An article in USA Today a few days ago shared research that showed that “lactose intolerance” may be caused by the mind. Yes, the mind can actually create real symptoms in the body! The study found the participants had real symptoms, but they were not actually caused by dairy products. When dairy was removed, they…
The ego-mind, almost by definition, is that comparison voice in everyone’s head. It’s what we notice in the recent oddity of Charlie Sheen or Donald Trump. For those men, they probably have a Superiority Complex (comparison of how superior they are). Most people have an Inferiority Complex. Either way, it’s the inner voice that is…
People just don’t understand what love is, so they suffer. Most Westernized people think love is when you can’t live without someone or some object. Any doctor will tell you that actually sounds like a disease. Atisha, a Buddhist monk in the 10th Century echoed what love really is: “Love is the wish for others…
Bill Gates may be as important to human history as Guttenberg, who invented the printing press. Human knowledge went from a tiny number of people who bought books in stores to every single human having information, and connection to the whole world, in the palm of their hands. Even decades of dictatorship have recently been…
One simple definition of compassion comes from the Dalai Lama: Others, just as I do, have the right to be happy and overcome suffering. It is on the basis of respect. This week, notice if you have genuine compassion. The true state of love, of happiness, is this deep compassion. And notice, this compassion includes…