Seek and say what is true and useful with kindness for self and others.
A Simple Meditation Focus from Thich Nhat Hanh Working with our breathing is a common meditation technique to help us focus and calm the busy chatter of our mind. Thich Nhat Hanh was a highly respected Vietnamese Buddhist monk and teacher who authored many books on meditation, including Present Moment Wonderful Moment, from which the…
Heartfelt and soulful song written by Marc Cohn & Paul Galdston.
I found this lovely song by Len Seligman, co-written with Tom Kimmel, who sings harmonies. An upbeat acoustic rocker about “wise speech,” it reminds us to ask 3 questions before speaking: “Is it true? Is it helpful? Is it kind?” Words and music by Len Seligman & Tom Kimmel © 2020 Emerging Light Music (BMI)…
I breathe in All That Is –
Awareness expanding
to take everything in,
as if my heart beats
the world into being.
“Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air – explode softly – and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air.
by Mary Oliver One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began,though the voices around youkept shoutingtheir bad advice–though the whole housebegan to trembleand you felt the old tugat your ankles.“Mend my life!”each voice cried.But you didn’t stop.You knew what you had to do,though the wind priedwith its stiff fingersat the very foundations,though…
Reposted from newbuddhist.com. This site was started by Linc and Brian in 2003 for people, specifically Westerners, who have zero experience with Buddhism. They felt that many of us are raised in cultures that completely ignore Buddhism; at most it’s a footnote in the local bookstore, a “religion for Asians”, or a special on evening…
May we be diligent in seeking and saying only what is true and useful and may our journey through life be filled with compassion and kindness for ourselves and all others.