Suffering has two common definitions I find. One definition is the actual painful experience we have such as loss, injury, ill health etc which are extremely testing times. This is a common definition of suffering, that it is contrast or limiting experiences that shock us and stop us in our tracks. The other definition of suffering is more indirect. It comes from the thoughts we focus our attention on. The experience often seems pointless, would seem to have no value, to be m

In the midst of agitation in the moment, how do you reconnect to ease in that moment wherever you are? How do you face a challenging moment without fear? How do you not get carried away with the chaotic stream of fear based thoughts? These scenarios are familiar to me, to many of us, So How do we become at peace again? Some strategies we can use at anytime are: @To remember to pause and breathe slowly. To count to 5 with in breath, hold and count to 5 with the out breath. @To

Self awareness is the conscious recognition of aspects of our physical ego mind, i.e. the identities, thoughts, beliefs, definitions, sensations. Self awareness is us recognising that we are a particular colour, race, gender, that we like fruits, meat, vegetables, that we are not comfortable driving, waking early, sleeping late at night. Self awareness is the recognition of aspects of our physical self. It is this recognition along with integration, acceptance, clarity and le

The practice of integration There are passions and distractions that are heightened emotional states of our physical mind body. These passions and distractions could be details about or around any particular aspects of life, for example children, nature, animals, equipment, concept, cars, arts, craft, vocation, entertainment, sports, industry, communities etc. One person’s passion for example children, animals, career, community could be a distraction for another person. On

Clarifying what bliss means for you. As we focus on achieving higher success, higher levels in our dreams, a time comes that we want to achieve higher next levels, though with more ease, flow and bliss, We want less stress and drama in our work and personal lives. We want to achieve success not just for our own self but for others as well. Our aspirations change and this requires us to shift, transform some part/ aspect of us. As we make the decision to change, we initially e