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Monthly Archives: July 2018
The truant sun
It has been cloudy for many days now. The monsoon cloak hangs carelessly across the sky, gray and heavy. As I drove home this evening, in the hour leading up to dusk, I saw the sun. I think it was … Continue reading
My experiences with Vipassana meditation: Mindful eating
Recently, I went on a 10-day meditation retreat to learn Vipassana meditation. Vipassana means insight and the whole ten days were spent in silence, with no distractions of phones, reading, writing or conversations. No exchanges with the external world, not … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhism, farm to table, Food, meditation, mindfulness, slow eating, vipassana
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The moment between
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, there is a moment between an action and its reaction. A small moment, but a distinct, pristine, unique moment nonetheless. Like a pause. The pause after an inhaled breath and before its exhalation. Nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, buddhism, clarity, equanimity, happiness, mindfulness, stillness, unhappiness
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How To Eat
This topic is absurd. Such are the days. Eating used to be easy. I didn’t think about eating except when I was hungry. I knew what to eat. I ate till I was full and then stopped. That’s it. And … Continue reading
Posted in buddhism, Fitness, Habit change
Tagged awareness, calorie counting, calories, clean eating, eating, Food, healthy eating, mindful eating, mindfulness, obesity, undernutrition
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