- Rabbi Wayne Dosick
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Sometimes a pandemic—no matter how devastating—is just a pandemic. But sometimes— most times—it is an opening to a whole new way of being.
Sometimes a pandemic—no matter how devastating—is just a pandemic. But sometimes— most times—it is an opening to a whole new way of being.
Once we set our intention to be a loving person and live a loving life, we may be challenged on our decision...
Looking at life in this modern world today, there’s no question that a lot of people are dealing with many challenges, both physically and emotionally.
Albert Einstein famously said, "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." I slightly disagree...
"When one door closes, another door opens". This holds the essence of the beauty of life. There is always...
First, we learn to love and respect ourselves, and then we can turn that around and love and respect others.
The first step is to refuse to be blocked by the events around you, and then take charge of the situation.
Humans have a tendency to focus on what they don't desire. We say things like: I can't find my keys. In this example, we're not asking for a solution, we're making a statement.
We are never alone on this journey of life. There is help available at every turn.
This weekly astrological journal is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.
Be open to discovering the gifts life is offering you -- expect silver linings and rainbows, be on the look-out for them, and be grateful when they show up.
Be open to discovering the gifts life is offering you -- expect silver linings and rainbows, be on the look-out for them, and be grateful when they show up.
Ancient Vedic texts describe the universe and everything in it, including us, as being made of bliss. Bliss is our underlying nature, discoverable through a focus on this moment of experience.
The pandemic brought the longstanding issue of loneliness and isolation in the lives of older people back into the public consciousness.
Inspiration is everywhere, everywhen, and everyhow. Inspiration is not available only for the "special ones" and the mystics. It is always present for all of us through all our senses.
Every night after dinner, people gathered round a small fireplace and Father Oshida gave an evening talk. Mostly it was in Japanese, but he translated the important parts into English for me. I had been reading books on Buddhism every night before bed and was facing a growing dilemma.
Cultivating neutrality is how I describe the process of acquiring equanimity. What I mean by this is a state where you are neither happy nor sad, neither elevated nor depressed, but simply neutral.
ometimes the hardest thing for us to do is to be open to the flow of life. That's rather counter-intuitive, and counter-productive, because being...
We are born as a 100-watt light-bulb. Then our radiance was dimmed down to 60 or 40 or 10 watts by life's experiences and the people we encountered.
Our approach to life is based on our attitude about the past, present and future. Stress and pain are created by our fear of change, our need to hang on to things as they were, or our insistence on...
The US Declaration of Independence says we have the right to pursue happiness. However, I don't think we should pursue happiness. We have to...
We have to be willing to aim high for what we desire, whether that is in the realm of relationships, work, money, living situation, etc.
Life can be confusing. There are so many things going on, so many choices presented to us. Even a trip to the grocery store involves choosing between a multitude of options...
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