A slightly random selection of notes…

poems

I started a poetry blog for the Mindfulness Association back in 2018, where I regularly post a poem with some reflections. The poems below are a more ‘earthy’ selection of personal favourites. Enjoy!

• Awakening now – Danna Faulds (or as a blog post here)
• Breathe – Lynn Ungar
• Carpe diem – Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
• Darkening ground – Reiner Maria Rilke
• Eat bread and understand comfort – Mary Oliver
• Earth dweller – William Stafford
• Eyes so soft – Hafiz
• Forget about enlightenment – John Welwood (or as a blog post here)
• Hawks – Lynn Ungar
• House of Belonging – David Whyte
• I am the black lace tree – Wendy Simpson
• I go among trees – Wendell Berry
• In Praise of the Earth – John O’Donohue
• Lead – Mary Oliver
• Letters to a young poet – Reiner Maria Rilke (or as a blog post here)
• Letting go – Stewart Mercer
• Lie down – Nancy Paddock
• Moon – Gregory Orr (or as a blog post here)
• Morning Poem – Mary Oliver
• Part of a whole – Albert Einstein
• Song for the Salmon – David Whyte
• The Dakini Speaks – Jennifer Welwood
• The Earth Says – Larry Butler
• The net of gratitude – Rumi
• The peace of wild things – Wendell Berry
• There’s a song – Joanna Macy
• The same stream of life – Rabindranath Tagore
• To be of use – Marge Piercy
• When death comes – Mary Oliver

practices

• • Active Hope – Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone
  • Bodhisattva Vow – Nalanda Translation Committee
  • Feeding your Demons – Lama Tsultrim Allione
  • Heart Sutra – Nalanda Translation Committee
  • Shambhala Warrior Mind Training – John Wigham/Akuppa
  • Tender and Fierce Self-Compassion – Kristin Neff
  • Taking in the Good – Rick Hanson
  • Verses for Environmental Practice – Robert Aitken

quotes

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