How to be present in the present
To be present in the present, we need to learn to focus gradually and incrementally. If our mind is wandering, we can bring it back [...]
To be present in the present, we need to learn to focus gradually and incrementally. If our mind is wandering, we can bring it back [...]
The problem with distraction is that it leads to a frustrating non-presence in the present. The present moment is an opportunity for us to both [...]
Whenever we are strongly attached to something and we keep doing that thing, even though we have decided we won't do it, frequently we ask [...]
When we feel, "What's the use of trying yet again?" Let's respond by asking the mind that is saying that statement, "What's the use of [...]
The mind is like a computer in the sense that just as a computer operates based on its programming, the mind operates based on its [...]
The mind is often very mysterious to understand. One way to understand it is by comparing it to a computer. Just as a computer operates [...]
Generally sleeping is thought of as an activity in the mode of ignorance, which doesn't help us to grow spiritually: however, every night when we [...]
Self-talk generally refers to the talk that is going on inside the self. This can go on in two ways.: our mind inside us can [...]
Whenever there is a running commentary of an event, say a cricket match, then the event is happening at one place and a live commentary [...]
Normally, if a person works overtime that person is doing extra work for their employer which pleases the employer and the employer will reward the [...]
We are all prone to get bored of the repetitive: that's why we want to watch new TV shows, new movies – we want to [...]
Some people who are very bodily conscious and who especially feel that their body is not attractive enough, sometimes are afraid of looking at themselves [...]
Does meditation mean that we become free from all thoughts? Some people have this idea that our thoughts are the cause of our troubles and [...]
We all have the experience that we get distracted and waste a lot of time due to the resulting underperformance. To become more focused, we [...]
Why we often fail in our attempts at self-improvement is because we are tricked by our mind into aiming for instant improvement – and then [...]
Some people love to be the topic of gossip and that reveals more about their own mentality than about the gossiper's mentality. Generally speaking, we [...]
Lessons that disturbed our peace of mind may well take us toward peace of the heart. Sometimes, we may value peace to such an extent [...]
What some people considered to be essential luggage, others considered to be dispensable baggage. When we are traveling, we often pack a lot of things [...]
Maintaining discipline is not about crushing people who have opposite opinions, it is about communicating how we all have a shared interest that subordinates our [...]
Why we often fail in our attempts at self-improvement is because we are tricked by our mind into aiming for instant improvement and then we [...]
The mind has a myopia with regards to other's point of view, especially when that point of view challenges the mind's comforts and desires. Myopia [...]