We are at a critical juncture in world history. The elements of our environment are going through a rapid process of change that threatens the future of our planet. Relations among countries have reached dangerous levels of disharmony. We
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“The fruitional aspect of mindfulness practice is when we finally stop wanting others to be different than they actually are. This”
― Mindfulness and Madness: Money, Food, Sex And The Sacred
― Mindfulness and Madness: Money, Food, Sex And The Sacred
“Meditation is an expression of tender courage. It suggests that it is refreshing to meet the nakedness of situations with your own nakedness, here and now. Outside of nowness we fail to genuinely appreciate our lives because we are struggling to survive in time, projecting ourselves into the future or attempting to resolve the past.”
― Mindfulness and Madness: Money, Food, Sex And The Sacred
― Mindfulness and Madness: Money, Food, Sex And The Sacred
“No matter what the practice or teaching, ego loves to wait in ambush to appropriate spirituality for its own survival and gain.”
― Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
― Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
“The Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche once pointed out, “If you put one hundred percent of your heart into facing yourself, then you connect with this unconditional goodness. Whereas, if you only put fifty percent into the situation, you are trying to bargain with the situation, and nothing very much will happen.”
― Walk Like a Buddha: Even if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover Again
― Walk Like a Buddha: Even if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover Again
“There is a common misunderstanding that if you are going to be a “good” Buddhist, you will have to leave your career and run off to the woods to meditate 24/7 until you reach enlightenment. I don’t think you have to do that in order to follow a spiritual path. I have seen my”
― The Buddha Walks into the Office: A Guide to Livelihood for a New Generation
― The Buddha Walks into the Office: A Guide to Livelihood for a New Generation
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