Tag: meditation

Kindle the Fire Within
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Kindle the Fire Within

Though it means ‘wild, angry’ energy, and inner fire, the true purpose of tummo is bliss and emptiness.
Aleksandra Kozłowska
Longing for Emptiness
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Longing for Emptiness

In a world of social media and internet scrolling, information is constant and it's everywhere. How can we turn off and avoid overstimulating our brains?
Aleksandra Kozłowska
The Smile of the Monk
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The Smile of the Monk

Meditation based on compassion has many short- and long-term benefits for the brain – as proved by the case of Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard.
Marcin Kozłowski
The Wandering Sage
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The Wandering Sage

Lama Govind Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist monk whose spiritual practise is inspired by the 12th-century siddha Milarepa.
Monika Waraxa
Three Exercises for Focusing the Mind
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Three Exercises for Focusing the Mind

A psychologist suggests three mindfulness exercises that can help focus your mind.
Magdalena Róża Skoczewska
Communing with the Moment
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Communing with the Moment

The art of enjoying moments can be difficult to practise. Yet, with a slower and more peaceful pace, we can all break free of circular thinking.
Marcin Polak
The Unbearable Lightness of Sleeping
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The Unbearable Lightness of Sleeping

What is the dream incubation technique? How can you rewrite what happens in a nightmare? And why might sleeping too much be problematic?
Dariusz Kuźma
Are You Sleepwalking Now?
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Are You Sleepwalking Now?

Given how little control we have of our wandering minds, how can we cultivate real mental autonomy?
Thomas Metzinger
Walking Meditation Exercises for Spring
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Walking Meditation Exercises for Spring

The spring weather can be enjoyed mindfully. A meditation teacher suggests five walking meditation exercises.
Maria Górz
Dukkha
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Dukkha

An author and practising Buddhist discusses his manyfold spiritual path – and how the path to liberation is, in fact, quite ordinary – in the third part of our new series about Buddhism.
Juliusz Strachota