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Tag Archives: mindful living

10 Rules for A Quiet Life

I’ve been feeling overwhelmed and overloaded since the end of the summer. A lot of it is unavoidable – getting several appliances fixed in the house, work, the start of the kid’s school after six months – normal life is busy. I’ve really noticed how I’m feeling overwhelmed by the endless choice of media toContinue reading “10 Rules for A Quiet Life”

Posted byBenOctober 26, 2020October 30, 2020Posted inNotes from BenTags:mindful living, rules for life

Heaven or Hell?

Here’s another section from Be Free Where You Are that struck me deeply, on the hell that we cultivate and maintain in ourselves, and the alternative: “We contain the Kingdom of God [peace, freedom, happiness], the Pure Land of the Buddha, in every cell of our bodies. If we know how to live, the KingdomContinue reading “Heaven or Hell?”

Posted byBenJune 12, 2020June 12, 2020Posted inNotes from BenTags:happiness, mindful living

Silence

My daughter’s pre-school teacher suggested we try to make deliberate spaces in the day for silence with the kids, maybe just 3 minutes to start with. Find a quiet spot in the house, light a candle in the center of the space, and sit quietly. She suggested that these spaces would be incredibly nutritive forContinue reading “Silence”

Posted byBenJune 3, 2020Posted inNotes from BenTags:inner peace, mindful living, silence

Happy Where You Are

Some mornings I go for a bike ride (now that we are allowed to), and come back and draw what I’ve seen with my kid’s art supplies. Spring is incredible this year, with all the downpours we’ve had, alternating with warm sun. I’m reading (along with Indian novels by R.K. Narayan, more on that anotherContinue reading “Happy Where You Are”

Posted byBenMay 20, 2020May 20, 2020Posted inLifeTags:Art, happiness, mindful living

Actually Enjoying Meditation

I’ve often heard that meditation should be a source of joy (and that if it isn’t, we should try a different way), but it has often felt like a ‘have to’, a duty, something that is good for you but you might not really want to do – like eating vegetables you don’t really likeContinue reading “Actually Enjoying Meditation”

Posted byBenApril 23, 2020April 24, 2020Posted inLifeTags:joy, meditation, mindful living, mindfulness
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