This post is about how to reach Nirvana in three easy steps*.
But first, a little background info on me.
I am an academic (a philosopher, specifically). As such, I spend a lot of time thinking.
But I am certainly more than my brain, so getting stuck in my brain for too long can create imbalances in my life.
Over the past couple of years, I have sought out practices that nourish every part of me. As such, I have increasingly fallen in love with activities like playing with beautiful colors (like painting), dancing, artistic expression, and meditation.
These practices, and others like them, help me show loving attention to all of me, rather than just one part of me–like my brain.
I call these practices self-love practices. I discovered another such practice today. Maybe you will find it helpful, too.
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*By the way, Nirvana is a Buddhist concept that, among other things, implies a state of blissful peace. That is how this self-care activity feels to me.
And the word conjures up these ideas more than the word paradise or heaven for me. So that’s why I am using it in this post, with all respect to the Buddhist philosophy and religion.
And you might like this post, which is about practices that help connect with our spirituality: Contemplative Practices: A Post for Everyone
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My name is Shelly Johnson, and I am a writer and philosopher with a Ph.D. in philosophy. One of my primary personal and philosophical interests is how we can learn to love ourselves and each other better in order to cultivate personal and political resilience. I teach ethics and a variety of other courses at a local college. I am the author of the blog Love is Stronger. I am also the author of three logic and critical thinking books for high school and middle school: _Argument Builder_, _Discovery of Deduction_ (co-author), and _Everyday Debate_, published by Classical Academic Press. You can reach me at shellypruittjohnson@gmail.com.
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