Archives for August 2015

How to Create Genuine Human Connections. “I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.” ~ Brené Brown Source: How to Create Genuine Human Connections – Purpose Fairy

Dr. Oz sits down to talk to Dr. Kelly Turner about the science behind unexplained remissions from terminal cancer. What unites these cases? What can we learn from them? Dr. Turner shares her findings. Source: Radical Remission: When Terminal Cancer Vanishes, Pt 1 | The Dr. Oz Show

yada Listen to your being. It is continuously giving you hints; it is a still, small voice. It does not shout at you, that is true. And if you are a little silent you will start feeling your way. Be the person you are. Never try to be another, and you will become mature. Maturity […]

Low-income Buddhism Those of us in the lower class have no real disposable income, no truly ‘free’ time, and we have to keep up a break-neck speed just to break even. We get up early to sit before heading to a job that we can tolerate only because we sit. We meditate before bed to […]

LITTLE THINGS + BIG THINGS “My research has consistently demonstrated that recovery from the minor challenges we administer in an experiment, such as being burned by the thermode or seeing an upsetting picture, is strongly correlated with and predictive of how someone copes with real-life adversity, particularly how quickly they recover. Resilience on the little […]

yada Waking up to Racism I am often asked when talking about racism in Buddhist circles to be specific, give examples. In part, this longing emerges from the reluctance of white people in power to accept, and see clearly by opening their eyes, that white supremacy informs the shaping of Buddhist communities, individual interactions, publications, […]

Finding Your Life Purpose: Guided Meditation. “Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it” ~ Gautama Buddha There’s nothing more fulfilling than living in alignment with your life purpose. Nothing more exciting than being all that you were born to be and doing the work […]