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 […]
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Gratitude for Rain
This gratitude for rain video is by one of my dharma brothers, David Nelson and friends. It it called Rain Gratitude Meditation and is totally appropriate for today, now that the hot weather is here and we did have some rain this week. The extent of drought in California is so severe that it is […]
Letter from Thầy From The Blue Cliff Monastery. October 12, 2007
[The letter from Thầy from the Blue Cliff Monastery in upstate New York was referred to in my post from August 6, 2013, Are We Eating Our Children? I’ve included this letter under Dharma Talks for completeness. –Jerome] Dear spiritual family – Blue Cliff in autumn is very beautiful. Forests are adorned by the ripening […]
Are We Eating Our Children?
I know this title sounds kind of brutal. I wanted to get your attention. There is a story told by the Buddha in the Son’s Flesh Sutra. It is the story about the couple who ate their son’s flesh. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, tells this story often. Here […]
Five Frightening Facts About Fracking
I just signed a petition to President Obama and Governor Brown urging them to stop “fracking” up our water supply. The petition reads: Attention: President Obama Petitioner: Dr. Jerome Freedman I urge you to protect the country’s drinking water by implementing a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for oil and gas. The toxic results […]
Are You Playing Genetic Roulette?
One of the main principles of mindful eating is to choose your food wisely. Are you playing genetic roulette by letting GMO foods into your diet? GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organisms. Did you know that one of the major causes of obesity today is from eating GMO foods? 70% of processed foods in the grocery […]
Weight Loss Special
Weight Loss Guided Meditation Special In cooperation with the Institute for Responsible Technology and the world wide effort to label and eliminate GMO foods, we are offering our Weight Loss Guided Meditation for free when you purchase any other guided meditation below on this page. The Weight Loss Guided Meditation is based on the ideas of […]
Eight Ideas About Mindful Weight Loss
A few days ago, I wrote about how mindful consumption can help us rejoice in what we do have. In today’s article, I want to expand a bit on on mindful consumption and how it applies to mindful weight loss. Mindful consumption is one of the core teachings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and one of […]
Rejoice In What We Do Have
Dr. Rick Hanson authors a weekly newsletter which I subscribe to called Just One Thing. His posting this week is titled, “Feed the Mouse.” If you got cheese, feed the mouse! Dr. Hanson was the host for the Sounds True series, The Compassionate Brain and the author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and […]
Mindful Consumption Can Save Mother Earth
In 1985, I heard Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, “If the West stops drinking alcohol by 50%, there would be enough food to feed the world.” I never was a big drinker, and this statement made sense to me. After his lecture, I no longer shared wine of beer with my 49er or tennis buddies. […]
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