Tag: intention
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Purpose
In a Washington Post article, Dana Milbank discusses a six-year study at Cornell University and shows that their findings relate to how we can stay happy in an age gone…
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New Year’s Day
During our family gatherings over the holidays, the talk turned to why we celebrate the New Year coming and why it is celebrated on January 1st. Now don’t reply telling…
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Paramita – Generosity 2
We were compelled by the tragic events of January 6th in Washington DC to reflect on how those events affected us and how we could possibly include Generosity in our…
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Right Attitude IV
The New Year is usually a time for setting intentions, making resolutions, and active engagement with our vision for the coming year. I am going to suggest only one resolution……
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Right Attitude I
It has come to mind that, every now and then, we need to check the foundations of our spiritual practice. If we have been practicing for any length of time,…
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Mind Training
One of the practices that we engage with is called Lojong, Tibetan for “mind training.” Formal Lojong training is subtitled “Attitude Transformation in Seven Parts and 60 Slogans.” These slogans…
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Happy New Year!
January 1st: Happy New Year! Well, at least that is what we wish for, right? The name of the month January comes from the Roman god Janus. In ancient Roman…
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Make the Most of Your Day
This week’s words are from Pema Chodron, taken from a 2008 article in Shambhala Sun (now Lion’s Roar) magazine, titled “How to Make the Most of Your Day.” She recommends…