The secret to inner peace by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Life lessons from a woman who spent 12 years in a cave meditating.

Spiritual teachings on happiness while you sleep

My dream with spiritual teacher Sri Sri Ravi Shankar from last night will make your heart smile, big time!

Eastern Wisdom in Daily Life, Transformational TravelKarin Peeters4 January 2022happiness, dream analysis, dream intrepretation, dreams, ravi shankar, art of living, spiritual teachings, spirituality, ashram, lotus temple, bangalore, india, sri sri ravi shankar, happiness program, inner peaceComment

Life is asking us to relax.

How a comical question about our upper lip taught me about relaxation and peace of mind.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily LifeKarin Peeters20 September 2021breathing, meditation, tension, intentional living, body scan, relaxation, mind over matter, mindfulness, inner peaceComment

Dalai Lama on feeling guilty

Feeling guilty. Gosh, we do that a lot don’t we. Enjoy this wonderful story about how the Dalai Lama responded when he was first told about our experience of “guilt”.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily LifeKarin Peeters24 August 2021coaching, lifecoach, dalai lama, guilt, feeling guilty, buddha, buddhism, four opponent powers, remorse, regret, purification, confess, self-love, repentanceComment

About giving, resentment and true generosity

There was this woman who overstayed her visa in Nepal and lived on milk powder. I wanted to help, but it didn't work. And then a Buddhist meditation teacher gave me this advice...

Eastern Wisdom in Daily Life, Meaningful LivingKarin Peeters9 March 2021generosity, giving, resentment, kind heart, nepal, chokyi nyima rinpoche, kindness, bouddha, himalayas, life lessons, drama triangle, buddhismComment

Why we shouldn't shoot that second arrow...

Any time we suffer misfortune, two arrows fly our way. The second is optional and keeps us imprisoned in our emotional reactivity.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily LifeKarin Peeters23 February 2021intentional living, second arrow, buddhism, buddha, inner critic, awareness, thought transformation, mindfulnessComment

What does Buddha mean?

Watch this video to find out how Buddhism is more than just a peaceful statue in a posh spa.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily LifeKarin Peeters19 October 2020coaching, lifecoach, meditation, retreat, buddhism, buddha, sangye, buddhistComment

Letting go of what's no longer serving you

Meditation is like cleaning a cup. A cup always has the quality of spotlessness, the dirt is added and can be removed.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily Life, Meditation & Inner CalmKarin Peeters23 September 2020coaching, lifecoach, transformation, meaning, meditation, letting go, retreat, buddhism, sumedho, limiting beliefsComment

Is 'caring' our deepest human driver?

Buddhist practice to open the heart by developing the four boundless qualities of Loving Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equinimity.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily LifeKarin Peeters22 September 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, immeasurables, compassion, equanimity, appreciative joy, loving kindnessComment

I can't meditate

And this is why that’s nonsense.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily Life, Meditation & Inner CalmKarin Peeters31 August 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, tibetan buddhism, meditationComment

What do onions have to do with psychology?

This is how to fix your challenges with deeper levels of consciousness.

Eastern Wisdom in Daily Life, Meaningful LivingKarin Peeters24 August 2020coaching, lifecoach, buddhism, to-do-list, aspiration prayer, tibetan buddhismComment

Do you turn life into a to-do list?

Every task becomes a chore in our mind. Even the things which we actually enjoy. Like a vampire, we suck the life out of it. This Buddhist ritual brings back joy.