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The Power of Now Book Review – When the student is ready!
On the shelf for 20 years I picked up my first copy of the best-selling book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle around 20 years ago which was about the time it was first published. Back then, I have to say that I didn’t get it or perhaps I wasn’t ready. Perhaps I hadn’t suffered enough. Who knows, needless to say I put it aside and there it stayed in my bookshelf. It was some 15 or so years later that I picked up my dusty copy of The Power of Now again and this time it spoke to me. I was definitely in a time of crisis and…
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What are the 4 noble truths? A Simple Explanation
No conversion here I want to predicate my article by saying that I am not here to convert anyone. Quite the opposite. I am of no particular faith and so have no ulterior motive other than to share information that people have expressed an interest to know more about. My intention is to help. Often talking in religious or spiritual terms can result in intense reactions from people of differing beliefs and so I tread carefully. However, The 4 Noble Truths are of course teachings of the Buddha (someone who has achieved a perfect state of enlightenment). And of course, as such my explanation of ‘What are the 4 Noble Truths?’…
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What is presence? And, what is the power of presence?
What is presence? To know it is to experience it! I would like to give you a straightforward answer, but unfortunately I can’t. And, in order to tell you what the ‘power of presence’ is I have to begin with presence itself. Let me explain why it’s not that straightforward though. Many are cautious in explaining what presence is and this is actually justifiable and reasonable. Presence is something that occurs beyond the intellect, that is to say beyond the mind and so it stands that it cannot be explained with the intellect and more specifically with language. Language in defining or explaining presence is fundamentally inadequate. To truly ‘know’ presence…
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Online Training – Review
Why the MBSR course? I’ve done a lot and I mean a lot of courses in my time and many of those have been online including those around mindfulness and meditation. And, I’ve listened to audios, watched videos, read a lot of books and been on retreats both in the flesh and online. Let’s just say I’ve been exposed to quite a lot on my journey of self-improvement although these days I’d probably term it awareness/consciousness. If you suffer from anxiety or stress or just want to experience more calm in your life and all of the associated benefits that that brings, then the MBSR online course is a great way…
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What is mindfulness practice? The path to happiness!
First, let’s start with a definition of what mindfulness is before I provide some examples of mindfulness practice and also why we do it. So, what is mindfulness anyway? Mindfulness is about being aware, having a conscious awareness in the moment. I don’t get it. What do you mean conscious awareness? To elaborate further, conscious awareness is about being present here and now and being consciously aware of thoughts, feelings and sensations in the body. Why practice mindfulness? Usually people move towards meditation or mindfulness due to being stressed, unhappy on some level or to improve something in their lives – even if unconsciously. We practice mindfulness because most of us…