This is from Will McPhail’s website and found it to be humorous as I take myself way too seriously at times, most of the time, all the time? 😊 My mind tells a convincing story, “This matters. My effort is essential. If I stop holding...
“Perhaps the most important revelation in human split-brain research is precisely this: that the left cerebral hemisphere of humans is prone to fabricating verbal narratives that do not necessarily accord with the truth.” - Antonio Damasio “The left brain weaves its story in order to...
“Compassion arises when we are willing to come close to suffering.” Joseph Goldstein, The Map of Wisdom, Part 2 Mindfulness helps us stay present with life as it is, not just the pleasant parts, but also the unpleasant/pain filled ones. Goldstein reminds us that compassion...
Suzuki Roshi, via Joseph Goldstein, The Wisdom of Impermanence I hope the above link works for a listen (if not, I’ll individually share) to this discussion by Joseph Goldstein on Impermanence, worth a listen. Part of what I heard is when we observe the constant...