I’m almost finished with my master’s paper and really happy to get back to posting, reading and practicing. Each tough time when we’re too busy, too troubled or too overwhelmed with emotions we get a true challenge and best conditions for inner practice.

In the book I’m reading now, “A Path with Heart”, Jack Kornfield tells about a prayer for difficulties:

May I be granted proper obstacles and sufferings on this path so that my heart could really awaken, so that my liberation and overall compassion practice could really happen.

In Buddhism troubles are considered valuable as they give unique possibility to go deeper into one’s feelings, see the origin of suffering, gain wisdom and understand suffering others feel.

Instead of treating every problem as a punishment, or meeting it with aggression, depression and complaint, - one could overstep own limitations and treat it as a challenge. Here are few advices we could all use when we meet some obstacles to overcome them and be free in every moment of life.

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I first heard of Vipassana meditation practice about 4 years ago. I had no clue of Buddhism or serious meditation at that time, and decided I can simply join a course and learn. Till date, 10 days Vipassana course is unique in our country and makes the best choice to get into meditation and contemplation.

Vipassana (from Pali, “seeing reality as it is“) is very simple and very ancient. More then 2500 years ago Gautama Buddha showed Vipassana as a method to free yourself from suffering and never ending samsara chains. In October a second Vipassana Center will be opened in UK (European Long-Course Centre Dhamma Padhāna) in addition to Dhamma Dipa, overfilled with people wishing to participate.

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«Le bonheur ce n’est pas la destination. C’est le mode de la vie.»

-Burton Hills

Vous-mangez pendant votre repas? Si votre reponse est oui vous devez remarquer le même phénomène que moi – parfois vous pouvez manger tout les plats sans sentir le goût. Ce depend de bien des choses dans votre vie: on peux passer des heures avec notre famille sans parler avec eux. Parfois on est trés loin de tout ce qui se passe réellement autour de nous.

Il semble que ce conseil est très simple, bien qu’il est dificille le suivre en pratique: arrêtez vous et notifiez ce aue vous faites en ce moment. Devenez plus attentive à la présent au lieu de réfléchir du passé et du futur.

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