This online interview with one of my mentors inspired me to share it with you, my readers. I have decided to withhold the name of my mentor for the time being. This is quite different from all of my other posts, so please have a little patience. Interview With One Of My Mentors The text […]
Why Are We Here?
June 5, 2012 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is well known for peace efforts during the war in Vietnam. Since then, and probably before, he has been teaching about interbeing. He says that we interare with everything in the cosmos. Here is a quote illustrating why we are here. We are here to awaken from our illusion of […]
Mindfulness of Craving
June 4, 2012 by
Craving or desire, especially sensual desire, is the root of all suffering. Mindfulness of craving can help us reduce or eliminate desire and give us freedom. Now what do we desire? Sex and sensual pleasures? Money? Power? That beautiful woman or handsome man? That shiny car? The best meals? That beautiful beachfront home? Chocolate? All […]
Qi Gong Meditation for Weight Loss
June 2, 2012 by
Being overweight and having eating disorders are contributors stress. Qi gong meditation for weight loss can help with this problem. Lee Holden is a popular qi gong instructor and is appearing on a PBS series on the subject. His series, Exercise to Heal is aired on many stations around the country. This video is […]
The Turth Within You – Swami Vivekananda
June 1, 2012 by
This quote came for a card from a friend a long time ago. It has been waiting to be shared all this time. The teachings of Swami Vivekananda and Sri Ramakrishna were the first teachings I was exposed to when I began meditation practices at the Vedanta Center in Chicago. We would sit, listen to […]
How Much Is The Clock?
May 29, 2012 by
When I was growing up, my aunt Zlota from Chicago used to ask for the time of day by saying, “How much is the clock?” This must have been a literal translation from Yiddish or Russian. The memory of her and this lovely expression remains with me today. Adam Frank is a professor and an […]
Manage Stress with Meditation Practices
May 26, 2012 by
Being stressed out can cause real problems in your professional life as well as your personal life. Stress can influence you health in harmful ways. Studies at Carnegie Mellon University and other institutions have shown that stress can be related to hair loss, depression and even cardiovascular disease. Researchers are claiming that stress can be […]
Meditation as Medicine
May 24, 2012 by
Dr. Robert Stahl has founded Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses in medical centers around the San Francisco Bay Area. He recently gave a Tech Talk at Google about meditation as medicine in relationship to MBSR. As you can imagine, the lecture was very well attended. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction was founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn […]
Quick Quote from Mahatma Gandhi
May 24, 2012 by
I just came across this wonderful quote from Mahatma Gandhi Live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever ~ Mahatma Gandhi Did you like this quote? Please click the like button below, so lots of people on Facebook will see it, and there will be more smiles […]
The Dalai Lama Wins the Templeton Prize and Gives It Away!
May 22, 2012 by
Sir John Templeton founded the Templeton Prize forty years ago to honor “entrepreneurs of the spirit”. The prize is worth about $1.7 million and is the largest prize given to an individual. This year, the Dalai Lama wins the Templeton Prize and gives it away! He received the prize for progress in religion. $200,000 of […]
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