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“I’m too busy” is a cop out
“I’m just so busy” is a statement that I’ve become aware of making lately and it has really got me thinking over the last few days. What this statement is essentially saying is, “No, I can’t afford to give you any time, that...![NLP Presuppositions](https://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-14-at-8.26.06-am.png)
NLP Presuppositions
This week we are once again doing NLP training and as such I thought I would share with you a video on one topic which we cover called ‘mindsets of excellence’. This is also called NLP pre-suppositions because it’s such an important foundation for...![Meditation – the 5th perfection](https://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-25-at-3.19.58-pm.png)
Meditation – the 5th perfection
What does it take to reach a powerful level of meditation? Hopefully these past few weeks of discussion have helped you delve deeper into this topic, and to delve deeper into your own practice. This week I want to discuss how we get into these deep states of...![Supercharge your meditation practice](https://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-12-at-8.13.52-am-e1628768570484.png)
Supercharge your meditation practice
We’ve now covered quite a few topics from discipline, generosity and giving, to ethics and morality – and all of these are really about stopping us from living a disturbed life. So in this blog and in next Tuesday’s morning meditation session we...![Rules and morality](https://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-04-at-8.17.14-pm-973x675.png)
Rules and morality
http://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/No-video-description...-fdown.net-3.mp4 I did another Facebook live video this week, and the topic I wanted to discuss was that of rules and morality. What is good and what is bad, and being able to abide...![Perfection of Patience](https://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-29-at-10.13.14-am-987x675.png)
Perfection of Patience
http://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/No-video-description...-fdown.net-2.mp4 As another week comes to a close, some of us in Australia are coming to the end of our time in lockdown, while others are bracing for another couple of weeks with...![Befriending Distraction: Parable of two monks](https://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-14-at-4.07.35-pm.png)
Befriending Distraction: Parable of two monks
In todays blog we are going to discuss distractions in the mind. And what’s more, todays video is actually a live recording of one of my recent retreats in Adelaide. So not only will you get to understand how distractions work in the mind but you will also get a...![Create bliss as you walk](https://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-07-02-at-9.54.40-am.png)
Create bliss as you walk
Wouldn’t it be great if you could create bliss while you walk? During our last advanced retreat, we did just that. Read on to find out how or, if you’d prefer, watch the video below of my livestream I did this week on our Facebook page, on creating bliss...![A few words from one of our Meditation Leaders](https://skillfulmind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Meditation_at_home.jpg)