I first heard of this type of mediation when I was doing my first Vipassana course in 2019. A big gift from Buddha! From time to time I choose to start my day with those phrases, repeating them inside my head as many times as I need to feel them as purely as possible in my heart…I do that to wish well for me, my loved ones, the ones I have difficulty dealing with and anyone who pops ups on my mind. May I be happy May I be healthy May I be free from suffering May I live with...
Matariki – The Māori New Year
This year (2022) we will have a holiday on the 24th of June. That will be the first time that Matariki will be celebrated officially as a public holiday in New Zealand! Here are a couple of things I have been learning over the past few weeks from a book* I bought, an activity at work and a couple of hours with a lovely Māori couple at the Te Tau Moana Marae in Devonport: The one that has more meaning for me so far is Electra (Waipuna-ā-rangi). This star is associated with life-giving rain in all forms and the healthy...
Go for a walk…Demons hate fresh air!
Here are some notes from Austin Kleon on his book ”Keep Going”: Demons hate fresh air
Volcanoes
Some notes from a visit to Auckland Museum – 09/05/2021 Volcanos aren`t unique to Earth. Quite the contrary – everywhere scientists look on other planets and moons, they find them. In Nicaragua, young women were once thrown as sacrifices into the crater of Masaya Volcano. People living in central Africa made an annual offering of ten of their finest warriors to the hungry volcano God Nyudodogora. In New Zealand, for better or worse, they have chosen to build their greatest city amongst volcanos. Geologists assure us that Auckland is an active volcanic field. Human beings are instinctively attracted to symmetry....
SALTWATER BUDDHA
from my last reading: Saltwater Buddha – A surfer`s quest to find zen on the sea by Jaimal Yogis ”Most surf spots are best at low tide when the ocean’s ribs are exposed and vulnerable. People are like this too. When we’re hurting, when we feel rejected or unloved, our usual complacent approaches and all our hard-shelled survival mechanisms no longer seem to work. But lotus grows from mud – and from brokenness, in my experience, beautiful things emerge…We’re forced to go on retreat, into silence, into the realization that this feeble body and brain can’t do it all.”
Good Things, version one.
Kayak and sunset. Bike and music. A hug from someone you love! Beach and sunrise. Mountains and a sky full of stars! Notice the plants growing. Yoga and coffee in the morning! Birds singing. Dancing! Newborns sleeping. Period on time. Puppys. Butterflies! Sleeping well. The sound of the rain! Stand up desk. Painting. Memories of a lovely grandmother! Books. Massage. Friends! My sister!
Exquisite corpse drawing
Art by Ale, Ben and me 🙂 Idea by: https://austinkleon.com/2022/03/08/how-to-draw-an-exquisite-corpse/
Swami Dayananda
Portuguese 🙂 ‘Que eu tenha a maturidade de aceitar o que não posso mudar, o desejo e o esforço para mudar o que não posso e a sabedoria para saber a diferença entre o que posso e o que não posso mudar. Aceito simplesmente o que ja aconteceu em minha vida ate aqui Busco força de vontade e competência para fazer esforços apropriados e adequados para mudar Não perco meu tempo tentando mudar o que não posso e aguentando situações que não são saudáveis, as quais posso mudar A diferença entre as duas, o que não posso mudar e o...
Good Things
I loved it! Need to my one personal compilation of ”good sensory things in life”.