Adoption society admits giving false information Padraig O’Morain, The Irish Times, Monday, April 7, 1997 NOTE: This article relates to events prior to April, 1997 and is not intended to reflect practices by St Patrick’s Guild adoption society in Dublin […]
”Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.” When I included this quote from Thich Nhat Hahn’s book The Miracle of Mindfulness in my Daily Bell, it got a wide […]
“At some point during the day, taste the coffee,” she explains. “Notice it and that’s already disciplining your mind. Your mind wanders? It’s supposed to. Just bring it back to tasting the coffee, over and over again, and that’s like […]
Mindfulness means deliberately returning your awareness to the moments of your day while cultivating acceptance in your life. How can you cultivate these qualities in 2017? Use these seven tips to make your year mindful: 1. Remind yourself every morning […]
The Buddhist magazine Lion’s Roar has republished (from 2010) an article by Thich Nhat Hahn on mindfulness. Some quotes: “Our true home is not in the past. Our true home is not in the future. Our true home is in […]
Lion’s Roar (a Buddhist magazine) has just published a good explanation of the Buddhist approach to mindfulness. The article mentions the “four foundations of mindfulness.” These are instructions contained in a document first written about 2000 years ago. The foundations […]
“Thought can organize the world so well that you are no longer able to see it.” ― Anthony de Mello, One Minute Wisdom Thought seems to say, “I am far more important that what you are seeing, hearing etc. […]
One of my favourite mindfulness practices is mindful walking. Mindful walking is good if you’re feeling a little restless or when your mind is agitated. But it’s also good as a way to bring your attention back to the moment […]
Do you have to sit and observe your breath for 20 minutes a day to practise mindfulness? No you don’t. Sitting mindfully is helpful and builds that “mindfulness muscle” but it isn’t essential. Many people don’t live in circumstances in […]
Check out my audios page for my free mindfulness audios. People sometimes think of these as guided mindfulness meditations but most are short, and are meant to be usable by you in a busy day. Audio page link.
