Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo, the Mystic Law of the universe, the essence of the Lotus Sutra, when chanted on a daily basis is a powerful tool that we can use to change our lives and of those around us. Here are the five ways in which this can manifest!
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Adding a pinch of mindfulness to the way we think gives us the freedom to separate ourselves from our thoughts, to say out loud, “I am not my thoughts!”
A Way of Being is a profound and deeply personal collection of essays, written by Rogers in the early 1980s, near the end of his career. The essay that I’ll be talking about today, titled ‘Can Learning Encompass Both Ideas & Feelings’, belongs to this very collection.
To realise the benefits of self-compassion, we just need to extend a pair of welcoming and supporting arms towards our own self.
The Lotus Sutra is regarded as one of the most important and influential sutras or scriptures in Buddhism. In it Shakyamuni, popularly known as Gautama Buddha, expounds the truth of life which he attained during enlightenment.
Here are some selected thoughts from the west, to take some weight off that heart of yours and to inspire it!
Staying focused is like doing mathematics. At first, it seems extremely tough but as you practice it, understand its nuances, you’ll get to the desired spot!
We might find it more healthy to learn how to lean in to our fears, listen to them, acknowledge them and talk about them instead of treating them like enemies. Instead of imagining the world to be a place where only our praises can be sung, we can think of it as a place where we can reveal a little more of our true selves and that there might not be anything more beautiful than us accepting ourselves for who we are.
For Sartre, love isn’t about blissful mutual respect between two lovers, resulting in enhancement of freedom of both partners. Far from it, for him, love is conflict.
All of us talk about wanting to be more positive or optimistic. But what we may not understand is that such a mindset comes with quite a lot of effort, especially when you live in a world which is trying its best to steer you in the dark directions. Building a safe space for yourself […]