[April 2023 – Dharma Center Mindfulness Tip] Gratitude is wonderful medicine. One should drink it daily when happy, and have an extra dose or three when not. But please do not debase gratitude with thoughts along the lines of: “you should feel grateful because someone else has it worse.” This…
[March 2023 – Dharma Center Mindfulness Tip] Lately it’s felt like I’m grinding my gears. Not in my car; I switched to an automatic years ago. My brain was an automatic too, able to shift quickly from task to task with ease. Perhaps it’s that I have too many projects…
[February 2023 – Dharma Center Mindfulness Tip] When things don’t go the way we planned, or when we don’t get the answers we wanted, we often spin out into a variety of emotional states. We might feel anger, frustration, sorrow, despondency to name a few. If we dig into our…
[January 2023 – Dharma Center Mindfulness Tip] The new year brings with it promises. Promises of a brighter future, promises of exploration, and the promises we make to ourselves. One of the most powerful ways we can meet and keep those promises is by employing gratitude and generosity. Gratitude is…
[December 2022 – Dharma Center Mindfulness Tip] As we advance on the spiritual path, we discover it is about growth. Intellectually, we know there is no ultimate goal; Enlightenment is already here, now. So we focus on our growth. We focus on expanding our awareness. We measure our growth through…
Perhaps it’s because of autumn and the leaves falling, or perhaps because it’s my birthday month, or maybe there’s something that happens with the celestial pull of the stars, but every November I find myself in a time of reevaluation. Or maybe the right word is revaluation? In any case,…
[2022 October Dharma Center Mindfulness Tip] Our recent Dharma Center Members retreat took us to the Land of Fire, the Big Island of Hawaii. We climbed to the top of the world 13,800 feet above the ocean to watch the sun rise. On another day, we sat in meditation where…
In a state of lack,we often feel we musttake everythingthat comes our wayand we feel guiltyif we say no. In a state of abundance,we discriminate,feeling gratefulfor every gift,embracingonly those opportunitieswhich move ustowards our higher goal. We understandwe are Infiniteexperiencing the finite. To be notified of new blog posts, please join…
[August 2022 – Dharma Center Mindfulness Tip] As summer draws to a close, we feel the balancing effects of the Equinox approaching. Here in the northern hemisphere, it is harvest time. Although the growing season is not over (is it ever?!), the early harvest is an opportunity to check in…
[August 2022 – Dharma Center Mindfulness Tip] Our brains interpret failure as a risk to our safety. This naturally activates fear anytime anything goes wrong. But really, failure is one of our greatest teachers. Knowing which way not to go is valuable information when lost in the maze of possibilities.…