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 […]
Pharrell Williams Is Happy
February 6, 2014 by
I love this video. Pharrell Williams is Happy! Everyone is happy. People are jumping up and down with joy and happiness. We all should be doing so. Why, you may ask? Because life exists only the present moment and we have everything we need to be happy. Just look around you. We are the gift […]
Rajeev Kahn – The HinJew
February 5, 2014 by
My daughter told me about this incredible yogi who she met at the Mount Madonna Center near Watsonville, California. She then send me a link about Rajeev Kahn – The HinJew to an arcicle in The Hindu, Kahn do! – The Hindu. In The Hindu article, we learn that Rajeev is an actor, director, singer, […]
Emptiness, Interbeing And Reality
February 4, 2014 by
This video is entitled, “Where Science and Buddhism Meet: Emptiness, Interconnectivity and the Nature of Reality” by Gerald Penilla. I have changed the name to “Emptiness, Interbeing and Reality” to demonstrate the importance of the insights of emptiness and interbeing and how they relate to the nature of reality. If you have followed my rantings […]
Creative Visualization With Lisa Nichols
February 3, 2014 by
If you have plans for February 5th, you’re going to need to cancel them 🙂 Here’s why: We’ve convinced the #1 rated teacher from The Secret – Lisa Nichols – to host a Brand New LIVE Class on Creative Visualization, along with our Mindvalley Founder Vishen Lakhiani. And I’ve got you a free ticket 🙂 […]
The Three Jewels
February 2, 2014 by
Every Buddhist practitioner takes refuge in the Three Jewels. The Three Jewels are The Buddha, The Dharma, and The Sangha. The Buddha What does it mean to take refuge in the Buddha? When we take refuge in the Buddha, we aspire to awaken the seeds of joy, happiness, peace, and serenity in our lives and […]
Imagination Shapes Reality
February 1, 2014 by
My first Zen teacher was Dainin Katagiri Roshi in 1972 when I did a 7 day sesshin (an intense period of meditation) at the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC). In the 80’s, when I regularly attended Monday night sitting practice, my teacher was Myogen Steve Stucky. At the SFZC in Green Gulch Farm in Sausalito […]
Change Is The Universal Law
January 30, 2014 by
After a long delay, we finally have some words of wisdom from Lama Surya Das once again. This one is about the insight of impermanence – that change is the universal law. We all know that everything must change, but we go on living as if we will live forever. We resist change and this […]
Right View
January 26, 2014 by
These words of wisdom came to me from the Tricycle Daily Dharma for January 17,2014. They come from an article by Mark Epstein. Dr. Epstein is an American psychiatrist trained at Harvard who has been a practicing Buddhist since his early twenties. He is a frequent contributor to Tricycle Magazine. The quote from his article, […]
40 Inspiring Quotes
January 25, 2014 by
These words of wisdom from 40 inspiring quotes came to me from the Silva Method. They suggest that you pick one of these quotes each day and meditate on it. Try to see yourself from the author’s point of view, even if you don’t understand or agree with it. 1. “When you want something,all the […]
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