Archives for Mindful Living - Page 5
The role of the eyes–Avoiding Stirring of the mind
With the eyes, the mind stirs. With the eyes, the mind is riveted. The idea is to let the eyes do the ‘seeing’ – without invoking the mind. If the…
The purpose of meditation
Should meditation have a purpose? If so, what should that purpose be? Meditation as an Activity Viewed as an ‘activity’, the activity of meditation has one purpose. It is to…
Leadership – The ‘vacation’ test
What makes a good leader? Is there a test – just one single test – that can pick out ‘good’ leaders from the novices? There are more books on leadership…
Getting out of your own way – The secret to overcoming obstacles
To do anything big requires courage. Courage requires getting out of your own way. Too often, the only thing holding us back is our own self. To overcome this obstacle,…
Steve Jobs – Death is Life’s greatest invention
Jobs was a Buddhist by choice. His views on life, how to live it and how to keep things in perspective, reflects beliefs that many Buddhists would relate to.
The mind that is still…
One of Lao Tzu’s sayings: To the mind that is still, the whole Universe surrenders… In order for a mind to be still, a mind must be non-rushed. In order…
One thing at a time – with full concentration
We fool ourselves into believing that we have so much to do. In reality, we have only ONE thing to do at any given time. And we need to do…
Maintaining Continuity of Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the state most commonly associated with Buddhist schools of thought. If you have felt you are in the zone – working with full concentration to the complete oblivion…
All you have to do is hold the center still
The Two Selves There are essentially two selves – the outer self – the one that wants things and wants to shape the world to obtain those things. And the…
Courage and Kindness – Still hard to find
In the end, only kindness matters. Anyone can get results by screaming and yelling – especially if they hold a power position. The ‘yelled at’ people respond to the yeller’s…