that people seem to have is a critical voice in their head, so thought I would share this - below. The critical...

Hi Jon, your an excellent presence on the forum, just wanted to say that. We need people with stability and depth...be well, Suryacitta