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    Self-Discovery Archive

    Browse 15 mindfulness exercises and articles in the Self-Discovery category from Mindfulness Exercises.

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    karma and intention, boredom
    Audio Meditations
    February 18, 2018

    Karma and Intention

    Gil talks about intention and karma. Part of the core of mindfulness is the appreciation of the present moment with intentions causing the choices we make.

    Nature of Awareness, Nature of Aversion
    Audio Meditations
    January 15, 2018

    What Is Your Original Face?

    Anam Thubten, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, speaks about our longing for self-discovery and how awakening consciousness reveals our original face.

    Go Inside and Ask
    Audio Meditations
    January 15, 2018

    Go Inside and Ask: What Do I Want Most?

    Anam Thubten, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, offers insight on self-discovery and on asking what we want most, including why “everybody wants happiness” is not entirely true.

    No Self, No Problem
    Audio Meditations
    January 15, 2018

    No Self, No Problem

    Anam Thubten talks about No Self No Problem. No self is an old concept in the Buddhist sutras. To Anam, we are no singular entity but more of multi-dimensional, if we look deep into our consciousness.

    Nature of Awareness, Nature of Aversion
    Audio Meditations
    December 12, 2017

    Trust

    James Baraz talks about trust in relation to self-discovery. And how it relates to believing, and how it facilitates the opening of doors to Dharma.

    Letting Go of Your Story
    Audio Meditations
    October 5, 2017

    Letting Go of Your Story

    Phillip Moffitt leads a meditation exploring the story of our lives. The first step is to acknowledge the absolute necessity of the narrative; letting go is another.

    Just Like Me
    Audio Meditations
    June 19, 2017

    Just Like Me

    Just like me guided meditation by Sean Fargo focuses on the appreciation of your likeness with others. To feel the shared experience as human beings, open channels of compassion.

    Working With Your Inner Critic
    Audio Meditations
    March 21, 2017

    Working With Your Inner Critic

    Mark Coleman leads a meditation on working with your inner critic. In this meditation he allows a little judgment to be invited in, which is unusual.

    A waterfall cascading through green forest into turquoise pools
    Audio Meditations
    March 21, 2017

    Understanding Feelings

    Kevin Griffin leads a guided meditation on understanding feelings. He encourages kindness toward yourself, letting go of judgment, and understanding the practice as a kind of training.

    Butterfly above red and yellow tulips in a green field under a blue sky
    Audio Meditations
    February 1, 2017

    You Are Not Your Fault

    Wes Nisker talks about the topic You Are Not Your Fault. Wes explains that our existence is no accident, that we are all part of an intricate nature.

    Mindfulness exercise
    Audio Meditations
    September 23, 2016

    Me and We

    Rick Hanson talks about Me and We, Autonomy and Intimacy. Autonomy is the inner strength of independence. It supports Intimacy to be happy and feel connected.

    Mindfulness exercise
    Audio Meditations
    September 23, 2016

    Being For Yourself

    Rick Hanson talks about Being For Yourself. To learn how to do this, we apply the wisdom from Buddhism and lessons from modern psychology and neuroscience.

    Faith In Ourselves
    Audio Meditations
    June 15, 2016

    Faith In Ourselves

    Sharon Salzberg, a meditation teacher and New York Times bestselling author, gives a talk on faith in ourselves. Thoughts are impermanent and come and go on their own. That understanding can lead us to be forgiving of ourselves, and to have faith.

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