Geoffrey
@anapana-net.bsky.social
An account devoted to Anapana meditation – to “Healing our reactivity through a guided mindfulness practice” – and to related ideas.
See my website for more at www.anapana.net
See my website for more at www.anapana.net
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Geoffrey
@anapana-net.bsky.social
· Dec 22
Meet the Anapana practice, an unusual meditation
A guided mindfulness practice, a body-based psychological training, healing our hurts and habits of reactivity through stillness and well-being
anapana.net
Knowing you’re alive . . . Knowing that you’re breathing . . . Anyone can do it, at anytime. And when you do, that’s the first step of the #Anapana #Adventure See my website anapana.net #mindfulness #meditation
June 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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I remain wrongly convicted of slander in Italy, and loads of people still think I'm a killer despite my acquittal. I am at peace with these facts. I will also never stop fighting to clear my name.
This is a paradox. Embracing this paradox is a key that can free you from suffering.
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This is a paradox. Embracing this paradox is a key that can free you from suffering.
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March 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I remain wrongly convicted of slander in Italy, and loads of people still think I'm a killer despite my acquittal. I am at peace with these facts. I will also never stop fighting to clear my name.
This is a paradox. Embracing this paradox is a key that can free you from suffering.
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This is a paradox. Embracing this paradox is a key that can free you from suffering.
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This person thinks I'm a killer. I wish them happiness and peace.
March 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This person thinks I'm a killer. I wish them happiness and peace.
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I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. - Jimmy Dean
#motivation #inspiration
#motivation #inspiration
March 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. - Jimmy Dean
#motivation #inspiration
#motivation #inspiration
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Why is this my life!?
I can't tell you how many times I screamed that in my head until I realized that it didn't matter. I didn't deserve 26 yrs in prison for a crime I didn't commit. But THIS was MY life. Once I accepted that, it opened me up to finding beauty, joy, and peace.
It set me free.
I can't tell you how many times I screamed that in my head until I realized that it didn't matter. I didn't deserve 26 yrs in prison for a crime I didn't commit. But THIS was MY life. Once I accepted that, it opened me up to finding beauty, joy, and peace.
It set me free.
March 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Why is this my life!?
I can't tell you how many times I screamed that in my head until I realized that it didn't matter. I didn't deserve 26 yrs in prison for a crime I didn't commit. But THIS was MY life. Once I accepted that, it opened me up to finding beauty, joy, and peace.
It set me free.
I can't tell you how many times I screamed that in my head until I realized that it didn't matter. I didn't deserve 26 yrs in prison for a crime I didn't commit. But THIS was MY life. Once I accepted that, it opened me up to finding beauty, joy, and peace.
It set me free.
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In a spectacle of nature's infinite power, glorious Mount Fitz Roy, battered by furious winds, emerges from the clouds. Patagonia's mountains can be hidden for days, but when they clear, beauty is endless!
#bluesky #photography #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #travel
#bluesky #photography #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #travel
March 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In a spectacle of nature's infinite power, glorious Mount Fitz Roy, battered by furious winds, emerges from the clouds. Patagonia's mountains can be hidden for days, but when they clear, beauty is endless!
#bluesky #photography #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #travel
#bluesky #photography #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #travel
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If your day has been difficult, or if you’re feeling anxious, here’s some Cornish medicine to ease your heart. It might not change things much but hopefully a moment of calm will help in a small way. May your evening be peaceful, my friends. 😊
#Cornwall #sunset #sky #ocean #calm #peace #photography
#Cornwall #sunset #sky #ocean #calm #peace #photography
February 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A new translation of MN 18, the Mahdu-pindika Sutta, which seeks to explain the psychology behind #non-violence, including the end of arguments and quarrels.
A text in 3 parts: 1. a saying of the Buddha, 2. an explanation of what gives rise to quarrels, 3.
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
#PaliTexts
A text in 3 parts: 1. a saying of the Buddha, 2. an explanation of what gives rise to quarrels, 3.
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
#PaliTexts
MN 18 Mahdu-pindika-sutta
An English translation of part of MN 18, the Madhu-piṇḍika-sutta, the 'Piece of Honey' Teaching
www.anapana.net
February 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A new translation of MN 18, the Mahdu-pindika Sutta, which seeks to explain the psychology behind #non-violence, including the end of arguments and quarrels.
A text in 3 parts: 1. a saying of the Buddha, 2. an explanation of what gives rise to quarrels, 3.
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
#PaliTexts
A text in 3 parts: 1. a saying of the Buddha, 2. an explanation of what gives rise to quarrels, 3.
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
#PaliTexts
A new translation of one of the early #Buddhist #PaliTexts, the Rohitassa Sutta, AN 4.45
A strange text in which a deity asks about travelling to "the end of the world". The Buddha says that's impossible, and yet without reaching it, there is no ending to suffering.
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
A strange text in which a deity asks about travelling to "the end of the world". The Buddha says that's impossible, and yet without reaching it, there is no ending to suffering.
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
AN 4.45 Rohitassa-sutta
An English translation of AN 4.45 Rohitassa-sutta, A teaching to Rohitassa
www.anapana.net
February 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A new translation of one of the early #Buddhist #PaliTexts, the Rohitassa Sutta, AN 4.45
A strange text in which a deity asks about travelling to "the end of the world". The Buddha says that's impossible, and yet without reaching it, there is no ending to suffering.
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
A strange text in which a deity asks about travelling to "the end of the world". The Buddha says that's impossible, and yet without reaching it, there is no ending to suffering.
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
From Mary Trump's latest email. Practical ways of building resilience, and of not becoming overwhelmed by crises.
#politics #constitution #crisis #trump #withstand #joy
#politics #constitution #crisis #trump #withstand #joy
![A suggestion for ways of not only withstanding [the current political] crisis, but finding joy. It's this:—
We need to remember what we’re capable of. Every day, especially now, let your mind be blown by something you do or read or listen to or create. Be blown away by a meal, a hug, a concerto, a poem, a painting, a random encounter, a moment. That is one way we get through this—to remain open to everything that is wondrous in the world and everything we are capable of to make it more beautiful, more meaningful, and more fascinating.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n3r57z6mcjsgncgbgcglg3jj/bafkreie6sh76womgjwjogayafr5wbyibrtyymkud5dzu3bco3nowsov7ha@jpeg)
February 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
From Mary Trump's latest email. Practical ways of building resilience, and of not becoming overwhelmed by crises.
#politics #constitution #crisis #trump #withstand #joy
#politics #constitution #crisis #trump #withstand #joy
If you're interested in the early #Buddhist #PaliTexts, I've started posting translations of excerpts to take you straight to places most helpful to meditators. They're for a book I'm planning, and it will take time to build them up. Find what is already done here:
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
Index to Nikāya texts
List of Nikāya Buddhist texts used on this website, in English translations and the Pāli texts with vocabulary and grammatical notes
www.anapana.net
February 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If you're interested in the early #Buddhist #PaliTexts, I've started posting translations of excerpts to take you straight to places most helpful to meditators. They're for a book I'm planning, and it will take time to build them up. Find what is already done here:
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
www.anapana.net/Nikaya-texts...
#mindfulness #present-moment #stress #tension #letting-go
Coming into the present moment is like stepping into another dimension. Here's one way we might do it. Breathe out with a long, satisfied and audible "Aaahhhh!". Let Br. Phap Hai explain:
Coming into the present moment is like stepping into another dimension. Here's one way we might do it. Breathe out with a long, satisfied and audible "Aaahhhh!". Let Br. Phap Hai explain:
February 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#mindfulness #present-moment #stress #tension #letting-go
Coming into the present moment is like stepping into another dimension. Here's one way we might do it. Breathe out with a long, satisfied and audible "Aaahhhh!". Let Br. Phap Hai explain:
Coming into the present moment is like stepping into another dimension. Here's one way we might do it. Breathe out with a long, satisfied and audible "Aaahhhh!". Let Br. Phap Hai explain:
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Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.
February 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.
#PaliTexts From SN 35.95 the Māluṅkya-putta Sutta. It goes on to describe habits of noticing pleasant sounds, tastes, smells, touches and thoughts. Then it describes the process of noticing WITH mindfulness, so diminishing distress and drawing near to well-being [or, nirvana].
See www.anapana.net
See www.anapana.net
![Seeing visible forms without mindfulness, one takes note of what is pleasant. Knowing an impassioned mind, one relishes them.
Many feelings multiply, born of visible forms. So longing and dislike, injure the mind. Accumulating distress like this, one is said to be far from well-being [or, nirvana].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n3r57z6mcjsgncgbgcglg3jj/bafkreiht3d26aptcvnisxnqp2ckjb7xg24mep7jdsndi3rufkrsarsyimm@jpeg)
February 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
#PaliTexts From SN 35.95 the Māluṅkya-putta Sutta. It goes on to describe habits of noticing pleasant sounds, tastes, smells, touches and thoughts. Then it describes the process of noticing WITH mindfulness, so diminishing distress and drawing near to well-being [or, nirvana].
See www.anapana.net
See www.anapana.net
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Some clouds uplift the spirit. These cumulus clouds somehow enhance the blue sky. Other clouds depress the spirit, like the grey blanket of altostratus when it hangs around day after day. We need to get beyond our reactivity to see both with the eyes of equanimity. Have a good day every day #anapana
I’m a news junkie, but whenever I turn the telly on, I end up switching it off again. So I decided to look at clouds for a while.
#Scape #Photography #Cloudscapes #EastCoastKin
#Scape #Photography #Cloudscapes #EastCoastKin
February 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Some clouds uplift the spirit. These cumulus clouds somehow enhance the blue sky. Other clouds depress the spirit, like the grey blanket of altostratus when it hangs around day after day. We need to get beyond our reactivity to see both with the eyes of equanimity. Have a good day every day #anapana
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How a retreat experience can help transform our self-understanding.
‘Silence put my cancer into focus’: how a retreat helped me put my diagnosis into words
‘Silence put my cancer into focus’: how a retreat helped me put my diagnosis into words
After the worst year – cancer, chemo, a mastectomy at just 32 – Emma Hall went to a silent retreat. Here, she reveals how it gave her the strength to confront her fears
Emma, tell me who you are.” It’s the first day of a meditation retreat in a remote…
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
How a retreat experience can help transform our self-understanding.
Pain is not the end. It doesn't even need healing. Be present to all of life.
16 years ago today I gave birth to a beautiful tiny baby girl. She spent a week with us before leaving us too soon, the same way she entered the world.
There’s a lot of pain & uncertainty for many right now. Hold on. Stay present. Life moves forward & I promise there will be happy days again 🩵
There’s a lot of pain & uncertainty for many right now. Hold on. Stay present. Life moves forward & I promise there will be happy days again 🩵
January 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Pain is not the end. It doesn't even need healing. Be present to all of life.
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TV News show 60 Minutes dives into the Buddhist country of Bhutanand it's planned “Mindfulness City” of #Gelephu. This ambitious project aims to weave modern-world capitalism into the country’s deep Buddhist culture. #mindfulness #meditation
Bhutan building Mindfulness City to create jobs, lure young Bhutanese home from abroad
Bhutan, a country that prioritizes happiness, has seen 9% of its population leave in recent years. Now the king is launching a bold plan for a new city to cr...
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January 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TV News show 60 Minutes dives into the Buddhist country of Bhutanand it's planned “Mindfulness City” of #Gelephu. This ambitious project aims to weave modern-world capitalism into the country’s deep Buddhist culture. #mindfulness #meditation
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Specific instructions on the Tonglen practice from the Seven Point Mind Training. This talk is mainly an introduction
#buddhism #meditation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzp...
#buddhism #meditation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzp...
Tonglen Part 1, Basic Instructions
YouTube video by khenpoken
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January 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Specific instructions on the Tonglen practice from the Seven Point Mind Training. This talk is mainly an introduction
#buddhism #meditation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzp...
#buddhism #meditation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzp...
Isn’t this true. It’s true of the natural light a photographer seeks. And it’s true of that special enlightenment a spiritual seeker may seek.
The light… We seek for it, we make plans, we wait and we hope… But only in rare occasions we get to face truly unique light.
When it happens we get fulfilled…
#Happynewyear #bluesky friends 💛
Alpine Breath, captured in Chamonix
#photography #landscape #mountains #light #art #nature
When it happens we get fulfilled…
#Happynewyear #bluesky friends 💛
Alpine Breath, captured in Chamonix
#photography #landscape #mountains #light #art #nature
January 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Isn’t this true. It’s true of the natural light a photographer seeks. And it’s true of that special enlightenment a spiritual seeker may seek.
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Wishing Everyone a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2025.
#Photography #LandscapePhtotography #Essex #Snow #Tree
#Photography #LandscapePhtotography #Essex #Snow #Tree
December 22, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Wishing Everyone a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2025.
#Photography #LandscapePhtotography #Essex #Snow #Tree
#Photography #LandscapePhtotography #Essex #Snow #Tree
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To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. #motivation #inspiration
December 23, 2024 at 3:04 PM
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. #motivation #inspiration