Has anyone ever hurt your feelings? Of course they have. Do you get your feelings hurt almost daily by someone? I’ll bet you do. Are you picturing a recent one in your mind right now? I think you are. Now…
The breath
After a wonderful workshop on disturbing emotions last night, we came home and enjoyed a little dinner. After letting that settle, we sat down to do our nightly meditation. The workshop had made me more aware of the idea of…
I got blessed!
Yesterday was the Blue Lotus Temple Blessing for 2011. The Family and I attended this together, as we do most everything. But I wanted to write today about what this blessing meant to me. Do I have special powers now?…
Mindfulness, Schmindfulness
Mindfulness is a word we are all familiar with, and as Buddhist practitioners we use it with ease. But the real question is, are we actually being mindful in our daily lives. As I was driving my vehicle this morning,…
Aspiration
“When you know for yourselves, ‘These things are wholesome; these things are blameless; these things are praised by the wise; these things, if undertaken and practiced, lead to welfare and happiness,’ then you should engage in them.” ~ The Buddha…
Well, Happy and Peaceful
What do these three words actually mean? I look at their deep meaning every night during meditation, but I think today is a good day to put these thoughts into words here. Let’s start with the word “well”. Does that…