spiritual practice & happiness

Are you afraid of joy?

On the way to enlightenment, the Buddha-to-be spent many years avoiding pleasure and strengthening his ability to tolerate discomfort. Along…

November 21, 2023

How and why to cultivate gratitude

"It's not happiness that brings us gratitude. It's gratitude that beings us happiness." Why Practice Gratitude? Gratitude is good for…

July 28, 2022

Your happiness does not depend on how you feel

Recently I've been feeling, on and off, kind of crappy. A lot of the time I'm fine, but then heavy,…

October 15, 2018

“It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove.” Antoine de Saint Exupéry

"It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more…

April 16, 2018

Calmness as a revolutionary act

I came across this extract from "Reasons to Stay Alive" by Matt Haig this morning. I thought it was worth…

April 5, 2018

Enjoy life

What’s a great way to lower stress, strengthen your immune system, and help you settle back down if you’ve been…

March 25, 2018

To be happier, think beyond yourself

It's natural to assume that the more we focus on ourselves and our own problems, the happier we'll be. But…

December 28, 2017

Mindfulness leads to appreciation of entertainment’s little moments

Mary Ellen Wright, Lancaster Online: Everyone seems to be practicing mindfulness these days. They’re trying to live in the moment…

January 23, 2017

Meditation brought us back together, say couple who traded in corporate lives to meditate

Sarah Catherall, Stuff: They gave the impression of having it all but Sally Lewis and Greg Hopkinson were stressed and…

October 31, 2016

Happiness is not a choice

The saying that “happiness is a choice” is extremely common. There’s a book by that title, as well as a…

August 15, 2016