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Ending Self-Sabotage patterns with Tonglen Meditation + LOVE

Ending Self-Sabotage patterns with Tonglen Meditation + LOVE

Do you have any self-sabotage patterns that show up in your life?

Perhaps they have been showing up for years and each time they show up again, you beat yourself up with the mantra of: why is this happening to me, again?!

I get it. Yes, I have been there too. And probably every human being.

The thing is, we are here to learn and grow. To grow and learn. And to love and enjoy and recognise ourselves as the powerful creator of our world and our reality. And that’s pretty much it. Which is not to say that that path is a smooth or easy one to follow. Far from it. It is a long and winding path that spirals inwards and outwards, ever onwards and ever deeper.

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Changing Your Relationship to Life Through the Four Noble Truths

Changing Your Relationship to Life Through the Four Noble Truths

The foundational truths of the Buddha Dharma, as taught in any Vipassana (Insight) meditation retreat, are the four noble truths. Reminding yourself of these throughout the day, or especially when in the middle of some painful experience, can help alleviate your pain and help bring the light of understanding to everything you go through. Though… Continue Reading

The Art of Self-Transformation Through the path of Non-Self

Here at Inner Alchemy the motto is: The subtle art of self-transformation. But being a follower of the teachings of the Buddha [aside: I don’t identify as a Buddh-ist as such as I am all about non-identification], but being an ardent admirer and profoundly grateful for the teachings of the awakened one (the literal meaning… Continue Reading