“Proper hydration is a critical factor in maintaining and improving your mind as you age. Dr. Daniel G. Amen explains, “Considering that your brain is 80 percent water, proper hydration is the first rule of good nutrition. Even slight dehydration increases the body’s stress hormones, which can decrease your ability to think clearly. Over […]
Archives for August 2015
Meant to Answer God’s Call
I just received this beautiful prayer by Archbishop Desmond Tutu from Lama Surya Das. If you don’t believe in God, you can substitute words like buddhanature, the cosmos, the universe, or the higher power. In any case, we are called into the midst of human suffering. This is the role of the bodhisattva – to […]
Positive Emotions and Your Health – NIH News in Health, August 2015
A growing body of research suggests that having a positive mental outlook might benefit your physical health. Some evidence hints that emotional wellness can be improved by developing certain skills. Source: Positive Emotions and Your Health – NIH News in Health, August 2015
Words of Wisdom from Lao Tzu Part 2
Here is part 2 of the words of wisdom from Lao Tzu are from his famous book, Tao Te Ching. We are taught that “The tao that can be told of is not the absolute tao,” so please take this to heart as you explore these teachings. On being soft and slow: “The soft overcomes […]
What is the Slight Edge? (And how to get it.)
“The things that take you out of failure and up toward survival and success are simple. So simple, in fact, that it’s easy to overlook them. Extremely easy to overlook them. It’s easy to overlook them because when you look at them, they seem insignificant. They’re not big, sweeping things that take huge effort. […]
Removing Negative Karma
If it’s negative, just don’t do it again. That’s how to purify your negative karma: repenting, turning away from it and vowing never to do it again. Learn your lessons. Cultivate the positive. That will purify us, without need for guilt or fear. What’s gone is gone. We can be free and clear now […]
Spiritual Awakening
Last week, Pema Chodron began her 80th year and we wished her a Happy Continuation! She has been pursuing spiritual awakening for more than half of her life! Here is what she says about it: “Spiritual awakening is frequently described as a journey to the top of a mountain. We leave our attachments and our […]
Learning to Love and Accept Yourself: Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy
Learning to Love and Accept Yourself: Guided Meditation. Love is the most powerful force in the universe. It’s the glue that holds everything together in this world. And the more love you have in your heart for yourself, the more love you will be able to project out into the world, and into your life. […]
INTERBEING
Interbeing “When we look deeply into a sheet of paper, we see that it’s full of everything in the cosmos: the sunshine, the trees, the clouds, the earth, the minerals, everything—except for one thing. It’s empty of one thing only: a separate self. The sheet of paper cannot be by itself alone. That is why […]
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