Author Archives: Donna Mitchell-Moniak

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Meditation: no mind 15, three ways

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

The ways to approach “no mind” are probably limitless. We have been using three methods in our beginning stages. Why? Because people are different. Each person has a  learning style, and has ease or challenge with a variety of things … Continue reading →

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Meditation: no mind 14, in the moment

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

What is present moment awareness? What has become clear over millennia of meditation, its sciences and practices, as well as various forms of research done over those same millennia is that present moment awareness is not one thing. It probably … Continue reading →

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Meditation: no mind 11, relation

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Life is relation. All is related. No mind is actually a statement that begs the questions of what is mind, what is thinking, who is thinking, what is the complex set of factors that is what is called mind or … Continue reading →

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Meditation: sharing well-being and tonglen

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

I am sorry there is no podcast of today’s meditation. I messed up the zoom conversion. We began with attention on our settling. Eyes open. The room, that which one is sitting on, the various textures that one’s senses were … Continue reading →

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Meditation: may all beings …

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

may all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness; may all beings be free from suffering, from suffering; may all beings awaken the wisdom that is within; may all beings live from equanimity. Beginning with “our” little song invoking … Continue reading →

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