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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 5d

"When sitting down to meditate, you can imagine that you're a mountain, with your base firmly rooted in the earth and your peak rising upward toward the sky." — Mental Workout #mindfulness #wellness #stressrelief

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 5d

Register for Our Upcoming Community Meeting on Oct. 19, 2025 #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Register for Our Upcoming Community Meeting on Oct. 19, 2025

Our next community meeting is scheduled for Oct. 19, 2025. It will start at 9 a.m. PST and will last for 30-45 minutes. During our time together, we’ll discuss teaching meditation to friends and family. Think of it as an opportunity to meet new people ...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 6d

Register for Our Upcoming Community Meeting on Oct. 12, 2025 #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Register for Our Upcoming Community Meeting on Oct. 12, 2025

Our next community meeting is scheduled for Oct. 12, 2025. It will start at 9 a.m. PST and will last for 30-45 minutes. During our time together, we’ll discuss the relationship between Buddhist ethics and your meditation practice. Think of it as an opp...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 6d

10 Best WebMD Articles on Meditation (2024 Top Picks) #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

10 Best WebMD Articles on Meditation (2024 Top Picks)

WebMD is one of the leading healthcare publishers in the United States. Its core mission is to bring you the most objective and trustworthy health information. The WebMD content staff includes individuals who hold advanced degrees in journalism, medica...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 8d

Peace Is Present Right Here and Now Thich Nhat Hanh Quote #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Peace Is Present Right Here and Now Thich Nhat Hanh Quote

I’d like to share one of my favorite quotes. I find them while surfing the web, reading a book, or doing research for one of my articles. As someone who’s passionate about writing, I like to keep these small reminders front and center because of their ...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 9d

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." — Thich Nhat Hanh #mindfulness #wellness #stressrelief

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 9d

What Is the Pali Canon in Buddhism? #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

What Is the Pali Canon in Buddhism?

You might’ve heard about the “Pali Canon,” also known as the “Three Baskets of Buddhism (Tipitaka).” But what exactly are they? Put simply, the Pali Canon is a collection of ancient sutras containing the Buddha’s teaching. In ancient times, each mainst...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 10d

Do Not Impose on Others What You Yourself Do Not Want Confucius Quote #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Do Not Impose on Others What You Yourself Do Not Want Confucius Quote

I’d like to share one of my favorite quotes. I find them while surfing the web, reading a book, or doing research for one of my articles. As someone who’s passionate about writing, I like to keep these small reminders front and center because of their ...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 11d

100 Best Eckhart Tolle Quotes That Will Help You Live in the Present Moment (2024 Top Picks) #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

100 Best Eckhart Tolle Quotes That Will Help You Live in the Present Moment (2024 Top Picks)

If I had to name a few spiritual books that had a profound impact on my early meditation practice, it would be the ones written by Eckhart Tolle. From mental habits that make us unhappy to becoming aware of your inner critic to the three powerful ways ...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 12d

"We can't change every little thing that happens to us in life, but we can change the way that we experience it. That's the potential of meditation and mindfulness." — Andy Puddicombe #mindfulness #wellness #stressrelief

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 12d

Two Buddhist Monks Smiling Photo #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Two Buddhist Monks Smiling Photo

I would like to share one of my favorite photos. I spend a lot of time choosing featured images for my articles. In the process, I also find photos related to different aspects of Eastern countries and their culture. That’s why I’ve decided to share th...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 13d

If You Really Love Yourself Sharon Salzberg Quote #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

If You Really Love Yourself Sharon Salzberg Quote

I’d like to share one of my favorite quotes. I find them while surfing the web, reading a book, or doing research for one of my articles. As someone who’s passionate about writing, I like to keep these small reminders front and center because of their ...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 13d

Can Mindfulness Help With Anxiety? #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Can Mindfulness Help With Anxiety?

“One uncomfortable truth about being human is that we know there is a future and it is uncertain,” write Susan M. Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer in their book The Mindful Way through Anxiety. Then they add, “Planning and preparing for events in the future...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 15d

Focusing All Attention on One’s Work Thich Nhat Hanh Quote #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Focusing All Attention on One’s Work Thich Nhat Hanh Quote

I’d like to share one of my favorite quotes. I find them while surfing the web, reading a book, or doing research for one of my articles. As someone who’s passionate about writing, I like to keep these small reminders front and center because of their ...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 16d

"Use your senses fully and let the alert stillness within you be the perceiver rather than your mind." — Eckhart Tolle #mindfulness #wellness #stressrelief

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 16d

Buddhist Meditation on Compassion: How to Practice Karuna for Beginners in 6 Simple Steps (With Guided Audio) #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Buddhist Meditation on Compassion: How to Practice Karuna for Beginners in 6 Simple Steps (With Guided Audio)

If you look at current news headlines, you’ll be overwhelmed with an unfathomable amount of violence and tragedy happening in the world right now. But even in countries not afflicted by poverty, disease, and military conflict, there remains a vast, uns...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 17d

‘Better Stop Short Than Fill to the Brim’ Lao Tzu Quote #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

‘Better Stop Short Than Fill to the Brim’ Lao Tzu Quote

I’d like to share one of my favorite quotes. I find them while surfing the web, reading a book, or doing research for one of my articles. As someone who’s passionate about writing, I like to keep these small reminders front and center because of their ...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 18d

‘Beautiful Words Are Not Truthful’ Lao Tzu Quote #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

‘Beautiful Words Are Not Truthful’ Lao Tzu Quote

I’d like to share one of my favorite quotes. I find them while surfing the web, reading a book, or doing research for one of my articles. As someone who’s passionate about writing, I like to keep these small reminders front and center because of their ...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 19d

"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor." — Thich Nhat Hanh #mindfulness #wellness #stressrelief

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 19d

What does it really mean to be yourself? Learn here 👇 mindfulspot.com/eckhart-tol...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 20d

10 Best WebMD Articles on Stress Management (2025 Top Picks) #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

10 Best WebMD Articles on Stress Management (2025 Top Picks)

WebMD is one of the leading healthcare publishers in the United States. Its core mission is to bring you the most objective and trustworthy health information. The WebMD content staff includes individuals who hold advanced degrees in journalism, medica...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 20d

C.A.L.M.: Free Mindfulness Course for Beginners #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

C.A.L.M.: Free Mindfulness Course for Beginners

Do you work in a high-stress job? Is your day packed with back-to-back meetings—some with people who aren’t exactly the easiest to deal with? Or maybe you spend hours in front of a screen with little human interaction (which can be stressful in its own...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 22d

3 Best Bhante Gunaratana Books on Buddhism (2025 Top Picks) #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

3 Best Bhante Gunaratana Books on Buddhism (2025 Top Picks)

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (b. December 7, 1927) is an internationally recognized author and Buddhist meditation teacher. He arrived in the United States in 1968 and later founded the Bhavana Society in West Virginia, a community of monastics and laype...

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 23d

"In meditation practice, we cultivate acceptance by taking each moment as it comes and being with it fully, as it is." — Jon Kabat-Zinn #mindfulness #wellness #stressrelief

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Mindful Spot | Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality @mindfulspot.bsky.social · 23d

Buddhist Monk Shocks the Audience by Revealing ‘The Last Thing’ He Will Do in His Life #mindfulness #wellness #mentalhealth

Buddhist Monk Shocks the Audience by Revealing ‘The Last Thing’ He Will Do in His Life

Scholar-monk Bhikkhu Analayo shared intimate details of his daily practice, emphasizing the importance of death meditation and the realization of impermanence as an anchor of Buddhist spirituality. Seated alongside Daniel T. Aitken, CEO of Wisdom Publi...

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