Five Steps to Finding Sustainable Happiness.
If you’re not already, get yourself into a healthy, meaningful relationship. First with yourself, and then with someone else.
Orestes in Peace
Te quiero, Orestes. Gracias por todo. Que tu alma este en paz. (I love you, Orestes. Thank you for everything. May your soul rest in peace.)
Wise Speech: True, Gentle, Helpful.
Buddha distilled his instructions on right speech down to a simple principle: “Say what is true and useful.”
Wise View: Your Elationship with Life
Right view is the beginning and the end of the path; it simply means to see reality as it is.
Love at first stretch
When I first met Yoga, it was love at first stretch. From day one, I was hooked. In a good way.
Getting off the hook.
Step One. Acknowledge that you’re hooked.Step Two. Pause, take three conscious breaths and lean in. Lean into the energy. Abide with it. Experience it fully. Taste it. Touch it. Smell it. Get curious about it…Step Three. Then relax and move on.
Getting to the core of clinging.
The vast volumes of Buddhist philosophy can be boiled down to two words: Let Go.The practice of meditation increases our awareness and equanimity. Awareness of what, exactly? CLINGING!