I am That

The first part of our zen  practice is as if we were in the middle of a confused, busy street; we can hardly find an empty place and the traffic is going every which way. It's confusing and frightening. And that's the way our life feels to most of us. We're so busy jumping out of the way of what's coming toward us that we can't understand our own entrapment in the traffic. But if we watch it for a while we begin to see that there are holes in the traffic here and there. We might even step up on the sidewalk and begin to take a more objective look. And no matter how busy the traffic, here and there, we begin to notice clear areas. Now our third step might be to go into a tall building and climb up onto the third-floor  balcony and observe the traffic from there. Now it looks different; we can see the direction of it, which way it's moving. We see that in a way it doesn't have anything to do with us, it's just going on. If we climb higher and hi...

Got these tips from   Karen Maezen Miller  . Love them for the simplicity of mindfulness. 1.Wake with the sun There is no purer light than what we see when we open our eyes first thing in the morning. 2.Sit Mindfulness without meditation is just a word. 3. Make your bed The state of your bed is the state of your head. Enfold your day in dignity. 4.Empty the hampers Do the laundry without resentment or commentary and have an intimate encounter with the very fabric of life. 5. Wash your bowl Rinse away self-importance and clean up your own mess. If you leave it undone, it will get sticky. 6. Set a timer If you’re distracted by the weight of what’s undone, set a kitchen timer and, like a monk in a monastery, devote yourself wholeheartedly to the task at hand before the bell rings. 7. Rake the leaves Rake, weed, or sweep. You’ll never finish for good, but you’ll learn the point of pointlessness. ...

Parenting done right ! All said in one picture. I would surely share them with my kids.

The most precious gift you can give to the one you love is your true presence.  “Dear one, I am here for you.” Do you have enough time to love? Can you make sure that in your everyday life you have a little time to love? We do not have much time together; we are too busy. In the morning while eating breakfast, we do not look at the person we love, we do not have enough time for it. We eat very quickly while thinking about other things, and sometimes we even hold a newspaper (iphone) that hides the face of the person we love. In the evening when we come home, we are too tired to be able to look at the person we love.We must bring about a revolution in our way of living our everyday lives, because our happiness, our lives, are within ourselves. When you are really there, you have the ability to recognize the presence of the other. To be there is the first step, and recognizing the presence of the other is the second step. To love is to recognize; to be loved is to be recognize...