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Reflections for Daily Living

The Mukta Center blog shares weekly insights on mindfulness, psychology, and the art of living in the present moment. You’ll find simple practices to quiet the mind, reflections on freedom and clarity, and fresh perspectives on health, relationships, and purpose—plus previews from upcoming ebooks and workshops. It’s a way to stay connected, inspired, and supported as you bring more awareness into daily life. 

Awareness and The Shadow

Awareness is the space of presence within each of us. Yet it is often described as something separate from our personality, separate from our thoughts. In fact, personality is frequently portrayed as the obstacle — the very thing that blocks access to this clear inner...

Part of the Incredible All

Life is astonishing - enigmatic, mysterious, and profoundly alive. Each day is a living miracle, yet we often move through it absorbed in its demands and routines. Even our bodies reveal this miracle. We are literally composed of stardust, formed from atoms that...

Two Lenses on the Mind

Two Lenses on the Mind: Western Psychology and Yoga Human beings have always tried to understand one central mystery — the mind. Why do we think the way we do? Why do certain patterns repeat throughout our lives? Why can insight sometimes change everything, while at...
The Hijacking of Awareness

The Hijacking of Awareness

The Hijacking of Awareness: Distraction and the Neurobiology of Attention In our modern world, attention is a commodity—hunted, fragmented, and sold. Every ping, scroll, and flashing image subtly pulls us away from the present moment, replacing lived experience with a...

Listening to the Living Miracle

Listening to the Living Miracle

Listening to the Living Miracle: Awakening to Your Body’s Intelligence I want to share something more personal today. After decades of working in the fields of mental health and holistic wellness, one truth has become clear to me: Health comes from within. Not from...

The Beauty of Not Knowing

The Beauty of Not Knowing

The Beauty of not Knowing“Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine—it is stranger than we can imagine.”—Arthur Stanley Eddington “When we stop trying to understand everything, life begins to open, fresh and alive” We live in the midst of mystery so vast, so...