Category Archives: Meditation

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“MINDFULLY SPEAKING AS SHADOW”

Part 3 Of 4 On "Shadow Work For Mindfulness Meditators"

Shadow Work is the process of re-integrating the disowned aspects of yourself. It is a healing process that begins with developing tolerance towards things that bother you in the world, because often the things that bother us “out there”, are actually unconscious projections from our shadows “in here”. The shadow work process culminates when you are able to fully inhabit the perspective that bothers you, resulting in a profound sense of wholeness.

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Light & Shadow – Opposite Sides Of The Same Coin

The Wisdom Of Maya Angelou

If there was ever a quote that speaks to the need to heal our inner fractures with shadow work, it’s this one from Maya Angelou: “Light and shadow are opposite sides of the same coin. We can illuminate our paths or darken the way. It is a matter of choice.” (more…)

“Light and shadow are opposite sides of the same coin. We can illuminate our paths or darken our way. It is a matter of choice.” – Maya Angelou

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SANGHALIVE – DAILY ONLINE MEDITATIONS

Meditation In A Time Of Crisis - Oct. 30th - Nov. 3rd, 2023

Meditation In A Time Of Crisis – As the world spirals into yet another all too frequent crisis, we are once again confronted with the truth of our basic human fragility. At times like these, when confronted with our human vulnerability it is not uncommon to be overcome by insecurity, anxiety, and fear. Now more than ever, it’s important to rely on your Dharma practice as a refuge. Not as a practice of liberation that gives you refuge FROM the world, but rather as one that gives you refuge IN the world.

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Meditation Alone Will Never Resolve Your Issues

2 Videos On An Integration Of Practices

In your personal development, are you more of a “personal work through therapy” type, or “personal work through meditation” type? More often than not, when I work with people they fall into one of these two types… and it is often unconscious. This leads to a lot of confusion about the nature of personal development work which is problematic. And the fact is that both the therapeutic AND the meditative approaches are necessary for an integrated development.