Perception Of Others “We meet ourselves time and time again in a thousand disguises on the path of life” –Carl Jung If we take any random person then pick five people in their life and interview them about said person we are…
By Heather Plett How to be there for the people who need you most When my Mom was dying, my siblings and I gathered to be with her in her final days. None of us knew anything about supporting someone in her transition…
We’ve all suffered emotionally throughout our lives. Similarly, we’ve all experienced trauma, regardless to what degree it personally manifested. Yet once we become an adult, each and every one of us has the responsibility to alleviate our suffering and redesign our mind…
In 2013, Hollywood actor, environmental activist, and “happy hippie”, Woody Harrelson brought non-wood, tree-free paper to the market to help our farmers, our forests, and our future. In 2014, Woody hosted Ethos, a powerful documentary aimed at encouraging us to engage in ethical consumerism by awakening our…
These teachings may be simple, but they’re profound. 1) Awaken to Life! Mindfulness- being completely present to the life you’re living and what you’re doing- is something that can’t be understated. Expanding your awareness changes every aspect of your life, in every way. It really…
If there’s one thing we know beyond any doubt, it’s that all of life is an evolutionary process. Everything, from the smallest particle in existence to the universe as a whole is in the process of evolution. Immutability is the only truth.…
Very rarely will you find someone out there that really understand Buddhism; not because of disinterest, but because of all the rumors and disinformation floating around out there. These jokes help to give a little more of an understanding about these deep…
“Life is as simple or complicated as we make it.” Donna Smallin The dreaded “C” word. Clutter. We all deal with it. In some part of our world, we face it: be it in our closets, in our offices, or even in…
What is an empath? Being an empath is when you are affected by other people’s energies, and have an innate ability to intuitively feel and perceive others. Your life is unconsciously influenced by others’ desires, wishes, thoughts, and moods. Being an empath…
Thich Nhat Hanh is considered to be one of the most important spiritual leaders of our time. In the 60’s, he was banned from his Vietnam home for 39 years for peacefully protesting the war. Since then, he worked with MLK Jr.…
It turns out the Buddhist concept of not-self, or anatta, is a verified scientific premise. Since the rise in popularity of the Dalai Lama in the 1980’s, the study of Buddhism has fascinated neuroscientists. This is because a team of scientists and…
By Lissa Rankin MD, Originally featured on Wake Up World | Our entire culture suffers from what the shamans call “soul loss,” a loss of meaning, direction, vitality, mission, purpose, identity, and genuine connection; a deep unhappiness that most of us have come to consider…
By: Stephen Parato You came here for a reason, didn’t you? You can feel it in the depths of your being. Your life is inconceivably meaningful. You arrived on Earth for a purpose. What that purpose is, you have to uncover (and create)…
By GILBERT ROSS | SoulHiker.com The more I ponder about life, the more I come to one solid realisation: The biggest curse and predicament of modern Man is forgetfulness. Like a creeping malaise, forgetfulness has seeped through all of Man’s being and doing. Individually, collectively,…
Karma Karma means conditioned action. Meditation Master Lama Thubten Yeshe calls it ‘habit energy’. When you are controlled by habit energy that’s what the Buddhist call being trapped in Samsara the wheel of suffering; trapping you within an endless cycle. Another name for it…