peace

Anger can be an emotional roller coaster that stresses the body and can create bad feelings for hours. And no other emotion has such an impact on relationships. When Mom or Dad gets mad, that’s scary and often overwhelming for kids since their parents are so big, powerful, and important. In an intimate relationship, frequent anger is very wounding; after a while, anyone would start wanting to step back from a person who’s mad a lot of the time.

we may never know
how we hold
all we can
or how the light catches us
when we are out of breath

To move mountains we must move ourselves! To change our world is indeed a lofty aspiration. Gandhi indeed was able to move mountains. He achieved results by creating small successes. For it is in our small successes, compounded over time, that create huge results.

We often wonder what our lives would be like without meditation or mindfulness. We were talking with our partner, neuroscientist and yogi Brian Jones, about this recently who said, “With all the mass overstimulation and continuously heightened levels of stress it’s easy to see why we’re all going crazy. The modern world demands so much of our attention that we forget who we truly are in our deepest sense.”

There are 4 pillars of peace: Ease, Tranquillity, Awareness, and Unchanging… learn what they are and how to experience them here…

It is not always easy to accept and take actions associated with those words, but to fail to do so often leads to a “why me?” victim’s mentality that contributes to a sense of sadness, helplessness, and regrets. It is far better to choose the road that while filled with the unknown at least offers hope for future satisfaction and accomplishment.

Just as true emptiness holds all things, true silence bears all things. Whatever is brought into this silence, whatever it touches, is gradually silenced… not by an act of domination, but through a peaceful integration of a lesser peace into a greater one.

Ed and Deb Shapiro explore who The Dalai Lama emanates all the qualities that meditators seek, such as inner peace, loving kindness, authenticity, and mindful awareness.

Panache Desai reflects on the how even amoungst chaos in Gazi Park, Yogi’s came to “protest by yoga” demonstrating the perfect application of what yoga really is – being harmony in the midst of chaos.

Do you feel limited, listen to others opinions of what you should and shouldn’t do? Jodi Salata encourages us to stop shoulding on ourselves, break the chains and step into our personal freedom…

Jon Satin and Chris Pattay reflect on how to open up and recognize our universal connection and become more compassionate beings…

Stressed? Overwhelmed? Slow down, breath, and try these ideas for a more peaceful day from the Green Divas

Do you ever feel you’re sacrificing life now for a happier, more luxurious, and relaxing life some time in the future? If so, read on!

Question: How many people does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: Only one. But the light bulb has to want to change.

How many emails do you have in your inbox? Leo Babauta’s is almost always empty… BLISS!

If setting goals and working hard to achieve them is supposed to make me feel successful and happy then why don’t I? Jon and Chris explain

Is there such a thing as a collective awakening? Tony Samara believes a peace meditation is for all people on this planet. There is no duality in peace.