The Center for Journal Therapy
I teach, write, consult, facilitate and speak about journal therapy and its many applications for holistic mental health. The Center for Journal Therapy is a gathering place for those who know the power of writing for growth and healing.

Buddhist philosophy - science, religion and the mind
An enquiry into the relationship between Buddhist philosophy, modern science, other religions and transpersonal psychology. Presented as alphabetically arranged links to main topics, with brief extracts.

Cognitive dissonance
According to cognitive dissonance theory, there is a tendency for individuals to seek consistency among their cognitions (i.e., beliefs, opinions). When there is an inconsistency between attitudes or behaviors (dissonance), something must change to eliminate the dissonance. In the case of a discrepancy between attitudes and behavior, it is most likely that the attitude will change to accommodate the behavior.

Welcome to Morita Therapy Center

The Seven Points of Mind Training
This website contains a database of commentaries on the Seven Points of Mind Training. The core practice involves taking on others' sorrow and pain and sending them your joy; not as a masochistic practice but with the aim of getting away from the self-centeredness and self-seeking that cause us so much pain. These practices were brought to Tibet in the eleventh century by the Indian Buddhist teacher Atisha.

Inspirational Quotes - The Daily Inspiration

To remove violence remove inequity.

To remove inequity remove greed.

To remove greed remove ego consciousness.

To remove ego consciousness - be still.

Mindfulness (sati):

"Mindfulness is an impartial watchfulness. It does not take sides. It does not get hung up in what is perceived. It just perceives. Mindfulness does not get infatuated with the good mental states. It does not try to sidestep the bad mental states. There is no clinging to the pleasant, no fleeing from the unpleasant. Mindfulness sees all experiences as equal, all thoughts as equal, all feelings as equal. Nothing is suppressed. Nothing is repressed. Mindfulness does not play favorites."

A clear, short introduction to the concept and practice

Stress symptoms and cures - from Kansas State University - user friendly!:

"If you have a stress-related symptom, you're not alone! Nearly 85 percent of visits to doctors (and nearly as many to psychologists) are for stress-related problems. Read on to learn how you learned to react with too much tension many times each day and how that turns into headaches, ulcers, insomnia, excessive fatigue, high blood pressure, sore shoulders, or any stress-related disorder. Learn how you can begin doing something about it right now -- even while reading this article."

Eknath Easwaran - Authors - Spiritual Teachers - Soul to Spirit:

"Eknath Easwaran, one of the most respected interpreters of spiritual issues in the world today, is the founder and director of the world famous Blue Mountain Center for Meditation in Tomales, California. Born and raised in Mahatma Gandhi's India, where he grew up in s self-supporting agrarian village, he came to the U.S. as a Fulbright Scholar. He has been a teacher and lecturer in the United States for over thirty years. His self-published books have sold over half a million copies and been translated into eight languages."