“Going back to Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech, I also learned that the people who love me, the people I really depend on, were never the critics who were pointing at me while I stumbled. They weren’t in the bleachers at all. They were with me in the arena. Fighting for me and with […]
THE VULNERABILITY PRAYER
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
“I took a deep breath and recited my vulnerability prayer as I waited my turn: Give me the courage to show up and let myself be seen. Then, seconds before I was introduced, I thought about a paperweight on my desk that reads, “What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not […]
Keep Chewing
April 29, 2015 by
Meditation practice is something that can be like tasting a bitter fruit. At first, it seems very bitter, but as long as you keep chewing, you’ll discover its sweetness. The same true for meditation. “When you are taking to meditation and beginning to change your habits, it sometimes looks as if you’re having a very […]
Be Nobody
April 28, 2015 by
Here is another poem from William Menza. He is a lay dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Be Nobody Work to be nobody, But a humble unknown sage, Silently helping others, As best as you can. And like a bird Flying through the sky Leave no tracks, no […]
The Natural State of Things
April 27, 2015 by
Once again, we have words of wisdom from Lama Surya Das on the natural state of things. I find this quote to be very compelling. We are often taught that mindfulness is non-judgmental awareness of the present moment and to experience life just as it is, in the natural state of things. Dzogpa Chenpo is […]
Live Fully in the Present
April 26, 2015 by
Alan Watts once said For unless one is able to live fully in the present, the future is a hoax. There is no point whatever in making plans for a future which you will never be able to enjoy. When your plans mature, you will still be living for some other future beyond. You will never, never be […]
The World According to My Radio
April 25, 2015 by
Here is a poem called The World According to My Radio by Pameli Benham. This is another poem which showed up on the Order of Interbeing Yahoo group and I thought you may like it. Please read the whole thing before you pass judgement on it. The World According to My Radio Swimming to the […]
Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda
April 24, 2015 by
Another poem crossed my desk recently that I want to share with you. This is on Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda. Keeping Quiet Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth, let’s not speak in any language; let’s stop for one second, and […]
You Are Life Just as it Is
April 23, 2015 by
Here’s poem today from Mooji that teaches that you are life just as it is. Mooji was born Anthony Paul Moo-Young in Jamaica in 1954. He was a street artist in the “West End” of London town for many years. Sri Harilal Poonja, the renowned advaita master, or Papaji, as his followers call him was […]
Forgiveness Is The Secret to a Happier Life
April 20, 2015 by
Here is a colorful video with the message that forgiveness is the secret to a happier life. I would add that gratitude helps maintain the happier life. With regard to forgiveness, kindness and gratitude, Mother Teresa had this to say: People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people […]
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