Meditating makes us aware that we are at the same time active subject and passive object of our feelings, emotions, and thoughts.
Subject and Object
Book of the Day – Why We Meditate
Today's Book of the Day is Why We Meditate, written by Daniel Goleman and Tsoknyi Rinpoche in 2022 and published by Penguin Books. Daniel Goleman is one of the most relevant authors, psychologists, and science journalists of our age, having introduced the concept of Emotional Intelligence to the world in 1995. He was a science…
Book of the Day – The Brain That Changes Itself
Today's Book of the Day is The Brain That Changes Itself, written by Norman Doidge in 2008 and published by Penguin. Norman Doidge M.D. is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, researcher, author, essayist, and not to forget, a poet. He is on the Research Faculty at Columbia University’s Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, in New York,…
Book of the Day – Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Today's Book of the Day is Yoga Sutras, written by Patanjali around the 2nd century BCE. Patanjali - पतञ्जलि, also called Gonardiya or Gonikaputra, was a Hindu author, mystic, and philosopher, who was believed to be a Siddhar, an enlightened scholar of Yoga and spiritual knowledge. He lived between the 2nd and 4th centuries BCE.…
Both subject and object
When we meditate we are the subject who observes and the object observed. So, we are not our thoughts, even if we can create our life with them.
Book of the Day – Living Kindness
Today's Book of the Day is Living Kindness - Metta practice for the whole of our lives, written by Kevin Griffin in 2022, and published by Shambhala Publications. Kevin Griffin is a leader in the mindful movement and a Dharma Leader and Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He is the author of five previous…
Photography Of The Day – Standing Tall
I like sitting in meditation under the trees Standing Tall - Photo by Raffaello Palandri
Book Of The Day – Boundless Leadership
Today's Book of the Day is Boundless Leadership written by Joe Loizzo and Elazar Aslan, and published in 2021 by Shambala Publications. The book is a Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner. Joe Loizzo, MD, Ph.D., is a well-known psychiatrist, researcher, and meditation scholar-teacher who bring together neuroscience and contemplative practice to help people cultivate personal…
Just practice kindness
Book Of The Day – The Buddhist Psychology of Awakening
Today's Book Of The Day is The Buddhist Psychology of Awakening, written by Steven D. Goodman and published in 2020 by Shambala. The author is the Program Director of Asian Philosophies and Cultures at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. He received his Ph.D. in Far Eastern studies from the University…
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