Thought Of The Day Posted by Paul DiSegna on December 11, 2014
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.J. Andrews
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YOU HAVE A CHOICE Posted by Paul DiSegna on December 10, 2014
If you have embarked on this journey of self-reflection, you may be at a place that everyone, sooner or later, experiences on the spiritual path. After a while it seems like almost every moment of your life you’re there, where you realize you have a choice. You have a choice whether to open or close, whether to hold on or let go, whether to h...
HOW TO WORK WITH PLEASURE AND PAIN Posted by Paul DiSegna on December 3, 2014
In Tibetan Buddhism there’s a set of teachings for cultivating compassion called mind training, or lojong. One of the lojong teachings is, “Whichever of the two occurs, be patient.” This means if a painful situation occurs, be patient, and if a pleasant situation occurs, be patient. This is an interesting point. Usually, we jump a...