10 things science (and Buddhism) says will make you happy I’m a science geek as well as a Buddhist geek, and recently when I was leading a retreat on how to bring more joy into our lives I found myself making a lot of references to an article published in Yes magazine, which touched on ten things that have been shown by science to make us happier. It seemed natural to draw upon the article because so much of the research that was described resonated with Buddhist teachings. So I thought it would be interesting to take the main points of the article and flesh them out with a little Buddhism. 1. Be generous“Make altruism and giving part of your life, and be purposeful about it,” Yes magazine says. “Researcher Elizabeth Dunn found that those who spend money on others reported much greater happiness than those who spend it on themselves.” And in fact Buddhism has always emphasized the practice of dana, or giving. “And which are the three factors of the donor? 2. This of course is an example of another fundamental Buddhist practice — mindfulness. 3.
An Essay by Einstein -- The World As I See It "How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. "I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. "My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities. "My political ideal is democracy. "This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of herd life, the military system, which I abhor... "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. See also Einstein's Third Paradise, an essay by Gerald Holton
Class Information - Cold Mountain Internal Arts Timetable To view our online calendar in a separate window click here Locations To view the maps of our location, click on the related link of the table above, or click here Beginner's Level I Certificate Program This program is designed to provide an introduction to the traditional Yang Family Tai Chi form. Monday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 at The Cedars Community Centre, 543 Beechwood Dr., Waterloo. Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:15, at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 248 Westmount Rd. or Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00, at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 248 Westmount Rd. Friday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30, The Cedars Community Centre, 543 Beechwood Dr., Waterloo. Fees General membership: Single: $70.00 monthly, $180.00 for three months. Private lessons: $100 per session for non-CMIA members, on an exceptional basis. Document preparation (eg.
Quotes from the Illuminati Quotes from the Illuminati Updated 11 April 1999 Note – The word "Illuminati" was the predecessor of the two terms Zionism and / or Freemasonry. "It doesn't matter who the people voted for; they always vote for us". Illuminati Statement "We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and money." Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., in Foreign Affairs (July/August 1995) THAT quotation and the following - and many others like them – clearly demonstrate that the words "new world order" are deadly serious and furthermore, have been in use for decades. "The world is governed by personalities very different to what people that cannot see further than their eyes, believe" Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman "Behind the October Revolution there are more influential personalities than the thinkers and executors of Marxism" Lenin, Illuminati Winston Churchill, 33 Degree Freemason "What we say, goes" "... in politics nothing is accidental. Franklin D. And I know it is true". J.
Weekly Horoscope – Virgo Archive - The Cosmic Path Facing your fears has led you to this moment, where you’re ready willing and able to stretch beyond whatever’s been holding you up to get on with your life. It doesn’t matter that you don’t know what it is that’s been holding you up, nor does it matter that you don’t know what’s up ahead. It only matters that you go for it. Do the one thing you know to do next. If you’re willing to be exactly who you are, without defenses or shields, you’ll be delivered to the core of your being, where all the healing you ever needed will occur. ***This guidance column was written by Stephanie Azaria for TheCosmicPath.com. If you love Stephanie’s horoscopes, why not let her know? **Join Stephanie’s mailing list and get weekly updates, links to the horoscopes and special events: Click here TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE SESSION WITH STEPHANIE, please click here: **SPECIAL NOTE: This week, you can get a 45 minute session with me for $50 off the regular exchange.
War is a Racket War is a Racket By General Smedley D. Butler That war is a racket has been told us by many, but rarely by one of this stature. Though he died in 1940, the highly decorated General Butler (two esteemed Medals of Honor) deserves to be heralded for his timeless message, which rings true today more than ever. His riveting 1935 book War is a Racket merits inclusion as required reading for every high school student, and for every member of our armed forces today. Below is a ten-page summary of the best of this powerful exposé. Foreword Excerpt from a speech delivered in 1933 by General Smedley Butler, USMC War is just a racket. It may seem odd for me, a military man to adopt such a comparison. I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. I helped make Mexico safe for American oil interests in 1914. During those years, I had, as the boys in the back room would say, a swell racket. CHAPTER ONE: War Is A Racket War is a racket. How many of these war millionaires shouldered a rifle?
Level 3 of Consciousness by Richard Brodie Meme Central Books Level 3 Resources Richard Brodie Virus of the Mind What’s New? Site Map Level 3 of Consciousness You are reading about something that most people don’t even know exists. If you told them, they wouldn’t just not believe you—they would have no clue what you were talking about. That’s why I wrote this little essay: so that I could show it to someone when they had no idea what I was talking about and, if they were persistent and open-minded, make some progress in their thinking. 1. Sometimes like attracts like and sometimes opposite attracts opposite. When like attracts like, it can end there, like an oxygen molecule made up of two oxygen atoms, or it can continue to attract like, like a Carbon atom. 2. Sometimes a self-replicating thing makes a copy of itself with a mistake in it. The only way for new things to get created is by a complex series of mistakes that turn out to be better after all. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Richard Brodie June 1999
Snappy comebacks and one liners Skip to comments. Snappy comebacks and one liners strangecosmos Posted on Tue Jan 8 00:33:12 2002 by damnlimey 1) Thank you. 2) The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist. 3) I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce. 4) Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental. 5) I have plenty of talent and vision. 6) I like you. 7) What am I? 8) I'm not being rude. 9) I'm already visualizing the masking tape over your mouth. 10)Everybody is somebody else's weirdo. 11) I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you. 12) It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off. 13) Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial. 14) No, my powers can only be used for good. 15) How about never? 16) I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to worship me. 17) You sound reasonable...Time to up my medication. 18) I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter. 20) I don't work here.
Unified Reality Theory Robert Lanza, M.D. – BIOCENTRISM » Is Death An Illusion? Evidence Suggests Death Isn’t the End After the death of his old friend, Albert Einstein said “Now Besso has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us … know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” New evidence continues to suggest that Einstein was right – death is an illusion. Our classical way of thinking is based on the belief that the world has an objective observer-independent existence. But a long list of experiments shows just the opposite. We believe in death because we’ve been taught we die. Until we recognize the universe in our heads, attempts to understand reality will remain a road to nowhere. Consider the weather ‘outside’: You see a blue sky, but the cells in your brain could be changed so the sky looks green or red. In truth, you can’t see anything through the bone that surrounds your brain. Consider the famous two-slit experiment. Or consider Heisenberg’s famous uncertainty principle. Bizarre? Arcane?