Talks

Compassion Meditation - When we sense a need for more compassion in our heart, these three guided meditations into the heart can help. Feel free to record them in your own voice, ask a friend to read them to you, or purchase Padme's Uncovering Compassion CD.

Remembering Awareness - "We live in our thoughts about the way things and people should be...instead of being with things as they ARE." This talk about awareness helps us develop a new relationship with ourselves and others. It is for people who are ready to make some changes so that they can experience their life in a fresh, new way.

Uncovering Compassion: A Talk About What Gets in the Way "Compassion is simply the way love expresses itself. It is love in action…as it flows within the heart, and out into the world." When we live a more compassionate life, The Golden Rule is integrating in our actions, as well as our words. We live in a way that intends to do no harm. This talk helps prepare the way for behaving the way we want to…with more love, patience, and clarity.

Instructions for Meditating - Padme has provided written instructions for those who prefer to read, rather than listen to her talk on her meditation CD. Simple, direct information is provided so that anyone can begin a meditation practice. Any questions can be directed to Padme, by telephone or by contact form.

Articles

A Broken-Egg Moment or Being with What Is - An excerpt from Padme Livingstone’s book Let’s Not Call It Meditation: Practical Guidance for People Who Think They Can’t Sit Still and Quiet the Mind - Ever try to talk with someone about something “big,” when they are reading the paper? They say, “Uh, huh, “to everything you’ve said? Don’t we live like this? This article is about finding a way out of our distracted, self-critical mental habits. It is worthwhile work when we do it.

A Life of Balance - What comes to mind when you think about balance in your life? Trying for some idea of perfect balance, as defined by others, can keep us running around, filling up our life from someone else’s perfect menu. Balance is an inner condition that occurs with awareness, and we can find it when we are curious enough.

Engaging Curiosity - Curiosity opens the mind and cuts through any resistance we may have about something new. Read this excerpt from Let’s Not Call It Meditation: Practical Guidance for People Who Think They Can’t Sit Still and Quiet the Mind and find out how curiosity can be helpful in finding a more loving way to be with everyday, painful relationships.

Growing Gratitude from Weeds - "Our inner gardens...need to have the soil tilled all year round. " This article draws a connection between how a garden grows and how our sense of gratitude may grow….especially when we use our stress and hardship, pain and suffering for our personal fertilizer.

Is Personal Guidance Essential? - Here, we are speaking about the kind of guidance we seek when we are feeling deeply confused, and have enough clarity to want a different perspective from the standard Western approach to the suffering caused by our mental confusion. Read about teacher stories, and helpful information to help you find the answer to this question for yourself.

Mistaken Ideas: Dispelling 10 Myths About Meditation - An excerpt from Padme Livingstone’s book, Let’s Not Call It Meditation: Practical Guidance for People Who Think They Can’t Sit Still and Quiet the Mind“ Have you tried to meditate?” Notice whether there is an openness to try again, and read this article. It responds directly with gentleness and humor, to ten of the most common myths about meditation.

Wanting Nothing, Receiving Everything - Find a fresh perspective for relationships that get bogged down with our "wanting others to be different." Through sharing insight and personal stories, Padme gently guides us to an alternative way of being when we get caught up in what we want to the exclusion of clarity and presence to what is needed.

Exploring Blind Spots - Whatever is in the way of clarity can be called a blind spot. Read this article to learn more about what's in the way of your being the clear, compassionate person you long to be.

The Heart’s Longing - Reading about your heart's longing may touch you deeply. Allow whatever feelings that arise to be there with loving kindness. You might wonder how you are feeding your heart's longing in daily life. It's a good question.

Learning the Hard Way - This article is a sample from Padme’s book, Let’s Not Call It Meditation: Practical guidance for people who think they can’t sit still and quiet the mind. Read about Padme’s learning about a healthy perspective during her son’s teenage exploration of what can happen without discretion.