I just received an email from Jennifer Louden on the art of mini-transitions. I wrote the following to her: In 1971 I had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with Swami Rama of the Himalayas and his successor Dr. Arya, who became Swami Veda Bharati. The first discourse Dr. Arya taught was about celebrating […]
The Tao that Can be Told
August 27, 2015 by
On the first full day I was in Pune, India in 1975 with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, also known as Osho, he began a series dharma talks on Lao Tzu‘s Tao Te Ching. These talks resulted in a series of four volumes call Tao: The Three Treasures. The narrator, a long-time disciple of his, reads this […]
The Value of Diligence
August 26, 2015 by
One of the six paramitas, as Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches them is diligence. Other translations of the six paramitas call this one effort. The other paramitas are generosity, ethics, patience, concentration, and wisdom. The value of diligence is demonstrated when we commit to daily practice. We can also demonstrate the value of diligence […]
The Upside of Stress
August 25, 2015 by
Kelly McGonigal gave a talk on How to Turn Stress into an Advantage from her new book, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It. The talk took place at the 2015 99U conference at Lincoln Center in New York City. In Kelly’s research, she learned […]
Is Anxiety Useful?
August 24, 2015 by
During the past few weeks, I have been anxious about how my dharma talk on the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing was going to turn out at The Club at Harbor Point last Thursday night (August 20, 2015). Now I am wondering, “Is anxiety useful?” Was being anxious useful to me during the time […]
Conscientious Compassion
August 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Conscientious Compassion When compassion and justice are unified, we arrive at what I call conscientious compassion. This is compassion, not merely as a beautiful inward feeling of empathy with those suffering, but a compassion that gives birth to a fierce determination to uplift others, to tackle the causes of their suffering, and to establish the […]
What leads to Happiness?
August 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What leads to Happiness? There are said to be four core doctrines found in all classic happiness theory from wisdom literature, philosophy, psychology, spirituality and self-help. Following any of them is challenging, to say the least. They are: Know yourself. Control your desires. Take care of what’s yours. Remember death and mortality. Let’s strive […]
Do Not Feed Your Cancer!
August 17, 2015 by
In Healing with the Seven Principles of Mindfulness: How to Thrive and Succeed in a Complex Cancer System, there is a small section on “The Cancer Diet.” The major point of that section is, “Do not feed your cancer!” What does this mean? Cancer thrives on sugar – almost any kind of sugar. Why do […]
Conscientious Compassion—Bhikkhu Bodhi on Climate Change, Social Justice, and Saving the World | Buddhistdoor
August 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Bhikkhu Bodhi’s vision of a global ethic Source: Conscientious Compassion—Bhikkhu Bodhi on Climate Change, Social Justice, and Saving the World | Buddhistdoor
Kelly McGonigal Says Stress is Good for You!
August 14, 2015 by
Kelly McGonigal says stress is good for you! She is not the only one. When Laura Silva talks about stress in the Silva Life System, she calls this kind of good stress, eustress. Imagine that you work for an organization with hundreds of employees and you’re about to give a presentation to the entire group. […]
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