My teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches about no birth no death, no coming no going, no after no before. In his book, No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life, he writes, Our greatest fear is that when we die we will become nothing. Many of us believe that our entire existence is […]
Do You Believe in miracles?
July 22, 2014 by
Do you believe in miracles? Marianne Williamson does. She is an author and spiritual teacher who is probably best known for her first book, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”. Marianne says a miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love. Watch as she reveals how […]
Vipassana Meditation Day 2
July 20, 2014 by
The video in this article is from the Dhamma Discourses of Vipassana Meditation day 2 as taught by S. N. Goenka. This follows from the Dhamma Discourses of Vipassana Meditation day 1 that we presented on June 30, 2014. In the video from day 1, we learned about the preliminary practices of vipassana meditation which mostly […]
The Everyday Sublime
July 17, 2014 by
Stephen Batchelor is one of my favorite teachers on the path of the Buddha. His book, Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening is one of the most frequent books I listen to on my iPhone. His rational and nonreligious approach to Buddhism is refreshing and insightful. These words of wisdom by Stephen Batchelor […]
Unsinkable Tips From Sonia Ricotti
July 14, 2014 by
These words of wisdom contain unsinkable tips from Sonia Ricotti. Surrender to “what is” Recreate your reality Listen to the whispers To surrender to “what is” takes you to a place where you can contemplate how you got there and what you can do about it. We have seen many articles that tell us to […]
The Gift of Non-Fear
July 10, 2014 by
The day before yesterday, in Do You Believe in Miracles? we learned that Marianne Williamson says “a miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.” Also, we learned that Dr. Jerry Jampolsky says that love is letting go of fear. Today, we are going to learn the gift of non-fear from Zen Master […]
The Nature of Mind
July 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke on The Nature of Mind on February 22, 2014 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. I attended this wonder talk with my wife and two close friends. It was extremely difficult to hear him in the nose bleed seats, one or two rows from the very top of […]
The Dalai Lama’s Continuation Day
July 7, 2014 by
These words of wisdom come on the Dalai Lama‘s Continuation Day. We wish him a very happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama from Meditation Practices and all the other sentient beings around the world. As he says, There are only two days in the year in which nothing can be done, one is […]
Ethics from the Heart
July 3, 2014 by
These words of wisdom from Lin Jensen talk about the precepts of Buddhism. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, likes to call these Mindfulness Trainings. In either case, they teach us to practice ethics from the heart. The Zen attitude about the precepts corresponds quite nicely with Thay’s teachings. In […]
Mindfulness of the Body
July 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The body is our vehicle of awakening. Through the body we receive the wisdom, love, and compassion that animates us. All we are, all we know, all we feel, all we experience is via the body. Listening with our whole being is wise indeed. – Cheri Huber
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