When you love someone, you think it will be the same all the time and last forever, but we know that all conditioned things are impermanent, so nothing can stay the same. The best we can hope for is that our love continues to grow as we get older together. The other day, I was […]
Become the Change You Wish to See in the World
July 27, 2016 by
A lot of spiritual teachers and climate activists advise us to become the change you wish to see in the world. This includes the “The best known life coach in America” according to Psychology Today, Martha Beck. We must chart a course through conditions as fluid as water, in such a way that we not […]
9 Attitudes for Mindfulness in Daily Life
July 21, 2016 by
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
July 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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
July 18, 2016 by
“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 […]
Meditation and Acceptance
July 12, 2016 by
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?
July 7, 2016 by
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?
July 5, 2016 by
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
July 4, 2016 by
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. […]
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