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Meditation tips for the beginners mind

by Melinda Wells | Mar 10, 2015 | Good News, Inspirational, Michael's Articles

“Beginners mind” is a term used to describe the flexibility of an advanced meditator’s mental state, constantly open to freshness and the newness of the truth as it appears in this moment. Perhaps Socrates is best known in the west for this because...

The New Year Approaches

by Melinda Wells | Dec 30, 2014 | Good News, Inspirational, Michael's Articles

Consciousness crystalizes like water, suspended for the moment in the recognizable and differentiated shapes of snowflakes and icicles. The warmth of life reminds us that we are only water, pausing on our journey to the sea, simply clouds passing through the sky,...

Let the leaves fall…

by Melinda Wells | Nov 5, 2014 | Friends, Good News, Inspirational, Michael's Articles

The chill breeze rattles through the dead leaves on the lawn. The sweet warmth of the autumn sun denies the portents of the lengthening shadows and lingers like a departing lover. A cup of coffee, a comfy sweater, but still barefoot on the porch, I take deep,...

Humility is the Key

by Melinda Wells | Oct 29, 2014 | Good News, Inspirational, Michael's Articles

Humility is often recognized as carrying a connotation of specifically Christian spirituality. But as we will see, it is very much in alignment with the Buddhist concept of Right View. Just as Right View is said to be the foundation of the 8 Noble Truths, Humility is...

Paradox at the Heart of Reality

by Melinda Wells | Oct 7, 2014 | Good News, Inspirational, Michael's Articles

“There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen In this simple yet poignant line Leonard states the truth with the elegant simplicity befitting the poet he is. Every single thing in the world of form is...