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Author Archives: brian
mindfulness and the backpack
When the mind receives inputs from the senses it categorizes them in various ways to organize what is happening around it. This ranges from the fairly low level, such as edge detection for site (figure out the location of the … Continue reading
ego and depth
This weekend I watched Mythos, a special from the mythological scholar Joseph Campbell. Campbell mentioned the difference in the ego (in a Jungian sense) between Eastern and Western sensibilities. Put bluntly, Westerners have a much more solid ego than people … Continue reading
mindfulness and water: breathe water and drink air
Drink. Water. Repeat. Drink. Water. Drink water. Seriously, drink water. Water will make your body and mind happy. Drink drink drink water. Also breathe. Breathing is good. Breathing makes your body and mind happy because then body and mind have … Continue reading
mindfulness and suffering
This dog amused me more than the other images I got when I looked for “Buddha.” Photo via http://www.flickr.com/photos/superfantastic/ Children do this. There is something that needs to be done that they cannot initially figure out and may be bad. … Continue reading
mindfulness and localized sensations
Focus on just the sensation in your toes right now. Wiggle them around like a child. Focus on just that feeling, the friction of your toes wiggling against each other, against your socks, against your shoes. That should be easy, … Continue reading
mindfulness and renewing habits
In a post last week I talked about the day to day of mindfulness, including renewing habits. I want to expand on that concept with this post. What do I mean when I say renewing habits? I’m totally 100% positive … Continue reading
mindfulness and poetry friday!: the fall of hyperion
Image via Phil Sellens John Keats is one of the most talented poets in this language’s history, though he died so young (25!) from tuberculosis. This is from a fragment he never finished, “The Fall of Hyperion.” Mindfulness isn’t quite … Continue reading
mindfulness basics: the day to day
Mindfulness is about more than just meditation, even though that’s the focus of so many posts here. Here are some quick tips to be more mindful in your day to day life. Constant vigilance:The first tip is one for which … Continue reading
mindfulness basics: a beginner’s meditation
Here’s a quick, beginner’s meditation that you can try in bed tonight. It’s not so different from the childhood trick of counting sheep. In this case, we’ll be counting breaths. While you read this paragraph try and count each inhale … Continue reading
mindfulness basics: dealing with distractions
To include dealing with distractions in the “basics” of a mindfulness practice is kind of silly, but these are just some introductory tips. This is a topic that you will come back to throughout your mindfulness practice. It is in … Continue reading