Where awareness goes, energy flows
When I lived as a monk, my guru (Sivaya Subramuniyaswami) taught me a phrase he coined: ‘Where awareness goes, energy flows.’ It's probably one of the most important things I’ve learned. First, we…
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Awareness & the Mind
Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under Awareness & the Mind.
Awareness vs. Consciousness
One of my online course meditation students asked about the difference between awareness and consciousness. I’m glad the student posed this question.
Overcoming Anxiety
I've taken a long hiatus from blogging. My apologies. The last few months have been filled with speaking engagements around the world and working on a few important projects including the development…
Memory and Awareness
A few days ago one of the students of my 12-week online course "Introduction to Meditation" asked the following question on our online forum. "How are memories and awareness related?"
Bringing Awareness to Attention
Now, I’ve already shared with you that the most important thing in understanding the mind is understanding that there is a clear separation between awareness and mind. Once you’ve understood that you…
Awareness, Energy & Mental Patterns
If your awareness is constantly going to one particular area of the mind, then that is where your energy is flowing, and that area of the mind will become stronger and stronger. It is almost like you…
Awareness as a Traveler
One of the analogies that my guru often used to describe awareness and the mind is viewing awareness as a traveler and the mind as the world. When you go to San Francisco to visit you have…
Living in the Moment
To understand how to live in the moment, we need to have an understanding of time. Let’s look at time in a very simple but practical way: If you could divide time into three parts, you could say…
Awareness, the Dog
Treat your awareness like a dog. I remember a few years ago I went on holidays to the Caribbean, and while I was there, I stayed with a friend of mine. He works for the FBI and is in the Canine Unit,…
Where are you going in life?
My guru, Gurudeva Subramuniyaswami, once said, “There is nothing more important than knowing who you are, the path that you are on and its final end.” Once you begin the process of getting to know…
Awareness and Energy
As I have shared previously the most important thing in the beginning study of the mind is to understand that there is a separation between awareness and the mind. Another equally important thing to…
Technology and Concentration
I’ve seen and heard many people hold up their smartphones and say, “These things are ruining our lives.” I beg to disagree. Smartphones are not ruining our lives. They are wonderful devices with…
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