When you first began meditating, you certainly will have noticed a lot of obstacles to your meditation practices. Is it the noise in your house? Is it the children running around in the neighborhood? Is it the dogs barking outside? Is is the traffic going by? What is it? What is the main obstacle to […]
Archives for April 2012
Alternative Medicine Reinforces Modern Medicine
April 7, 2012 by
In the story about Dr. Sheldon Ruderman, we learn that alternative medicine reinforces modern medicine. More and more people are using some form complementary and alternative medicine these days, and new studies are being reported on frequently. You may wish to look into a variety of alternative medicine practices if you or a loved one […]
Extend Your Love First – The Gyalwang Drukpa Lama
April 7, 2012 by
Why not extend your love first? Why are you waiting there like a crying baby, demanding forothers to love you? Are you lovable? Are you kind? Have you been unreasonable? Have you been unkind? To love yourself is to love others. Don’t do that with conditions attached; conditional love is returned with conditional expectations. Like […]
Meditation Practices to Reduce Suffering
April 7, 2012 by
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people. He is also probably the most inspiring teacher of meditation practices to reduce suffering. The Tibetan people have suffered tremendously at the hands of the Chinese and those in exile had to leave everything behind. Yet, they seem to have a positive […]
Mindfulness of Anger
April 3, 2012 by
I have admired the wonderful writings of Andrew Olendzki, Ph.D. for the many years I have been reading Insight Journal, a publication of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts where he is the editor. This article demonstrates the importance of mindfulness of anger in the face of confrontation. When serious anger is […]
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