Category Archives: Mindfulness

La vida espiritual comienza en el corazón / Spiritual Life Begins Within the Heart

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

por Joan Chittister [English below] ¿Cómo podemos justificar estas cosas? ¿Cómo podemos lidiar con ellas? ¿Cómo podemos encontrar tanto consuelo en ellas como confusión? Estas son las preguntas que no desaparecerán, pero a las que los gigantes espirituales de todas … Continue reading →

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Lo que ves es lo que tienes/ What You See Is What You Get

Posted on September 5, 2019 by

por Annie Dillard [English below] Cuando tenía seis o siete años y vivía en Pittsburgh, solía tomar un precioso centavo y esconderlo para que alguien más lo encontrara. Fue una compulsión curiosa; lamentablemente, nunca me ha motivado el hacer lo … Continue reading →

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Carpe Diem / Aprovecha el día / Seize the Day

Posted on August 22, 2019 by

by Walt Whitman [English version below] No dejes que termine el día sin haber crecido un poco, sin haber sido feliz, sin haber alimentado tus sueños. No te dejes vencer por el desaliento. No permitas que nadie te quite el … Continue reading →

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Agapanthus

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

By Pavithra K. Mehta I never notice agapanthus before she blooms. This lack of awareness allows for yearly ambush. A blue bombardment, like so many miniature firecracker displays in freeze frame, they seize the sidewalks, fully formed– their delicate globes fashioned … Continue reading →

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La falsa dualidad entre “trabajo” y “servicio”/The False Duality Between “Job” And “Service”

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

por Zilong Wang [English below] Alrededor de la época en que partí para Asia en julio, dos de mis amigos/profesores más queridos dejaron su dedicación al voluntariado a tiempo total para comenzar a trabajar a tiempo completo. Su decisión de … Continue reading →

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2019 is a Mineral Year

Posted on July 18, 2019 by

by Malidoma Somé Mineral is the storage place of memory, the principle of creativity, resources, stories, and symbolism.  In the cosmological wheel, mineral is located in the west and is colored white.  It is the elemental energy that allows us … Continue reading →

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Devolverte, tierra / Return to Earth

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

por Lilianet Brintrup [English below] No le hagamos más ruido Cubrámonos con su polvo Recojámonos temprano Como buenos pájaros terrestres. Busquemos su horizonte más lejano Con ojos serenos. Minas seamos de minerals sólidos. Árboles seamos Para devolverle su sombra arrebatada … Continue reading →

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Attachment is Habitual Thinking

Posted on May 24, 2019 by

by Ven. Master Miao Tsan (May 24, 2019) We all judge our experiences through the filter of habitual think­ing. In other words, we are unconsciously driven by how we think, and how we think determines the feelings and opinions we … Continue reading →

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La naturaleza espiritual del niñ@ / The Spiritual Nature in the Child

Posted on May 2, 2019 by

by Richard Louv ( May 2nd) [English below] Cuando mi hijo Matthew tenía cuatro años, me preguntó: “¿Están casados Dios y la Madre Naturaleza, o simplemente son buen@s amig@s?” Buena pregunta.Durante la investigación de este libro, escuché a much@s adult@s … Continue reading →

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A Heartmindfulness [r]Evolution

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

by Pancho Ramos-Stierle (April 12, 2019) Some people say the longest path we will ever walk is from our head to our heart. What i call the path of Heartmindfulness. Here’s a story that I love very much which I … Continue reading →

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