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Caroline Brazier, psychotherapist has an upcoming retreat in the UK. Find out more details.
Caroline’s point of view is pure land Buddhism. She and her husband David are the authors of several books. I wish I was closer and could take some of the wonderful trainings that are being offered.
Posted in Reblogged, tagged family, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, mental health on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I've been doing well, continuing on with my life after the death of my life mate/soul mate, and then suddenly, here I am, awash in tears again. I had no idea why this would be so, until I found out that so many others in my grief age group --- those whose mates died in 2010 --- are also going through an upsurge of grief.
Posted in End-of-Life, tagged Alternative, Buddhism, compassion, dying, end-of-life, family, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, healing, health, hospice, inspiration, meditation, mindfulness, philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, spirituality, Zen on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Awakening From Dying author John Welshons.
In this clip, John discusses his training in end-of-life care and the profound understandings about relationships that has subsequently occurred.
Posted in Reblogged, tagged Alternative, breathing, compassion, coping, family, inspiration, relationships, spirituality on December 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today's Inspiration: Advancedlifeskills.com
"I love this article! We often get the advice to become more positive but this just seems a bit broad and vague. We know what it is but somehow negative thoughts seem to still slip in. I like this article so much because it has some very practical tips and shows you many different ways to be more positive.
Posted in Chanting & Meditations, tagged breathing, Buddhism, chanting, compassion, coping, inspiration, meditation, mindful, mindfulness, Plum Village, PlumVillage, relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Religion and Spirituality, spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen on December 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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This one is a great meditation to teach children. Can we really ever start too early to help foster peaceful hearts and minds?
We forget that children are like sponges in their environment. I once had a grieving grand-aunt tell me that her grandchildren didn’t understand “a thing about death” and didn’t want them to know that their grandmother had just died. My heart ached for these kids because as Alan Wolfelt is fond of reminding us, “Any child old enough to love is old enough to grieve.”
We teach many things in school but we don’t teach essential things that children can build upon for the rest of their lives. . . like good coping skills, the ability to access their feelings, nonviolent communication, living with someone’s death and their own loss.
Give a child a wonderful gift . . . Take them for walks in nature. Teach them to breathe with their bellies by placing a dictionary on them so they can watch the book move up and down as they breathe correctly. Help them cultivate right speech and right action.
Posted in Reblogged, tagged Religion & Spirituality on December 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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Troy has some good articles on his blog. Check this one out here and take a few minutes to look around.
Troy, thanks for asking us to look at some of life’s really important questions.
What a wonderful practice.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buddhism, mindfulness, Religion & Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen on December 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
From Jennifer's post about an interview with Thich Nhat Hanh, I found my way to the video below of Thich Nhat Hanh giving a discourse on enlightenment. He ends it with a strong statement about views, which really resonated with me after spending a holiday weekend with family that doesn't always get along.
Nirvana can be translated as freedom, freedom from views.
