Tonight while I was meditating, I engaged in Tonglen practice. Tonglen is when you bring to mind someone you know who is experiencing pain and you visualize yourself breathing in their suffering and breathing out compassion, light, healing- whatever they might be needing. I used to do this practice more often and usually I only [...]
Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
Thoughts on Tonglen and BDSM
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bdsm, bottoming, Dossie Easton, Intimacy, Love, meditation, relationships, sex, Tonglen, trust on December 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My Wish List
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butch, relationships, wishful thinking on December 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A couple of years ago I made a list of what I was looking for in a partner. I do it as a quick first thing that comes into my mind kind of thing. I think it’s interesting to sit back after and see what ended up on the list (in what order) and what [...]
A Tricky Balance
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged desire, relationships, Tricky on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I saw the Tricky show last night- I’ve had a crush on Tricky’s voice since middle school. I had never seen him live before and he was amazing. As I was watching him, I was thinking about what makes his music so sexy. It’s his voice- so intense and breathy. The way he was moving on [...]
Practicing Present Mindedness in Relationships
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buddhism, consumerism, just being, present mindedness, relationships on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been thinking a lot these last few weeks about how important it is to remain present minded in relationships- all types of relationships and experiences really, but I’m thinking about romantic relationships specifically. I know I’ve had the problem of feeling that everything was going great and not focusing on that, but rather how [...]
