by daysofcare | Mar 12, 2023 | Truthfulness
“My love language is when people’s words match their actions.” – unknownThere’s a cheeky edge and a deeper wisdom here. When people’s words match their actions, we trust them. When we trust them, we feel safe to relax in their presence. When we are relaxed, our...
by daysofcare | Mar 10, 2023 | Truthfulness
The perfection of truth or truthfulness (sacca parami) can refer to the ‘external’ practice of truth, the ethical discipline of truth — acting with integrity and speaking the truth, rather than exaggerating, lying, gossiping. It also refers to an...
by daysofcare | Mar 9, 2023 | Truthfulness
Truthfulness is an integral part of the path of awakening. It applies both to our behaviour, meaning the way we act and speak in the world, and it is experienced as a view or perception, meaning that as we remove confusion from the mind through training in truth, we...
by daysofcare | Mar 3, 2023 | Lovingkindness
In a previous post we cultivated lovingkindness towards the experience of sitting in meditation. Here we will look at the instructions for cultivating lovingkindness as adapted from the Visuddhimagga by Buddhaghosa, a 5th century systemization of Buddha’s...
by daysofcare | Feb 28, 2023 | Lovingkindness
In practicing friendliness towards the experience of meditation itself, we let go of resistance and agitation and begin to relax and soften the mind and body. Lovingkindness gives rise to a natural, spontaneous ease. This 21-minute guided practice with Heather Fenton...
