Walking With My Feet on the Ground
[su_dropcap style="flat"]T[/su_dropcap]wo weeks ago, I went on my first walk. I am 22 years old and I went on my first walk two weeks ago, that’s right. It was the end of November, yet not a typical day for late November. The sun was shining strong and it was warm...
read morePractice Being Wrong
[su_quote]Does this work?.. Yes! ...Not any more.. Let’s try it this way! Now this way. ...
read moreGiving Thanks
[su_dropcap style="flat"]I[/su_dropcap] would like to say a few words of appreciation. I am grateful for this community here at CML. Today we woke up at our normal time to sit together. We have a smaller community than usual today, as about half of the residents...
read moreFinding Balance
“Integrated meditation practice is like a healthy diet which is indispensable for maintaining your vitality and resistance to disease. Likewise, a balanced meditative practice in the course of a socially engaged way of life heightens your psychological immune...
read moreThe Power of Kindness
fter my first full-time, week-long, mindfulness retreat this summer, I felt refreshed. A little before then, I had an insight about...
read moreMindfulness runs – 1st year in a monastery
[su_dropcap style="flat" size="5"]A[/su_dropcap]fter lunch I rally stray efforts. I steady myself to pull on a months-old pair of blown out running shoes - not bothering to undo and retie the double knots. My feet and legs escort me in a jarring cantor down the...
read moreWhat Is Meditation Anyway?
So what is meditation anyway ? It is a difficult word to throw around because it means so many different things in different contexts. Not only that, but the original meaning of the word is difficult to capture in English - sometimes creating false assumptions about...
read moreChanging to Discover an Appreciation for Life
The alarm in the kitchen has been going off for five minutes. I have three dishes in the oven, two soups on the stove, and the salad hasn’t been made yet. Half cut vegetables are sprawle d across the kitchen table. If someone walked into the kitchen at this moment,...
read moreAn Answer to All of the World’s Problems
If anything here is in conflict with your own experience, please let me know via comments or email. Some even say that it is your responsibility to speak up :). As a junior in high school, I applied to study abroad in Honduras. On my application I wrote “I aim to...
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