It’s hard to see what’s happening around us and not wonder what is going happen in our own lives. The big picture is we know we will face huge weather changes with the forecasted El Nino, will need to know what to do with thousands of refugees seeking a safe life, and be confronting the […]
Want To Let Go? 5 Ways Not To Even Pick It Up
Not many of us come from the perfect we-all-agree-on-everything family. Most of us come from the imperfect we-don’t-agree-on-most-things family. And Christmas isn’t always the happy-present-opening-dinner-sharing time it’s looks like in the ads; it’s more often a tense-stressful-bickering-demanding-exhausting time. We know one couple who have agreed to disagree, as the husband votes Republican and the wife […]
How You Can Live With Both Fear and Compassion
There are a lot of people who need our love and care at the moment, such as most of the Republican party, Syrian refugees, Planned Parenthood doctors and clients, the police and both the black and white people they shoot, whether accidentally or not, to name but a few. They need our love because ever […]
Why Without Inner Peace There Is No Outer Peace
When you find your peace there is one less person suffering. Swami Brahmananda Why is there so much discord, unrest, and uncertainty, in both our own lives and in the world at large? Why are so many of us dealing with depression, unhappiness, or discontent? We undoubtedly need more kindness, more consideration for each other, […]
What The Buddha Might Say To “The Donald”
Did the Pope just out-trump Trump? While the Donald wants to evict 11 million immigrants, the Pope talks of inclusivity, compassion and human kindness. Has Trump got it all upside down? Shouldn’t we be adhering to the golden rule by treating others as we would want to be treated ourselves? There is an absurd misunderstanding […]
What We All Need Now
We have endlessly tried to bring peace to the world, creating organizations like the UN and NATO, we’ve had treaties and summits, and scores of meetings and programs, but still there are so many conflicts. Beliefs and egos battle, greed for power dominates over humanity, while ingrained hatred divides one against another. It’s a […]
The Greatest Enemy Is Fear, Not War
There’s too much fear and fighting going on in the world, between ISIS, Ebola, violent assaults and rape. We may feel completely powerless, unable to help, but perhaps the greatest thing we can do is to make friends with our own fear rather than blaming others. We will always blame and condemn those we feel […]
Want to Let Go? Don’t Even Pick It Up!
One time when, as a couple, we were disagreeing and getting heated with each other, a wise friend said, “Can’t you just laugh?” This had the immediate effect of reminding us that the ego loves to be right and easily over-reacts and clings. By remembering to laugh we not only see the ego at play […]
5 Ways To Go Out Of Your Mind And Get Happy
You know what it’s like when you get stressed, as if you’re going out of your mind: “Oh no, I’m losing it, I’m going crazy, I can’t take any more.” And how the more thoughts you have like this the more you’re caught up in the madness and get further away from being peaceful or […]
Mindfulness Stops Negativity from Sticking Like Glue
Did you ever get into a heated argument with someone over a meaningless issue, only to find that encounter constantly replaying itself in your head, as if it’s stuck to you like glue? You don’t want to think of the other person yet now there’s no getting away from them; you’re stuck with […]