Something is not right in my neighborhood. I took a walk yesterday at a usual place by San Francisco Bay a few hundred yards west of San Quentin State Penitentiary. This spot is a favorite of mine because it has a rugged path of a hundred or so yards by the bay and half that […]
Buddhist Jokes That Will Brighten Your Day
August 14, 2018 by
These Buddhist jokes that will brighten your day were sent to me by an long-time friend, Mr. da Hut. I think they are great! What do you think? 1. Says the Master to his pupil: “Do you understand that you don’t really exist?” Upon which the pupil replies: “To whom are you telling that?” 2. […]
The Enneagram – From Personality To Awakening
January 10, 2015 by
The Enneagram The enneagram is a nine pointed diagram introduced in Europe in the 1920’s by George Gurdjieff . Recently, many teachers have taught the enneagram as a tool to transform personality traits into higher qualities for spiritual development and awakening. They map each point on the diagram at the left into a different personality type and also […]
Love Is Letting Go Of Fear
November 14, 2014 by
With Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in the hospital, it may be good to remember that love is letting go of fear. Then we will be free to love Thay and allow what is to be to be. Love Is Letting Go Of Fear is the title of a book by Jerry Jampolsky. He was the […]
Quiet Time In Schools
February 7, 2014 by
There has been a lot of talk about quiet time in schools lately. Daniel Goleman, in his book, Focus, reports on activities in New Zealand, New Haven, Connecticut, Youngstown, Ohio, Anchorage, Alaska, Singapore, and many other places. The one thing that these activities have in common is setting aside quiet time for kids and teachers […]
Secular Mindfulness For Stress Relief
December 2, 2013 by
These days, business leaders, politicians, and educators are using mindfulness to cope with stress. They are taking advantage of secular mindfulness for stress relief in their lives. This video from Laura Evans of Fox News in Washington, DC reports that 65% of Americans are not able to take time for themselves at least once a […]
Secular Mindfulness
November 24, 2013 by
In the recent article, Google Likes Thich Nhat Hanh, we saw that mindfulness has made a lasting impression on certain types of business such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and the like. The companies are offering classes in mindfulness in hopes of increasing the productivity of their workers. We call this secular mindfulness, because it leaves […]
Google Likes Thich Nhat Hanh
November 21, 2013 by
In yesterday’s article on The Business of Mindfulness, we learned that Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh visited Google just last month. We learned that he would only visit Google if they would offer a day of mindfulness. It is apparent that Google likes Thich Nhat Hanh! He is known as Thay by his hundreds of […]
The Business Of Mindfulness
November 20, 2013 by
The business of mindfulness is discussed nicely in a recent article in The Economist by Schumpeter. The article is being brilliantly discussed by fellow OI1 members on the OI discussion board. According to the tag line of the article, capitalism is looking for inspiration from Eastern mysticism. For example, Google offers courses “search inside yourself,” […]
In Memory Of Lech Peszewski
July 10, 2013 by
This post is in memory of Lech Peszewski, my dear friend of many years. He died on Sunday from complications due to pneumonia resulting from fibrosis. I did not know how badly he was suffering. The last time I saw him, he complained more about his shoulder than his breathing. He did, however, mention his […]
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