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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.

Hope

by Geoff Barkley | April 6, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Oh, what a thing is hope. Hope is often defined as to cherish a desire with anticipation, to want something to happen or to be true. How natural this is. It seems woven into the very fabric of being human, part of the movement of life itself. And yet, at the same...

The Arc of Becoming

by Geoff Barkley | March 18, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The Arc of Becoming Entering this world, each person carries innate potential: unique traits, interests, and talents that begin to reveal themselves early in childhood, while others unfold gradually over the course of a lifetime. Yet the world we enter is not simple....

Awareness and The Shadow

by Geoff Barkley | February 27, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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...

The Ever Pure Act of Seeing

by Anne | Sep 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Truth about the Seer In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, there’s a powerful, yet curiously interesting passage: The truth concerning the seer (experiencer) is that there is only the ever-pure act of seeing (experiencing). 2.20 The Act of Seeing What does ‘the ever-pure...

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