True and Useful . . . and Kind
Seek and say what is true and useful with kindness for self and others.
Calm Abiding refers to a Buddhist meditation practice (shamatha) that seeks to quiet the mind. Its primary aim is to train the mind to reach a kind of focused concentration by allowing it to settle in with the experience of many thoughts constantly flowing through.
A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb, and asked them to come up with the rest.
Means and Ends are the same. The action and outcome are one.
“Whether our project is the flight from pain or the pursuit of happiness, the outcome is the same: a life in flight from itself and from this moment. And this moment turns out to be the only answer there is, the only self there is, the only teacher, and the only reality. All hidden in…
Humor to tickle a “spiritual” person’s funny bone.
I have encountered many wonderful books over the years that have inspired me and helped me on this life journey. Maybe one or more of these will be helpful to you.
The game of life most of us are playing is not the only game even though we have convinced ourselves it is. In this game each of the players is separate, independent and usually competing in a hostile and unforgiving world. We often feel like victims. This book describes another way of playing the game…
An engaging, easy-to-follow guide, Yoga to Support Immunity: Mind, Body, Breathing Guide to Whole Health, is a clear, step-by-step whole-being yoga at home workout to help boost immune function and bring vitality to the mind and spirit. Author and yogi Melanie Salvatore-August gives in-depth instructions for specific yoga poses…