mediation — Make Space for What Matters

Home Retreat Rituals

“Suppose you are offered a cup of tea, very fragrant, very good tea. If your mind is distracted, you cannot really enjoy the tea. You have to be mindful of the tea, you have to be concentrated on it, so the tea can reveal its fragrance and wonder to you.“ These are the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen master, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on Mindfulness. His words also hold true for life. Life becomes full and beautiful only if we learn to slow down and live mindfully. Otherwise, life can’t reveal its fragrance and beauty to us.

Note to Self: The Room, Empty and Full.

“I opened my eyes. The first light of dawn was filtering through the curtains. Without any thought, I felt, I knew, that there is infinitely more to light than we realize. That soft luminosity filtering through the curtains was love itself. Tears came into my eyes. I got up and walked around the room. I recognized the room, and yet I knew that I had never truly seen it before. Everything was fresh and pristine, as if it had just come into existence. I picked up things, a pencil, an empty bottle, marveling at the beauty and aliveness of it all.” – Eckhart Tolle

Dance, I love you!

If there’s one piece of advice that I could give everyone today it is this one by Elizabeth Gilbert:

“Dance. Right now. Stand up out of the chair that you are seated in, or the bed that you are brooding in, or the couch that has taken you captive. Put on some music and dance. Yes, even though you don’t feel like it. Dance. Dancing is free. It is available at any moment.

21th Lesson for 21st Century

21st Lessons for 21st Century.

You may have heard the name “Yuval Noah Harari”. He’s mostly known for his books titled “Sapiens”, “Homo Deus” and most recently “21 Lessons for 21st Century”, that critics passionately raved about and received much-deserved attention from the general public.

Aside from his popular books, interesting ideas and creative writing, what fascinated us the most was the fact that he was an avid meditator practicing Vipassana (Insight) Mediation for years. We happened to know this when he created in his book “21 Lessons for 21st Century” an entire section on Mediation and featured it as the 21st Lesson for 21st Century.

Making Space

Creative, BeingDeniz GunizJanuary 23, 2019make space, fulfillment, mediation, mindfulness, slow living, breathing, minimal, minimalism, creativity, creative, poetryComment

Make Space for What Matters.

21st Lessons for 21st Century.