I've been wanting to write about empathy and compassion for a couple of weeks. I keep seeing headlines in popular media that refer to the "decline of empathy in America", especially in response to the public actions of a certain political candidate and some of his supporters. I want to challenge any statements suggesting our nation is la...
A LONGING TO HELP
Posted by Paul DiSegna
on March 23, 2016
Bodhi means "awake" and citta means "heart-mind." Bodhicitta is a longing, a yearning, that comes to fortunate people to wake up, and specifically to wake up so they can be of help to other people and to the earth. It's very common that people want to be free of suffering and go about it in ways that just increase their sufferi...
Re-post fromThe Energy Project Did you wake up feeling exhausted this morning? Did you hit the snooze button – maybe even multiple times? Did you have a cup of coffee – or 2 or 3 – when your energy dipped?Now imagine waking up feeling fully awake, restored, and ready to tackle your day – maybe even without an alarm clock.The...
