Zen and the Art of Change
The world we live in and how we interact with it
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness As one of the foremost authorities on mindfulness and the UK’s leading professor on the development of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy [or MBCT as it is known], when I come across […]
Read More The latest insights on Mindfulness from Professor Mark Williams“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.” ― Ray Bradbury Driving home after an evening spent at a group mindfulness meeting, I was listening to the radio and picked […]
Read More What is “REST” really all about and a new survey that will help define it“An idea is like a play. It needs a good producer and a good promoter even if it is a masterpiece. Otherwise the play may never open; or it may open but, for a lack of an audience, close after a week. Similarly, an idea will not move from the fringes to the mainstream simply […]
Read More The growth of Mindfulness into the Mainstream of life“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”― Dalai Lama XIV I am a member of Action for Happiness – a UK based organisation set up to promote happiness and well-being. This week they hosted His Holiness the Dalai Lama at an event in London to launch a new happiness programme […]
Read More An afternoon with the Dalai Lama and Friends“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.” ― Mother Teresa We all have those moments in our lives where numbers appear to be the root of all evil. Bank account numbers, credit card numbers, national insurance, health cover, etc. You name it, we are […]
Read More Can we be individuals in a world of numbers?“Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.” ― Dalai Lama XIV I want to start by asking you a question. When was the last time you read a book that struck at your soul. That resonated so much with yourself that you […]
Read More Altruism: Our impact on the animals and the world, from Matthieu RicardHi there, Apologies, but I have been working on my own self development journey recently and completely forgot that somewhere, out there, there might be a person who reads my blog. Anyway, after 2 days spent in London at a Regional meeting for the company I work for, I’ve returned home and caught up on […]
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