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http://thinksimplenow.com/communication/effective-communication-mindfulness/

effective communication with mindfulness

Have you ever had the experience while talking to someone where the person is really not listening to you?

I’ve noticed that things go much more smoothly when I give up control—when I allow them to happen instead of making them happen. Unfortunately, I’m terrible at this. Although I’m much better than I used to be, I’m a bit of a control freak.

let go of control

having what you want without guilt

I used to cling to my identity as a person who didn’t eat donuts.

9 mind-bending epiphanies

Over the years I’ve learned dozens of little tricks and insights for making life more fulfilling. They’ve added up to a significant improvement in the ease and quality of my day-to-day life.

nyt - meditation changes brain

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http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/how-meditation-may-change-the-brain/

life of zen monk

http://zenhabits.net/12-essential-rules-to-live-more-like-a-zen-monk/

“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

To most people Buddhism is an ancient Eastern religion, although a very special one.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200310/buddhism-and-the-blues

b and the blues

http://integral-options.blogspot.com/2010/08/dzogchen-ponlop-rinpoche-is-buddhism.html

buddhism a religion?

Posted: August 6, 2010 06:58 AM We often talk about Siddhartha, the young man who became known as the Buddha, as if he were a god. The fact is that he was just a simple Indian guy, a human being like you and me.

abandoning all self views

Who am I?

http://buddha-inside.blogspot.com/2010/07/pushing-limits.html

skillful desires

Thanissaro Bhikkhu on desire, imagination, and the Buddhist path.

craziness is not an obstacle to your practice

do my words improve silence

addiction & zen

I warmly recommend Mary Heath's article on The Benefits of Zen Meditation in Addiction and Recovery.

happiness

There is no way to happiness.

negative people

parenting

nam-myoho-renge-kyo

The invocation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo was established by Nichiren Daishonin on April 28, 1253. Having studied widely among all the Buddhist sutras, he had concluded that the Lotus Sutra contains the ultimate truth of Buddhism: that everyone without exception has the potential to attain Buddhahood. The title of the Lotus Sutra in its Japanese translation is Myoho-renge-kyo.

This short essay is intended to give a brief introduction to Buddhism. It will discuss the way Buddhists perceive the world, the four main teachings of the Buddha, the Buddhist view of the self, the relationship between this self and the various ways in which it responds to the world, the Buddhist path and the final goal.