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Holding things lightly

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Karl DuffyLeave a comment

Life is not as serious as my mind makes it out to be.

Eckhart Tolle

Sunday Quote: Good

April 23, 2023April 24, 2023 Karl Duffy1 Comment

What matters is the good we did

Not the good we expected others to do.

Elizabeth Lesser, Broken Open: How Difficult Times can Help us Grow

Correcting is normal

April 21, 2023April 25, 2023 Karl Duffy1 Comment

The ship is always off course.

Anybody who sails knows that.

Sailing is being off course and correcting.

This gives a sense of what life is about.

Michael Meade, 1944 – American Author

Leaning forward

April 20, 2023April 7, 2023 Karl DuffyLeave a comment

Your entire life only happens in this moment. The present moment is life itself.

Yet, people live as if the opposite were true and treat the present moment as a stepping stone to the next moment – a means to an end

Eckhart Tolle

Very true

April 19, 2023April 20, 2023 Karl Duffy1 Comment

The mind starts to become quiet

when it really sees how untrue its narrative is.

Adyashanti

Don’t waste it

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Karl DuffyLeave a comment

Since there is nothing but just this moment

The time-being

is all the time there is.

Dogen, 1200 – 1253, Buddhist priest and writer, founder of the Soto school of Zen, Shōbōgenzō

About this Blog

Mindfulbalance supports the slow, patient practice of mindfulness meditation, as a way to find balance and meaning in life, reduce stress and develop health and wellbeing. It contains reflections to encourage the practice of meditation as well as occasional posts from psychology, spirituality and the wisdom traditions. The daily posts are prompted by Rilke's advice: "Write about what your everyday life offers you, your sorrows and desires, the thoughts that pass through your mind, and your belief in some kind of beauty". Written in County Laois, Ireland