Befriending the Mind
. How do you feel about your mind? How do you relate to it? Are you aware of the power […]
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Meditation
Instinctive Meditation
I love Instinctive Meditation. After trying many different forms of meditation over the years, I have found the meditation practice
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Value of bindi
I grew up in India watching my mother and women around me put on a bindi, a dot, on their forehead every morning…
Cherish the Light
I love starting the year practising Zen calligraphy with the sangha I am so blessed to have discovered in 2013. This year we brushed a Zen expression Gankō. According to my teacher Sarah Moate, Gankō can be interpreted in English as ‘Cherish the Light’…
Joy of weaving
My desire to weave came from the need for a rug during lockdown. I could not go anywhere to look at a rug and feel it. One day it finally dawned on me that I could weave one myself. I started googling to learn how to weave a rag rug. I chose the simplest technique I could find. I did not have to buy any materials. All I needed was some old clothes, fabric scissors, four safety pins and willingness to weave.
Peace amongst the wars
My wish/prayer at the Pisces New Moon – May I feel oneness with even those who do harm. For I can only heal myself. May I welcome and embrace the part of me that does harm, may I be able to give it a voice and listen to it for it is a part of my wholeness, it is part of the wholeness of life. May I welcome and embrace the inner conflicts.
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