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Happiness is a Choice
Happiness is a Choice Our life is the sum total of all the decisions we make every day, and those decisions are determined by our priorities. ~ Myles Munroe Lately I’ve been having a tough time of it, trying to … Continue reading
The Dalai Lama on improvement and patience
Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in … Continue reading
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Tagged change, dalai lama, happiness, improvement, life, patience
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Happiness is Feeling Safe
Happiness is Feeling Safe Happiness is a form of courage. ~Holbrook Jackson Happiness at some level is a luxury. What do I mean by that? Well it comes back to one of my favorite concepts of all-time, Maslow’s Hierarchy of … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, blog, happiness, life, monterey, personal happiness, poetry, safe, safety, waves
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The Dalai Lama on Religion
It is very important to value all religious systems. Although they may have great philosophical differences, they all have precepts for cultivating a good attitude toward others and helping them. They all counsel the practice of love, compassion, patience, contentment, … Continue reading
Deng Ming-Dao on Worry
My weekly post this week was on worry and as a nice companion here is my daily meditation from Deng Ming-Dao’s 365 Tao on the same subject. Worry is an addiction That interferes with compassion Worry is a problem that … Continue reading
Dalai Lama on making others happy
I feel that an individual whose actions are motivated by the wish to bring others happiness necessarily meets with less misfortune that one who does not. Sickness, old age, mishaps of one sort or another are the same for us … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, dalai lama, happiness, life
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A quick shameless plug
So, on my other blog I’ve been posting a travelogue about my trip to the Himalayas last year as part of the 8 months I took off of work, I’ll talk more about that soon in a post. But my … Continue reading
Insensitive Groupon Ad during the Superbowl
Hey friends, from my other blog, I thought I would link this over concerning how poorly I think this company treated Tibetans, Buddhists and the Dalai Lama: http://zdeaconblue.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/insensitive-groupon-tibet-super-bowl-ad/
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Tagged ad, buddhism, dalai lama, groupon, life, news, tibet, tibetans
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The Art of Smiling and Being Positive
The Art of Smiling and Being Positive Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, and honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to … Continue reading
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Tagged being positive, happiness, life, personal happiness, smile, smiling, steelers, super bowl, superbowl
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Dalai Lama on Happiness and Sameness
At a fundamental level, as human beings, we are all the same; each one of us aspires to happiness and each one of us does not wish to suffer. This is why, whenever I have the opportunity, I try to … Continue reading
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Tagged dalai lama, happiness, life, sameness
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