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THE JOY OF WATCHING.
It is often asked, 'What do we do in meditation?' Do we work with the mind? Is it some sort of thinking about thinking ? If so, is...
Andrew Lewis
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.
We have just completed the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course (6 weeks) at Blackwood Wellbeing Centre. This was the first time the...
Andrew Lewis
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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HELPLESS VICTIMS ?
If stress has become a problem for you, you may feel helpless to do anything about it. You may have found some things that give short...
Andrew Lewis
Jan 15, 20214 min read
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HOW TO BUILD A BOAT
When times are difficult and challenging, and not the way we would like them to be, our bodies move into 'high alert'. Our threat systems...
Andrew Lewis
Sep 28, 20203 min read
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IS MEDITATION, LIKE ART, QUITE USELESS ?
In his preface to 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', Oscar Wilde made the striking statement, 'All art is quite useless'. He meant this as the...
Andrew Lewis
Aug 23, 20204 min read
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THE CURIOSITY OF HAPPINESS.
In 'The Old Curiosity Shop' (chapter XXX1X) Charles Dickens writes '........all happiness has an end - hence the chief pleasure of its...
Andrew Lewis
Jul 19, 20202 min read
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DIAMONDS WAITING TO SHINE
These children have nothing. They live on the street. There are many like them. Many don't have names, don't know their date of birth; no...
Andrew Lewis
Jul 10, 20201 min read
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REACHING OUT
EQUANIMITY is delighted to be supporting this charity. The plight of Dalit and Devadasi children in India needs much greater exposure...
Andrew Lewis
Jul 8, 20201 min read
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TWO BIRDS IN ONE TREE
Within the context of the Upanishads and Vedic thought in general, we are prompted to consider that there are not two birds in the tree...
Andrew Lewis
May 30, 20202 min read
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LOOK AT ALL THESE THOUGHTS!
THOUGHTS ARE WHAT YOU HAVE, NOT WHAT YOU ARE.
Andrew Lewis
Apr 29, 20201 min read
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THOUGHTS ON DIFFICULT TIMES
Throughout the world recent events have left us feeling unsafe and unsure. Every day we are reminded that we are living in uncertain and...
Andrew Lewis
Apr 18, 20202 min read
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MEDITATION AND THOUGHTS.
We are sometimes told that meditation is about staying with the breath and 'emptying the mind of thoughts'. Staying with the breath and...
Andrew Lewis
Mar 16, 20202 min read
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ALL THAT ARISES CEASES
THE BAMBOO GROVE When the wind blows through the bamboo grove The trunks clatter against one another When it has passed the grove is...
Andrew Lewis
Dec 26, 20191 min read
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Look into the emotion itself, not what triggered it.
What do people mean when they say, 'I can't help the way I feel' ? Notice the ambiguity. Do they mean, 'I can't deny that these feelings...
Andrew Lewis
Sep 29, 20193 min read
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DO LESS ?
Does your 'to do list' seem overwhelming? Does it sometimes seem to be running the show, pushing you offstage in your own life? What is...
Andrew Lewis
Sep 26, 20193 min read
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Mindful Eating
This article from Luke Coutinho appeared in the Sunday Times of India on September 1st. Other pages featured articles on how to 'reset,...
Andrew Lewis
Sep 17, 20193 min read
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ZEN THINGS
1. Do one thing at a time 2. Do it slowly and deliberately 3. Do it completely 4. Do less 5. Put space between things 6. Develop rituals...
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Sep 12, 20191 min read
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THE SWEET SHOP
The sweet shop was impressive. 'Look mum!', said the child, 'Can we go in? I want smarties.' 'Come on then, let's see what goodies they...
Andrew Lewis
Apr 22, 20192 min read
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Fixing what isn't broken
Many people come to mindfulness and meditation seeking help. They may be having difficulties with anxiety and stress. They may be having...
Andrew Lewis
Jan 27, 20193 min read
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HOW THINGS BEGIN TO CHANGE
The mindfulness, meditative practice can help people accommodate the stresses, strains, difficulties and heartaches of life, without...
Andrew Lewis
Jan 2, 20192 min read
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