A thread through the journal
30 stories
Unsatisfactoriness and Non-Self are the core entities of Buddhist teachings. The five Khandhas (aggregates) are the source of our state of mind. Therefore, to reach peace of mind, we must acknowledge that the stories we…
Read the storyMy meditation retreat journey continued for the third time. As every year in August, I wanted to go to Suan Mokkh. The temples and this retreat were closed from March, but, luckily, they opened just in time. As we were…
Read the storyMy lockdown days may be different than yours. As you can imagine, if you live in a small village that is full of people only when it is high season, it is different here. Since there are no people, social distancing is…
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 storyMy mindfulness journey continued, and the next step was to leave the company in safe hands. I have always believed in the importance of context. I will use this opportunity to tell you more about my business background,…
Read the storyMy first mindfulness meditation retreat was a life-changing event for me. Some years ago, I was just started to learn about mindfulness meditation. I was visiting one monthly group practice, and I was reading books. At…
Read the storyI wrote in the previous post, that “My mindfulness journey,” continues as soon as I got back home from a Scuba diving trip to Thailand, I started to search for places where I can learn more about meditation and…
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 storyI think it is now the right time to tell the story of my mindfulness journey. Growing up in Serbia in the second half of the 20th century seemed to be a perfect way to spend your youth. It appeared to be sure that…
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 storyThrough guided Metta loving-kindness meditation, we will be able to increase our compassion. Metta Bhavana, or loving-kindness meditation, is a method that comes from the Buddhist tradition, but it can be adapted and…
Read the storyOur emotion consists of thoughts (a story, a trigger for emotion), physical sensations, how the emotions manifest in the body, and our emotional state. Guided meditation focused on emotions will help us find out and…
Read the storyCan mindfulness meditation calm our mind? Sometimes it's not easy to see the overall state of mind because we focus so much on the details. This is often true during meditation, but even more in everyday life. Our mind is often clouded with what we want or don't want. An important part of the practice of mindfulness is to move away from the details of what we are experiencing, and to recognize the moment when we are conscious. Can we tell if we are tense or relaxed, distracted or focused? Read more...
Read the storyMindfulness meditation with focus on body is, if guided, a wonderful start for beginners. Mindfulness is an exercise that involves the body. By practicing self-reflection, we learn to live in and through our bodies. Being aware of bodily experiences is one of the most important forms of self-reflection. It is much easier to have a balanced, healthy awareness of the rest of your life when in touch with your immediate physical experience. We will experience how the body feels. Read more...
Read the storyGuided Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners Focusing on Thoughts helps you learn impermanence. Your thoughts come, stay for a little while and then go away. Read more...
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 storyIt is not easy to have an empty mind. This is true not only for beginners, but also for everyone who has really tried to achieve this goal. Guided mindfulness meditation for beginners, books, or friends that are already practicing meditation are the things that might help. It is usual to start with focusing on your breath and then gain focus. 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 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”, as described in my new book. 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 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 all want to have prosperous and happy life. But what is really happiness and what it means to each individual still is a mystery for most of us. In Eastern philosophy there is a term Nibbana (in Pali language) or Nirvana (in Sanskrit) that describes the highest point of happiness or satisfaction. You do not need to die to achieve it... 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 storyLiving in the present means that you learn from your past, plan your future, without regrets & big expectations. Life is here & now. Enjoy Read more...
Read the storyFind out how Yoga changed my life in my search for inner peace. Regular Yoga practice and Theravada Buddhist meditation can be a way to your peace of mind. 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...
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