A lot of people new to the teaching of mindfulness ask the question, “What is dharma?” They hear it mentioned in so many different contexts that they become confused. But, like many words in English, dharma has many meanings. Buddhists all over the world talk about the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the dharma, and the […]
Archives for September 2015
Words Lose Their Meaning
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) has been recovering from the stroke he had last November in San Francisco at the UCSF Medical Center. It must be the best place in the world for stroke rehabilitation, or he would not be there. Words lose their meaning when you try to describe how well his treatment […]
On Having the Courage to Take Life in Your Own Hands – Purpose Fairy
On Having the Courage to Take Life in Your Own Hands. There is no peace in pointing the finger and making others responsible for how you feel and for what your life looks like. There is no peace in giving your power away to forces outside of yourself and making them responsible for the quality […]
Newly-Released Book Provides Guidance and Methods for Healing Cancer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Los Angeles, CA)—September 15, 2015—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 14 million people are diagnosed globally with cancer each year. Dr. Jerome Freedman, a cancer survivor, provides those with cancer with healing methods that support traditional medicine with his newly-released book, Healing with the Seven Principles of Mindfulness, How […]
Education of the Heart
“My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call education of the heart. Just as we take for granted the need to acquire proficiency in the basic academic subjects, I am hopefully that a time will come when we can take it for granted that children will […]
Mindfulness Reconnects Us With Our Center
These words of wisdom from George Mumford teach us how mindfulness reconnects us with our center and the space between stimulus and response. His work with athletes is quite well known. “Think about the eye of a hurricane, or the calm still center in the middle of a cyclone. No matter how intense the storm […]
The Quest for Love – Purpose Fairy
The Quest for Love. The blessing of being in a relationship is that you are each other’s teacher. Your significant other can bring out things in you that you have never recognized in yourself before. In essence, you are a reflection of one another and your souls unite to assist in each other’s evolution. I […]
Meditating with Emotions
These words of wisdom from Pema Chodron teach us about meditating with emotions from her book, How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind. Read this quote and then see what Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay by his followers) has to say about meditating with emotions. Get Dirty […]
No More Sleepless Nights: Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy
No More Sleepless Nights: Guided Meditation. Whether you have difficulty falling asleep, waking up in the middle of the night, or not feeling rested and refreshed after a night of sleep, or you just want to sleep more easily and improve the quality of your sleep – this guided meditation will help you sleep better. […]
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