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Category Archives: Spirituality

Returning to the Roots of Mindfulness: The Four Noble Truths

When an idea such as mindfulness ignites so quickly and spreads so widely, we benefit by returning to its historical origins. Then we can check for current misunderstandings.

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 26, 2021September 26, 2021Posted inBuddhism, Meditation, Spirituality

Creating Space Between Stimulus and Response: Insights From Goenka

Emotions bubble up to the surface as discrete changes in breathing and physical sensation. Watching them allows me to hit the pause button before I respond to what other people say and do. 

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 24, 2021September 24, 2021Posted inMeditation, Spirituality

The Intimacy of Shared Silence

Our kids are grown and have homes of their own. But am I confident that they will remember the times we meditated together.

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 23, 2021September 23, 2021Posted inSpirituality

Bill Wilson and Carl Jung on Addiction and Spirituality

Addiction points beyond itself. It reminds us of our sacred impulse to expand, unite, and say yes.

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 20, 2021September 21, 2021Posted inAddiction, Spirituality

Sam Harris on Spirituality Without Religion

“…there is no other term…with which to discuss the efforts people make, through meditation, psychedelics, or other means, to fully bring their minds into the present or to induce nonordinary states of consciousness.”

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 18, 2021September 21, 2021Posted inSpirituality

Bodywork as Spiritual Practice

During bodywork, I am complete. I fear nothing and want nothing. I feel empty and full at the same time.   

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 13, 2021September 22, 2021Posted inSpirituality

Remembering Thomas Merton: Rain, Grace and Rhinoceros

“The rain has stopped. The afternoon sun slants through the pine trees: and how those useless needles smell in the clear air!”

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 11, 2021September 22, 2021Posted inSpirituality

Wear the World Like a Loose Garment

There’s a peace that comes to pass when we let go of our absolute and irrational demands.

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 10, 2021September 22, 2021Posted inBehavior Change, Spirituality

Enlightenment: Possibilities and Limits

Genuine insight, decades of spiritual practice, and unethical behavior can coexist in the same person.

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 9, 2021June 27, 2022Posted inSpirituality

Meditating on Fear and Anxiety: Insights from Shinzen Young

We can analyze the experience of fear into three basic elements and observe them during meditation. 

Posted byDoug ToftSeptember 8, 2021September 22, 2021Posted inSpirituality

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