by Evelyn on January 16, 2009

(Mouths flapping during my kids’ Buddhist Class last Sunday; limevelyn)
Four monks were meditating in a monastery. All of a sudden, the prayer flag on the roof started flapping.
The youngest monk came out of his meditation and said: “Flag is flapping.”
A more experienced monk said: “Wind is flapping.”
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by Evelyn on September 22, 2008
In my last post, some of you mentioned Egypt as a place high on your list of travel dreams. Reading about Egypt in your comments made me recall about an experience I had regarding this place. No…I have not been there physically. Rather, I traveled there in my mind. It was a “travel” that took place last year. If anything, the journey also got me to truly understand what abundance was.
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by Evelyn on June 19, 2008
In the most popular sense of the word, Gap is the label of an all American clothes brand with stores worldwide. Over in London, the term “Mind the Gap” is an announcement often heard at its Underground railway system when a train arrives at a station. Passengers are told to look out for and to avoid the significant gap between the train door and the station platform. In economics, “Gap analysis” refers to a business resource assessment tool.

(Photo credit: Alicepopkorn on Flickr)
Of lesser known, is the concept of Gap from a meditative perspective. Spiritual teachers and meditation masters tell us to not only recognise the Gap but Be in It. They recommended that much benefits can be derived when we do this. Admittedly, the Gap is a profound concept, which in its simplicity, not quite as easy to grasp especially if we have not been conscious about it. Yes, it is possible that you have experienced it at one time or another, as you go about your hectic life.
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