A Buddhist’s perspective on biblical ways to love
I just read a list of ways to show love and I was inspired to write this article including a Buddhist’s perspective of ways to carry out the biblical suggestions on the list. Ten ways to show people...
View ArticleAdmit fault and move on
Have you ever watched two people quarrel, or otherwise be stuck in a conflict with each other? Usually, if either or both of them simply acknowledged one or more things, that would end the fight....
View ArticleTuning in to the love that fills and surrounds you
Take a breath right now, and notice how abundant the air is, full of life-giving oxygen offered freely by trees and other green growing things. You can’t see air, but it’s always available for you....
View ArticleBe kind to everyone, but trust only those who deserve it
Recently someone asked me what she should do if she couldn’t trust a person she was being kind to. In the past she’d tried to be compassionate to a roommate she didn’t trust, and had even felt herself...
View ArticleA Buddhist’s perspective on biblical ways to love
I just read a list of ways to show love and I was inspired to write this article including a Buddhist’s perspective of ways to carry out the biblical suggestions on the list. Ten ways to show people...
View ArticleAdmit fault and move on
Have you ever watched two people quarrel, or otherwise be stuck in a conflict with each other? Usually, if either or both of them simply acknowledged one or more things, that would end the fight....
View ArticleTuning in to the love that fills and surrounds you
Take a breath right now, and notice how abundant the air is, full of life-giving oxygen offered freely by trees and other green growing things. You can’t see air, but it’s always available for you....
View ArticleBe kind to everyone, but trust only those who deserve it
Recently someone asked me what she should do if she couldn’t trust a person she was being kind to. In the past she’d tried to be compassionate to a roommate she didn’t trust, and had even felt herself...
View ArticleGetting to know our feelings
Buddhist author Vimalasara discusses how we respond to unwanted feelings. When we are angry a whole host of vulnerable feelings percolates into our hearts. These are so physically uncomfortable they...
View ArticleA leap of faith
Learning and growing as an individual is a do-it-yourself project… up to a point. Sooner or later, there comes a time when we need to take a risk and leap into something new and unknown, beyond our...
View ArticleForgiveness as a practice of compassion
One of the emotional drivers of cruel and unkind behavior is resentment. Resentment is when we hold onto past hurt, locking ourselves into a pattern of blame. Unable to let go of the past we keep...
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