So many of our problems arise because we always feel cut off from something we need. We do not feel whole and therefore turn expectantly toward other people for the qualities we imagine missing in ourselves. All of the problems of the world, from one person’s anxiety to warfare between nations, can be traced to this feeling of not being whole.
Being Aware
Mindfulness is one of the great mysteries of human life. It is our capacity to be aware of being aware.
Observing Our Mind
There is a huge change in the life of someone who begins to practice mindfulness. With just a bit of practice, we notice how out of control the mind really is. We begin to be able to observe thoughts, feelings and emotions as experiences that we are having rather than identifying with them.
Seeing Thoughts & Emotions
To see thoughts and emotions like anger, sadness, fear and worry as objective phenomena rather than as oneself is radically liberating.
Mindfulness for a Happy Life
Robert Beatty
Role of Acceptance
Acceptance is a key part of the restful mind. When we are able to accept things that we can’t change, we no longer waste mental energy or anguish and instead focus on the things we do have some control over.
Thoughts Create Our World
By always remembering that it is with our thoughts that we create our world, we realize that we do have choices in life, even in the most difficult times.
The Restful Mind
Gyalwa Dokhampa
The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts.
…..Dalai Lama
Daily Wisdom
Josh Bartok, Editor
Coexistence of Beliefs
We can better appreciate how beliefs conflict with each other if we understand how they form in the first place. In recognizing that beliefs coexist in pairs the Chinese sages also realized that this is how beliefs initially form.
How Beliefs Co-emerge
Beliefs arise in contradictory pairs. Two opposite beliefs co-emerge and at first the two opposite beliefs coexist. Then in order to establish fixed positions and definite opinions about ourselves and the world, and to give things distinct and permanent characteristics, we push the two beliefs apart and suppress one belief from our awareness.
Disconnecting Opposite Beliefs
Everytime we assert or deny a particular belief, we simultaneously disconnect from the opposite belief. Our belief becomes solid and real for us to the extent that its opposite becomes transparent to us.
Essential Wisdom Teachings: The Way to Inner Peace
Peter & Penny Fenner
Who Knows Anyhow? 