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Published in Zen Breaks

·22 hours ago

I See Myself, Looking at The Moon

Watching the Moon, I find myself Watching the moon Just watching the moon Watching your light Your perfect shape ~ The way you light up the sky The way you allow us to see the space that surrounds you ~ The space offered to us As an invitation to rest ~ Looking at…

Watching The Moon

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I See Myself, Looking at The Moon
I See Myself, Looking at The Moon
Watching The Moon

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Jan 31

90| Thank You, 10,000 Times

I am grateful for this feeling of joy — Yesterday, I reached 10,000 followers here on Medium and I wanted to thank you all for that. When I started writing on this platform about Mindfulness and self-knowledge, I did it as a form of self-discipline and also with the hope of eventually helping someone through the ideas and resources…

Medium Followers

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Thank You, 10,000 Times
Thank You, 10,000 Times
Medium Followers

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Jan 24

89| “Are You Happy?”

How does it feel to be happy? — A few days ago, in a talk with a friend, she reminded me of a conversation we had about 20 years ago about Happiness. At the time she asked me, “Are you happy?”, and she was very surprised by my answer, “I don’t know.” Happiness, long time ago To her, my answer was somewhat…

What Is Happiness

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89| “Are You Happy?”
89| “Are You Happy?”
What Is Happiness

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Jan 17

88| Are Mindfulness and Meditation the Same Thing?

A way to Being — “Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight” -Ajahn Brahm The simple answer to this question is NO: mindfulness and meditation are not the same thing. However, as everything else is life, they are connected, and a deeper look will find…

Mindfulness Or Meditation

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88| Are Mindfulness and Meditation the Same Thing?
88| Are Mindfulness and Meditation the Same Thing?
Mindfulness Or Meditation

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Jan 10

87| Christmas is Over, the “Empty” Space is Back

Feeling the sense of space — This weekend it was time to remove everything that has to do with Christmas from the living room. It was time to take down the Christmas tree. To remove the many Santa Claus dolls. …

Emptiness

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87| Christmas is Over, the “Empty” Space is Back
87| Christmas is Over, the “Empty” Space is Back
Emptiness

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Jan 3

86| My Intentions for 2023: Qi Gong, Mindfulness, Zen Breaks, Tao Te Ching, Meditations

Learning to live more in the present moment — My conscious intentions for 2023 At the start of a new year, it’s time to look to the past and the future. Although the past is less important, it is good to remember what we defined as priorities a year ago and analyze what remained important. In that respect, I feel gratitude and confidence. Several…

Intentions For 2023

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86| My Intentions for 2023: Qi Gong, Mindfulness, Zen Breaks, Tao Te Ching, Meditations
86| My Intentions for 2023: Qi Gong, Mindfulness, Zen Breaks, Tao Te Ching, Meditations
Intentions For 2023

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Jan 1

85| Feeling My Emotions: Sadness

Accepting my discomfort — “There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.” — Nicholas Sparks 169. My Sadness - What is this uncomfortable emotion I’m feeling right now? It’s sadness. I feel sad. - How do I know it’s sadness, how do I feel it? Through the half-closed eyes. By looking down

Sadness And Loss

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I Am Feeling Sad
I Am Feeling Sad
Sadness And Loss

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Dec 22, 2022

84| Relaxing 45m Meditation With Ajahn Brahm

What I felt following this meditation — “When the meditation is going in the correct direction, even the Mind feels peace and that peace feels delightful, brings you a lot of happiness. That delight is the glue which keeps your attention on the correct meditation object you’re watching “. — Ajahn Brahm 168. The “delights of relaxation” A deep silence. A big…

Ajahn Brahm

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45m Meditation With Ajahn Brahm
45m Meditation With Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Dec 19, 2022

83 | Find Deep Relaxation with Ajahn Brahm

From the body to the mind — “The future is being made right now, so if you care about the future be present in the place where it’s being constructed”. — Ajahn Brahm 167. Carefully means with kindness First, relax the body. Starting by feeling the feet. Then, little by little, calmly, go up and feel the different parts of the body. …

Body Scan Meditation

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Find Deep Relaxation with Ajahn Brahm
Find Deep Relaxation with Ajahn Brahm
Body Scan Meditation

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Published in Zen Breaks

·Dec 12, 2022

82 | Alan Watts 2 Reasons to Meditate

Realizing what reality is, is one of them — “Meditation is the way in which we come to feel our basic inseparability from the whole universe. And what that requires is that we shut up. That is to say, that we become interiorly silent, and cease from the interminable chatter that goes on inside our skulls.” — Alan Watts 166. Reality is beyond words …

Alan Watts

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2 Reasons to Meditate by Alan Watts
2 Reasons to Meditate by Alan Watts
Alan Watts

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