Do you ever worry that being a nicer person will make you lose your competitive edge? You're not alone.
Did you know there are simple things you can do to promote happiness and other positive mood states in your life? It's simple!
Have you ever had an argument or disappointment ruin your whole day? Sometimes painful feelings seem to hang around along time. You can learn to work with these strong feelings so that they become less disruptive.
Wouldn't it be awesome if there was something you could do to improve your day? Guess what, there is. And it is super simple.
Most people don't decide to learn meditation because they want to feel more stressed. So it can be disappointing to find yourself caught in anxiety or frustration during meditation. Fortunately, there is a way to work with uncomfortable feelings that come up during meditation.
Wouldn't it be awesome to live in a world free of war and oppression? Here's our take on how each of us can take a personal step in that direction.
“My meditation was bad today. I can’t focus. My mind is just too busy.” This is by far the most common complaint I see written on my students’ meditation logs. Often my students see it as a problem of such magnitude that it means they're incapable of meditating or of experiencing any benefit from meditation.
When it feels like life is rushing by, and I catch myself lost in too much busy-ness, I like to just stop for a few minutes. Take a pause. Remember what is really happening to me right here, right now. Today would be a good day to take one of those pauses and we've got a free guided meditation to help you.
Have you ever wanted something really badly? So badly that you were sure that if you got it, you'd be forever happy? How long did that last? Were you happy forever as you hoped? Turns out that what we think leads to lasting happiness really doesn't. Understanding the causes of suffering and true happiness are what the Buddha called Skillful Understanding.
Everything begins with our intention. Before we speak or act, even if we are not aware of it, we are motivated by our intention. That's why the Buddha said that everything depends on our intentions and why Skillful Intention is one of the 8 steps to happiness.
— MIRABAI BUSH, co-founder and Senior Fellow of The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
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