Can a duck be mindful? It certainly looks like it watching winter migrating ducks on the small lake in the nature reserve behind our house. Focused and purposeful. “Silently glidingWithout thought or distractionBreathe in and breathe out” The Two Doctors
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Be mindful today #24 The Present Usually Hurts!
Mindfulness quotations can be an inspiration to some, but a turn off to many others. Personally I tend to find a grain of inspiration in most of them, but maybe that’s because I’m a Buddhist and mindfulness is a significant… Read More ›
Be mindful today #23 Reorder Your Life!
Today’s mindfulness quote combines FOUR essentials of Buddhism and Buddha’s Eightfold Path to improve our lives. First is the issue of morality and living a life guided by the Five Precepts. This is the foundation for mindfulness which can be… Read More ›
Be mindful today #22 Your Last Act
Comparisons are many between Marcus Aurelius quotes and those associated with Buddhism. Here’s one that surely highlights a direct similarity between Stoics and Buddhists in terms of mindfulness. “Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it… Read More ›
A day of Enlightenment
A very special Buddhist day today using the Gregorian calendar …… it’s Bodhi Day, the momentous day 2500 years ago when Buddha gained enlightenment. Especially celebrated today in Japan, whereas other countries in the east will use the lunar calendar… Read More ›
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