Category: Centering Meditation
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The Meaning of Vesak Day: Celebrating the Birth, Enlightenment, and Passing of Buddha
A man asked Buddha “I want happiness.” Buddha said “Drop ‘I’ (ego) and ‘want’ (desire), happiness remains.” Vesak Day, also known as Buddha Day, is an annual celebration of the life and teachings of the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. This special day is observed by millions of Buddhists around the world on the full…
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The Principle of Self-Compassion Creates Success – not Self-Esteem
Think back to the last time you failed or made an important mistake. Do you still blush with shame, and scold yourself for having been so stupid or selfish? Do you tend to feel alone in that failure, as if you were the only person to have erred? Or do you accept that error is…