MY EXPERIENCE WITH OAKVILLE ZEN MEDITATION – THE LAST FIVE YEARS In the autumn of 2012, I took a MBSR course with a local psychiatrist, where I was taught meditation. I started practicing diligently, as though my life depended on it…which in many ways, it did. I followed the advice I was given very precisely, […]

                                                Eat, Pray, Love …….. Meditate? Every major religion in the world includes a ritual of prayer. A resolute way of communication with the Divine, Supreme being or God. Whatever the religious flavor and structure, these conversations take the form of praise for the Divine, often giving thanks and followed by some sort of plea […]

          Few motherhood tricks to tame our ego Ego is critical to survive but it should not be also the main cause of our emotional roller coaster. Our ego takes everything personally whether the causes are right or wrong. Like an iceberg, our ego is submerged deep into our preconscious mind but its power is […]

                                                         The triggers of our emotional pain                                                                               A Zen perspective In a non-specific order, here is a very short list of our painful triggers. The most powerful are stress, regrets, anger, guilt, grieving, shame, anxiety (fear, worries), sadness, desire, (craving), hatred, hopelessness, illusion and chronic fatigue. Maybe less dramatic are: frustration, loneliness, boredom, […]

   Meditation: sky gazing There is a Tibetan meditation practice called Sky Gazing that the Dalai Lama is practicing daily regardless of the weather. It is considered as one of the highest forms of mindfulness meditation because it is helping us to discover our state of pure consciousness or awareness liberated from our conceptual, judgmental […]