Peace begins with a smile

Peace begins with a smile

Suffering is not enough

“Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time.

“If we are not happy, if we are not peaceful, we cannot share peace and happiness with others … If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace … If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it.”

(Thich Nhat Hahn (1987) Being Peace)

Maslow 2.0: A New and Improved Recipe for Happiness - Hans Villarica - Life - The Atlantic

Maslow 2.0: A New and Improved Recipe for Happiness - Hans Villarica - Life - The Atlantic

Righteous Mind

Jonathan Haidt has a new book out “The Righteous Mind - Why good people are divided by politics and religion”. http://www.righteousmind.com/ This could be hugely influential

Oxytocin: could the 'trust hormone' rebond our troubled world? | Science | The Observer

Oxytocin: could the 'trust hormone' rebond our troubled world? | Science | The Observer

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What is there to be scared of?

What defines Western Buddhism?

The defining characteristic of the emerging Western Buddhism is a basic pragmatism, rather than an adherence to some philosophical system or sectarian viewpoint. What most characterizes the One Dharma of the West is an allegiance to a very simple question: What works? What works to free the mind from suffering? What works to accomplish the heart of compassion? What works to awaken us from the dream states of our ignorance?

- Joseph Goldstein, "One Dharma"
http://www.tricycle.com/feature/one-dharma

No Exits

Monastic life isn’t tough because you have to work hard all day long. It isn’t tough because you don’t have any time for yourself. It isn’t tough because there is no time to practice. It’s tough because there are no exits and you come up so close to yourself.”

—“No Place to Hide” by Pema Chödrön

Community Media - Interactive World: If the World were a Global Village ...

Community Media - Interactive World: If the World were a Global Village ...

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