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Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Thep Mongkol: A Beacon of Serenity and Spirituality A Monument of Peace Perched majestically atop the hill at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok, Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Thep Mongkol stands as a…
Read the storyEmbracing the Best of Both Worlds: My Seasonal Life Between Phang Nga and Bangkok Introduction: A Tale of Two Cities, Phang Nga and Bangkok As the seasons change, so does the landscape of my life, transitioning between…
Read the storyNestled within the verdant embrace of Phang-Nga Province, Khao Lak Lam Ru National Park serves as a vibrant testament to the enduring beauty and resilience of nature. Spanning 125 km² across Kapong, Mueang Phang Nga,…
Read the storyThe Eightfold Path: The Blueprint for Ethical and Mindful Living In the rich tapestry of Buddhist teachings, the Eightfold Path offers a profound blueprint for living a life of ethical conduct, mental discipline, and…
Read the storyThe Four Noble Truths The Pillars of Buddhist Philosophy Buddhism, a spiritual tradition rich in wisdom and depth, offers a framework for understanding the fabric of existence through the Four Noble Truths. These…
Read the storyQuintessential Serenity Rediscovered: The Divine Echoes of Wat Phra Ram Rekindling the Divine Aura Nestled in the historical landscape of Ayutthaya, an ancient city flourished with Buddhist sentiments, stands an…
Read the storyExploring Tranquility: Suan Mokkh Library in Bangkok Nestled amidst the bustling streets of Bangkok, the Suan Mokkh Library in Bangkok offers a serene oasis for seekers of wisdom. This hidden gem is more than just a…
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 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 storyPresent Moment, Wonderful Moment is a magnificent book written by Thich Nhat Hanh. He is a Buddhist monk, scholar, teacher, and peace activist. "When we drive, we usually think the most about how we will arrive and thus…
Read the storyLockdown days are gone, for now, which is good for our emotional health. We all hope they will not be back. As hard as for some those days were, it was also an opportunity to learn. Mostly, to learn about yourself,…
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 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 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 storyIt is challenging to find out how to accept yourself and find inner peace. For this, we use mindfulness. It’s even more complicated to translate the term Nibbana into English. If, however, we try to understand Nibbana…
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 storyI am sure you often wondered how to set yearly goals and how to make a New Year resolution that will stick throughout the whole year. It is that time of the year when you are set and ready to promise to yourself that…
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 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 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”, 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 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...
Read the storyMany people tend to stay aside and not commit to regular meditation practice, not knowing answers to some questions about mindfulness meditation practice. Here are some of most common ones. Read more...
Read the storyMetta meditation represents the desire to see peace and success in your life, as well to be free from harm. This then extends to members of your family and friends, and later becomes universal. Read more...
Read the storyI would like to recommend you these five books that profoundly changed my life. I hope that they will motivate you to pursue your goals and dreams, to being more productive, improving your health and fitness. Books should inspire you to constantly improve yourself to be the best that you can be. Read more...
Read the storyFREE REPORT: Discover The Power of Meditation And How It Can Work For You To Increase Your Success In Your Personal And Work Life Read more...
Read the storyBook is FREE on Amazon Kindle Store form 13.-17. January 2019. Download your copy now! This book contains proven steps and strategies and is a simple guide on how to cure laziness, set goals, improve discipline, control your habits and end procrastinating. Procrastination is indeed quite a menace primarily because it makes you squander time and disregard its importance. That said, the dilemma is that procrastination is something that comes easily to many of us and is a problem that does interfere with our routine chores, performance and productivity. Read more...
Read the storyBook is FREE on Amazon Kindle Store form 13.-17. January 2019. Download your copy now! This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to set your mind and body for dealing with anxiety, stress and personal loss and how to improve your mental health through wisdom of Buddhism, Zen and other spiritual practices, create your inner peace and make your life better. Read more...
Read the storyMindfulness meditation is a powerful ancient technique that has been used for years particularly to reduce stress, anxiety, depression and achieve inner peace. It has also been used to relieve pain and treat certain illnesses. I have practiced Meditation for some years, and when I move from Europe to Thailand, I have continued to maintain that practice. With great joy, I discovered it was only 150 Miles from my current residence is one of the most famous meditation centers in Thailand. Of course, I have decided I have to try... Read more...
Read the storyEven the most organized people do sometimes fritter away hours focused on trivial things like browsing away on the internet aimlessly or binge watching their favorite sitcom on Netflix when they know they should have devoted that very time to something more meaningful. Read more...
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