Expressing Peace. Peace Mantra. 22.

A peace mantra can be  a powerfully peaceful addition to meditation. Not necessary but potentially a plus. Do you meditate with a mantra? Mantra is thought to mean “mind protector.” Perhaps a mantra protects the mind from following distracting thoughts when one meditates. If I’ve meditated 25 years, perhaps I’ve used 25 mantras. Not necessarily […]

Posted on September 4, 2014 at 11:52 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Instant Praying. 21.

Here’s a recipe for Instant Praying. When you feel up a tree and out on a limb, or out to sea and in over your head, or backed into a corner and up against a wall, there are plenty of recommendations for calming down. Praying is the best recommendation. Praying brings peace. Better than taking a deep breath. Better than […]

Posted on September 3, 2014 at 12:55 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Coffee. 20.

As I took the last sip of my first cup of coffee this morning, I realized a special peace. It’s the special peace I take every morning as I pour water into Mr. Coffee. And the peace from scooping special beans into the grinder, pressing the cover down and enjoying 15 seconds of whirrr. I […]

Posted on September 2, 2014 at 1:51 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Child. 17.

To be a child is to know peace. The peace a child knows is the True Reality. Child Peace. That is why its absence — hunger, alone-ness, wetness — causes immediate (and loud) expression. That is why once peace returns, the child is back in bliss. In Leaves of Grass (103), Walt Whitman offered “There […]

Posted on August 30, 2014 at 10:22 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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