An inner calm is essential in order to realise our dreams. But calmness and I were not very well acquainted.
Author: Alexandra Innes
Buddhism-based encourager
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A Ship to Cross The Sea of Suffering
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It Will Change
In the midst of the horror and the heartbreak in Ukraine, something very good is happening...
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Smile please!
Just as the body can follow the mind (I feel happy, so I smile) the mind can equally well follow the body.
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One Step at A Time
I was exhausted last Friday. It felt like torture. After teasing us with a spring-like temperature, melting ice and glimpses of green grass on Wednesday, Mother Nature changed her mind on Thursday and delivered a …
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Together
Centuries before psychologist Carl Jung posited the idea of the collective unconscious, and biologist Rupert Sheldrake began talking and writing about morphic resonance, Nichiren Buddhism taught the Nine Consciousnesses. The ninth consciousness is Buddha nature, …
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How Jane Fonda Saved My Life
When I arrived in Montreal in 1974 I believed that my new country would treat me well. Less than a month later, I found out otherwise. (Please don't read this poem if you are easily triggered.)
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Listen, I’ll Tell You Something
One of the things I love about my Buddhist practice is that it puts my life in rhythm. I'm not just a little microcosmic cog in a big, unfeeling machine.
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Bring Back The F Word!
How do you bear with emotional pain in a way that nourishes and nurtures your inner growth?
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Weapons of Mass Distraction
Do you ever feel that Life is lining you up for something? Stacking the deck for, or against, you? I do!
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One Thing Leads to Another
A seemingly tiny improvement in how you feel about yourself can make a big difference over time.
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