Deven’s Journey

I read Duane Elgin’s Choosing Earth a few months ago. This blog post is my extract from the book combined with some other ideas and thoughts. The book’s message to me is a story where we, the citizens of Mother … Read More

I am empty! 😊 I am empty because I let go of my attachments, worries, and fear. I am empty because I let myself be in the present moment without filling it with any preconceived notions, past experiences, wants, or … Read More

Mindfulness is moment by moment, non-judgmental awareness. Since last year, I have been exploring it more actively. How is it helping me? I can loosen the grip of my reactive thinking patterns and emotional bindings. The healing energies from inside get … Read More

Am I feeling frustrated or mentally exhausted? Am I angry or upset? Is the storm of worries, anxiety, or anticipation of something, or reliving an experience or memory from the past gathering and getting bigger? Do I feel tangled in … Read More

We went hiking yesterday, January 1st, 2021. I am sharing pictures and experiences from that in this blog post. While thinking about it yesterday night, the dominating emotion is that of gratitude. How grateful I am for being able to … Read More

I am spacious awareness – the Atma. Just as a cloud or bubble emerges in the sky and passes through, my body’s sensations, thoughts, and feelings dissolve in the spacious awareness without leaving any trace. They come and go. I … Read More

The kaleidoscope is an optical instrument we learned and made in science class in elementary school to see incredibly vibrant, colorful images. The kaleidoscope is also our real-life with its evolving patterns of colors, stories, dreams, goals, challenges, agonies, and … Read More

I am a source of positive vibrations. I tune into and resonate with positive vibrations around me. 😀 I am perfect right now. This moment is perfect. There is no need to hold out for anything. I breathe joy into … Read More

I would love my thoughts, feelings, and conversations with others to come and go as if they are ripples on a surface of a serene lake. They start, reach out, hopefully, resonate with myself or others, and disappear without a … Read More

What is purpose of life? My one sentence answer would be to clarify or declutter my mind.   Wu Men Hui-k’ai: Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your … Read More