On Monday, February 3, 2014, Time Magazine published and article titled, The Mindful Revolution – The Science of Finding Focus in a Stessed-out, Multitasking Culture. The article is another one that proves that mindfulness is in the mainstream and on people’s hearts and minds. The article, by Kate Pickert, begins with The raisins sitting in my […]
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5 More Reasons to Meditate
In a previous article, we learned 5 reasons to meditate from Brian Johnson. In today’s article, we are going to learn 5 more reasons to meditate from Pema Chodron. These are more like qualities we can develop in our meditation. Brian taught us these 5 reasons to meditate: strengthen your mind, build willpower, optimize you […]
How To Live With Uncertainty
Pema Chodron teaches us how to live with uncertainty. In these words of wisdom from Tricycle Magazine, Pema Chodron tells us, “Our discomfort arises from all of our effort to put ground under our feet, to realize our dream of constant okayness.” Pema is one of the most popular teachers in the Wsst and certainly […]
All We Ever Have Is Now
Yesterday, I posted a quote from Bill Cosby in which he said, “The past is a ghost, the future is a dream, and all we ever have is now.” Today we examine an article by Kelly Lawrence titled, “Harnessing the Here and Now.” The article appeared on the Shambhala SunSpace website from “The Under 35 […]
A Poem Called Love
This poem was written by Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz. I found it in an old issue of Shambhala Sun. I have never been good at reading or understanding poetry, but this one registered deep in my heart. Love Love means to learn to look at yourself The way one looks at distant things For you are only one […]
Compassion Research Has Gone Mainstream
CCARE –The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University was founded in 2005 by Dr. James Doty. This organization demonstrates that compassion research has gone mainstream.The premise of CCARE is that compassion and altruism are innate qualities that all people (and animals – see photo!) share. Their research is totally endorsed […]
The Buddhist Teaching of Non-Self
In a recent post on Best Meditation Videos, I asked the question, “Is there a self?” The post was inspired by a video featuring Dr. Thomas Metzinger, a philosophy professor and cognitive scientist. His answer to my questions is, “No!” The Buddhist teachings on non-self were outlined in that post. Here, we provide deeper look into the […]
Equanimity
This is another quote from Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das. The subject is upekkha or equanimity, which is one of the four brahma viharas or “immeasurable minds” or “sublime abodes” that lead to liberation. What are the other three brahma viharas? Metta or loving kindness, karuna or compassion, and mudita or […]
Sister Chan Khong
Sister Chan Khong has been the closest person to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh for more than 50 years! Her role in the Plum Village tradition is so vast that it would be difficult to describe it in hundreds of words. In addition to being an activist and one of the original six members of […]
Piers Morgan interviews the Dalai Lama
[Update: Click for a report from CNN, about/from the Dalai Lama’s interview on “Piers Morgan,” which we shared a bit about here in the following. We have also included three video clips from the interview below.]
Last night on CNN at 9 pm EST, Larry King successor Piers Morgan interviewed the man he calls “the most […]
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