This Will Also Pass: an interview on Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 20, 2012 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessJohan Bergstad is a licensed psychologist in Sweden, mindfulness teacher, writer/poet and photographer. The movie he recently released: This Will Also Pass” is a wonderful interview he did with, retired surgeon and Mindfulness teacher, Andries J Kroese. For those interested in learning more about Mindfulness a good starting place is Mindful.org, that is hosted by [...]
FREE live video stream: Creating A Mindful Society
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / September 28, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessMindfulness is a simple yet profound practice that changes lives. If you’re committed to mindful living, eager to learn more about its growing influence across all facets of society, or only beginning to discover the transformative power of mindfulness, join us on September 30 and October 1, 2011, for a historic conference on Creating a [...]
2011-Mindfully Going Back To The Beginning
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 4, 2011 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, MindfulnessAt the beginning of each year, I am reminded to return to what Mindfulness is about. Awake, aware and fully present. Beginner’s mind. In his book Mindfulness for Dummies, Shamash Alidina, does a wonder presentation of laying out a guide to becoming mindful. …this very moment now, is ultimately the only moment you have. Mindfulness [...]
Sharing Mindfulness: A Gift from Juliet Adams
4 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / April 26, 2010 / Posted in MindfulnessJuliet Adams has just put her website online to gather in one place as much as is possible about mindfulness. You will find it rewarding and rich in content and in a context created with a spirit of Mindfulness. I have just launched a new website to provide information on mindfulness: Mindfulnet.org . It aims [...]
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
9 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / April 6, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessYou will want to visit the website of The Community of Mindful Living (CML). Below are the 14 Mindful Trainings which guide the Community. Located just north of San Diego is one of the CML’s Retreat Centers: Deer Park Under their Mindful Practice you will find a series of short reflections that are very helpful [...]
Shambhala Sun’s Guide To Mindful Living
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / March 9, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessThe March issue of the Shambhala Sun is focused on Mindfulness. The editorial by Barry Boyce explains (although it always has): Why The Shambhala Sun Is Taking Mindfulness to Heart The Shambhala Sun has collected a series of excellent articles in its feature section in its Guide To Mindful Living. Thich Nhat Hanh shares a [...]
Sites to download Dharma Talks on Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 17, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessKeith DeSonia shared that you can download lectures on buddhist topics and Mindfuless at zencast.org or at Zencast via iTunes. You’ll find some very good downloads that are dedicated to mindfulness and meditation from Podcast 147 through 151. Many of these talks on Zencast can be found at Audio Dharma This site is an archive [...]
Simple Mindfulness: Thich Nhat Hanh
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / April 14, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessThere are so many wonderful teachings and presentations on Mindfulness. With Video Google.com and YouTube.com, anyone interested in learning more about mindfulness has an unending source for understanding and personal growth. Thich Nhat Hanh spoke on Simple Mindfulness on this first day of a 7 day retreat here in San Diego at Deer Park in [...]
Dharma Seed: Excellent Repository of Dharma Talks
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / February 7, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessOne of those sites that needs to be known to any student or long time practitioner of Mindfulness. Dharma Seed has about 20 percent of their almost 10,000 Dharma talks in their archive available online. Truly a work of love and devotion and a gift to those interested in Mindfulness, Vipassana or Insight Meditation. Dharma [...]
Seeking Personal Experience & Personal Authority
12 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / April 28, 2007 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, Oz Archives, The Running Mind, UncategorizedWilfred Bion, the father of group dynamics, said that we are herd or pack animals. While we call ourselves humans, a euphemism for social/herd/pack animals with reflective abilities, we remain open to the power of all the ideas, thoughts, history, family, society, that make up the catch all word: Culture. We have survived by fast [...]
