If you’re looking for books by Andy Puddicombe, you’ve probably seen his TED talk on mindfulness. What struck me most the first time I saw it is that we spend 47% of our time lost in thought — that’s almost half of our waking hours spent ruminating on the past or being anxious about the … Read more
It has been said that generosity makes at least two people feel good. It has also been said that generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness. And I couldn’t agree more. Sharing what I learn about mindfulness on this blog and organizing free community meetings has been … Read more
I was listening to “Touching the Eternal,” a recording of seven-day India retreat organized by a spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle. Toward the end of the audio book, what I assume was the last day of the retreat, a woman rose up from the audience to offer something unusual — a poem she wrote in the … Read more
In this article, I would like to share three reasons why you should meditate, how meditation changed my life, and how it can change yours. Six years ago, I was stressed and overworked. I was living on autopilot, chasing some vague notion of “happiness” based on external material things. But the finish line kept moving … Read more
It’s impossible to overestimate the joy that a simple act of kindness can bring to someone else’s life. Just a smile from you can help someone else regain the composure they need to face the day ahead with new motivation and optimism. As a result, you can experience “the helper’s high,” a bounce-back effect … Read more