Posted by
Lilian on
October 19, 2011
Recently I attended Thay’s retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery. It felt wonderful to be together with Thay and the mindfulness community once again. An acute awareness flows through me in this space. I feel joyful, more awake and free from the stress and worries of everyday life. Every time I leave a retreat, I bring this level of steadiness home with me – it's like getting a mindfulness booster shot.
Posted by
Lilian on
September 22, 2011
My Harvard colleagues and I recently developed the Healthy Eating Plate, a healthier, clearer version of USDA’s MyPlate.
According to MyPlate, you could eat a hamburger with French fries and still call it a healthy meal. The latest science tells us, however, that such a meal is definitely not healthy as an everyday routine. Here are some of the healthy changes we made to MyPlate, which are illustrated above:
Posted by
Lilian on
August 18, 2011
Suffering is universal, and if we really think about it, we all know what makes us suffer. Often we are stuck to it, and we feel that we have no power—no courage—to cut off from the roots of our suffering.
But we can cultivate the spiritual power to transform our cravings, our anger, our frustration, our suffering and our despair! We can transform all of our afflictions, because like everything else in the universe, they are impermanent.
When we are able to cut off from suffering, we become free people. In this freedom, we find happiness.
Posted by
Lilian on
August 3, 2011
Q. How can we become aware of, and change, bad habits?
Posted by
Lilian on
July 23, 2011
The past is gone.
The future is not yet here.
Life can only be found in the present moment.
