The documentary series from The Truth About Cancer, The Quest for the Cure continues tonight at 9 PM EST. Please join me in watching it. You won’t be disappointed. Please watch the video and take a look at the sneak preview of the episodes that have been planned for this release. Episode 1: Modern Medicine […]
Cultivating the Mind Brings True Happiness
October 12, 2014 by
These words of wisdom from Tricycle Daily Dharma were originally taught by the Buddha, himself. We are taught that only cultivating the mind brings true happiness. What does it mean to cultivate the mind? It means to bring the mind into a calm abiding state through the practice of mindful meditation. It means that we […]
Ben Knew About Suffering
October 7, 2014 by
These words of wisdom come from Ben Franklin. They show that Ben knew about suffering when he wrote about inconveniences. I think that he also understood that life is available only in the present moment when he said that we “neither see nor feel those of the future.” Life’s inconveniences can be troublesome when we […]
Boost Your Self Confidence While You Relax
October 2, 2014 by
This video will help you boost your self confidence while you relax and visualize a peaceful beach scene. This video is brought to you by the Honest Guys, Sian Lloyd-Pennell, Rick Clarke, and their producer, Kevin. You are guided into a deep relaxing state in a tropical beach paradise. The beach is lined with palm trees. […]
The Importance of Faith in Buddhism
October 1, 2014 by
Sharon Salzberg is a frequent visitor to these pages. She is one of the original founders of the Insight Meditation Center in Barre, Massachusetts, along with Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield. I think her major contribution to Buddhism in the West is the way she writes about and teachs metta (loving kindness) practices. In these […]
Loving Kindness for All Beings
September 29, 2014 by
The music in this video is by Ashana from her album, All is Forgiven. The song is called, Loving Kindness for all beings! A friend of mine shared this with me for healing, relaxation, and inner peace. It was the one song I relied on during my recent eight weeks of cancer treatments. The words […]
Life Flows Between the Banks of Pain and Pleasure
September 28, 2014 by
In these words of wisdom from Nisargadatta Maharaj, we learn that life flows between the banks of pain and pleasure. We almost always prefer pleasure and almost always want to avoid pain. He was a great spiritual teacher and guru in the Advaita Vedanta school, which is a tradition based on non-duality. He passed away […]
What You Can Easily Give
September 27, 2014 by
This is a story from the time of the Buddha. It tells what you can easily give, even if you are desperately poor. A poor man asked the Buddha, “Why am I so poor?” The Buddha said, “You did not learn to give.” So the poor man said, “But, if I don’t have anything to […]
Loving Kindness Meditation with Gil Fronsdal
September 22, 2014 by
It is with great pleasure that I present this Loving Kindness Meditation with Gil Fronsdal. The text is from his book, The Issue at Hand. The book is offered as a gift to the community. It is freely given and available online. I found this to be so instructive that I want to share this […]
Body Sensations and Vipassana Meditation
September 18, 2014 by
Eilona Ariel is a film maker and a vipassana meditator. She to the ten day vipassana training offered by Goenka in Nepal more than 26 years ago. She decided to make a film about body sensations and vipassana meditation with Ayelet Menahemi. In this Ted Talk held in Jaffa, Israel in 2013, she explains about […]
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