The five greatest gifts you can give to those around you, that will cost you little, but have the potential to improve their lives significantly. Source: The Five Greatest Gifts You Can Give to Those Around You – Purpose Fairy
The Five Greatest Gifts You Can Give to Those Around You – Purpose Fairy
March 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Don’t Take Anything Personally day 10
March 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
yada “Don’t take anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.” ~ Don Miguel Ruiz REMINDER: Today’s happiness theme is […]
Don’t Be Mindful!
March 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
yada We should always try to be active coming out of samadhi. For this, we have to forget things like “I should be mindful of this or that.” If you are mindful, you are already creating a separation (“I-am-mindful-of-…”). Don’t be mindful, please! When you walk, just walk. Let the walk walk. Let the talk […]
Release and Let Go
March 10, 2016 by
This exercise to release and let go is part of a 21-day Happiness Challenge from Luminita Saviuc, also known as the Purpose Ferry. According to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (if my memory servers me :)), the Buddha taught that the third and fourth elements of the first foundation of mindfulness in the Satipatthana Sutra […]
The Leopard Roars!
March 9, 2016 by
“The Leopard Roars!” was shared with me by Lama Surya Das yesterday. I was so moved by it that I did some further research and found Rabbi Arthur Waskow‘s blog. The leopard locked in the cage of liturgy was definitely my experience growing up in a conservative synagogue in St. Louis. This feeling was definitely […]
The Life and Teachings of Sister Chan Khong – Lion’s Roar
March 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
She’s best known as Thich Nhat Hanh’s invaluable collaborator, but Sister Chan Khong is also a dedicated activist and gifted teacher in her own right. Source: The Life and Teachings of Sister Chan Khong – Lion’s Roar
Norman Fischer on “The Wisdom of Aging with Grace” – Lion’s Roar
March 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Norman Fischer describes the qualities of aging gracefully. Source: Norman Fischer on “The Wisdom of Aging with Grace” – Lion’s Roar
Intention and the Mind
March 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
yada Meditation and the Malleable Self The self is plastic, a malleable clay being molded each moment by intention. Just as our scientists are discovering not only how the mind is shaped by the brain but now, too, how the brain is shaped by the mind, so the Buddha described long ago the interdependent process […]
How Not to Reform the World
March 8, 2016 by
These words of wisdom from Ramana Maharshi teach us how not to reform the world. With the world in so much trouble right now from climate change, social, racial and economic injustice, and growing populations, we need to consider some methods to reform the world in a peaceful way. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh says, […]
The Value of a Smile
March 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
“You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.” ~ Charlie Chaplin REMINDER: Today’s happiness theme is on “smiling, even when it’s hardest to do so.” When things go wrong and stress takes over you, the last thing you feel like doing is smile. But if you smile, your mood will automatically change […]
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