Category Archives: About meditation

Each person is an incarnation of Light.

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

The image of Theotokos is part of a world treasury of image, myth, legend, and oral tradition. The wisdom of the world contains few primary themes which are intended to report fundamental causative principles related to being human and to … Continue reading →

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The blossom of meditation

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Meditation, classic and true, is a result like a blossom is to a plant. Many parts are necessary to be in place first in order for the blossom to open. Shamatha (tranquil abiding) is the ground of all meditation practice, … Continue reading →

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The 51% solution

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

We all struggle with habits that we would like to change. These are tendencies that, for the most part, we know are currently causing harm to our body, or to our finances, or to our relationships, to our future, or … Continue reading →

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The leaves, the pond, and a composed mind

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Mind is not the things that are in it. Leaves float on the surface of a pond, but they are not the pond. A stone can be thrown in and fall through the water of the pond, but the stone … Continue reading →

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Meditation: its strategies and results

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

If you are one of the many people who listen to the Light of the Soul/Yoga Sutra discussions, then you hear us weekly unraveling Patanjali’s masterful instruction on meditation. If you are a person who knows that human beings are … Continue reading →

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