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My dream with spiritual teacher Sri Sri Ravi Shankar from last night will make your heart smile, big time!
How a comical question about our upper lip taught me about relaxation and peace of mind.
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”.
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...
Any time we suffer misfortune, two arrows fly our way. The second is optional and keeps us imprisoned in our emotional reactivity.
Watch this video to find out how Buddhism is more than just a peaceful statue in a posh spa.
Meditation is like cleaning a cup. A cup always has the quality of spotlessness, the dirt is added and can be removed.
Buddhist practice to open the heart by developing the four boundless qualities of Loving Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equinimity.
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.
Words can heal or hurt. Practise these mindful ways to use our speech skillfully and compassionately.
Experience the profound effect of spending time emerged in a living wisdom tradition in the Himalayan region.
Life lessons from a woman who spent 12 years in a cave meditating.