As we saw recently in Worthiness, Thomas Merton was an American Trappist monk who was a friend of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers. They met together only one time at Father Merton’s monastery in Gethsemani, Kentuckey in 1966. They were both quite outspoken against the war in Vietnam. They […]
Desmond Tutu Speaks Out For Climate Change
April 13, 2014 by
The situation with climate change is getting rather desperate. As shown last Thursday, Harrison Ford and Don Cheadle are also very concerned about climate change. See What Do Harrison Ford And Don Cheadle Know That We Should. Now Desmond Tutu speaks out for climate change. He thinks we need an anti-apartheid style of boycott of […]
What Is Worth Clinging To?
April 12, 2014 by
Bhikkhu Samahita has a lot of Buddha’s teachings on his main website, http://What-Buddha-Said.net. He also sends out a daily email with much of the same material. His email a couple of days ago raised the question in my mind, “What is worth clinging to?” As you may know, clinging is one of the causes of […]
Why Sit?
April 11, 2014 by
These words of wisdom from Lama Surya Das are straight out of Tricycle magazine. He answers the question, “Why sit?” Basically, he is saying that sitting is necessary to cultivate contemplative practice to help us develop aspects of nonviolence and compassion. He is saying that we need to balance these practices with local political action, […]
What Do Harrison Ford And Don Cheadle Know That We Should
April 10, 2014 by
What do Harrison Ford and Don Cheadle know that we should? Also, what does New York Times writer, Thomas L. Friedman know that we don’t? What do Plainview, Texas, Syria, and the rainforest in Indonesia have in common? Watch this season opener of the new Showtime original series Years of Living Dangerously to find out. […]
Rave Diet Eating
April 9, 2014 by
Rave Diet Eating is the title of the video embedded below. You’ll learn how health problems are largely caused by eating habits and that a plant based diet may be the way to heal. Dr. Joseph Crow at the Cleveland Clinic suffered from heart disease. His colleague, Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D. told him about a plant […]
Tapping Into Your Subconscious Mind
April 8, 2014 by
Tapping into your subconscious mind can be one of the most creative opportunities for you to get clarity about your goals and help you to overcome obstacles. Notice, I did not say, “…help you to solve problems.” Problems have a push-pull duality imposed on them by their very nature. Obstacles give you the opportunity to […]
3 Tips To Live More Mindfully
April 7, 2014 by
These 3 tips to live more mindfully came from Theo Koffler, found of Mindfulness without Borders. One of her ongoing projects is to bring social and emotional intelligence to the struggling teenagers in Rwanda and Uganda. From what I’ve heard, these programs are quite successful and help bring peace to the troubled areas. We’ve gotten […]
Where Happiness Comes From
April 6, 2014 by
There have been many articles about where happiness comes from on Meditation Practices over recent months. Happiness is something we seek and some of us are fortunate enough to find every now and then. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches that happiness can only be found in the present moment. One of the songs from […]
Connecting With Your Inner Advisor
April 5, 2014 by
My friend, Dr. Marty Rossman, in addition to being a medical doctor, author, and acupuncturist, is the founder of what is now called interactive guided imagery. It is the granddaddy of creative visualization! He as trained more than a thousand people how to use guided imagery in a therapeutic environment. One of his most famous […]
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