Author Archives: Deven

I am the Atma – spacious awareness – full of compassion, love, nurture, warmth, happiness, joy, and peace. I dissolve the sharp edge of the painful experience, memory, hurt, or sorrow by allowing the weather of thoughts and emotions to … Read More

When a child wants to cross a street or an intersection, we tell them to stop, look, and then go. I learned an insightful reframe of the phrase from David Steindl-Rast in his TED Talk: Want to be happy? Be … Read More

SOMETIMES, when I run, I get in a zone where I feel so relaxed and peaceful. Endorphins kick in and probably are helping, too. I enjoy the stillness; it is soothing, energizing, and decompressing. It gets me in my flow; … Read More

I am grateful for so many positive things happening in my life. My physical intelligence is taking care of many complex tasks so that I can eat, walk, talk, write, smile, eat, see, and do many beautiful things. I am … Read More

Mind’s thinking is just nature. Just as I can’t stop or avoid nature, I can’t resist my thoughts. What can help me live with my thoughts skillfully: Being a witness saves me from getting entangled with my thinking. The paradigm … Read More

Witnessing and experiencing acts of kindness produce oxytocin and serotonin. Generosity can help lower blood pressure, calm the mind, heal wounds, lighten the heart, and foster a feeling of connectedness. It cultivates space to explore other nuggets to clarify my … Read More

    Things unfold according to their nature. What makes me rush them? It is anger, directly or subtly. What lies beneath the surface of anger is some fear. What is it in the current situation that is making me … Read More

Can’t I trust the body’s natural wisdom and how it supports life? My breath takes care of itself. My ears can hear, my eyes can see, and my organs can sustain the metabolism and biology of being alive. There are … Read More

Unpleasant things are inevitable. My mind can make me cling to what I want or push away what I don’t like. I can get stuck by holding on to narrow views, self-serving hopes and wishes, resistance to physical pain, or … Read More

Can I accept and welcome the present moment as it is? When I try to force an experience to be different from it, I don’t get to see its true nature. Fighting or resisting the pain allows it to dominate … Read More