Buddhism in the West, has been impacted by Western ideas, directly and indirectly, at the hands of both Western interpreters and Asian exponents. [...]
|
|
||
• Click Here for complimentary call with Caitriona Reed • Click Here for complimentary call with Michele Benzamin-Miki  |
Have you ever wondered how everything seems to go right for some people, while others just keep beating their heads against the wall? Or after they learned to stop beating themselves up, they are lost in disappointment and regret; going round in circles, wondering why things are so hard. How many people do you know who are always blaming life, other people, and the past, for the difficulties in their life? [...] I had felt ambivalent about Earth Day since it first showed up in the early 1970’s. Isn’t every day Earth day? Would fish celebrate ‘Water Day’? [...] Introduction to NLP Intensive April 2-3, 2011 “Change doesn’t happen by doing different things. it happens by doing things differently. It’s not what you do, it’s how you do it!” Living a life that brings you deep person satisfaction, creativity, and happiness depends on your openness to learning new ways of doing [...] I once imagined that if I found the right teacher, the right path, and that if I tried really, really hard to get ‘it’ ‘right’ .. and that if I could understand what apparently I did not yet fully understand .. [...] The relationship you have with others, whatever sort of relationship that may be – professional, romantic, and everything in between—is inevitably a reflection of the relationship you have with yourself. That means that any internal conflict you have within yourself— any conflict of values, or unfinished business – will show up on the outside. [...] Many otherwise extremely successful people have reflected that without the intimacy of a sustained and loving relationship all their accomplishments mean very little; and that without someone to share their success, their life remains empty and unfulfilled. [...] There is nothing spiritual about masking our fears with concepts and practices that dull us to the limitless possibilities of our lives [...] Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar. Ralph Waldo Emerson I meet people in the course of my work, some of them outwardly extremely successful. Almost without exception, they tell me that without a healthy and emotionally sustaining relationship their life is unfulfilled and empty. I also work with many people who [...] The Buddha was a master communicator, and what has passed for Buddhist teaching is an exquisite chameleon, adapting to meet the needs of many people, cultures, and eras. [...] |
|
|
Contact us: Manzanita@OrdinaryDharma.org
Telephone +1-760-782-9223 |
||
Comments