Pursuing True Happiness in a World Without Truth
Happiness is not something that can be pursued, but can only be received, with gratitude, as we receive a gift, which in fact it is. So understood, we are the creatures drawn to the light…
Author: Nigel Taylor
Hear the Beautiful Words
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. – Mother Teresa Most days the words wash over me. I’ve heard them all before. From the time I leave…
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Enlightenment untapped
And as many before them realized, the path to enlightenment is paved by one’s own good works, not those of others. With this in mind, the couple opened Dakota Shivers Brewing earlier this year in…
12 Qualities of an Enlightened Person
We sometimes say that some people are enlightened, but do we really know what that means? We might say that because they are kind, loving, and insightful. While these may indeed be qualities of an…
Actualizing The Fundamental Point
To study the way of enlightenment is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things. When actualized by myriad…
Islam and the Enlightenment
The growing spectacle of violence led by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), al-Qaida, Boko Haram and others usually ends up with calls for an Islamic enlightenment. A movement of enlightenment in Islam,…
5 Ways Meditation is Like a Monet Painting
While sitting in silent meditation, the following thought popped into my head: “Meditation kind of reminds me of Monet’s paintings of the cathedral in Rouen.” Seriously. Read what the Impressionists can teach us about meditation,…
Zen meditation improves sense of touch
After the finger meditation, the performance improved on average by 17 percent. By comparison, tactile acuity of the visually impaired is 15 to 25 percent above that of typical sighted individuals, because their sense of…
Meditation at work? Think deeply about it
She delineates four different motivators that drew participants: Reducing stress; increasing focus and attention; interest in techniques to build emotional awareness; and experiencing the health advantages of meditation. The program expanded to two 30 Meditation…
Why You Should Be Drinking Matcha Tea
Luckily, matcha tea has been proven to help with relaxation and meditation. You can thank the amino acid L … and the balance of mood levels. The benefits of matcha tea are impressive, making it…
Bringing Mindfulness to the Corporate Masses
He met Mr. Prasada, who previously worked in the independent-film industry, in the monastery … and there were so many difficulties of running a startup from a monastery.” They left the monastery to start Upbuild,…