Archives for January 2015

10 Reasons to Invest in the Moment – Boroson

10 Reasons to Invest in the Moment – Boroson.

How to Be Alone Without Feeling Lonely – Purpose Fairy

How to Be Alone Without Feeling Lonely – Purpose Fairy.

Thoughts on Climate Change by Matthieu Ricard

In this video, we learn about altruism and thoughts on climate change by Matthieu Ricard. The video is from a Ted Talk from last October that was posted recently. He says, It is all the more important to foster an altruistic motivation rather than a selfish one… We are now the major agent of impact […]

How to No Longer Take Things Personally – Purpose Fairy

How to No Longer Take Things Personally – Purpose Fairy.

Labeling Thoughts

One of the major techniques of meditation is labeling thoughts as they come into mind. For example,

Meditation Practice is Enlightenment

Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment | January 26, 2015   Our practice of zazen [meditation] is itself enlightenment. In that sense, this is very sudden. When we sit, enlightenment is there. But we still need to continue this practice endlessly, so that within the process of practice, we become a deeply matured person, and that is […]

The Theory of Relativity According to the Dalai Lama

These words of wisdom express the theory of relativity according to the Dalai Lama. He is actually talking about what people get wrong about the present moment, but it cannot exist without the past and the future. He says, “This moment.. relatively speaking, we can call it present. But if we look at the watch, […]

Proof That It’s Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams – Purpose Fairy

Proof That It’s Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams – Purpose Fairy.

Reconnect With Your Higher Self: Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy

Reconnect With Your Higher Self: Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy.

How to Develop the Neuroplasticity of Your Brain

This prescription for how to develop the neuroplasticity of your brain is from Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation for a patient named Jonathan. The advice given by Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, M. D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine and the Executive Director of the […]