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Arjuna Ishaya
July 3, 2024

Control and fear or peace and trust?

Arjuna Ishaya
July 3, 2024
Control and fear or peace and trust?

Control can seem like such a useful tactic to ensure life works out the way you want it to, but in truth you cannot possibly control everything. Trust is a much, much better option. Here’s why.

Tagged: stress free, control, peace, surrender, trust, letting go

Arjuna Ishaya
June 26, 2024

The distraction of a better future

Arjuna Ishaya
June 26, 2024
The distraction of a better future

Don’t be all admin of living and chasing the next thing and too little of the full enjoyment of what’s in front of you.

Tagged: control, happiness, living the moment, joy of living, present

Arjuna Ishaya
June 19, 2024

On worry and an uncertain future

Arjuna Ishaya
June 19, 2024
On worry and an uncertain future

Peaceful but also practical – by embracing the present moment and letting go of future worries, you'll find calm, strength, and meaningful connections in life. What a superpower that is.

Tagged: worry, stress, mindfulness, mindfulness practice, stress free, self improvement, leadership, more to life

Arjuna Ishaya
June 12, 2024

K.I.S.S.

Arjuna Ishaya
June 12, 2024
K.I.S.S.

The thought about the thing is never the thing. When it comes to peace and aliveness, don’t get into that trap. Instead, go for the direct experience.

Tagged: mindfulness practice, meditation practice, simple, more to life, self development, self improvement, leadership

Arjuna Ishaya
June 5, 2024

You don’t need to understand a thing

Arjuna Ishaya
June 5, 2024
You don’t need to understand a thing

If it’s not simple, it’s not true or necessary … or the “expert” doesn’t really understand it themselves.

Tagged: mindfulness practice, meditation practice, simple, self development, self improvement, leadership

Arjuna Ishaya
May 29, 2024

Protect the dream

Arjuna Ishaya
May 29, 2024
Protect the dream

Don’t believe the naysayers, protect your dream of more. It’s something sacred and worthy of valuing as such.

Tagged: more to life, soul power, shine bright, purpose, love above all things, create your reality

Arjuna Ishaya
May 22, 2024

Pain and Suffering

Arjuna Ishaya
May 22, 2024
Pain and Suffering

There is nothing inevitable about suffering in life, though we think it’s part of the deal of being human. But what if it wasn’t?

Tagged: freedom, suffering, beyond your limits, more to life, choose, choose freedom, choose well

Arjuna Ishaya
May 15, 2024

The 12 year old who snuck off to Bali without his parents

Arjuna Ishaya
May 15, 2024
The 12 year old who snuck off to Bali without his parents

While I was shaking at the bus stop with worry about catching a bus by myself, this 12 year old flew to Bali by himself. While you might not wish to be his parents, we can learn a lot from him. Here’s why.

Tagged: adventure, push your limits, beyond your limits, born to be free, freedom

Arjuna Ishaya
May 8, 2024

The privilege of owning oneself

Arjuna Ishaya
May 8, 2024
The privilege of owning oneself

Humanity sells themselves far too short. What if negativity and limitation were in no way a necessary part of the human condition? What if you could be totally free of all suffering? Wouldn’t that be worth investigating?

Tagged: freedom, anxiety free, calm mind, stress free, the power of now, shine bright, soul power

Arjuna Ishaya
May 1, 2024

All is well

Arjuna Ishaya
May 1, 2024
All is well

Peace is not the absence of activity or ambition, noise or busyness. Despite all that, it's letting the mind settle and relax and living from the quiet, still part of us. So much simpler.

Tagged: peace, mindfulness matters, mindfulness practice, the power of now, calm mind, anxiety free

Arjuna Ishaya
April 24, 2024

No better purpose

Arjuna Ishaya
April 24, 2024
No better purpose

Ultimately, the kindest thing you can do for yourself, and everyone around you, is to align yourself with the life you were born to live.

Tagged: self realisation, purpose, meaning, life purpose, wisdom practice, soul power, shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
April 17, 2024

The mistake of intentional creation in meditation

Arjuna Ishaya
April 17, 2024
The mistake of intentional creation in meditation

Many meditations are about creating some kind of feeling or intention. If I was in an arguing mood, I’d say they are misguided. Within you is a higher wisdom but it can only come through when you stop having an agenda, when you let go.

Tagged: meditation practice, mindfulness practice, wisdom practice, let go, letting go, loving what is, soul power, go within to go beyond

Arjuna Ishaya
April 10, 2024

Acceptance

Arjuna Ishaya
April 10, 2024
Acceptance

How DO you accept something you really don’t want? It all comes down to realising – with ruthless honesty – what you control and what you don’t.

Tagged: self development, self realisation, stress, freedom from stress, freedom from fear, freedom

Arjuna Ishaya
April 3, 2024

Devoted to something deeper

Arjuna Ishaya
April 3, 2024
Devoted to something deeper

What if you never gave any more conscious attention to what you don’t want and what could go wrong? What if you made your life a sole celebration of all that is good, right, beautiful and true? What would happen then?

Tagged: shine bright, self development, self improvement, go within to go beyond

Arjuna Ishaya
March 27, 2024

Mindfulness and other cliches

Arjuna Ishaya
March 27, 2024
Mindfulness and other cliches

‘Mindfulness’ has become such a buzz word it can lose its meaning in the repetition. Don’t make it more complicated than it needs to be; keep it simple so you can make the most of your moments, any time.

Tagged: mindfulness, mindfulness practice, meditation practice, make the most of your moments, self improvement, self development

Arjuna Ishaya
March 20, 2024

You’re going to make it

Arjuna Ishaya
March 20, 2024
You’re going to make it

You’re gonna make it. How you have no idea – for all the control and the worry and the over-thinking – but you will.

Tagged: stop overthinking, worry, anxiety, mindfulness practice, more from life, calm and centred

Arjuna Ishaya
March 13, 2024

Shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
March 13, 2024
Shine bright

Greatness isn’t so much about being the best at something, but being the best at being yourself. That’s when you truly start to have an impact.

Tagged: shine bright, leadership, parenting, self development, self improvement

Arjuna Ishaya
March 6, 2024

Everyday heroism and going first

Arjuna Ishaya
March 6, 2024
Everyday heroism and going first

Go first, take the lead, don’t wait for others to bring to life what you value. Then you’re free from disappointment and being let down – because you know only you can fulfil your ideals.

Tagged: values, ideals, be a leader, leadership, heroism, shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
February 28, 2024

Is "normal" life that safe?

Arjuna Ishaya
February 28, 2024
Is "normal" life that safe?

Normality is our society’s commonly accepted path to find stability and ultimately success and happiness. But it’s insanely flawed. There is no stability in anything our society promotes.

Tagged: success, normality, anti fragile, go within or go without, go within to go beyond, self development, mindfulness, meditation

Arjuna Ishaya
February 21, 2024

For when times are tough

Arjuna Ishaya
February 21, 2024
For when times are tough

Despite 25 years of study and practice, my advice for anyone facing tough times remains vague and seemingly cliched.

Tagged: self improvement, self development, stress, trauma, anti fragile, mindfulness matters

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