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Sunday Quote: Here and Now

October 20, 2013October 17, 2013 Karl DuffyLeave a comment

The future is made of the same stuff as the present

Simone Weil

….separate

October 19, 2013October 19, 2013 Karl Duffy2 Comments

At the end of the day, we discover that humility

– the strength to separate our sense of the meaning of life from what we do –

is the only real answer to lifelong happiness.

Joan Chittister, Aspects of the Heart

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Noticing space…

October 18, 2013October 15, 2013 Karl DuffyLeave a comment

Noticing the space around people and things provides a different way of looking at them, and developing this spacious view is a way of opening oneself. When one has a spacious mind, there is room for everything. When one has a narrow mind, there is room for only a few things.

Ajahn Sumedho

The source of well being

October 14, 2013October 13, 2013 Karl Duffy1 Comment

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6: 21

In general, the basic attitude that works best in meditation is to let go of how things should be, and address how things appear to be. Addressing what arises through an attention based on good-will, empathy and letting go helps to lead the mind from a good position, and that in itself can ease the mind out of a hindrance. When we really find value in good will and letting go, then there’s much less room for hindrances to breed. Regard the mind as a treasure to be guarded, valued and polished: with this attitude one gets to live with the most reliable source of well-being.

Ajahn Sucitto, Meditation

Sunday Quote: Meeting our limits

October 13, 2013October 11, 2013 Karl Duffy1 Comment

The basic experience of everyone is the experience of human limitation.

Flannery O’Connor

Times when we learn most

October 12, 2013October 8, 2013 Karl Duffy3 Comments

There comes a time when the bubble of ego is popped and you can’t get the ground back for an extended period of time. Those times, when you absolutely cannot get it back together, are the most rich and powerful times in our lives.

Pema Chodron

The experience of the self is always a defeat for the ego

Jung

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