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Resilience in Buddhism, a different perspective to find happiness, joy and peace #burnout #unemployment #anxiety
When you find yourself in a predicament, see it from a different point of view. “Happiness is sorrow, sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty, difficulty in happiness”. If it’s so bad it’s impossible, know it too shall pass, … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, buddhism, burnout, happiness, happy, joy, mental health, mini retirement, nomad, peace, redundancy, resilience, self-discovery, shamanism, suffering, therapy, unemployment, universe
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Loving awareness – what does it feel like?
What does loving awareness feel like? I had no idea before. It was just a concept. Like one of my spiritual friends says, all you need to do is meditate and answers will come (or rather questions will dissolve but … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhism, emptiness, happiness, happy, loving awareness, meditation, nomad, ram dass, tonglen, universe
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Precept #5 of the Order of Interbeing. The realization of perfect understanding is Bodhisattva’s only career
Do not accumulate wealth while millions are hungry. Do not take as the aim of your life fame, profit, wealth, or sensual pleasure. Leave simply and share time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need. The Eight … Continue reading
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Tagged bodhisattva, buddhism, career, happiness, happy, mental health, minimalism, nomad, thich nhat hanh, universe
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Ram Dass’s legendary course on Bhagavad Gita
I have not ever signed up for a course this fast. I am beyond excited and so glad that it was recreated for those of us who were not there (or born) in 1974! Ram Dass talks about Bhagavad Gita … Continue reading
Contemplating death five times a day brings happiness
I am preparing for a home retreat on impermanence with Pema Chodron (Buddhist nun) and these are the five reminders we were told to keep with us daily. I relate.
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Tagged buddhism, death, happiness, happy, impermanence, nomad, pema chodron, retreat, universe
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What is karma?
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Tagged buddhism, happiness, happy, karma, nomad, pattern, stephen levine, teaching, universe
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Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life – on anger
I am reading “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” by Shantideva, the Indian Buddhist master who lived centuries ago. It is a treasure trove of amazing perspective shifts and reframes. For example, here are some of his quotes on … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, boddhisattva, buddhism, happiness, happy, nomad, shantideva, universe
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“In the end, one reverses all views”
As I age, I realise that there is no such thing as absolute truth – only points of view. There is no black and white “right and wrong”. Just shades of “depends”. The more I know the more I realise … Continue reading
Singing kirtan – Jai Jagadisha Hare by Krishna Das
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Tagged bhakti, buddhism, god, happiness, happy, hinduism, kirtan, krishna das, music, nomad, song, universe, youtube
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