Like unexpected money found in last season’s coat pocket, I discovered a scrap of paper in my wallet this morning. It’s a quote I must have torn out of a magazine and tucked away for a rainy day, by Charlotte Joko Beck. On this gray day that’s neither winter nor spring, when my mood seems to match the weather, I’m glad to have found it…
Tags: awareness, being present, breath, Buddhism, Charlotte Joko Beck, hope, mindfulness, mortality, relationships, suffering, wisdom, work, Zen
The nine contemplations on death come from an 11th century Buddhist scholar. They are meant to help us explore the inevitability of death. This week, I’m trying an experiment in which I read the 9 contemplations to myself before I sit for ten minutes of quiet reflection.
Tags: awareness, being present, breath, Buddhism, contemplation, meditation, mindfulness, mortality, reflection
