How to Drink More Water for Body and Soul?
Ah, water – clear, pure water, with a tricking sound like music. Home to the fish, salvation to the thirsty, relief to the sunburned vacationer. But who does actually give this life-giving substance the attention it deserves? Not most of us. Get tired and don’t know why? Water is ‘basic.’ It’s not something that crosses […]
El impacto real de la paz interior. Parte IV: la meditación como fuente de felicidad, paz interior y equidad social
La meditación es una práctica ancestral. Se trata de un simple ejercicio que hacemos con nuestra mente, para hacer que se relaje de forma consciente. No es más que un cuidado personal, como el cepillarse los dientes, comer sano o salir a caminar. Cuando meditamos y atraemos relajación a nuestra mente, dejamos ir nuestros pensamientos […]
Dances of Universal Peace
A crowd of people in a circle, meditative music, simple dance movements, and mantras from a wide variety of world faiths all meld together… Attending a Dance of Universal Peace is an unforgettable experience. In hundreds of dances across the globe, people around the world gather in spiritual centers, churches, schools, therapy groups, and even […]
El impacto real de la paz interior. Parte I: la importancia de diferenciar entre deseos y necesidades
A menudo, cuando hablamos de paz interior, pensamos en relajarnos, en dejar ir el estrés, en tener un momento para nosotros mismos, en cultivar buenas costumbres… sin embargo, nos suele costar encontrar un sentido más profundo de los beneficios de la cultivación de la paz interior. Podemos entender que si conseguimos ser seres más pacíficos, […]
التأمل والبيئة
للتأمل أنواع، ومن أحد أنواع التأمل هو المشي في الطبيعة او ما يعرف ب “تأمل المشي“. والبعض يفضل المشي على الجلوس في الحديقة أو على الشاطئ. فسكون الطبيعة وجمالها يساعد الفرد في إيجاد الانسجام والتوازن. ولا أهدف من هذا المقال تعزيزفكرة أن مكان التأمل هو الطبيعة، بل من الممكن أيضًا ممارسة التأمل في المكتب أو […]
8 Habits to Change for a Better Night’s Sleep
According to data from the CDC, more than 30-percent of American adults don’t get enough sleep. To most people, this statistic doesn’t cause much concern. Western culture sees a lack of sleep as a positive cultural aspect. After all, if you’re not getting enough sleep, it’s because you’re getting things done in your life. “I’ll […]
The Universal Values Behind Successful People
I grew up watching a lot of successful people on TV. When I entered university, I started working part-time for the hospitality industry where I got to meet many of these people too. It always interested me how they got to be where they were. So on a faithful day, a friend of mine named […]
What is Your Motive for Giving?
I read somewhere that ‘it is easier for smaller communities to live in peace and harmony than bigger communities.’ I cannot attest to the truism of this, but I know from personal experience that the less we have, the happier we become. It is normal to find people in my community giving to the poor […]
Les arbres et les animaux peuvent-ils faire preuve d’empathie et d’altruisme?
L’empathie fait une partie intégrante de notre nature. En fait, nous pouvons améliorer ces qualités en entraînant notre cerveau à travers la pratique de la méditation, de la pleine conscience et la bonté aimante. Les humains sont-ils les seuls êtres capables de montrer ces traces positives de gentillesse, de compassion et d’empathie les uns envers […]
How I started to run for my life
Wanting to die is so easy. I have wanted to die almost every day of my adult life. (I guess getting into adulthood is a little more difficult for drama queens). So yes, I have tried to kill myself in many lazy ways, like smoking everything, drinking everything, eating everything, especially rubbish. Yeah, rubbish was […]