I’ve been asked by a number of different people why I meditate. When someone asks a question like that, it’s usually backed up by a lot of their perceptions or beliefs about what meditation is. Most people don’t have a lot of exposure to meditation outside of movies or TV shows or spiritual superstars or [...]
Posts Tagged ‘breathing’
Hacking the Brain
Posted in Buddhism, Meditation, tagged breathing, Buddhism, depression, habit energy, meditation, mindfulness, Zen on December 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »
High Speed Weight Loss
Posted in Buddhism, Weight Loss, tagged breathing, Buddhism, humor, kids, meditation, Stress, suffering, weight loss, Zen on November 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No, I’m not revealing the secret to how you can lose 5 pounds in one week and get the guy/girl of your dreams. If I knew that secret, I’d charge for it instead of throwing it out here on this blog.* Actually, I’m thinking about the struggle to lose weight while your life is moving [...]
Dealing With Frustration
Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, Weight Loss, tagged breathing, Buddhism, mindfulness, peace, weight loss, Zen on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m very mindful of my breathing right now. In fact I’m so intensely breathing through my nose that my inner nostrils are starting to hurt a little. This is something that happens when I get frustrated. The reason for my frustration is purely professional. I am attempting to implement the changes requested to the applications [...]
A Question for Meditators
Posted in Buddhism, Meditation, tagged breathing, Buddhism, meditation, Zen on September 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Last night I was at the Zen center and had a really strange experience while meditating. It wasn’t like anything that I’ve ever experienced before and I’m still trying to process it. I’ve been practicing regularly now for three months and with this practice, I’ve been able to quiet my mind a bit more than [...]
Depression Sucks
Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, Weight Loss, tagged breathing, Buddhism, depression, meditation, mindfulness, weight loss on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the first things I did when I decided to lose weight and get healthy was to see my doctor. I needed to know what I was up against and I needed to get my CPAP replaced and that started with him. One thing he helped me realize is that I was depressed and [...]
The Best Drug I’ve Ever Had
Posted in Mindfulness, Weight Loss, tagged breathing, Buddhism, habit energy, mindfulness, suffering, weight loss on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I had half of a fried cheese stick. I haven’t eaten anything like that in a while and I have to admit it was really good. Even though it was cold it was very tasty. I figured that I’d like the flavor of it but what I wasn’t expecting was what came next. [...]
Breathing is Meditation
Posted in Buddhism, Meditation, tagged breathing, Buddhism, dharma, meditation, mindfulness, suffering on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Right now, I’m reading three books. I’m still reading Savor plus I’m reading The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh and I’m reading Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki. In all three of these books, the topic of breathing comes up again and again. It can’t be stressed enough how important an awareness [...]
Another mindfulness ritual
Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, tagged breathing, creativity, mindfulness on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The other day, I wrote about my realization that shaving in the morning is a great experience of mindfulness on a practical level. I have been looking for other things I do that require mindfulness in order to be done well. I was overlooking one of the most obvious ones that I do practically every [...]
A dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh
Posted in Buddhism, tagged breathing, Buddhism, dharma, video on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This was a dharma talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh on August 1st. I didn’t get to watch it live as it was on at 2:30 A.M. in the Eastern Time Zone here in the U.S. It is wonderful to watch. Enjoy.
