Dalai Lama Led The Opening Prayer For The Senate

On March 6, The Dalai Lama led the opening prayer for the Senate. This was the very first time he did that. He began with, Firstly, as usual, I am Buddhist monk – simple Buddhist monk. So I pray to Buddha and all other Gods. The first sentence I will read now in my broken […]

Taking Action For The Benefit Of All Beings

Bhikkhu Bodhi, in discussion with famed activist, Joanna Macy and Pannavati Karuna, talked about taking action for the benefit of all beings. The discussion took place at an event for the benefit of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship in Berkeley, California. Of these three venerables, perhaps Joanna Macy is best known. I have heard her speak […]

Gabrielle Bernstein Awakens Your Authentic Power

In this video, Gabrielle Bernstein awakens your authentic power. This took place at the Mindvalley Awesomenes Fest. Gabrielle Bernstein is a renowned author, speaker, yogi, and self-proclaimed “spiritual junkie”, and her incredibly motivating presentation touches on key factors that contribute to true happiness, success, and abundance. Get ready for one of the most impactful, passion-fueled talks on […]

What Is Meditation? What is Zen?

Myōgen Steve Stücky, the late central abbot of San Francisco Zen Center, answers, “What is meditation?” for us in this video. He also talks about, “What is Tassajara?” and “What is Zen?”It was filmed last summer at Tassajara. In the video Steve explains: Zazen is to settle into ‘now’ – right here, right now. And, […]

Subconscious Mind

Vishen Lakhiani, founder of Mindvalley, sent me this email: In our experience, the #1 barrier you’ll face when making positive changes is overcoming the limiting beliefs in your subconscious mind. But… this isn’t your fault! According to cutting-edge research from Dr Bruce Lipton at Stanford University Medical Center: “Most people don’t even acknowledge that their […]

Envisioning Method Of Daily Meditation Practice

In this video, Vishen Lakhiani teaches the envisioning method of daily meditation practice. In the beginning, he talks about the research on the benefits of meditation and its scientific basis. He refers to popular magazines articles, brain research, and brain wave states of mind. His technique is based on The Silva Method. What he says […]

Breathing – The Video

This video is from my dharma brother Joe Reilly. Joe is a singer, songwriter, and educator. I wish him great success. He is a young member of the Order of Interbeing started by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay by his followers) in 1966. I am truly happy to see such wonderful, mindful […]

The Depths of Who You Are

Do you ever wonder where your life is going? Most of us do – a lot of us tend to wonder where is our life going – who are we really. To answer that you must first have deep sense of knowing as to what life really is – and whether you choose to believe death on […]

Creative Visualization Replay

A few days ago we announced the Creative Visualization with Lisa Nichols. Today only you can watch the creative visualization replay on the Mindvalley by opting into the webinar already past here: >>> Click for an “Anytime” Replay of the Class (or watch it below). On the Mindvally site, you can download a free PDF […]

Pharrell Williams Is Happy

I love this video. Pharrell Williams is Happy! Everyone is happy. People are jumping up and down with joy and  happiness. We all should be doing so. Why, you may ask? Because life exists only the present moment and we have everything we need to be happy. Just look around you. We are the gift […]