The work of spirituality, which makes presence possible, is keeping the heart space open which is the work of love, keeping the mind space in a right mind which is the work of contemplation, and keeping the body living inside this very moment which is often the work of healing. Richard Rohr
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When all three inner spaces – heart, mind, and body – are open and listening together, you are present.
First steps into Buddhist meditation
Awareness is the key. But what does the word mean to you? To most people, perhaps, it denotes an acknowledgement of that which is going on around them in a general sort of way. In the context of meditation, however, it means ‘waking up’, becoming acutely sensitive, knowing, feeling, living the moment in its pristine state, sensing colours and contours, sounds, textures, smells, recognising tendencies within oneself yet resisting the pull to be controlled by them — this is meditation, to begin with at least.
Life is a bit of a game really, isn’t it? We look forward to something and when it comes we criticise it, resent it, worry about it, want to change it, want to make it better.
Why do so many beings have to endure hunger and cold, heat, disease, cruelty, physical and mental abuse and deprivation, torture, injustice, and all the rest of it? Some have…
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Four Elements
In Buddhism, there are four elements of love:
Maitri = loving-kindness
Karuna = compassion
Mudita = joy
Upeksha = freedom
True love in the context of Buddhism means – above all – to be present.
This requires intention and practice which is art of meditation.
Meditation brings our true presence to the here and now creating an opening to embrace the elements true love.
A change of heart is always a change of mind. Dalai Lama
There is nothing we can see or hear that isn’t a manifestation of enlightened energy, that isn’t a doorway to a sacred world. Pema Chodron
Enlightenment is not about becoming divine – it’s about becoming more fully human.
