Bondage is of the mind, and freedom too is of the mind.
Ramakrishna (via coffeeandmeditation)
Nothing is either good or bad. It’s thinking that makes it so.
William Shakespeare (via coffeeandmeditation)
Most of us were not raised to understand that we are participating in something that is already happening. Rather, we were given tasks to accomplish individually and completely. This placed the entire burden on the single isolated person. That’s not participation. That’s perfectionism.
Richard Rohr (via coffeeandmeditation)
When we fight a block it grows stronger. When we acknowledge, experience, and accept it, it begins to melt.
Nathaniel Branden (via coffeeandmeditation)
Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by the same currents.
Paulo Coelho (via coffeeandmeditation)
For Contemplation: “Developing Determination for Enlightenment”
From a presentation by Swami Jnaneshvara at the Center for Nondualism
Length: ~34 minutes
Tip: Sit in your usual meditation spot and position, then close your eyes and listen.
To will the Good for the sake of the reward is, as it were, a symbol of double-mindedness. And a double-minded man … is unsteady in all his ways.“
Søren Kierkegaard (via coffeeandmeditation)
It is observing things for a long time that gives you greater maturity and a deeper understanding.
Vincent van Gogh (via coffeeandmeditation)
If you let go of trying to get more of what you don’t really need, it frees up oceans of energy to make a difference with what you have. When you make a difference with what you have, what you have expands.
Lynne Twist (via coffeeandmeditation)
Your way is the best for you, but that is no sign it is the best for another.
Swami Vivekananda (via coffeeandmeditation)
Some run swiftly; some crawl painfully; all who keep on will reach the goal.
Piyadassi Thera (via coffeeandmeditation)
In every human being … there is a germinating force, just as there is in a grain of corn. And so natural life is germination. What the germinating force is to the grain, love is to us.
Vincent van Gogh (via coffeeandmeditation)
The golden rule of friendship is to listen to others as you would have them listen to you.
David Augsburger (via coffeeandmeditation)
Guided Meditation: “Attention Training & the Relaxation Response”
From Sarah McLean‘s "Winter Feast for the Soul" Series (2014)
Length: ~40 minutes
Tip: Don’t have time for the full 40 minutes? Set a timer on your phone for 10, 15, or 20 minutes and save the rest for later.
Contemplation makes it almost inevitable that your politics are going to change, the way you spend your time is going to be called into question, and any smug or inferior social or economic perspective will be slowly taken away from you.
Richard Rohr (via coffeeandmeditation)
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust (via coffeeandmeditation)