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3 Best Sharon Salzberg Books on Lovingkindness Meditation (With Reviews)

by Gavril August 21, 2023

Sharon Salzberg came into my life a few years ago when I stumbled upon her Metta Hour podcast — a chance encounter that revealed the host to be the voice of kindness and compassion in today’s fractured world. Of all the episodes I’ve listened, my favorite one is called “Foundations of Forgiveness.” Why this particular … Read more

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A Zen Story About the Moon and the Thief (A Mindful Reminder About Our Attachment to Things)

by Gavril August 14, 2023

The story goes that when a thief broke into a little hut at the foot of a mountain, the wise Zen master Ryokan, very much undisturbed by the intruder, welcomed him with open arms and said, “You have come a long way to visit me and you should not return empty-handed.” And then, in a … Read more

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3 Best Andy Puddicombe Books on Mindfulness (With Reviews)

by Gavril August 7, 2023

If you’re looking for books by Andy Puddicombe, you’ve probably seen his TED talk on mindfulness. What struck me most the first time I saw it is that we spend 47% of our time lost in thought — that’s almost half of our waking hours spent ruminating on the past or being anxious about the … Read more

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Alan Watts on the Paradox of Ego Awareness (A Mindful Self-Reflection)

by Gavril July 31, 2023

“I am committed to the view the whole point and joy of human life is to integrate the spiritual with the material, the mystical with the sensuous, and the altruistic with a kind of proper self-love,” writes Alan Watts in his book In My Own Way: an Autobiography. “So I have always done things in … Read more

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  1. Gavril on Ryokan on How to Maximize Our AlivenessJune 29, 2022

    Hey Joe, I'm glad you liked the poem. It's one of my all-time favorites.

  2. Joe on Ryokan on How to Maximize Our AlivenessJune 28, 2022

    Just what I needed for my mid-day break.

  3. Gavril on How to Practice Walking Meditation in Everyday LifeMay 8, 2022

    Hey Rahul, walking meditation is one of my favorite ways of bringing more mindfulness and presence into everyday life. Thank…

  4. Rahul Dubey on How to Practice Walking Meditation in Everyday LifeMay 7, 2022

    I too love love walking in the morning and putting headphones to listen devotional songs. I listen to it in…

  5. Gavril on 3 Relaxing Meditation Postures for BeginnersMay 8, 2021

    Hi Atheeth, I'm glad you liked the article. Thank you for stopping by :)

  6. Atheeth Belagode on 3 Relaxing Meditation Postures for BeginnersMay 7, 2021

    A lovely, inspiring article. I could read it again and again.

  7. Gavril on A Zen Story About Subjugating Negative Thoughts That Are Haunting Your MindNovember 22, 2020

    Hi Bret, thank you for your kind words. Whenever worry and fear try to enter my mind, I take a…

  8. Bret Bernhoft on A Zen Story About Subjugating Negative Thoughts That Are Haunting Your MindNovember 22, 2020

    Beautiful and powerful lesson, that worry is nothing more than a ghost or a shadow in the mind. And that…

  9. Gavril on How to Practice Breathing Meditation in 4 Simple StepsOctober 19, 2020

    Hi Hema, thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you liked the post.

  10. Hema on How to Practice Breathing Meditation in 4 Simple StepsOctober 18, 2020

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