In the Sierra Mountains there is an “altar” made by nature. The few friends of mine who have seen were in awe. I like to meditate in my private quarters or with a small group in a quiet place. The wind and the shifting light usually forces me to go deeper before I can truely enter meditation. [...]
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Nature as Meditation Altar
Posted in Medtitation on July 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Are You Taking Time for Yourself?
Posted in Medtitation, tagged Meditation Practice on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As time runs like water through our hands, let me remind you with the phrase I use for myself – and that you have heard me say many times. The quote is from Rabbi Hillel, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? [...]
What I Like about Meditation Is…
Posted in Medtitation, tagged Christian Meditation on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What I like as a meditator is probably the same thing all people like who have become really good at their practice. I like, as I enter meditation, that I am not my title, my checkbook balance, my job title, my reputation, nor even my name. Stillness is reached for, instead of the rush of the [...]
The Meditation Tradition
Posted in Medtitation, tagged Meditation Practice on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We at Mystic Cottage sometimes think that we are the only ones who belong to a long thin line of meditators through the ages. But if others were to look with an open heart and mind, echoes of this practice are easy to find – even in scriptures we no longer follow follow. Even in ancient times it was [...]
The Homing Instinct of the “Heart”
Posted in Medtitation, tagged Meditation Practice on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I speak of meditation, I am speaking of nothing more than the natural homing instinct of ourselves. That is the essence of meditation. Sure, I teach about skills and practices to give that homing instinct the added help of clarity and structure. But after all that is learned, it is really silent growth and a sacred [...]
Within, We Are Pure, Fabulous and Wonderful
Posted in Medtitation, tagged Meditation Practice on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We meditators have too small a vision for ourselves. We are timid and shy when it comes to seeking our beauty and power within. For those who will trust and seek the greatest treasure of all, they will find it within themselves. Being more awake and aware is a journey in meditation. It is a [...]
Why Do People Meditate?
Posted in Medtitation, tagged Meditation Practice on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We all do things in this life because we think we will be better off. The renunciant and the businessman do what they do because they belive it will improve their lives. So then, why do people come to Mystic Cottage. The list is endless, but here are some reoccurring themes: They know they are more [...]
