Fetters of Fear | May 21, 2014 Fear is the basic anxiety that creates separation and fixation. Fear keeps us bound to the past, to our cozy, habitual way of doing things. —Daniel Naistadt, “The Money Mind”
Archives for May 2014
Aware of Suffering
May 21, 2014 by
Gil Fronsdal wrote the wonderful words of wisdom for us to be aware of suffering in Tricycle Magazine recently. He has been practicing in the Soto Zen and Vipassana traditions since 1985 and guides the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California. I have read many of his articles and met him one day several […]
What Will You Do About Climate Change?
May 20, 2014 by
This video is about what you can do about climate change. The most powerful thing that you can do is minimize you carbon footprint. This means doing what you can to eliminate the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide Carbon dioxide is produced when we burn […]
Attain the Way
May 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Buddha said, “Those who follow the Way are like a piece of wood which is drifting along a stream. If it stays clear of either shore, and it is not picked up by men, and if it faces no obstructions by ghosts or spirits, and if it is not hindered by whirlpools and does […]
The Answer to Who Wrote the Quote from Yesterday
May 19, 2014 by
The answer to who wrote the quote from yesterday is … Laura Silva in Silva Manifesting. I was so surprised to hear these words coming from her that I felt obligated to share them with you. I have been a fan of the Silva Method for more than 40 years. I took the Silva training […]
Applied Ethics
May 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase ‘each other’ doesn’t make any sense.” – Rumi https://mountainsangha.org/each-other-doesnt-make-any-sense/ My second remark comes from having attended a dharma […]
Add Mindfulness to Everything You Do
May 18, 2014 by
It’s time for a contest! The first person who offers a comment with the correct answer to who wrote these words of wisdom will win a valuable prize that is surely gong to help you add mindfulness to everything you do. They come from a trusted source. I’ve highlighted a couple of phrases that have […]
Mindfulness is Intimacy
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Mindfulness, cultivated for even a few minutes, draws the heart toward itself. It invites the intimacy we yearn for and that is calling to us because, ultimately, mindfulness is intimacy—with ourselves and the world—underneath any apparent separation between the two. – Jon Kabat-Zinn
Online – Lessons – 1 Connection Exercise – OmHarmonics – Omharmonics.com
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Online – Lessons – 1 Connection Exercise – OmHarmonics – Omharmonics.com. Breakfast – Considered to be the most important meal of the day. And rightly so. It revs up your metabolism. It keeps you from binging. It sets you in a good mood for the rest of the day. […]
It Takes a World to Raise a Child
May 16, 2014 by
After a long delay, we finally have words of wisdom again from Lama Surya Das. They are about how it takes a world to raise a child now. When my girls were little, they attended a Montessori school from the time they were toddlers through eighth grade. The parents, teacher, and administrators at the school […]
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