In the midst of movement, find stillness.

Complete awareness begins with complete concentration. But in a world filled with distractions, how do we stay present? #Zen #Meditation #Mindfulness #PureAwareness #PresentMoment #Stillness #Spirituality #Nonduality #DharmaTalk #Consciousness #Focus #InnerPeace https://youtube.com/shorts/71_BXTZWLRU

“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”

– Deepak Chopra
#quote #DeepakChopra #mindfulness #stillness

The right art doesn’t just fill a space—it brings it to life. What do you think “Reeds on Edge of Lake” does to the wall here?

To me, it feels like looking out a window.

Reeds pierce the still reflections in an Alaskan lake, by Tim Boese

True authentic #yoga isn’t a series of brief changing postures. Actual authentic #yoga involves adopting a chosen posture, called asana, for an extended period. Ancient yogis historically held postures for hours or even days, focusing deeply on #stillness, #breath, & #awareness. This practice cultivates discipline, endurance, & inner exploration, allowing the #body & #mind to align. Modern #yoga completely overlooks this depth, but true #yoga emphasises sustained asana over fleeting movement.

End times in a minor key.

Begin with meditation.
Because when you cultivate stillness, profound transformation occurs.

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@consciousliving

Black Sea Stillness in October

#art #artist #photography #blacksea #romania #october #autumn #naturephotography #darkart #photographer #stillness #calm

Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time

Today’s readings

Faith is that moment in our walk with the Lord when we have to put our money where our mouth is. Faith says that we believe that Jesus is who he says he is, and that who he says he is has a profound impact on our life. It’s easy to have faith when things are going well, isn’t it? When we’re not worried about disease or illness or social unrest or political bickering or job insecurity or family issues or whatever the crisis is, it’s easy to have faith then, right?

But when things get crazy, well. That’s a whole different thing.

The writer of the letter to the Hebrews is very right when he says that “faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” Because faith is real when you have to step out of your comfort zone. Abraham literally took a step in faith when he went to a foreign country and believed that, though Sarah was sterile, God would provide descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky.

But most of us would probably fare little better than the apostles in the boat in today’s Gospel reading. The moment a little storm comes along, or even a big one, we forget that God cares about us and we feel as though we are perishing in the middle of the night on the sea.

So where are you on the faith journey? Are you taking that step into the unknown like Abraham? Or are you freaking out in the storm? If it’s the second thing, maybe today it would help to name the storm, to recognize what it’s doing to you, doing to your faith life. Because the unnamed storms can’t be addressed. When we know what they are, we can bring them to Jesus, who does actually care about us, who does not desire our perishing, and who longs to shout into that storm, “Quiet, be still!”

If the wind and the sea obey him, so will the storms that are raging in us right now. They really will.

"Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." — Hermann Hesse #Serenity #InnerPeace #Mindfulness #Stillness #Wisdom #SelfDiscovery #Tranquility

Green Tara

To aid in the relief of any fear or anxiety, it is helpful to rest one’s gaze upon the Tibetan Green Tara — a feminine manifestation of compassion — to bring the mind to peace and stillness.

But what is #wisdom?: it can be read about in numerous publications but it can be found only #inside #oneself, To be able to find it, one has first to #liberate oneself from such #masters as greed and envy. The #stillness following liberation produces the #insights of wisdom which are obtainable in no other way. - E.F. Schuhmacher

#againstdarkmanners #consciousnessevolution
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