48 results for tag: Spiritual Growth
I Am Not a Healer
It’s now been forty minutes in an altered brain rhythm, slipping from below ordinary consciousness, even below psychic, all the way down to spiritual healing. It is a state where words, thoughts and actions are not completely ruled by the ego. The shadow has quieted enough to allow the True Self to speak and be present. The answers are usually simple, a word, a phrase or maybe even just a syllable. In this case, very simple: “Yes”. This is my life as a Reiki Practitioner.
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Should Spiritual Teachers Be Paid?
Whether Spiritual Teachers should accept payment is an issue that's been a point of inner conflict for me for many years. I have shifted from a firm "No", I then adapting the principle that "I need to get paid and my work is incredibly worthwhile". Most recently, I have shifted to somewhere in the middle, accepting I am very valuable as a resource to the community at large and the work is important. With that said, there is some work I will not accept payment. Of course, anyone who has done any real spiritual work, knows that there is always some form of payment that the student "pays". Payment may be in the form of servitude, Karma or a sense of responsibility to others. The payment may not be directed to the Teacher, but a karmic exchange must take place....
Tibetan Buddhist Anyen Rinpoche to Visit Rhode Island
Tibetan Buddhist Anyen Rinpoche to Visit Rhode Island at the Westminster Unitarian Church in East Greenwich, Rhode Island will be hosting the Tibetan Buddhist Tulku, Anyen Rinpoche on Friday April 4th and Saturday April 5th....
Meditation Retreat at Portsmouth Abbey
Last week I participated in a solo, two-day meditation retreat at Portsmouth Abbey in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, just north of Newport. I was grateful for the opportunity to pray, meditate, sit and chant with the monks at Portsmouth Abbey.
Meditation Retreat at Portsmouth Abbey - The Chapel
Is Life A Series of Important Events or Processes?
I was reflecting the other morning on how we tend to think of life as a series of important events that mold and shape our world. As I sat with this thought for a while, it occurred to me events are rarely events, they tend to be a process that has culminated with a defining experience; the “event” was just a larger experience in a longer, more defined process.
What Is An Important Event?
Let’s begin this exploration looking at major life events like weddings, birth, death, divorce, graduation, retirement and birthdays, and see if we can discover where the process began and if it really was an actual event....Can Success and Sex Sell Mindfulness?
I found this such an entertaining and well-written article; Can Success and Sex Sell Mindfulness? I hope you find it as riveting as I did. I think she has raised some excellent questions for further reflection.
The first thing that bothered me in the article was that I actually knew what the expression "side-boob" meant. I wish I didn't but I do, enough exposure to pop culture through Facebook and online research has me more mainstream slang-friendly than I would like. The other part that caught my attention was the author's surprise that mindfulness is being promoted through "success", I thought that was something common the last decade or so. My sense is that it is probably the most common vehicle for motivating and exposing mainstream people to mindfulness....
