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Arjuna Ishaya
January 25, 2023

How to change your mind

Arjuna Ishaya
January 25, 2023
How to change your mind

How do you make your mind a force for good in your life, not negativity and chaos? Learn how to change the game so you’re the master of your mind, not it the master of you.

Tagged: Change your mind, The power of mindfulness, Self-improvement, Go within to go beyond, Practice, Learning

Arjuna Ishaya
January 18, 2023

Choose your attitude

Arjuna Ishaya
January 18, 2023
Choose your attitude

The power of your attitude is often under-estimated. In meditation, just like life, it plays a critical role. Here’s how to work it to your advantage.

Tagged: Attitude, Choice, Appreciation, Gratitude, Service

Arjuna Ishaya
January 11, 2023

Feed the right wolf

Arjuna Ishaya
January 11, 2023
Feed the right wolf

We have the potential for everything within us. You get to decide what comes out on top, so choose well.

Tagged: choice, love or fear, what you focus on grows, the power of your attention, the inner game

Arjuna Ishaya
January 4, 2023

Enjoy the journey.

Arjuna Ishaya
January 4, 2023
Enjoy the journey.

There is much power to be gained from understanding that life isn’t about finishing.

Tagged: Learning, Progress, Growth, Growth mindset, Constant improvement, The journey

Arjuna Ishaya
December 21, 2022

Know yourself, and two other powerful pieces of ancient wisdom

Arjuna Ishaya
December 21, 2022
Know yourself, and two other powerful pieces of ancient wisdom

Three particular bits of wisdom were once thought powerful enough to carve in stone so all the bright lights of the Ancient world has a chance to reflect on them. Maybe they’re still relevant to us today.

Tagged: ancient wisdom for modern living, Stoicism, philosophy for living, Anti-fragile, Living better, Shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
December 14, 2022

One thing I hope for in these words …

Arjuna Ishaya
December 14, 2022
One thing I hope for in these words …

Life will change. It won’t be this way forever. But there is something within you that never changes. When you find that place, you have the ultimate refuge from all the storms of life.

Tagged: Resilience, Anti-fragile, Stress, Suffering, Living better

Arjuna Ishaya
December 7, 2022

Resilience is like a river

Arjuna Ishaya
December 7, 2022
Resilience is like a river

Perhaps the fundamental lesson of life isn’t in how to remove challenges from life – but how to deal with the unexpected and unwelcome in a more and more skillful way. Here’s how.

Tagged: Resilience, Anti-fragile, Stress, Suffering, Quality life, Shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
November 30, 2022

Elevating ordinary time to Quality time

Arjuna Ishaya
November 30, 2022
Elevating ordinary time to Quality time

We live busy lives, all of us. We don’t have a lot of time. But – you can make sure it’s Quality time. And I say you need to, otherwise life will just pass you by before you know it.

Tagged: Stress, Love, Appreciation, Quality, Mindfulness, Mindfulness matters, The present moment, The power of now

Arjuna Ishaya
November 23, 2022

You can’t hurry love

Arjuna Ishaya
November 23, 2022
You can’t hurry love

Don’t waste your time. Make sure you fill it with what is most important to you.

Tagged: Stress, Love, Appreciation, The present moment, The power of now, Mindfulness matters

Arjuna Ishaya
November 16, 2022

The language of the present moment

Arjuna Ishaya
November 16, 2022
The language of the present moment

The present moment will show you how to live it, in the best way possible – we just have to listen. But how does now speak? What language does it use?

Tagged: The present moment, The power of now, Mindfulness matters

Arjuna Ishaya
November 9, 2022

Learning about life from climbing mountains in the rain

Arjuna Ishaya
November 9, 2022
Learning about life from climbing mountains in the rain

Walking in the mountains is a physical act that is also strangely philosophical and spiritual. Here’s what I learnt about life from climbing some big hills.

Tagged: Life’s journey, How to live, Quality life, Mindfulness matters

Arjuna Ishaya
November 2, 2022

A life you don’t want to escape from

Arjuna Ishaya
November 2, 2022
A life you don’t want to escape from

A life of richness, excitement, and deep involvement … ultimately one you don’t want to escape from. Can such a thing even be possible for you?

Tagged: Quality life, More from life, The power of now, Excitement, Contentment, Fulfilling life

Arjuna Ishaya
October 26, 2022

Rules to live by?

Arjuna Ishaya
October 26, 2022
Rules to live by?

We have no shortage of rules for life. Here’s mine, quickly thrown together. What do you think is missing?

Tagged: How to live, Rules for life, Quality life, Mindfulness matters, Character

Arjuna Ishaya
October 19, 2022

Getting better, difficulty and challenges, and pithy quotes

Arjuna Ishaya
October 19, 2022
Getting better, difficulty and challenges, and pithy quotes

Life will life you. This is a fact. But maybe learning to rise to the challenges of life is what we’re after, in the grand scheme of things?

Tagged: challenges, progress not perfection, go within to go beyond, mastery, personal growth

Arjuna Ishaya
October 12, 2022

Decluttering your inner space

Arjuna Ishaya
October 12, 2022
Decluttering your inner space

Decluttering our external living spaces brings inner calm and clarity. But how do you organise your inner living space?

Tagged: decluttering, make your bed, go within to go beyond, attitude, choose wisely, master your mind

Arjuna Ishaya
October 5, 2022

Why you want to choose a simple life

Arjuna Ishaya
October 5, 2022
Why you want to choose a simple life

The simple life isn’t giving up the good things of life, it’s giving up the burdens; which means you can go faster with more fun.

Tagged: Stress, anxiety, pressure, resentment, struggle, simplicity, simple life

Arjuna Ishaya
September 28, 2022

Life is here and now. Where are you?

Arjuna Ishaya
September 28, 2022
Life is here and now. Where are you?

Don’t wait for a better moment; an easier moment. Don’t postpone your life for something that might not even happen. Here is life, where are you?

Tagged: the power of now, the present moment, mindfulness matters, fully alive, shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
September 21, 2022

No ego, no problem

Arjuna Ishaya
September 21, 2022
No ego, no problem

We see stress and struggle and problems as an inevitable part of being human. But what if we’re just settling for so much less than we could have from life? What if you could have so much more peace and clarity and fun, all the time?

Tagged: choice, freedom of choice, attitude, stress, problems

Arjuna Ishaya
September 14, 2022

How do you run 50 miles in the mountains?

Arjuna Ishaya
September 14, 2022
How do you run 50 miles in the mountains?

All challenges only become trouble when we get lost in time. The solution to ending all troubles and suffering – every single last one – is to stop time-travelling.

Tagged: the power of now, present moment, one step at a time, mindfulness matters, spiritual practice, mindfulness practice

Arjuna Ishaya
September 7, 2022

Enjoy this moment, exactly as it is.

Arjuna Ishaya
September 7, 2022
Enjoy this moment, exactly as it is.

We can get so stuck in anticipating an ideal future, we miss out on enjoying the reality of the moment we find ourselves in. If you want the good life, learn to enjoy now – whatever it may contain. This is the fastest path to a life of more.

Tagged: the power of now, the power of choice, mindfulness matters

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