Thank you, thank you, and thank you again. Thank you for that smile of quiet rage: the mischievous melancholy that - God knows - my own father lacked. You taught me the meaning of injustice, a hatred of apartheid, of sexism and, of course, the Poll Tax. Always the adult who delighted when I entered the …
How can we help ourselves when we’re struggling and there are no simple answers?
Whatever is going on right now... What’s happening? Give yourself a moment to acknowledge that you’re struggling right now. See if you can notice what you’re feeling in your body; any tightness or breath-holding. Are you aware of any particular thoughts and feelings about the current situation? Maybe some of these are familiar to …
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The Metaphysics of Mindfulness
The Metaphysics of Mindfulness - a response to the Sahanika Ratnayake’s article, The Problem of Mindfulness (Aeon - 25th July 2019) by Neill Bartlett In her article entitled The Problem of Mindfulness, Sahanika Ratnayake makes some observations and criticisms of mindfulness practices and, importantly, of the claims made for mindfulness by some of its teachers. …
