Treasure Within
Piglet noticed that even though
he had a Very Small Heart, it could
hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.…..A. A. Milne
Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind
Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon
Author: Gary Reiner
thinking, reading, and writing about whatever's going on in the world...
What Causes Us To Suffer?
Comparing Things
At times, we may feel that thinking is suffering, like a thief robbing us of the present. What can we do to stop it? In the day, it is light; at night, it is dark.
Is this itself suffering? Only if we compare the way things are now with other situations we have known and wish it were otherwise. Ultimately things are just as they are – only our comparisons cause us to suffer.
…..Achaan Chah
A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chan
compiled by Jack Kornfield and Paul Breiter
What Are The Keys To Mindful Love?
Characteristics of Mindful Love
- Attention
Attention to the present moment – observing, listening, and noticing feelings experienced in our relationships. - Acceptance
Acceptance of ourselves and others just as we are. - Appreciation
Appreciation of our gifts, limits, and longings. - Affection
Affection shown through holding and touching in respectful ways. - Allowing
Allowing life and love to be as they are, with all their ecstasy and ache, without trying to take control.
How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
David Richo
Why Worry?
Our Choice
Why worry?
If you can do something, do it.
If not, how can worrying help?…..Shantideva
Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind
Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon
When Should We Start Living?
This Fleeting Moment
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Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.Marie Baynon Ray
Who Knows Anyhow? 