Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero Do you pay attention to silence? Have you ever noticed that silence is all around us all the time? I believe silence is one of our most undervalued natural resources. And it’s more or less inexhaustible. And I don’t mean that figuratively. I was surprised to […]
OM 004: Meet The Buddha from Boston with Andy Kelley
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. ~Viktor Frankl When I first met the Boston Buddha for breakfast, he ordered an egg pizza bagel. I’m not sure what I expected, but it was a refreshing […]
10 Amazing Mindfulness Quotes
Let me admit it up front. Really good quotes disarm me. You could easily woo me into conversation with a few words from some author or teacher I’ve not heard before. For me, good quotes are like metaphysical shots of Italian espresso that go straight to my head. There’s no shortage of excellent quotes out there. In our […]
OM 003: Meditation, Blues Music, and Going on Silent Retreat with Peter Bampton
What do you get when you cross a forest monk from Thailand with a wandering blues man? It would have to look a little like modern-day meditation teacher Peter Bampton. Peter is the cofounder with his partner of an educational hub called The Awakened Life Project (ALP). Nestled deep in the verdant valleys of Portugal, […]
How To Get Rich With Meditation
Be content with what you have. Rejoice in how things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking the whole world belongs to you. — Lao Tzu Are you rich? Do you feel that you have what you need to be happy? A lot of people don’t. Why is that? It’s an important question. Because as […]