“If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.” -The Dalai Lama I can’t suggest a meditation more apt than this right now, given the events in the United States over the past week. How can you help people? Can you donate to organizations once, a few times,ContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: DO NO HARM”
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Monday Meditation: Survival Requires Love
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”-The Dalai Lama When we think about what humans need to survive, we often reduce the list to the basic essentials: food, clothing, shelter, and water. Perhaps we can add an income with which to pay for these basics. What gets omitted is interesting:ContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: Survival Requires Love”
Monday Meditation: Open Your Focus to Compassion
“Too much self-centered thinking is the source of suffering. A compassionate concern for others’ well-being is the source of happiness.”-The Dalai Lama, The Book of Joy When we focus on ourselves while suffering, when we wallow in our despair, it is easy for us to shut out other people’s experiences and other events in theContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: Open Your Focus to Compassion”