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Tag: Buddhism

Mommess

Life is a feeling

One of my teachers said the title of this post with great authority, and it gave me pause. How could life be a feeling, I wondered, isn’t life…

November 10, 2025November 13, 2025 · 5 min read

Creativity

Lady of a non-specific location

Our most aligned vantage point exists in our own inner space. But if you also see yourself in part through others’ eyes things can get complicated. I think…

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 · 7 min read

Mommess

Terms of Endearment – Imbue & Bodhi

This is a Terms of Endearment (TOE) post. These are words that keep coming up that I find myself re-defining for my own relief, amusement, and insight. It’s…

March 26, 2025August 5, 2025 · 5 min read

Mommess

Being Right vs. Judgement

In my Buddhism practice, there is a practice statement that has been gnawing away at me. It’s phrased so benignly, but the implications have been earth-shattering for me.…

February 11, 2024September 3, 2025 · 3 min read

Mommess

A wake of awakening

This is how I used to envision a life well lived: that every day, a person could leave behind them ripples of enlightenment, that would wash into realization…

December 26, 2023April 13, 2024 · 9 min read

Best of Mommess

Doing it ‘nice and rough’ – Tina Turner is my kind of Buddha

I have fifteen minutes to write this. I know Buddhsim works for me, and I want to practice every day. I’ve tried apps, books, meditation retreats and everything…

May 31, 2023February 5, 2025 · 2 min read

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