Single Flower Zen Center
Zen Practice Single Flower The practice of Zen in our tradition has five elements, the Five Mountains of Zen: Chanting: to invigorate the body with breath and learn the teachings at the same time Dharma Talk: a short talk on
Why does the World seem so divided? One World, Two Paradigms
In 2012, something very rare, but cyclical happened. A new paradigm began merging with the old paradigm we have been living for many, many lifetimes. Some would refer to the new paradigm as the Light Paradigm and the old as
Daily Meditation
Everyday we will also be leading a live meditation on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTGbTNKWEOHX5trVduuprXQ) . We invite you to join us daily @ 4pm PST. We look forward to having you along on this journey of self-exploration and growing through the mud.
Minutes4Peace.org
Minutes4Peace.org, inspired by Paramahamsa Nithyananda, is a meditation tool where meditators have collectively logged more than 1.5 billion minutes. I put this under events because its something you, your friends, or your meditation group can use to log your mediation
Intro to a course in handling difficulty
Hello and thank you for checking out throughthemud.org. I am writing this blog today because as I sit and meditate and realizing I am having a really emotionally tough day. I am recognizing that not all of our experiences are
Love poem of Jalaluddin Rumi
All through eternity Beauty unveils His exquisite form in the solitude of nothingness; He holds a mirror to His Face and beholds His own beauty. he is the knower and the known, the seer and the seen; No eye but
Gayatri Mantra
The gayatri mantra is one of the most, if not the most important mantra in Sanatana Dharma. Swami Vivekananda says, ‘Gayatri is a mantra of righteous wisdom and therefore, it has been called a be-jeweled crown of all the mantras.’ ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः
Prayer of St. Francis
The following prayer, when practiced, has brought me much equanimity. It is a beautiful prayer but the real beauty is experienced when the sentiments are practiced in our daily lives. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there
Welcome to Through The Mud
Welcome to ThroughTheMud.org Here you can find daily inspirational poems, meditations, prayers, mantras, and insights. Here we will explore the depth of human consciousness. In this space, the ‘mud in our lives’ can be transformed and a lotus of bliss,