In the Buddha’s teachings, reincarnation is assumed to be certain. The legends talk about Buddha’s past lives and how he had been a Buddha in the past. While many doubt that reincarnation is possible, reincarnation may be for real! My friend, Bhikkhu Samahita, is a monk living in Sri Lanka. He sends me emails about […]
Jon Kabat-Zinn Speaks To The Greater Good
February 1, 2013 by
The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley was founded by research psychologists Dacher Keltner, Phil and Carolyn Cowan, and Steve Hinshaw. Dacher Keltner was a featured presenter in the Sounds True series, The Compassionate Brain. In his interview with series founder and presenter, Dr.Rick Hanson, Dr. Keltner spoke a lot about his […]
Believe In Nothing!
January 30, 2013 by
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi was the founder and abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center beginning in 1962. He practiced in the Soto Zen tradition, which teaches that direct understanding comes from just sitting zazen (zen meditation) and does not rely on doctrine or sutras (scriptures). Under his guidance, additional properties were acquired: the Green Gulch […]
Can Meditation Improve The Bottom Line?
January 29, 2013 by
The BBC offered this video which raises the question, “Can meditation improve the bottom line?” In this video, Janice Marturano from Institute For Mindful Leadership explained to the BBC’s Tanya Beckett how meditation can improve business performance and therefore improve the bottom line. Janice, herself, was over stressed in her job and turned to meditation to […]
Rumi On Love
January 28, 2013 by
Here is another installment of Weekly Words of Widsom chosen by Lama Surya Das. “Your task is not to seek for love, merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” — Rumi The question is, how do we find all the barriers that keep […]
Wedding Dream
January 27, 2013 by
In May 2009, I went to Israel with my family. Rachael was already there on a work-study program in architecture and Jessica was on a Birthright trip. Two of my nieces got married, Naomi on May 31 and Aviva on June 4. Aviva invited me to speak at her wedding, which I accepted. I knew […]
Using WillPower To Curb Your Technology Addiction
January 25, 2013 by
Dr. Kelly McGonigal is a teacher at Stanford University for The Center for Compassion And Altruism Research And Education (CCARE). She is also author an important book on “The WillPower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It.” Kelly is one of the world’s experts on willpower. I came […]
A Wisdom Moment With Thich Nhat Hanh
January 24, 2013 by
The video in this post is exceptionally beautiful. It features original music composed by the Emmy award-winning composer, Gary Mankin. The images are the original compositions of David Fortney, an internationally acclaimed director, cinematographer and editor. This images are some of the most beautiful ones that I have yet reported on. The message of the video […]
Thich Nhat Hanh Chants On The Path To Well-Being
January 23, 2013 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is probably the best known teacher of Buddhism other than the Dalai Lama. He is the author of many books. At 86, he is still leading retreats for monks, nuns lay men and lay women. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Thay, as […]
“We Must Look Beyond Our Separate Self To Save Mother Earth”
January 21, 2013 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay by his followers) stated, “We must look beyond our separate selves to save Mother Earth from climate change.” The statement was made in an article by Joe Confino on the Guardian Sustainable Business website today. This article is a wake-up call to citizens of the world. We must stop thinking […]
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