Category: Buddha Lessons / Mindfulness

  To be present with your mind Takes courage To willingly keep your eyes open On the rollercoaster Pleasure. Pain. Love. Fear. Anguish. Laughter. … In the full presence of mind You know all of this is contained within you, Yet none of it contains you.

  Look to others for inspiration and as examples of what not to do. Never compare yourself to others. You are unique, so how could another compare? Even a comparison of yourself on one day to yourself on another is flawed because you are brand new each day. Instead do…

  This world is our proving ground for the teachings — perhaps a harsh way to learn Truth, but I know of no faster way to weed out the delusions that we are higher and happier than we really are.  

  It is not: “How do I accept this?” It is: “How did I accept this?”     I would love to see your responses in the comments! I’ll give you mine in a few weeks…

  If people are honest, we respect them even if we don’t like what they’re saying or doing. If we are honest with ourselves, we create self-respect, even if we don’t like what we’ve been saying or doing. By cultivating self-respect, we begin to make decisions that honor ourselves. Through…

  Sometimes people forget the spiritual path is happy and fun… If you’re practicing and it’s not happy or fun, then perhaps it’s time to do something different. Instead of trying so hard to be spiritual, concentrate on connecting with your inner Joy and create a life that is happy…

Do not be attached to the goal. We create goals for the fun of it. Reaching the goal is not important. What is important is our attitude as we strive towards the goal. We do our best to achieve the goal, and we give our striving and the results of…

  You cannot have the past to change. You cannot have the future to hold. All you can have is the present – And you already have it, right now.