There is nothing about our current experience that would be identified as normal. We, as a global community, are brought together in a common cause. We are joined by our compassion for those who have lost loved ones and those that have given so much. We share gratitude for those that continue to stand strong in the face of despair and personal risk. Amid the upheaval of normal, peace may be found and may be the key to moving forward powerfully into the new paradigm of our world. [Read more…] about Finding Peace Beyond the Comfort of Normal Life
Funny Work Quotes to Lighten Up Your Day
You may be living your dream, but sometimes, work can get to you. It’s quite a natural thing, especially during these times when the world is seemingly on fire. Literally. You may not feel that overwhelming desire to sit at your desk – whether at home or in the office – and get the day’s tasks out of the way. If you’re feeling a bit bogged down at your job, here are some funny work quotes to lighten up your day. [Read more…] about Funny Work Quotes to Lighten Up Your Day
Tuesday Teachers: The Way of Liberation by Adyashanti
One of Daily Mind‘s all time favourite spiritual teachers is Adyashanti. His honest, almost brutal, approach in helping us understand that it us, not the teacher, that is responsible for our own awakening, our own enlightenment, our own awareness of the true reality, God.
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As Adya writes so beautifully…
Spirituality is not something set apart from life; rather, it is a plunge into the heart of existence. It is vitally important that our spirituality is in no way an avoidance of life, for then it only reinforces the unrealities that so many of us human beings feed upon.
The spiritual life is a turning away from unreality in all of its forms, and turning towards the completeness and unity of life. Such completeness has been called by various names throughout the centuries: God, Buddha Nature, Liberation, to name just a few. But the ability to perceive absolute completeness, or God, in all things as well as in oneself, is to see and perceive the reality of life here and now.
Let us understand that reality transcends all of our notions about reality. Reality is neither Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Advaita Vedanta, nor Buddhist. It is neither dualistic nor nondualistic, neither spiritual nor nonspiritual. We should come to know that there is more reality and sacredness in a blade of grass than in all of our thoughts and ideas about reality. When we perceive from an undivided consciousness, we will find the sacred in every expression of life. We will find it in our teacup, in the fall breeze, in the brushing of our teeth, in each and every moment of living and dying. Therefore we must leave the entire collection of conditioned thought behind and let ourselves be led by the inner thread of silence into the unknown, beyond where all paths end, to that place where we go innocently or not at all—not once but continually…
Examining Barriers and Opening Yourself Up to What You Want
Examining barriers you may have is not an easy thing to do, breaking them down even more so. Whether you realize it or not, you may have built them up over time. It’s a perfectly natural thing to do, especially if you are a sensitive person. [Read more…] about Examining Barriers and Opening Yourself Up to What You Want
Weekly Roundup #1: 6 online resources to help with anxiety, stress, and depression from Covid-19
COVID-19. Pandemic. Lockdown. Quarantine.
These are the only words we hear and read about these days. Even if we think of ourselves as sane and pragmatic individuals, the never-ending reports of statistics of cases and deaths can gnaw at our minds, causing anxiety and stress. Unchecked, they lead us to the paths of depression and melancholy.
But not all is sad and tragic. Let’s check out these heartwarming stories of people or groups whose actions and words bring some cheer and light into our homes. Hopefully, their efforts will take away a degree of the gloom and doom we have all been feeling since the coronavirus took away the world as we knew it. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup #1: 6 online resources to help with anxiety, stress, and depression from Covid-19
The Best Books on Cancer You Should Read
Books can be wonderful resources for information, entertainment, and advice. However, if you’re dealing with a tough diagnosis like cancer, it can be hard to find the time or willpower to reach for the bookshelf. And with over 20,000 books on cancer available on Amazon, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by information. [Read more…] about The Best Books on Cancer You Should Read
