Meditation Practices for Healing and Well-Being
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Our students at Mindfulness in Healing, are often assigned a task to write down something that they are grateful for each day. In this way, they learn that gratitude is a meditation practice. Gratitude, along with generosity, patience, and other qualities are natural developments from regular meditation practices. Gratitude is a feeling of thanksgiving for [...]
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his [...]
I received this quote from Roshi Joan Halifax. She is the abbot of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, NM. She sent this to me as part of her holiday greetings. True giving is not an economic exchange; it is a generative act. It does not subtract from what we have; it multiples the [...]
The prayer expressed in this video begins with “…Teach me to be generous.” The music and images in this video are lovely. Generosity is an age old teaching of all religious traditions. In Buddhism, for example, generosity is the first of six perfections. The others include the perfections of ethics, patience, perseverance, concentration and wisdom. [...]
Patience is one of the six paramitas of Buddha’s teachings. Paramita is a Sanskrit word meaning “to cross over to the other shore.” It also connotates the idea of perfection, perfect realization, or surpassing limitations. The complete list of paramitas includes (1) generosity, (2) ethics, (3) patience, (4) perseverance, (5) concentration, and (6) wisdom. This [...]
Generosity is one of the cornerstones of living a happy life. It teaches you to give as much as you receive, if not more. Albert Einstein must have been enjoyed the wisdom of Buddhas when he said the following. Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not [...]
The following quote is from the Dalai Lama on 9/11. What he said back then still has relevance today. Maybe even more so! Now, with the world in financial turmoil, we must move in the direction of a resource based economy. Unlike a money based economy, a resource based economy, provides the necessities of life [...]
Generosity is one of the cornerstones of meditation practices. Meditation practices for developing generosity in Buddhism are based on the practices of giving of yourself unconditionally without anticipation of any reward. We all know what it feels to give of our time, energy or material resources to others in need. The feeling is like a [...]
Our students at Mindfulness in Healing, are often assigned a task to write down something that they are grateful for each day. In this way, they learn … [Read More...]
In this article, I am going to review Dr. Philippe Goldin's Google Talk from March 1, 2008. I have already posted the video as Meditation … [Read More...]
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (affectionately known as Thay to his followers) talks about the four noble truths of the Buddha in a way that is easy to … [Read More...]
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Buddha Gallery for May 13, 2013 I have been insulted! I have been hurt! I have been beaten! I have been robbed! Anger does not cease in those who … [Read More...]
Buddha Gallery for May 11, 2013 Mind precedes its objects. They are mind-governed and mind-made. To speak or act with a peaceful mind, is to draw … [Read More...]
Buddha Gallery for May 10, 2013 Mind precedes its objects. They are mind-governed and mind-made. To speak or act with a defiled mind is to draw pain … [Read More...]
The Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das for this week are from Father Richard Rohr. I first encountered Father Rohr when I was in … [Read More...]