Daily Reflection Sit

What are you whispering in your own ear?

Let’s practice keeping an eye out for rough voices! Kindly interrupt them.

Are the words that you or someone else are uttering TIMLEY, TRUE, USEFUL, SPOKEN KINDLY, RESPECTFULLY, & OUT OF GOOD WILL? Then speak! If not, tread carefully lest you cause harm!!!

The universe will benefit on days that we meditate.

Check it out. Consider the effect of your actions. Did they cause harm or not?

How do we bring kind attention to our speech and action? Thich Nhat Hanh reframes the precepts as practices of cultivation rather than restraint.

Expanding the range of livelihood; more broadly considering ‘harmonious living’.

The Noble Eightfold Path touches all aspects of our lives, including livelihood. Cultivating the beneficial in our work lives is an expression of an ethically attuned and wise heart.

Thursday, 1.21The sila of right livelihood We take our speech and actions on the road, into the doings of our day, into the business of doing our life. How are you showing up? Harmful or helpful?

Identifying the Three components: Effort, Mindfulness and Concentration

The importance of these three factors on the path toward awakening.

GATHER & SETTLE the disparate energies of the body, mind and heart into one place, right now. REPEAT many times!