A thread through the journal
32 stories
Discovering The Wonders of the Suwan Khuha Cave: A Hidden Buddhist Gem in Thailand's Phang Nga Province The gripping history of the Monkey Cave Unearthed in the vibrant tropical forest of Phang Nga province lies a…
Read the storyThe Golden Buddha Statue - The Majestic History of Bangkok's Treasure At the heart of Bangkok's vibrant cityscape lies a symbol of spiritual significance and architectural magnificence – the Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna…
Read the storyMindfulness and AI In recent years, mindfulness has graced all aspects of our lives, teaching us to live in the present and find joy in the now. On another spectrum, artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the face of…
Read the storyMindfulness In Thailand, like Buddhism, are interwoven into the very fabric of everyday life.Embracing a deep-rooted understanding of Buddhist principles, Thai people find solace and wisdom in mindfulness practices.…
Read the storyMindfulness in isolation. As I am a very private person, I enjoyed the environment here on the Andaman coast. Small tourist village, full of people only on high season, but there are not many people another half of the…
Read the storyMindfulness in everyday life is the concept I wanted to master. Living in Thailand for more than three years, I noticed some profound differences in how people perceive moral values. Not as much as that they are…
Read the storyAs I discovered ten years ago, I have two passions: mindfulness meditation practice and scuba diving. You might think that those two activities cannot be further apart from each other. Mindfulness practice assumes that…
Read the storyRegrets are one of the heaviest burdens that we can put to ourselves. Often, we cannot find a way to avoid them. If we did something in the past that is proven to be wrong, we could not forgive ourselves for doing so.…
Read the storyEquality and diversity are the words that many take for granted. In these challenging times, it may seem to me, an older white guy from Serbia, with little or no personal experience with racism, to fully understand the…
Read the storyPassion and commitment are the features that I admire. I love to learn about the people that are able to commit themselves and passionately work toward their goals. Even more, I adore it when I can see how much they…
Read the storyLockdown - It can be a fun exercise for a person that is not socializing that much to observe how empty my village is. But, for many of those that work here, the situation is grim. The season cuts short for more than…
Read the storyHow to practice mindfulness when social distancing? When you are confined to your home, you usually get much more time to think about your life. It is easy to fall into the trap of questioning your earlier decisions.…
Read the storyOn my mindfulness journey - learning about myself was the next step. A silent retreat in Suan Mokkh was the turning point on my life and my final mindfulness story. In the next videos, I will continue to share my…
Read the storyMy mindfulness journey and the places I love became the center point of my newly discovered freedom. Understanding and speaking basic Thai helped me to explore places that I would not be able to find otherwise and to…
Read the storyAs I continued my mindfulness journey - the Thai language was the next thing to learn. I wanted to know more about this country and people, so I started to learn the Thai language. At first, I tried to learn the Thai…
Read the storyThere was a lot to learn on my mindfulness journey... Quickly I learned that you must have a scooter to get around here. Everyone has one, men and woman, young and old. No one is walking here. The motorcycles here are a…
Read the storyOn my mindfulness journey - my first day in Thailand began. I have arrived in Khao Lak. The house was exactly what I expected. It was away from the village, and it was very quiet. It is funny how things play on. For all…
Read the story"Can mindfulness meditation make you happier?" is a very personal question. I don't think there's a universal answer. Meditation is a tool, and it can help. True happiness is an almost elusive goal, even for the most…
Read the storySo, what was that most influenced my decision to change my life? As I wrote in the previous post, “My mindfulness journey,” my business started in one moment to overwhelmed me, and I felt like I cannot continue like…
Read the storyWhat is the difference between relaxation vs. meditation? Yoga is a holistic mind and body practice that combines physical poses, controlled breathing, mindfulness meditation, and relaxation. Often by relaxation, we…
Read the storyIt is always the question how to apply Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. Some of the well-described benefits are made through improvements to your well-being, increasing your chances of leading a satisfied life. By focusing on the here and now, you are accepting that the past is gone, and future is yet to come and is unknown to us. Remember, this does not mean you shouldn’t plan for the future, or that you shouldn’t learn from the past. It only means that you should work on the things that you can influence and that you should accept those that you cannot. Read more...
Read the storyWorry and responsibility are two very different emotions. Keeping the right measure of both helps us gain our peace of mind and also help us be as productive in everyday life as we can be. Maybe sometimes you have worried yourself to much, and feel emotional, even physical exhaustion. If you have, it is time to find ways to manage your worry and anxiety before it harms you. Read more...
Read the storyThis rule of life is truly the core of Buddhist way of life, and one that ensure your inner peace. When you live like this, you can achieve more with less. You can focus on important things in your life. People today are often too much dedicated maintaining and improving their material wealth, forgetting that this is not the only important quality of life. Read more...
Read the storyI have had the opportunity, while I was in Suan Mokkh meditation retreat in Chaiya, Thailand, to try different types of meditative practice (like Yoga, Taiji or Qigong). This group that I particularly like, can be called “Meditation in motion”. Every morning we had one of these practices, and I must say that I feel that beginning the day in mindful motion, your whole day is developing in much more positive fashion. Read more...
Read the storyWe continually search for something outside ourselves to make us happy. But no matter how successful we are, we never remain satisfied. In no way we ought to give up everything we love to find happiness. Instead, we must let go of the attachments to what we desire. We can improve our Mindfulness meditation practice by contemplating impermanence. Read more...
Read the storyHave people ever used meditation as a way of procrastination? Do you use mindfulness to end procrastination, or just wasting your time? Read more...
Read the storyWhat if there is a simple, effective way to cure procrastination? With a better understanding of the problem at hand and providing you with effective and easy to implement guidelines on how to control your bad habits, you will be able to stop procrastinating, improve self-discipline, manage your temptations, set meaningful goals, and achieve them with utmost focus and determination. Read more...
Read the storyWhen we hear the word "research" or "examination", we immediately have an association of strictly cerebral activity, as with scientific work. But in the sphere of meditation, research does not mean discovering the right answer, as when solving mathematical tasks, and at the end of the book we have solutions. In fact, we are exploring the nature of reality and what is important is that we are curious and interested in what the truth is about this reality. And we find it not through thinking, cognition, but through direct experience, which is deeper than that cognition process. Read more...
Read the storyIn order to shape the mind, it is necessary to develop a whole range of skills that lead us to the calmness of mind, focus and clear vision of what is happening in our lives. This allows us to act so that we do not inflict pain on ourselves or on others. This process is called bhāvan on Pali language, a word that we translate as meditation. A much more precise translation would actually be "living" or "existence". So, when we meditate, "we are", in the full sense of the word, because we are aware, present and witness to our own lives. Read more...
Read the storyIn this book I am describing techniques that will learn you to set your mind and body for dealing with anxiety, stress and personal loss. Ultimately, how to improve mental health. Read more...
Read the storyI often wonder how life will be if I could better manage my emotions. Is the path to happier life just to get rid of your emotional side, or solution is something much deeper? Buddhist philosophy offers one possible explanation, and also suggestion how to live balanced life, with emotions that are not going to make you unhappy. Read more...
Read the storyIn my new book I am presenting my view on how to set your mind and body for dealing with anxiety, stress, and personal loss and how to improve your mental health through benefits of mindfulness meditation. This book’s goal is to help you to create your inner peace and to make your life better. Read more...
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