These words of wisdom express the theory of relativity according to the Dalai Lama. He is actually talking about what people get wrong about the present moment, but it cannot exist without the past and the future. He says, “This moment.. relatively speaking, we can call it present. But if we look at the watch, […]
How to Develop the Neuroplasticity of Your Brain
January 24, 2015 by
This prescription for how to develop the neuroplasticity of your brain is from Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation for a patient named Jonathan. The advice given by Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, M. D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine and the Executive Director of the […]
More on the Willpower Instinct
January 23, 2015 by
These words of wisdom from Dr. Kelly McGonigal, Ph. D. tell us more on the willpower instinct. The first article on The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal appeared on Best Meditation Videos on November 29, 2012, in which she talks about her book, The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You […]
Impossible or Just Really Hard
January 22, 2015 by
When I read this in my email on Tuesday, I was really impressed with the story. Riding a bike from Stockholm to Mount Everest, climbing the mountain, and returning by bike to Stockholm seems really impossible to me. Is it impossible or just really hard? However, when we think about our daily meditation practice, it […]
The Healing Power of Sangha
January 21, 2015 by
This article on the Healing Power of Sangha1 is a follow up of the previous article on Building a Beloved Community. It is based on one of the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing and the research of Dr. Lissa Rankin, M. D. from her book, Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal […]
Remembering Dr Martin Luther King Jr
January 19, 2015 by
Today in the United States is a day of remembering Dr Martin Luther King Jr. As portrayed in the movie, Selma, Dr. King was a man who believed in non-violence. He took on the whole country to try to rid us of our discrimination against people of color. To a large extent, he was very […]
Building a Beloved Community
January 18, 2015 by
For the past six years, I have been building a beloved community. The community is the Mindfulness in Healing sangha which meets on Wednesday nights at the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo, California from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. This beloved community has changed a lot over the years. My original concept when it began […]
Pema Chodron Demonstrates the Fundamental Ambiguity of Being Human
January 16, 2015 by
These words of wisdom from Pema Chodron demonstrates the fundamental ambiguity of being human. To experience our true nature, we must let go and not struggle or resist change. Change is one of the most fundamental physical laws of the universe. We live in an emerging universe where nothing is static. Under the influence of […]
How to Make Someone Happy
January 15, 2015 by
This video shows us how to make someone happy. You have heard of random acts of kindness. Now we have people going around in cars giving random compliments. When people hear these, they light up and offer thanks. Leo Buscaglia, a former professor at the University of Southern California, motivational speaker, and author, said, Too […]
The World is in Conflict
January 14, 2015 by
The World is in Conflict as demonstrated in the book, The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era, A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry. It was published in 1992 and it is more relevant today than ever before.The back cover adequately describes the […]
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