Spirituality
For Jignesh Thakkar, affectionately known to his friends as JT, life has always been about constant motion. Whether he is out riding his sports bike on the open road, playing a sport, or managing his fast-paced work in the stock market, he is someone who thrives on...
Can you build your child’s capacity to be more inclined towards well-being, even during seasons of difficulty or uncertainty? Teachers Wendy O’Leary and Helen Maffini say yes, and offer three everyday practices you can try today for raising happy children. The post...
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss people.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt I stopped gossiping when life humbled me. I didn’t realize at the time, but what I thought was just innocent girl talk with my friends was really a way to escape my own shame and insecurity....
‘Don't be deluded by anyone, this is all I teach. If you want to make use of it, then use it right now without doubt or delay.’ Zen Master Rinzai
‘Do not talk about the 'Void' all day without practicing it in the mind. One who does this may be likened to a self-styled king who is really a commoner. Prajna can never be attained in this way.’ Hui Neng
The art of noticing during difficult seasons and how Gratitude can help Sometimes challenging situations, events, or life circumstances, make it feel tremendously difficult or even impossible to find moments of peace, joy, or gratitude. When you're in a phase or...
‘Buddha’s path is not one of striving but a path of realising, not a path of becoming but a path of being. It is a path that asks us to let go of our ideas about enlightenment and to experience the truth of our own being, directly and intimately, in each moment of our...
“We don’t build trust by offering help. We build trust by asking for it.” ~Simon Sinek I have always been the strong sister, partner, and friend. I didn’t make a conscious decision one day to be the strong one and stuck to it. It became who it was from a very young...
‘A foolish passing thought makes one an ordinary man, while an enlightened second thought makes one a Buddha. A passing thought that clings to sense-objects is Klesa, while a second thought that frees one from attachment is Bodhi.’ Hui Neng
“Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen.” ~Shakti Gawain As a child, I was never taught to regulate my emotions. I learned instead to override them—pushing through stress, swallowing tears, and even hiding a cast at dinner,...