How Much Is The Clock?

When I was growing up, my aunt Zlota from Chicago used to ask for the time of day by saying, “How much is the clock?” This must have been a literal translation from Yiddish or Russian. The memory of her and this lovely expression remains with me today. Adam Frank is a professor and an […]

Quick Quote from Mahatma Gandhi

I just came across this wonderful quote from Mahatma Gandhi Live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever ~ Mahatma Gandhi Did you like this quote? Please click the like button below, so lots of people on Facebook will see it, and there will be more smiles […]

Governments Need Mindfulness – Not Enemies

You may be wondering why a website devoted to meditation practices would have something about how governments need mindfulness – not enemies. Read on and you will find out how and why. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has been a peace activist in the world since 1964. At that time, his goal was to put […]

Meditation Practices Develop Wisdom

Here is another quote from the email list of Lama Surya Das. It appeared also on the Huffington Post and the theme of the posting was that meditation practices develop wisdom. When I was 13 years old, I had a bar mitzvah in my family Jewish tradition. About the only thing I remember from my […]

Compassion on the Streets of New York

This story came to me from Bhikkhu Samahita. It demonstrates compassion on the streets of New York. I’m including the whole story because it is quite moving. Compassion on the Streets of New York “I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going […]

Meditation Practices: How to Reduce Discouragement

This one first appeared in the winter issue of Tricycle Magazine. Then I found in on Tricycle.com. A student asked Nakagawa-Soen during a meditation retreat, “I am very discouraged. What should I do?” Soen Roshi replied, “Encourage others.” I found this at just the right time. I encourage you to do what Soen Roshi recommends! […]

Mindful Consumption Helps Mother Earth

This quote from the Dalai Lama ties into what Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh had to say about human life on earth. Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence. — Dalai Lama XIV You may now begin to see how important it […]

Lama Surya Das: Where Do You Live?

This quote is from Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das. Enjoy! Most of us seem to live at a little distance from our body, or at best in our head. What we seek is right here; the problem is that we are usually elsewhere, distracted and dissociated, wandering mindlessly in the past […]

Joy Is The Source Of Your Smile

  Sometimes  your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. – Thich Nhat Hanh

Extend Your Love First – The Gyalwang Drukpa Lama

Why not extend your love first? Why are you waiting there like a crying baby, demanding forothers to love you? Are you lovable? Are you kind? Have you been unreasonable? Have you been unkind? To love yourself is to love others. Don’t do that with conditions attached; conditional love is returned with conditional expectations. Like […]