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  1. I went to Rishikesh to learn yoga. I found my grandmother instead.

    Sitting by the Ganges at dawn, I recognised something from a terrace in Granada.

    Have you found what you were looking for?

    Read the full story

    medium.com/@clarainsweden/what

    #rishikesh #yoga #culturalwisdom
    #india #ganges #ancestralwisdom
    #ashram #yogajourney #contemplative

  2. I went to Rishikesh to learn yoga. I found my grandmother instead.

    Sitting by the Ganges at dawn, I recognised something from a terrace in Granada.

    Have you found what you were looking for?

    Read the full story

    medium.com/@clarainsweden/what

    #rishikesh #yoga #culturalwisdom
    #india #ganges #ancestralwisdom
    #ashram #yogajourney #contemplative

  3. I watched my grandmother for years without knowing I was being taught.

    The body absorbs what the mind hasn't named yet, it stores it quietly, for decades.

    What did you absorb before you had words for it?

    #mindfulness #familywisdom #yoga
    #contemplative #embodiedlearning #slowwisdom
    #grounded #yogalife #innerwisdom

  4. I watched my grandmother for years without knowing I was being taught.

    The body absorbs what the mind hasn't named yet, it stores it quietly, for decades.

    What did you absorb before you had words for it?

    #mindfulness #familywisdom #yoga
    #contemplative #embodiedlearning #slowwisdom
    #grounded #yogalife #innerwisdom

  5. This is an extremely relevant guide for practicing #mindfulness of the four #elements

    Whether you're familiar with the practice or not (and especially if you're not or at least skeptical about it), this is not a practice grounded in pseudoscientific ideas about the "true existence" of the four classical elements; this is an #experiential #contemplative #practice broken down into manageable feelable categories.

    tricycle.org/magazine/4-elemen

  6. Se serrer la main, et savourer les bourgeons qui sortent au premier rayon de soleil. La chaleur pique la peau et le temps n'existe plus. Je suis juste là.

    #contemplatif #photo #photography #water #eau #balade #foret #forest #nature #arbres #trees #branches #contemplative #spring #sunny #forestwalk #naturephotography

  7. A silence is a spontaneous creation.
    A silence is a smooth wall of infinite height.
    The surface of a silence is like a mirror.
    A silence raises question marks.
    Behind a silence lies the reason that created it.
    Sometimes a silence gives rise to others.
    The longer a silence endures, the harder it becomes for its author to break it.

    #thoughts #jlbouzou #silence #separation #meditation #contemplative #writings #poetry

  8. #Buddhist teachings identify #craving as the root of #suffering. A diagnosis strikingly validated by modern #neuroscience. The brain's #RewardSystem, driven by #dopamine, creates "wanting" distinct from "liking", trapping individuals in cycles of unfulfilled desire. #Mindfulness practices demonstrably modulate these neural circuits, offering empirical support for ancient #contemplative methods aimed at liberation from compulsive craving.

    🌍 fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_

    #WeekendStories #Buddhism

  9. The #DefaultModeNetwork constructs our sense of continuous self through autobiographical narrative and self-referential processing. #Buddhist #meditation practices reduce #DMN activity, correlating with experiences of #anattā (#NonSelf). This convergence between #contemplative insight and #neuroscience reveals the constructed, dynamic nature of ego. Here's a brief overview:

    🌍 fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_

    #WeekendStories #Buddhism

  10. Mount #Meru and the Ocean of Milk are central motifs in Buddhist cosmology, symbolizing the universe's moral structure and spiritual hierarchy. Unlike literal geography, these images serve as #ethical and #contemplative tools, shaping Buddhist thought across cultures and eras. In this post, we briefly explore the conceptual significance of these cosmological features:

    🌍 fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_

    #WeekendStories #Buddhism #MountMeru #Sumeru