Tag Archives: meditation

SOLITUDE..PN

Posted on November 27, 2020 by padmum

“They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude” Daffodils by William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils; Beside … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Environment, Friday Three On One blog, Life skills, Poetry, Society, Spirituality | Tagged Buddha, crochet, daffodils, fire, ghee, knitting, meditation, prophets, sages, solitude | 2 Comments

LIVING IN THE NOW..PN

Posted on October 2, 2020 by padmum

You only have control over the present, so live it to the fullest. Bhagavad Gita These are troubled times. We have an equal number of members who can look out for tomorrows and others who are glad for their todays. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Spirituality, Zen | Tagged archer, Arjuna, being in the present, Eckhart Tolle, focus, Gita, joy, meditation, mind, mind games, multitasking, Now, peace, present, rainbows, stillness, Zen | 5 Comments

You Can’t Do That

Posted on May 13, 2015 by padmum

The human mind takes an aggressive stance when expressly forbidden to do something. The story begins with Adam and Eve, the forbidden apple and the tempting snake that manages to throw the couple out of paradise. In Indian thought as … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Three On One blog, Life skills, Society, Spirituality, Zen | Tagged Adam, apple, Asuras, Buddha, churning, cow, Devas, Eve, gods, Kamadhenu, LBC, meditation, Milky Ocean, monkey, neck, Neelakantan, Pandora, poison, snake, You can't do that | 8 Comments

Meditation-Shunyatha-Nothingness

Posted on April 29, 2015 by padmum

A story retold from Osho ….source: Anand Zen You become just like a sun with the rays from the sun moving away from the core into the nothingness and beyond to infinity. Three friends had gone for a morning walk … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged consciousness, cow, disturb, hill, meditation, monk, Nothingness, Shunyatha, standing, waiting | 2 Comments

Search for a master to teach meditation

Posted on June 21, 2013 by padmum

Thank you Anand Zen! There is an ancient story: A man was very much interested in self-knowledge, in self-realization. His whole search had been to find a master who could teach him meditation. He went from one master to another, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life skills, Spirituality, Zen | Tagged Himalayas, journey, meditation, mind, old, search | 8 Comments