A 69-year-old monk who scientists call the 'world's happiest man' says the secret to being happy takes just 15 minutes a dayWho is the happiest man in the world? If you Google it, the name "Matthieu Ricard" pops up.Matthieu Ricard, 69, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk originally from France who has been called "the world's happiest man.&qu...
The power of the paramita of patience is that it is the antidote to anger, a way to learn to love and care for whatever we meet on the path. By patience, we do not mean enduring—grin and bear it. In any situation, instead of reacting suddenly, we could chew it, smell it, look at it, and open ourselves to seeing what's there. The opposite of p...
RIGHT NOW
Posted by Paul DiSegna
on February 10, 2016
The key instruction is to stay in the present. Don't get caught up in hopes of what you'll achieve and how good your situation will be some day in the future. What you do right now is what matters.Pema Chodron