To be happy, be kind
If you want to know how to be happy, I can proudly report that I now know the answer. I participated in “The Dalai Lama’s guide to happiness” on the Ten Percent Happier app, and it basically solved the riddle of life. I’m kidding, of course. Sort of. The program was beautifully done. It took […]
Sometimes it’s good to be out of your mind
The Dalai Lama says a disciplined mind leads to happiness. He also says the opposite is true: “An undisciplined mind leads to suffering.” We know this. We know how our minds wander and ruminate and hunker down on negativity. This comes naturally. It doesn’t take any effort to be critical and judgmental, to overlay the […]