Matthieu Ricard teaches us about simplifying our lives in these words of wisdom today. He is suggesting that we drop the thousands of unimportant activities that are not based on skillful means. Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect of laziness: the […]
Archives for December 2014
Reversing Our Priorities | December 18, 2014
Reversing Our Priorities | December 18, 2014 If we are serious about combating selfishness and promoting compassion in the world, then is it not vital that we develop the tools of intellectual self-defense to deal with these assaults on our minds and hearts? The solution must lie in reversing the priorities, in subordinating dead things—money, […]
Why You Overlook Your Abundance Blocks: Interview with Christie Marie Sheldon –
Why You Overlook Your Abundance Blocks: Interview with Christie Marie Sheldon –.
The Silence of Happiness
The Silence of Happiness is a new movie by the director of ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’.
Bodh Gaya
In 1975, I visited Bodh Gaya. My daughter was there in 2011 and did a ten day vipassana retreat in the tradition of S. N. Goenka. Bodh Gaya is the center of Buddhist activity for the whole world. It was the place where the Buddha had his great enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. Check out […]
“Keeping Quiet” by Pablo Neruda | On Being
“Keeping Quiet” by Pablo Neruda | On Being.
Compassion and Empathy
Roshi Joan Halifax is one of the most prominent female Zen masters of our day. We have known each other since we met at a retreat with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997. This was during the summer of my first episode of muscle invasive bladder cancer. […]
The Science of the Sacred Lotus
The lotus has been a major symbol in Buddhism for centuries. The lotus thrives in the mud and produces some of the most beautiful flowers in the world. Now scientists are discovering the science of the sacred lotus. They named them the “lotus effect” after them because of their ability to be water resistant and […]
Bringing Awareness in Your Everyday Life – Purpose Fairy
Bringing Awareness in Your Everyday Life – Purpose Fairy.
60 Minutes of Mindfulness with Anderson Cooper
The whole world knows by now that there were 60 minutes of mindfulness with Anderson Cooper on television on December 14, 2014. I had a previous engagement, so I knew I could find the 60 Minutes episode online and I found it here: Mindfulness. The show was produced by Denise Schrier Cetta and edited by […]
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