The Buddha teaches us to take refuge in yourself. Taking refuge in yourself gives you the strength to be just as you are, without having to impress anyone else or kowtow to anyone else. You become an island unto yourself. Oneself is one’s own protector (refuge) indeed, What other protector (refuge) can there be? With […]
Archives for April 2015
A Song for the Winter Garden
April 14, 2015 by
[Editor’s note: John Snyder is another one of my dharma brothers in the Order of Interbeing (OI) of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He posted this on our OI Yahoo group and gave me permission to publish it here. This poem teaches us how impermanence rules the winter and all of life. Enjoy!] A Song […]
Changing Gears
April 13, 2015 by
Here are some more wonderful words of wisdom from Eknath Easwaran. He talks about changing gears with a daily meditation practice. “The goal of all spiritual disciplines is gradually to bring the mind to a perfect stillness. In automotive terms, you are downshifting from overdrive to top gear then to second then finally to neutral. […]
Healing Your Energy and Finding Enlightenment Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy
April 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Healing Your Energy and Finding Enlightenment Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy.
WHAT IS DARING GREATLY?
April 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
“Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don’t exist in the human experience. We must walk into the arena, whatever it may be—a new relationship, an important meeting, our creative process, or a difficult family conversation—with courage and a willingness to engage. Rather than sitting on the sidelines and hurling judgment and advice, we must […]
Watch This Before Your Doctor Tries To Poison You
April 11, 2015 by
Please watch this before your doctor tries to poison you. Before your doctor tries to Cut, Burn or Poison you (or a loved one) with Chemo, Radiation, and Surgery… you need to watch this free “Tell All” video first. You’re personally invited to watch this amazing 11-part, investigative report (60 minutes style) documentary mini-series (for […]
Cultivating a Heart of Compassion
April 10, 2015 by
These words of wisdom from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh are about cultivating a heart of compassion. This is done by the practice of metta (loving kindness) meditation. We have seen many articles the speak to metta meditation. The approach in this Tricycle.com article by Thay (as Thich Nhat Hanh is known to his followers) […]
Ignite Your Inner Voice
April 9, 2015 by
Here is a great motivation video to ignite your inner voice. There are scenes from the movies, Limitless, The Pursuit of Happiness, Invincible, and Neil Young The 60 Year Old Skateboarder to accompany the speeches that you will certainly recognize. This quote from Jim Carey may spark your interest to watch the whole video: In […]
Teachings on Loving Kindness
April 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
yada The invitation in this meditation practice isn’t to be narcissistic or self centered, which we can and certainly often do manage without the time and effort of meditation. Rather, it is building and renewing the reservoir of feeling whole within, feeling complete, so that we can offer and give and serve without feeling depleted, […]
More Teachings of the Buddha
April 8, 2015 by
Here are some more teachings of the Buddha from one of my favorites, Sharon Salzberg. These teachings are similar to ones that we have learned from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, dharma teacher, Glen Schneider, and the Order of Interbeing. Sharon invites us to contemplate the forces of greed, grasping, hatred, and delusion in our […]
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