 If you’ve learned how to see a tree, you no longer want it to be merely a “tree;” you simply want it to “be.” That is seeing; that is being; that is life. In this way, you develop a tender kinship with trees, recalibrating your sense of what’s real, of what’s most important in … Read more
Every day you wake up and fall into your usual routine. But deep down you want to curl up in bed and stay there all day long, walled up from life. It’s very tempting to forget all your worries and pretend like you don’t have a job you need to go to, the bills you … Read more
 Mindfulness of the four elements in Buddhism is designed to remind us that our existence is entirely dependent on the outside world. The division we tend to create between the elements within this body, which we perceive as something ‘I am,’ and the manifestations of the elements outside this body, which we view as … Read more
 If you’ve been practicing breathing meditation, you know how annoying distracting thoughts can be. They shatter your concentration and make you doubt whether you’re meditating correctly. This is a common problem that everyone struggles with at the beginning of their meditation journey. So, what can you do about it? While reading Pema Chödrön‘s magnificent … Read more