Archive for March, 2008
Finding The Flow
photo credit: Torsten Mangner
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my […]
Being True: How To Tolerate, Forbear, Endure And Accept Difficult Life Circumstances
photo credit: WTL photos
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. — Lao Tzu
Six years ago a very difficult family situation made me very unhappy. I always find happiness in spiritual reading, so I read the book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal […]
Happiness At Work: Serving Self And Others
photo credit: mezone
I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve. — Albert Schweitzer
We spend a large part of our lives getting education, building professional career and reputation, and earning […]
Attention And Concentration Exercises
photo credit: titanium22
Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.
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Dedication To The Tibetan People
Yesterday was Buddha’s Paranirvana day (the death of the Buddha on the full moon of Februrary). A beautiful ceremony took place at the temple. We read from the Paranibbana Sutta, offered flowers and candle lights, and dedicated the merits to the Tibetan people and to world peace. It was an opportunity to reflect on egoism […]
