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Deng Ming-Dao on the geography of life
I really like this meditation by Deng Ming-Dao, it addresses the actual physical component of our life. The geography of our existence as well as the very real impact our choices have on the future flow of our lives. Flow … Continue reading
Happiness & Enjoyment
Today I return to Deng Ming-Dao, had planned to write on happiness and enjoying yourself and bumped into this and decided he’d done it better than I would have, so enjoy. Sleek sky of cobalt blue; Water like nectar satisfies deeply. … Continue reading
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Happiness & Aging: Deng Ming-Dao
Happiness & Aging: Deng Ming-Dao If you’ve read this blog for a while you know that I at times fall back to my daily meditation book, 365 Day Tao by Deng Ming-Dao. A piece from a couple of weeks ago … Continue reading
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Deng Ming-Dao: Happiness and Resolve
Banish uncertainty Affirm strength Hold resolve Expect death Make your stand today. On this spot. Make your actions count; do not falter in your determination to fulfill your destiny. Don’t follow the destiny outlined in some mystical book: Create your … Continue reading
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Happiness and Independence
Below is a piece from Deng Ming-Dao’s 365 Day Tao and is on Independence. How are happiness and independence related? In our lives, as social creatures, we need other human beings. Being around other people can make us feel safe … Continue reading
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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
Reflection and Meditation
Reflection and Meditation The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it. ~ James Allen It’s been a turbulent week for me and a lot of the … Continue reading
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Tagged basics of meditation, contemplation, deng ming-dao, happiness, life, meditation, positivity, reflection
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Deng Ming-Dao on Uselessness
Deng Ming-Dao on Uselessness An ancient gnarled tree: Too fibrous for a logger’s saw, Too twisted to fit a carpenter’s square, Outlasts the whole forest Loggers, delight in straight-grained, strong, fragrant wood. If the timber is too difficult to cut, … Continue reading
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The Internal Minefield
Of utmost importance is that you come to know what is within you, cultivate that which is good, and work to remove that which is not. Have a great day. Continue reading
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Indecision & Procrastination, the Enemies of Happiness
If you wait for everything to be perfect according to your preconceived plans, then you may well wait forever. If you go out and work with the current of life, you may find that success comes from building upon small things. Continue reading
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