By Kristin Wong — 2020
Play can feel silly, unproductive and time consuming. And that’s precisely the point.
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Mingyur Rinpoche recently spent more than four years on wandering retreat in India and the Himalayas. In an interview with Buddhadharma, he shares his most challenging moments as well as practical advice for returning home.
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In the early 2010s, I wrote a self-help book that catapulted me into a strange universe.
Jay Shetty on his latest book, his experiences living as a monk in India and the necessity of routine in one’s life.
While we can’t control when we feel anger or fear—or how strongly—we can gain some control over what we do while in their grip. If we can develop inner radar for emotional danger, we gain a choice point the Dalai Lama urges us to master.
Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.