The Non-Profit businesses that I've worked or volunteered for depend on a paradigm which prevents a long term solution. It separates our population into Takers, Givers, and Normals. Takers are at the bottom of the totem pole, and are considered helpless and needy. Givers are willing to sacrifice the opportunity to live normal independent lives to …
Meditation. Observation. Clear thinking.
I am writing this sitting in my friends’ place in Barcelona and I am thinking about a friend and this post will be dedicated to her. In life we do come across people - different people, with different energies, in different places, and at different times! And it so happens that with some you bond …
I’ve Established My Practice, Now What?
I've been sitting 2 hours a day for 4 years, and my life has changed for the better, but there is still a major disconnect between my practice and the world around me. I've strived to contribute to the world throughout my adult life, and this meditation practice is the most powerful tool for personal positive change that …
Interested in Writing?
Are you a student of SN Goenka and interested in writing for this blog? Let me know at ryanshelton7@yahoo.com
In Celebration, in Contemplation
October has been the month of festivities here, from where I am writing right now. I have been caught up in frenzied action, not quite sure how much of it was actually required for my being. I planned to not take leave during the festivities and only availed public holidays to enjoy my time with …
Breaks
Continuity of practice is the secret of success. Another word for that is consistency. Consistent practice brings success. I've read a lot, and seen in my own experience, of artists, especially writers, who say that their success comes from showing up at the desk every day to write. It is the showing up that counts. …
On Regret & Resolution
(This will be my third and last consecutive post on the subject of my nani's passing. Previous two are available here and here.) I guess I may have a tiny regret -- over the last two or three years, I barely called nani on the phone; I wish I had come up with a solution …
This Was Once a Love Letter (Part I)
This was once a love letter rooted in the subtle trust of knowing one will return however often they leave however long gone. But when you finally came back to the garden, last night, from that distant look in your eye I was no longer waiting like a breakable glass for the rugged pulse of red …
A Perfect Destination
This writing is taken from my previous blog, which I haven't written in since I started writing for this site. Most of these ideas stem from Alan Watts' talk entitled, "The Veil of Thoughts." It's been advertised to you. Wake up. The reason someone is asleep, in the terms of awareness …
Just How Babies See
Alan Watts talks about three views. One view is of the baby, which can't tell the difference between what is happening and what is happening to it. One is the adult view, which thinks there are certain things that need to be done that they can do, certain things that happen to them and more …
Living Vipassana 