Welcome to 2014. May this be the year that all your dreams come true. To begin the New Year with the right mindset, I’d like to offer the following metta practice. Metta is the Pali word for loving kindness. Loving kindness, in turn, is one of the Four Immeasurable Minds taught by the Buddha. The […]
Joy All Around
December 31, 2013 by
I am happy to pass on Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh‘s practice phrases for the New Year. The phrases are Joy within me, Joy all around and New year, New me These words of wisdom express my wishes that we all have a Happy New Year with peace, gratitude, harmony, and compassion in our hearts. […]
This Very Moment
December 30, 2013 by
This is about this very moment. This wonderful moment. Have you noticed? This week is the solstice: yesterday, to be precise. The shortest day of the year, and the longest night. Typically, it’s a time of clarity and community, introspection and renewal. ‘Tis the season. Time to celebrate the light in darkness. As the Quakers […]
The Secret Bliss
December 29, 2013 by
The Secret Bliss is the title of an interview of Sonia Doubell by LondonReal: Brian Rose and Nic Gabriel. Sonia is an actress, journalist, yoga teacher, and entrepreneur. The Secret Bliss is also the name of her website. On her website, we find the following quote: I believe that within each of us lies incredible […]
The Ultimate State Of Human Existence
December 28, 2013 by
Vishen Lakhiani is the founder of Mindvalley, the fastest growing business in the advancement of humanity and personal development. In this video Vishen shares about flow, the ultimate state of human existence. The talk is titled, “Why happiness is the new productivity.” Vishen appeared at the Engage Today event in Calgary with Sir Richard Branson, […]
Search Inside Yourself
December 27, 2013 by
Search Inside Yourself is a popular course at Google and it is also a book describing the course. It was written by Google’s “Jolly Good Fellow,” Chad-Meng Tan, usually called Meng. Meng is associated with The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) and The course and the book take the ideas of […]
6 Things Uniting in Harmony
December 26, 2013 by
The 6 things uniting in harmony to be remembered were spoken by the Buddha. These came to me in an email from Bhikkhu Samahita The Blessed Buddha once said: These six things are to be remembered in order to unite any community in harmony: Which six? Friendly Behavior both in public & in private. Friendly […]
10 Big Ideas To Turn On Skinny Genes
December 22, 2013 by
Dr. Dean Ornish demonstrated that targeted lifestyle changes can turn on disease-fighting genes and turn off disease-promoting genes. I heard him speak about how lifestyle changes reversed heart disease at Dr. Marty Rossman‘s Academy for Guided Imagery convention in Hawaii many years ago. Now his work is going mainstream. One of the exceptional doctors to […]
Joy, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Interbeing
December 21, 2013 by
Today is the shortest day of the year. We are celebrating the Winter Solstice with this lovely prose poem by Jen Louden. It touched me in places that inspire me to tune into my true nature and be my best self. I first heard of Jen through her Shero’s School For Revolutionaries, which was an […]
The Dalai Lama Speaks On Unbiased Compassion
December 20, 2013 by
Here is another short video in which the Dalai Lama speaks on unbiased compassion. It is an excerpt of a longer conversation that the Dalai Lama had with Thai Buddhists at his residence in Dharamsala, India, on March 15th, 2011. The compassionate sense of concern for the well-being of one’s own friend – those people […]
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