According to Buddha the root of all suffering is attachment. Many people have the mistaken impression that attachment is limited to being attached to our material things, but it is more wide ranging. What is suffering? Suffering is that mental anguish which accompanies the drama of life. Drama is the after effect of trying to […]
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Is there a difference between being peaceful and being calm? It may be a fine point, but yes, there is a difference. Being calm Life is messy. Life is challenging. Life calls us to respond to all manner of input on less than a moment’s notice. Is it any wonder that often our lives cannot
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Long before we became slaves to the internet, myths filled our lives with stories, information and entertainment. This morning as I took my predawn stroll along the seashore of Kona I saw a shooting star. Honestly I don’t remember the last time I saw a shooting star; it could be I have just been to
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According to my good friend Terry Hall, the Stoic Medium, “Ghosts give sucky hugs.” This colorful phrase came about after his Father in Law made his transition. But what does this mean to you and me? Making the most of today Put simply we will all, one day, reach the end of our physical lives.
Most of us don’t believe we have any real influence in this world. Yes, we may see an impact on our children (for a while). Yes we may occasionally recognize a contribution we make at work, but that’s about it. This absence of impact on the world leads us to feeling rather ineffective in our
One of the tendencies we have is to compare ourselves to others. He has more hair, she is thinner, they are smarter than I am. We cannot win at this game. Neither can we win the comparison game the other way; I am more fit than he is, my car is nicer than theirs, at
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These past year or so we have seen the beginning of a new era. The opening of a new consciousness. Funny thing is, we have seen this opening before. I am referring to the call to stop living in fear. Living in fear When any being is living in fear it is impossible to grow.
How is your money? This is a really important question, especially at this time of year. We want to give, we want to gift, and the invitation to spend money gets stronger and clearer every day. That’s why this is a great time to ask “How’s my money?” How we look at our money is
The process of Self Discovery or Self Actualization can be painful. As I wrote recently change demands we leave behind our baggage from the past. As you step into the person you truly are, rather than the person you have been told you should be, friends will fall by the wayside; however they will be
“I found it in the last place I looked.” Now, isn’t that a funny saying? I mean, once you found it, why would you continue to look? That being said, we spend so much time and effort looking for inspiration, peace, love and prosperity, yet we overlook the one place that is the true final
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