tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post8970662255105951155..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: 6 Reasons to Keep a Mindfulness Practice BlogMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-67001012200017647872010-12-13T23:31:19.537-08:002010-12-13T23:31:19.537-08:00Laura, thank you so much for paying a visit. Your ...Laura, thank you so much for paying a visit. Your blog is such an inspiration to me! I send much metta your way and wish you to be well.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-20309037360926765872010-12-13T23:24:14.335-08:002010-12-13T23:24:14.335-08:00Thank you Nathan. I saw your name on the Blogisatt...Thank you Nathan. I saw your name on the Blogisattva Awards list as well, hence kudos to you also!<br /><br />Regarding the series on Ruth Denison, I still have quite a few posts left to write, and videos to post. Writing those posts has been my way of paying tribute to Ruth, whom I consider to be one of the greatest contemporary teachers, and one whose name does not come up often unfortunately. I was amazed to find no videos of her on YouTube, for instance - before I started putting mine up, that is.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-29918217060005321592010-12-13T17:38:42.836-08:002010-12-13T17:38:42.836-08:00congratulations...I love what you said about blogg...congratulations...I love what you said about blogging keeping you honest in your practice...I find this to be true for me too.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-60300042862780783022010-12-13T12:43:27.181-08:002010-12-13T12:43:27.181-08:00These are really good points. I've written abo...These are really good points. I've written about blogging as practice before as well. Some months back, although a line or two slips into posts fairly often, sometimes to remind myself and explain to others what I'm doing. <br /><br />I've been enjoying the "Ruth D." posts. Congrats on the award!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-59235652562174229232010-12-13T10:47:37.943-08:002010-12-13T10:47:37.943-08:00Dear Christine, I am happy to 'meet' you. ...Dear Christine, I am happy to 'meet' you. The post you wrote today about overcoming depression was very profound and I very much appreciated it. You may want to check out a relatively recent article about the Theravada monk U Tejaniya, in Tricycle magazine, where he shares his own struggles with depression and how he was able to make it on the other side. I particularly remember him describing how adopting an attitude of curiosity towards the illness helped him live through and transform the illness.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-79631289943091530512010-12-13T10:44:23.562-08:002010-12-13T10:44:23.562-08:00Oh! yes, Nate. Helping, or rather serving others i...Oh! yes, Nate. Helping, or rather serving others is another big reason to keep such a blog. Whenever I write, I always ask myself the question, is this just for me, or can it be of use to others as well. It it fails the second question, I do not include it.<br /><br />By the way, I just went over to your blog. I loved your post about contentment today!Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-88273523108488045062010-12-13T09:52:50.422-08:002010-12-13T09:52:50.422-08:00I made my way over because of your win in the Blog...I made my way over because of your win in the Blogissatva Awards. Congratulations! I'm so glad I did. I've been blogging for a couple of years now, but most seriously for the last 10 months or so. I'm struggling to fully define what blogging is to me, and why I share my most initimate thoughts with so many. The way you describe it here, helps me to understand why it's important. For that I'm grateful! Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-2472387946943999422010-12-13T06:24:37.336-08:002010-12-13T06:24:37.336-08:00Congratulations Marguerite!!
I guess one of the m...Congratulations Marguerite!!<br /><br />I guess one of the main reasons I blog, although it's not completely about my mindfulness practice, is what you mention in #2 above. The process of writing allows me to reflect and contemplate a lot of what I'm going through in my practice as well as life itself. Doing this can certainly lead to #3 - insights.<br /><br />I guess I'd also say that I want to help others as much as I want to help myself through practice. That doesn't really mean that I want to 'preach' what I write as the be all, end all way of looking at things, but rather I want to share and hopefully help people who may be going through the same things I'm going through and that they can hopefully find a small slice of insight, understanding or connectedness with what I write about.Natehttp://www.fearlessendeavors.com/noreply@blogger.com