Frank Ostaseski is one the founders of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. It was founded in 1987 by members of the San Francisco Zen Center and its doors have been open since 1990. I have had more than three previous occasions to encounter the Zen Hospice Project. When my friend, Richard Dahut was […]
Fulfilling Your Heart’s Desire Guided Meditation
August 4, 2014 by
Here is another lovely video featuring Kelly Howell. This one is a fulfilling your heart’s desire guided meditation. This is a really beautiful and peaceful meditation that is meant to accelerate manifestation and generate feelings of the absolute. It promotes total fulfillment, and making your mind and body feel as if all of the things […]
A Center of Love and Kindness
August 3, 2014 by
Here is a marvelous quote from Jon Kabat-Zinn. He teaches us to establish ourselves as a center of love and kindness. I believe that it was Kristin Neff who found that people looking for mates are more concerned about finding someone who is kind than any other quality, and this is the most important quality […]
Ceremony and Ritual Creates Mindfulness
August 2, 2014 by
In this video from Super Soul Sunday, Oprah Winfrey interviews Mariel Hemingway and her soul mate, Bobby Williams. They are discussing their new book, Running with Nature: Stepping Into the Life You Were Meant to Live. Mariel, says, “I think ceremony and ritual creates mindfulness.” I’m all in favor of anything that creates mindfulness! She […]
27 Lessons From Eckhart Tolle
August 1, 2014 by
Between 2004 and 2008, I read books by Eckhart Tolle as fast as they came to my local library. I found his teachings to be quite wonderful and inspiring. I remember listening to The Power of Now in the car on the way up to Eugene, Oregon with my daughter as we drove to the […]
Grief and Joy
July 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The difference between grief and joy is what we do with them. Grief we push away. Joy we try to hold on to. When we refuse our grief, it stays. When we try to control our joy, it leaves. That’s the way these processes are. – Anne Wilson Schaef
Celebrating Roshi Joan’s Continuation
July 31, 2014 by
For the past two years, we have been celebrating Roshi Joan’s Continuation day. In common parlance, this means we are celebrating Roshi Joan Halifax‘s 72 birthday today. In the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, we learn that there is no birth and no death. Thay, as he is known by his followers, says, […]
9 Minute Meditation Course
July 30, 2014 by
The 9 Minute Meditation course will help you reduce or eliminate stress from your life. In just 9 minutes a day, you will be able to manage your stress, anxiety, and worries in new and different ways. 9 Minute Meditation will help you also in other aspects of your life. Your relationships with your family, […]
No Birth No Death
July 29, 2014 by
My teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches about no birth no death, no coming no going, no after no before. In his book, No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life, he writes, Our greatest fear is that when we die we will become nothing. Many of us believe that our entire existence is […]
“Dream Big” by Lisa Nichols – YouTube
July 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“Dream Big” by Lisa Nichols – YouTube.
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