These Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das tie into what I wrote yesterday about Mindfulness in Health Care. The idea of human responsibility expressed by Václav Havel is equivalent to the concepts of interbeing and interdependence. Mindfulness practices engender a sense of human responsibility. The Buddha, himself, taught rulers of kingdoms in […]
The Next Buddha May Be A Sangha
April 2, 2013 by
The Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das were spoken by my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. I have heard him say many times over the years of practice with him that the next Buddha may be a sangha – a community of practitioners working together to bring peace, love, and joy to […]
Non-Attachment to Views
March 25, 2013 by
This week’s Words of Wisdom from Lama Surya Das are from the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The 17th Karmapa is the leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. “When spiritual beliefs are used to build up walls between people, this is a total misunderstanding of the purpose of spirituality. Spirituality should mean coming […]
Be Here Now
March 17, 2013 by
This week’s Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das come from the seminal teacher for my generation, Baba Ram Dass. Baba Ram Dass was Dr. Richard Alpert of Harvard University in his early life. What he said in his famous book, Be Here Now in the 1960’s is totally relevant today. “You and I are the […]
Seven Rules of Life
March 13, 2013 by
Here are today’s Weekly Words of Wisdom from Lama Surya Das. The Buddha once said Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Looking deeply at life as it is in the very here and now, the practitioner dwells in […]
Who Are You?
March 4, 2013 by
“Who are you?” asked the Caterpillar of Alice in a puff of smoke in the famous book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you remember what Alice said? She said, “I — I hardly know, sir, just at present — at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, […]
Attention Means Attention
February 25, 2013 by
Here are more Weekly Words of Wisdom from Lama Surya Das. Today we hear from Zen Master Charlotte Joko Beck. Unfortunately, she died last June and I was deeply saddened by her passing. She was an American Zen teacher and the author of Everyday Zen: Love and Work and Nothing Special: Living Zen. Whenever her writings appeared […]
Lincoln And Enlightened Leadership
February 17, 2013 by
This week’s Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das is about the movie, Lincoln. The movie stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Jackie Earle Haley, Tommy Lee Jones, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and was directed by Steven Spielberg. I’ve heard that Sally Field gained a lot of weight to play the part of Mrs. Lincoln. Lincoln’s struggle to […]
The Extent Of Realization
February 10, 2013 by
Here is another segment of Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das. This quote tells us how to recognize the extent of realization of our practice. In prison in Tibet, the great Dzogchen Khenpo Munsel Rinpoche taught me this: “The extent of your realization will be known when you encounter difficult circumstances. You […]
What Makes For Lasting Happiness?
February 4, 2013 by
Here are the Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das. Today, these come from Dr. Roger Walsh, author of “Essential Spirituality: The 7 Central Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind.” WHAT MAKES FOR LASTING HAPPINESS? “Everyone wants to be happy but what makes for lasting happiness? Interestingly, research is now validating ancient wisdom […]
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