“The Zen meditative approach has a simple, unstated premise: moods and attitudes shape—determine—what we think and perceive. If we feel happy, we tend to develop certain trains of thought. If we feel sad or angry, still others. But suppose, with training, we become nonattached to distractions and learn to dampen these wild, emotional swings on either side of equanimity. Then we can enter that serene awareness which is the natural soil for positive, spontaneous personal growth, often called spiritual growth.” IfsThinkingFeelsStillsSpiritualCertainSidesGrowthNaturalSimpleAttitudeLearningSadnessAwarenessEmotionalShapesApproachTrainingAngryTrainPersonal GrowthDetermineHappyMoodPerceiveSoilSpiritual GrowthDistractionSwingsSpontaneousPremisesSereneEquanimityTrain Of Thought Book:Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness Source: Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness
“There is a theology to gardening that few of us consider, but to understand this theology means relinquishing much control - our arsenal of books, techniques, tools, chemicals, fertilizers, fancy hybrids, and expectations. Yet, that is exactly what we must do if we are to fully embrace a more spiritual form of gardening. As a part of Nature we must learn to enter our garden as if it were truly sacred, we must learn to enter with humility.” IfsMeanBookSpiritualFormSpiritualityLearningHumilityExpectationsGardenToolsSacredEmbraceTechniqueTheologyFancyChemicalsGardeningArsenalHybridFertilizerRelinquishingRelinquishing Control Author:Christopher McDowell
“Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.” WayLifeStillsSpiritualLife IsWomenGrowthLearningInspirational LifeConflictRemainsThis LifeAnalysisMeaning Of LifeResolveInsperationalTherapistsInner ConflictMetaphors Of Life Author:Karen Horney