His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, wrote a beautifully helpful book, in 2005. It is titled: "How to Expand LOVE Widening the Circle of Loving Relationships". Step by step, through multiple stages of development and awareness, he helps us to develop skills where one can learn to transform negative feelings by cultivating love and compassion. Rather than speak directly, my wonderful teacher, Eve, would point to life experiences, experiences we shared. She had so many stories to share about … [Read more...]
Dalai Lama celebrates 80th year!
July 6, 2015 by
Compassion is often regarded as having an emotional aspect to it, though when based on cerebral notions such as fairness, justice and interdependence, it may be considered rational in nature and its application understood as an activity based on sound judgment. There is also an aspect of compassion which regards a quantitative dimension, such that individual's compassion is often given a property of "depth," "vigour," or "passion." The etymology of "compassion" is Latin, meaning … [Read more...]
Culture of Peace, consistent with Women’s Movement …
August 8, 2014 by
WOMEN AND A CULTURE OF PEACE Since the 1970s the United Nations and other international women’s conferences have adopted 'Equality, Development and Peace' as an organizing theme and framework for women's activities in development. Women would not only benefit from peaceful structures, as opposed to violent structures which oppress them, but they also have a role to play in building peaceful relationships and structures, and cultivating values, attitudes, relationships and structures which … [Read more...]
On Valentine’s Day and Every Day Love Is My Religion
February 3, 2013 by
On Valentine's Day and Every Day Love Is My Religion Love is the substance of all life. Everything is connected in love, absolutely everything. ~Julia Cameron As the Dalai Lama said, "All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives." LOVE is more than boxed candy, flowers, and cards, love is all there is. As, human beings we are well aware that love … [Read more...]
SYMBOLIC MEANING OF STUPAS, Shirlee Hall
December 19, 2012 by
Dearest souls, I had a very lengthy and inspiring vision about 6 weeks ago. An actual conversation took place with an unseen intelligence. The Voice gave a name to what I was seeing, 'STUPA'. I didn't have a clue as to what it meant but knew somehow it was connected to India. It turns out Buddha's ashes were divided into 8 containers and each container had one of these structures, stupas, over the container. It is a sacred structure representing the chakra system and much, much … [Read more...]
Healing Chant of the Dalai Lama ~ WOMEN in RECOVERY
June 26, 2012 by
"As you breathe in cherish yourself. As you breathe out cherish all beings." ~ Dalai Lama ~ The Dalai Lama is bestowed with holding the world vision of 'compassion', his message to us that we all hold the power do the same. Just imagine, if all of humanity woke up with compassion in our hearts and minds tomorrow morning, just this one thing, every child would be fed, wars would end, capitalism, human trafficking and animal exploitation would cease and the list goes on. … [Read more...]
