“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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[Editor’s note: Love Letter to My Left Hand is a poem by my dharma brother John Snyder. This was another poem shared on the Order of Interbeing Yahoo group in conjunction with two threads on mindfulness in healing: “Working with Health” and “Practicing with ALS”. …
The paradox of our practice is that the most effective way of transformation is to leave ourselves alone. The more we let everything be just what it is, the more we relax into an open, attentive awareness of one moment after another.
– Barry Magid, “Five Practices to Change Your Mind”
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I found out today that the biopsy sample had to be send to Stanford University for more tests.ÃÂ Apparently, the tests that they could run at Marin General Hospital were not conclusive, so they needed to consult the expert in the field, Dr. Richard Kempson.ÃÂ I found out abou …
These Weekly Words of Wisdom from Lama Surya Das are his own words. “What we need is not only better gun control but self-control, including the intentional development of emotional intelligence, mindful anger management, attention training and reactivity reconditioning. Thes …
“Being present to the depth and breadth of our emotional life is needed for us to understand and feel into the fullness of this human form.”
– Leslie Booker, Sangha Live
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This morning, I had a powerful and healing massage from Gail Teehan in preparation for my cystoscopic examination this afternoon.ÃÂ Gail was really on today with her energy work as well as her massage technique.ÃÂ I think she gets better with each treatment. In spite of this …
Our small self is the “I, my, me” that feels like a separate person. Our true self has no idea of being separate, because it is before all ideas and thinking.
– Jane Dobisz, “Up and Down “
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This morning, I had a powerful and healing massage from Gail Teehan in preparation for my cystoscopic examination this afternoon.ÃÂ Gail was really on today with her energy work as well as her massage technique.ÃÂ I think she gets better with each treatment. In spite of this …
Our small self is the “I, my, me” that feels like a separate person. Our true self has no idea of being separate, because it is before all ideas and thinking.
– Jane Dobisz, “Up and Down “
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These words of wisdom for Shunyru Suzuki Roshi tell us the secret of practice. He teaches that if something is wrong with our practice, it should be a signal to us that we may have a wrong idea about practice. However, we are encouraged not to give up but to continue our practi …
Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
– Rep. John Lewis, Daily Peace Quote
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On Sunday evening, March 22, I was invited to a party to celebrate the launch of our book, I Am with You: Love Letters to Cancer Patients. The party was offered by one of my co-authors, Dr. Leslie Purchase, M. D. at a parlor in San Francisco. I brought my wife, son, and …
Meditation aims not so much to solve a person’s particular problems as to solve the person altogether.
– David Rome, “Focusing “
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By now, you know that your body can have a severe response to stress. This is one of the most asked questions about Meditation: How to Reduce Stress. Stress, worry, and anxiety reduction can be accomplished by meditation practices which tame your mind. There are …
There is enough. Right now there is enough and there is no lack. All of your needs are met.
From a place of plenty you will continue to pull plenty.
From a place of lack you will continue to lack.
Your well is overflowing, my love.
Spilling over with gratitude,
– Lissa Rankin, MD, Your Inner Pilot Light
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On Labor Day, I drove down to the University of California at Santa Barbara with Nancy Aberle, Gail Teehan’s friend from the Feldenkrais for a six day retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh.ÃÂ We made the trip in about six and one-half hours, and enjoyed getting to know one another.ÃÂ …
If we could allow the pace of our meetings to slow down to the pace of our hearts, we might find genuine understanding.
– Marion Woodman, Daily Peace Quote
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Here is another great video from the Silva Life System blog. In this video, Vishen Lakhiani, founder of Mindvalley shares his story about how Silva Mind Control helped him start a multimillion business. After telling his story, he talks about the four states of mind. When his mi …
[Editor’s note: Love Letter to My Left Hand is a poem by my dharma brother John Snyder. This was another poem shared on the Order of Interbeing Yahoo group in conjunction with two threads on mindfulness in healing: “Working with Health” and “Practicing with ALS”. …
