Your mind is like a monkey, jumping from one thing to another, so you must learn to direct your mind, as if you were the director of your own movie. The Buddha referred to this po “This is your express train to mental control. Now that you’re developing the capacity to observe the inner workings […]
Include All Things
February 23, 2017 by
The insight of interbeing tells us to include all things. This inclusiveness pertains to people, animals, plants and minerals all the way down to the smallest atom (hydrogen) and all the up beyond the visible universe. But this is not a new idea as many think. For example, in my interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson […]
What is a Hero?
February 22, 2017 by
What is a hero? Do you really know? Is it someone strong and vibrant who goes off and slays your enemies and upholds your friends? Or is it a football quarterback who wins the Super Bows in the last second with his “hail Mary” throw? Christoper McDougall doesn’t think it is any of these. […]
The Warrior Within
February 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
yada “In today’s world, why would anyone want to Unleash the Warrior Within? … We want to end war, but to end war we must understand war. And the starting point for all war comes from within each of us. True warriors understand this; this is why we need more warriors. Being a warrior is […]
A Deeper Level of Being
February 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
yada When you’re not entrapped by another person’s appearance or behavior, you can see behind all that to a deeper level of their being because your mind has tuned itself; you’ve shifted your focus just that little bit to see their soul. That soul quality is love. —Ram Dass, “Tuning the Mind“ yada
Attaining Enlightenment
February 14, 2017 by
Attaining enlightenment seems to be what we are all looking for when we diligently practice mindful meditation every day. I know, from personal experience, that this can be a very difficult task. When I was 19, I had three transformative experiences that shaped my life. I did not know what theses were experiences were until […]
How to Navigate this Crazy World
February 9, 2017 by
These words of wisdom on how to navigate this crazy world came to me today from Dr. Lissa Rankin from her The Daily Flame email. I think that this is an important one to share, especially because we have been discussing deep listening and loving speech in our Mindfulness in Healing sangha for the past couple of […]
The Goddesses of Knowledge and Wealth
February 8, 2017 by
We don’t often think of the Goddesses of Knowledge and Wealth, but when we do, so says Deepak Chopra, we should think of the Goddess of Knowledge, Sarasvati. But from what I’ve seen in his daily emails, is his online programs pay homage to the Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi. In these emails, he is ABS […]
Global Day of Prayer
February 6, 2017 by
An invitation to participate in a GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER Sunday, February 12 – 10 AM EST Aware of the suffering and serious division that is being created in the US and around the world, by opposing views and lack of understanding, we will be observing a Global Day of Prayer on Sunday, February 12. […]
10 Songs to Comfort You during Times of Transition from Lissa Rankin
January 31, 2017 by
The following 10 songs to comfort you during times of transition from Lissa Rankin showed up in my email yesterday. I want to share with you what she said about each song verbatim. She did say, “Feel free to share the love if you liked this post.” So here goes… I have a Comfort playlist […]
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