Welcome to The Mystical One! If this is your first visit, start here for more information and download the ebook that inspired this blog here. I had heard of J. Krishnamurti over the years – read many lovely quotations by him and heard snippets of his …
Read MoreThe Way to Self Acceptance Part Deux
If you missed The Way to Self Acceptance Part One, you can read it here. When a stressful situation arises in my life, I don’t immediately remember to take refuge in the buddha, the dharma the sangha, or Jesus. My …
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When I first discovered Thich Naht Hanh (insert heart), I decided to do an exercise of constant mindfulness. This was based upon his account of what happened when he joined the monastery. He says there was a “poem” for everything you do, including going …
Read MoreLovingkindness – The Way to Peace and Connection
Lovingkindness meditation. During this meditation you conjure an image of various people and wish them and yourself peace and all good things.
Read MoreIntroduction to The Mystical One
Still, my ego grew just like everyone else’s does, and I developed mental afflictions and coping mechanisms consistent with a childhood characterized by profound aloneness, a feeling that I wasn’t very important to anyone, domestic violence and sexual abuse.
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While I have always had faith, I’ve never had peace. My whole life I felt a strong connection to a higher power greater than myself and simultaneously disconnected from other people. I admired people who demonstrate perfect love toward others – people like Mother …
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