Cultivate your mind course

ECSTATIC KALEIDOSCOPE:

Everything in life is constantly changing.
Every aspect of the natural world from the subatomic level to the largest of galaxies are in constantly flux and unfoldment.

The whole universe is ecstatic.

Even when you look at something that seems still...
Billions of light particles are bouncing off it every second at the speed of light and billions of neurons in your brain are firing to enable you to see it.

Life is like a kaleidoscope where every aspect of your body, your mind and the world around you is unfolding in ways you can't predict.

In a world where everything changes, being open and accepting of change, is a prerequisite for any sense of happiness and fulfilment.

PRACTICE:
For a minute or two, just as you are, open up to all your senses and purposefully be aware of all that you perceive changing as deeply as you can.

PAGE AND EVENTS UPDATE:

Hi All 👋

Just giving notice that the events that were originally planned for this year have had to be cancelled.
This is because I'm starting a new day job that requires me to work alternate weekends and that interferes with my availability to carry out the planned events.
This means that the JOYFUL JUNE and NO-STRESS NOVEMBER events won't be taking place unfortunately.

Not to worry though... there will be similar events and meditation sessions coming in the future once I know my new work schedule.

Because of the new changes in my personal life there will continue to be a reduced amount of content published on the page until I have got to grips with my new routine and workload.

Sorry once again for the changes to those who showed interest in the previously scheduled events.
Keep following for updates and news on future events and for more meditation related content.

Thanks for your support and your understanding.

Pete 😊🫶

Imagine your mind as a kaleidoscope, constantly changing and swirling with thoughts. The key to meditation is to align your practice with the state of your mind. If your mind is racing, engulfed in a sea of thoughts, a simple meditation technique may not suffice. It might be like trying to catch a speeding train with a butterfly net. Instead, you need a complex method that can match the speed and intensity of your thoughts. But as your mind starts to quiet down, you can switch to a simpler technique. Check out our profile for our free daily newsletter "Daily Dharma" to start your morning off on a positive note with a quick hit of Buddhist wisdom. With Guo Gu https://www.facebook.com/guogu.laoshi Meditation Month 2021: Silent Illumination Watch the full video at tricycle.org/dharmatalks #Mindfulness #MentalHealth #MeditationTechniques #Buddhism

AYLESBURY UPDATE...
Unfortunately due to low numbers the 7 week Cultivate your mind course at Aylesbury Quaker meeting house has had to be cancelled. 😥

For those who showed interest, there are other events and courses happening this year which you will find on our events section.

Look forward to meditating with you.
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Pete,
Cultivate your mind course

GET YOUR MIND SUMMER READY ☀️ 😌

As part of an initiative to promote meditation as an aid to inner joy, Cultivate your mind course will be running 1 hour guided meditation sessions, between 10-11am, every Saturday morning in June.

To block book or give notice of attendance,
please email;
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Looking forward to meditating with you.
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Hi all 👋
Just announcing that there will be a reduced amount of content posted on this page for a few weeks due to other commitments. 🫶

THE MOST IMPRESSIVE THINGS
GET OVERLOOKED 🙄🫣

If you went to the himalayas or the grand canyon then you would be sure to see an awe inspiring sight.

But do you know what's more impressive than both of those put together?

The space and time you experience in every moment.

Why?

Because spacetime is the very fabric of the universe that makes all things possible. The very space in front of your eyes and pervading your entire body, is the same as the space pervading the entire universe.

Every galaxy, every conceivable awe inspiring sight exists within it, and without it, none of those things could exist.

Yet because it's always there, so ordinary, experienced in the background in every moment, it never gets recognised or appreciated for what it is.

Sights take all the limelight, yet the space that makes them possible gets overlooked.

It's the same with the natural quality of awareness that's aware of every moment and even of spacetime, the very fabric of the universe itself.

Big ego's and personalities get all the limelight. Yet the quality of consciousness which makes them all possible, rarely gets recognised or appreciated.

Spacetime and awareness don't shout or show off, yet nothing would be experienced without them.

Just food for thought 🤔

Sunday reflection 🤔
AWARE... NOT JUST ALIVE!

There's a common notion that deep down all you really want is to be alive. No matter how much money or what possessions you have, if someone or something threatened your life, you would give them over to just be alive.

But that's not the whole story!

You don't just want to be alive, you want to be alive and aware... to have a concious experience of life and of being alive.

If you were to go into a coma, you would still be alive, but you wouldn't experience anything of the world.
Do you want that?
Most people would answer... NO!

So you don't just want to be alive, deep down you want to be aware, want to be conscious.

Good news... you already are!

You are alive, aware and able to experience life. 👌

What a gift of nature 🙌🫶🙌

GRASPING SPACE 🌠✊️🌌

The thoughts that come and go in your mind can't be held onto. The same words or images can be repeated, placed away in memory to be recalled and repeated at a later date, but each momentary expression of your mind itself is a one off.

Trying to grab hold of any thought is like trying to grab hold of space.

It can't be done.

Quick practice:
Watch your mind, let whatever thoughts naturally arise in awareness and try to actually grasp at them with your mind.

See, it can't actually be done!

SNAP YOUR FINGERS!

That's how long a thought lasts, sometimes even less!

The thoughts that emerge into your mind, your awareness...

Are exactly that...
JUST THOUGHTS!

Internally generated words and/or images that dissappear as soon as they occur.
The mental/physical reactions that emerge after a thought...

May seem more persistent!
But they also fluctuate and dissappear!

Thought activity is inherently self liberating. It dissappears as soon as it occurs. It's going to pass in an instant whether you let it or not.

Why let something so temporary and insubstantial affect you so much?

Quick practice:
Watch the mind, be aware of your thoughts, and purposefully watch them come and go as quick as finger snap.

Inner growth is not always obvious 🧠🌱

Sunday reflection...
LIFE LESSONS 📚🤔

There's a phrase that goes...
"Life gives you lessons."

Whether that is strictly true or not, that the universe is purposefully trying to teach you something through the various experiences we have is up for debate.

The sceptical say no, the spiritual say yes.

However...
You can learn from everything in life!

And in a world where no second in your life is ever the same, where you and everything around you is constantly changing, you can always learn something new everyday.

The whole of life can be a school if you let it!
You can learn about life, for the whole of your life!

What a privilege 🙌🧠🙌