Buddhas snake has bitten few too many

In the realm of mind there is no middle way. There is only duality . Mind can only generate duality. The duality of me and other. US and THEM. Be aware of those politicians/powerful persons who meditates on a soft white cushion in the morning and who goes to sign a weapons deal in the …

Weak and strong within me

Within my mind I observe a struggle. A struggle between two ME. The first me is weak and coward. It does not know that. The second is strong and brave. It does not know that either. There are various times in which either of these two me become the commander of my mind body. The …

Mindful eating exercises and benefits

What is mindful eating? Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way. We pay attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally (Kabat-Zinn, 2016). Mindful eating is applying this sort of nonjudgmental awareness to our eating. Applying nonjudgmental awareness to our eating process we become fully open to the experience of eating and consume …

Lesson on impermanence

Couple of my friends came into my house. I offered them seat. There was this couch of mine which could accommodate only about 3 people. So another chair was there which was firm compared to that couch. I noted that people first went in for the couch and the 2 last of my friends had …

Real benefit of meditation

Following the breath is so mundane . It is unexciting. Neither it reassures that all our trouble will be gone nor it makes us know all there is to know. I occasionally question myself "Why am I doing it anyway?" What REAL benefit has it given me? I know at every level there are some …

Thoughts are clouds

Looking outside I see clouds Clouds hovering all over sky Looking inside I see thoughts Thoughts controlling all of me  

Nature of mind

One day I was looking at the cover of a mindfulness book lying around my table. The book was comparing mindfulness with training of an elephant. I loved that book. Looking at the book I drifted onto thinking , if my mind is an elephant to be trained, then who am I? Then I remember …

Caught in fear

Looking deeply into my fears I see what they are made up of. I see them as a cage. A cage with open door. I cannot see the door open. To see the door I need different eyes. I need eyes of those who built this cage for me. Only through those eyes I can …

Mindfulness coloring book : a new age shortcut

I am little skeptical about buying a best selling book. I have been repeatedly disappointed by the best sellers over and over. But I find it interesting to go through the best seller lists and particularly their reviews. In one way the best seller reviews help me understand those books which I would not have read …

3 benefits of conscious breathing

Benefits of Conscious breathing Clarity Compassion Creativity In the following very few paragraphs I compare how the nature of our breath resembles that of water washing over a sea shore. Today while doing my morning meditation session I observed the power of conscious breathing. It reminded of me of a sea shore where the waves …