Tag Archives: Buddhism

More on the Buddhist precepts

Having some familiarity with the precepts and examining my ethical beliefs and behaviors adds mindfulness to my life, deepens and enriches it, even as they call on me not to take the easy way out. Continue reading

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What Kind of Buddhist was Steve Jobs, Really? | NeuroTribes

What Kind of Buddhist was Steve Jobs, Really? | NeuroTribes. Great article by Steve Silberman (I have subscribed to his blog and follow him on Twitter — great find). I like reading about Steve Jobs, but even better is this … Continue reading

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Buddhist tattoos

Expanding on my previous posts about yoga tattoos, I’m sharing a link to a blog post, Getting a Buddhist Tattoo, on The Buddhist Blog (new to me). The image below is from that blog post. I find this tattoo to … Continue reading

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Buddhism, neurology, and the self

Thanks, Katie Raver, for seeing this article, thinking of me, and posting the link on my Facebook wall, and thanks to Tom Dotz of NLP Comprehensive for sharing it where Katie found it. Buddhism and the Brainis an opinion piece … Continue reading

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Right livelihood = happiness

The message is crystal clear. Doing work you love is the most important ingredient in living a happy life. Continue reading

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How the dominant paradigm is being subverted, and how you can participate

Okay, people. let’s get to work changing the world, one savasana, one trance, one meditation session, one ecstatic dance, one meta-position, one moment of transcendence at a time.
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Read these books!

If a book doesn’t hook me early on, I set it aside and try later. It doesn’t mean it’s not good. It just means it’s not relevant enough to what I need to learn in that moment to make the effort come alive. Energy flows where attention goes. If there’s no energy there, why bother? Continue reading

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Book review: Buddha’s Brain by Rick Hanson

the mind is what the brain does Continue reading

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