The sunlight of awareness Is there a difference between consciousness and awareness? All experts consider the words as synonyms meaning: knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. Therefore, we should not try to differentiate the words to avoid being trapped in an non-productive sematic trap. When we go outside, and thru our 5 senses, […]

The root of the word meditation came from the Latin meditatio meaning, “To analyze”. This is the intellectual definition of meditation. There is another definition of meditation, less, analytic, less judgmental and more spiritual. This non- analytic view of meditation is founded in all spiritual practices and, above all, in the Oriental ones      such as […]

       Perception vs reality: role of acceptance Probably the hardest challenge in life is accepting how things, events and people are in reality and not how we perceive or want them to be. Perceptions are just that: not necessary based on fact, not necessary right or wrong. Many brakes are blocking our way to accept […]

Breathing: experiencing reality of the moment We are breathing around x20,000 every day. This automatic vital function is subconscious and the trigger reflex is controlled by the CO2 in the brain. Why breathing is considered so important in the practice of meditation in general, mindfulness,  mindfulness-based meditation in particular, and many other techniques of relaxation? […]