Archive for the ‘ Happiness ’ Category
Over the years, I’ve known many people who were once united in loving couples, but have since broken up and retained a great deal of suffering, aversion, frustration, and anger at the person they once loved. I’ve been in this situation quite a few times myself. Experience has taught me again and again that the [ READ MORE ]
Some people say that we should “fully feel our emotions instead of thinking about them.” There is truth in this, but it must be qualified. Deeply feeling our emotions is part of an awake and mindful life. However, thinking about our emotions is also valuable. We might ask “What underlies this emotion? Is there clinging there, [ READ MORE ]
Someone asked me why I smile all the time. The reason is that after 15 years of deep exploration of the world’s key religious and philosophical traditions, I was finally able to find the inner peace and joy that I sought for so long. And the marvelous thing about this joy and peace is that [ READ MORE ]
A single act of kindness can transform an entire life[ READ MORE ]
I have often thought that ‘my mind can be my own enemy,’ but now I wonder how constructive it is to apply the metaphor of ‘enemy’ to the mind. Our mental problems are often caused by certain ways of thinking rooted in fears, clinging to impermanent conditions, pushing things away, and ignorant opinions. These thought [ READ MORE ]
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