Archives for June 3, 2015

The Central Philosophy of Buddhism

yada Buddhism’s Radical Contribution The central philosophy [of Buddhism] is compassion rather than the Darwinian notion of survival of the fittest. The central notion is giving your space rather than clinging to your space and making it secure. It seems to me Buddhism has a tremendous amount of wisdom to contribute right now to the […]

Take Complete Control of Your Thoughts

Here are three wonderful quotes that advise you to take complete control of your thoughts. Of course, daily meditation practice is good medicine for negative emotions. But sometimes we have to do things on the spot to get out of a grand funk. These words of wisdom can surly help us. “The only real antidote […]

Taking Action on Global Warming

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, has been an activist more than sixty years and he has been talking about taking action on global warming and climate change for as long as I can remember. As early as 1985, I heard him say, “If the West stops drinking alcohol by […]