The Two Wings Of Mindfulness

Suffering Is Our Call To Attention, Our Call To Investigate The Truth Of Our Beliefs.

It May Sound Lovey-dovey, But There's Research Showing The Positive Effect Of Meditation On Parts Of The Brain That Control Emotion.

Feelings And Stories Of Unworthiness And Shame Are Perhaps The Most Binding Element In The Trance Of Fear. When We Believe Something Is Wrong With Us, We Are Convinced We Are In Danger. Our Shame Fuels Ongoing Fear, And Our Fear Fuels More Shame. The Very Fact That We Feel Fear Seems To Prove That We Are Broken Or Incapable. When We Are Trapped In Trance, Being Fearful And Bad Seem To Define Who We Are. The Anxiety In Our Body, The Stories, The Ways We Make Excuses, Withdraw Or Lash Out—these Become To Us The Self That Is Most Real.

Just Come Into Stillness. Have Your Intention Be To Relax With The Breath. That Will Begin To Set In Motion A Habit That Will Start To Train The Mind.

Meditation Helps Us To Get Out Of Our Thoughts About The Future And Really Be In The Present Moment.