Arianna Huffington… Again 🙂 Founder of the award-winning online publication, The Huffington Post, and recipient of countless accolades. By any measure, the vast majority of people would definitely associate Arianna with the term “successful”. But despite this she strongly believes that there is still one important and missing “metric” that defines one’s success. Beyond money […]
Aware of Suffering
May 21, 2014 by
Gil Fronsdal wrote the wonderful words of wisdom for us to be aware of suffering in Tricycle Magazine recently. He has been practicing in the Soto Zen and Vipassana traditions since 1985 and guides the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California. I have read many of his articles and met him one day several […]
The Answer to Who Wrote the Quote from Yesterday
May 19, 2014 by
The answer to who wrote the quote from yesterday is … Laura Silva in Silva Manifesting. I was so surprised to hear these words coming from her that I felt obligated to share them with you. I have been a fan of the Silva Method for more than 40 years. I took the Silva training […]
Add Mindfulness to Everything You Do
May 18, 2014 by
It’s time for a contest! The first person who offers a comment with the correct answer to who wrote these words of wisdom will win a valuable prize that is surely gong to help you add mindfulness to everything you do. They come from a trusted source. I’ve highlighted a couple of phrases that have […]
Mindfulness is Intimacy
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Mindfulness, cultivated for even a few minutes, draws the heart toward itself. It invites the intimacy we yearn for and that is calling to us because, ultimately, mindfulness is intimacy—with ourselves and the world—underneath any apparent separation between the two. – Jon Kabat-Zinn
It Takes a World to Raise a Child
May 16, 2014 by
After a long delay, we finally have words of wisdom again from Lama Surya Das. They are about how it takes a world to raise a child now. When my girls were little, they attended a Montessori school from the time they were toddlers through eighth grade. The parents, teacher, and administrators at the school […]
Don’t Freak Out About Dying
May 15, 2014 by
I first met Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi in 1972 at the Lama Foundation near Taos, New Mexico. I was there with my ex-wife and son and Zalman also had a young son. The two boys ran around the compound and had a lot of fun. Alan Ginsberg was also there I think with Bhagwan Das. It […]
A Monk and a Rabbi
May 13, 2014 by
This story about a monk and a rabbi was posted on the Order of Interbeing Yahoo Group. I found it very interesting and wanted to share it with you. Later this week, I’ll have another story about a rabbi. Once upon a time, there was a monastery. The monks were old and tired and there […]
Service is Joy
May 11, 2014 by
Happy Mother’s Day Today’s words of wisdom come from Rabindranath Tagore. They show the meaning of service and how service affects joy. Most of us have probably had experiences like the one he describes. How many times have you helped other people and experienced service is joy? How many time did you stomp through the […]
The Happiness of the Buddha
May 8, 2014 by
Today, we have words of wisdom from two respected teachers on the happiness of the Buddha. The first quote is from Ajahn Chah, the great Thai forest teacher of Theravada Buddhism who taught the likes of Jack Kornfield and inspired the formation of many practice centers all over the world. His reputation as a spiritual […]
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