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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How To Avoid Destruction Of Life
May 4, 2014 by
Buddhadasa was a very famous Thai Buddhist monk who lived between 1906 and 1993. He was known as an innovative interpreter of Buddhism as well as Thay folk beliefs. Even as an ordained monk, he developed a personal view that considered all faiths as one. In these words of wisdom from Buddhadasa, we learn how […]
Birth and Death
May 2, 2014 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, spends a lot of time talking about birth and death, being and not-being, and interbeing. The insight of interbeing is that nothing can exist by itself alone – everything has to inter-be with everything else. He also talks about no birth and no death. […]
Love and Above
April 29, 2014 by
I have a story to tell you today. It comes from Christie Marie Sheldon, a best-selling intuitive healer. But first I want you to know what I’m about to tell you is not only 100% TRUE and it’s also possible for you to do in your own life too. >>> And this quick video is […]
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