Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. — Dalai Lama
Think of something you are always wishing you had but never get, and ponder the benefits of not having it.
Dalai Lama
Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others’ happiness. — Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Write down the words, love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness. Next to each of them, write one thing you can do today for yourself or…
Who is the head of the Buddhist religion?
Unlike the Catholic Church, Buddhism is not hierarchically organized. Therefore, there is no earthly, physical head of the Buddhist religion as a whole. That being…
Who is the Dalai Lama and should I listen to his teachings if I am Catholic?
Who is the Dalai Lama and should I listen to his teachings if I am Catholic? The Dalai Lama is the temporal and spiritual leader…
If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. — Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Fast from spreading negative attitudes today. Pray for someone in your life who you know is going through a difficult time. Give a helping hand…
What Works: Radical Honesty
I always considered myself honest, and I had a lot of pride attached to that. I had a boss once who would stare you in…
What Works: Get some sleep!
I was up late but had agreed to an early brunch with friends, so after about five hours of sleep I’m on my way to…
Intentional Chocolate
Many of us grew up being nursed to health with grandma’s chicken noodle soup. But ever wonder why it’s not quite the same when we…
The Belly of a Paradox
Forty years ago today, Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk and perhaps the most popular American Catholic writer in history, stepped out of a bathroom shower…
