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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

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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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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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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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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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Really fascinating article on Meditation

For a long time studies have shown the benefits of meditation, now scientists have actually been able to detect changes in the brains of people who regularly meditate, a really fascinating read: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/how-meditation-may-change-the-brain/?src=me&ref=homepage

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Children and Happiness

Children and Happiness The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives. ~Albert Einstein This topic seem to be a natural to talk about, of course there … Continue reading

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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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Happiness and an Important Question

Happiness and an Important Question “It is necessary … for a man to go away by himself … to sit on a rock … and ask, ‘Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?”~ Carl Sandburg … Continue reading

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Happiness, the U-Bend and Bhutan

Happiness, the U-Bend and Bhutan Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It’s great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I’m not complaining,… Those who find growing old terrible … Continue reading

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