You’ve been here for five full days and you’ve done over 70 hours of self-reflection. You’ve witnessed your life,...
Day Five of the Retreat
Linda Anderson Krech, , Acceptance, Gratitude, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, ToDo Institute, Acceptance, appreciation, gratitude, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Mindfulness, naikan, Relationships, 0Day Five of the Retreat Much of the time in a Naikan Retreat is spent reflecting on individuals, from...
Day Four of the Retreat
Gregg Krech, , Acceptance, Attention/Mindfulness, Gratitude, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, ToDo Institute, Acceptance, appreciation, gratitude, Kindness, naikan, Relationships, 0It’s 5:50am and you hear the sound of the morning bell, announcing the start of a new day. You’ve...
Day Three of the Retreat
Linda Anderson Krech, , Acceptance, Gratitude, Kindness, Acceptance, appreciation, Attention, gratitude, Kindness, Mental Wellness, naikan, Relationships, 0If your partner took a magic truth potion, how would he or she describe you? What is it like...
Day Two of the Retreat
Gregg Krech, , Attention/Mindfulness, Gratitude, Mental Wellness, ToDo Institute, gratitude, japan compassion, Mental Wellness, Mindfulness, naikan, 0It’s Day Two of the Naikan Retreat at the ToDo Institute. What’s happening today? If you were spending the...
My friend Jiun taught me about favorites. She was the cook (tenzo) at a Zen Center in the...
THE QUESTIONING SPIRIT
Gregg Krech, , Acceptance, Attention/Mindfulness, Gratitude, Kindness, Relationships, ToDo Institute, Acceptance, appreciation, gratitude, japan compassion, Kindness, naikan, Taking Action, 0THE QUESTIONING SPIRIT by Gregg Krech The renowned Indian pandita, Aryadeva, was the principle disciple of the great Buddhist...
The Reality of How We Were Loved; The Illusion We Should Have Been Loved More and Better
Gregg Krech, , Gratitude, Kindness, Mental Wellness, Relationships, ToDo Institute, gratitude, Kindness, naikan, Relationships, 4“As long as we hold fast to our ideal of what we deserve from the world, we blind...