Comments on: Meditation Beyond the Cushion

By: Erika Harris

Erika Harris — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:18:57 +0000

Mahala, this post brings me gratitude and relief. I am grateful and relieved to read of the contemplative life as the seamless treasure, and pursuit, that it is. Urban contempatives and modern-day mystics infuse meditation into our mundane tasks. We include — and transcend — the cushion, because we see the cushion as a microcosm of the cosmos. Beyond. Indeed.

By: The Four Immeasurables — Luminous Heart

The Four Immeasurables — Luminous Heart — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:06:42 +0000

[...] the themes you’ll hear me talk about on a regular basis at Luminous Heart is the concept of meditation beyond the cushion. By that I mean more than bringing the fruits of practice into life, and even more than trying to [...]

By: Jennifer Louden

Jennifer Louden — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:49:53 +0000

Try to remember and practice this everyday! And then not use it as an excuse not to practice on the cushion.

Jennifer Louden’s last blog post..The Very Yummy Taste of the Comfort Café Giveaway

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:18:22 +0000

It seems many of us have struggled with meditation when we limit our understanding to formal practice.

Hazel your words are perfectly beautiful. “Dharma is everywhere if we are open with mind/heart”

By: hazel colditz

hazel colditz — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:51:09 +0000

mahala…mahalo.
this is beautiful! i too have struggled w/formal seated meditation and recently learned myself just what meditation off the cushion is about…living! living day to day, eating, driving, shopping…relationships…Dharma is everywhere if we are open with mind/heart. thank you for your post with clarity. rejoicing in your new blog….look forward to many reads,
hazel

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:39:25 +0000

Julia, thank you. Accessible is a good word.

Alex ~ Beautiful. Reading this, I have no sense of traffic. Instead a sense of spaciousness. Content with the moment… and it’s not lonely, is it?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:12:19 +0000

As I was driving down to my daughter’s school in slow traffic, I was recalling all these comments I had read about meditation in this blog. I wasn’t thinking, I wasn’t questioning, I was not even trying to go beyond what was said. I was just enjoying the fact that I didn’t wanted to be anywhere else at any other time doing anything else. I was happy, I was sitting at the top. . . and I wasn’t lonely.

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:29:48 +0000

You've made the idea of meditation so accessible. Very simply stated and eloquent. Thanks Julia’s last blog post..Palmistry as a Tool for Reiki Healing

By: Maggie Kalas

Maggie Kalas — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:58:04 +0000

I totally agree Mahala and your final statement: “Meditation is a dynamic process of cultivating heart and mind while actively engaged with the world.” So much so I had to tweet it (with a link to your blog, of course). Thanks for the teaching. @MagsJoy

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:00:35 +0000

Jennifer ~ meditation practice since age 12, wonderful.
Time in formal practice is always going to benefit, but I think all this struggling is not good for us.

There are ways to weave open heart, quiet mind awareness throughout our day. I’m so glad you’re here to share in the exploration!