9 Attitudes for Mindfulness in Daily Life

The following 9 attitudes for mindfulness in daily life are presented in a series of short videos by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Seven of  9 attitudes for mindfulness were presented in the original version of his book, Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. In […]

Beauty of the Nameless

The beauty of the nameless is exactly what I would call the pictures of the natural world that I have been collecting over the years. I fail to try to identify the types of birds, bees and flowers that I photograph. Even the names of the cities and towns that I’ve visited in foreign countries […]

I Am Enough

“I am enough” is just one of the transformational mantras that I just learned from Marisa Peer, the UK’s most beloved therapist. In the video I watched this morning, she told stories of how famous actors, artists, and entrepreneurs overcame life-long traumas by simply writing these words on their mirror and having them set as […]

Does God Exist?

Does God exist? Vishen Lakhiani, founder of Mindvalley and Tom Chi, co-founder of Google X had a discussion about this and it was very enlightening. This question bothered Tom

Meditation and Acceptance

These words of wisdom from Sam Harris talk about meditation and acceptance. Acceptance of what is in the present moment is the key to liberation and happiness. The past is gone, the future has not yet come. We only have the present moment and accepting it just as it is can change our lives in […]

Can You Hear Mother Earth?

In this special message from Sister Chan Khong, she asks, “Can you hear Mother Earth? In this excerpt from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, we learn of the desperate situation we are in. Please wake up, my children, and see what you are doing. Your atomic bombs have laid waste to billions of precious lives, […]

Are You Conditioned?

yada Are you aware that you are conditioned? That is the first thing to ask yourself, not how to be free of your conditioning. You may never be free of it, and if you say, ‘I must be free of it’, you may fall into another trap of another form of conditioning. So are you […]

The Declaration Of Interdependence

We, the sentient beings of the third planet (earth) from the star commonly known as the “sun”, declare that all existence is in a state of interdependence. The state of interdependence is a state of interbeing, of interconnectedness. We recognize that people, animals, plants and minerals inter-are and share a single dwelling  place on planet earth. […]

Masterclass with Marisa Peer

The Masterclass with Marisa Peer on Instant Transformational Hypnotherapy starts now! Presented by Mindvalley. In 30 minutes, this class can give you the same mindset as the world’s happiest super-achievers and leave you feel totally inspired. This peerless Masterclass will cover the difference between the 1% she works with and the other 99% of the […]

Lissa Rankin on Impermanence

I just received this email from Lissa Rankin on impermanence. She talks about how resisting change as a cause for suffering. Resisting change is just like being hit with a second arrow, as the Buddha put it. He said that the first arrow is the one which causes an injury with its unavoidable pain and […]