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Before beginning this meditation, remember to take a few deep inhalations and exhalations and then return to normal breathing.
Healthy am I
Happy am I
Holy am I
Whole am I
-Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
Healthy am I
Happy am I
Holy am I
Whole am I
-Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
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Touch thumb to index finger. Recall a pleasant time in your life--a vacation, a romantic dinner, a book which inspired you, a movie which moved you to tears.
Touch thumb to middle finger. Recall a loving or friendly exchange you had with someone.
Touch thumb to ring finger. Recall a moment of kindness you received.
Touch thumb to pinkie. Recall a time when you felt incredibly joyful and happy.
Repeat this cycle.
-Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
Touch thumb to middle finger. Recall a loving or friendly exchange you had with someone.
Touch thumb to ring finger. Recall a moment of kindness you received.
Touch thumb to pinkie. Recall a time when you felt incredibly joyful and happy.
Repeat this cycle.
-Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
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Three Buddhist teachings for living a more joyful life based on the life of Harada Tangen:
1. Practice gratitude: "We all have to break through our selfish disposition and be able to appreciate all things we are blessed with, appreciate life itself." -Harada Tangen
2. The power of commitment: "If you set out to do it, it will be done--if you don't, it won't be done; when something isn't done, it is because you didn't resolve to do it." -Harada Tangen
3. Equanimity, or the gift of mental composure: "Just leave it be. . . . All is well." -Harada Tangen
-Victor M Parachin, workshop on April 13, 2025
1. Practice gratitude: "We all have to break through our selfish disposition and be able to appreciate all things we are blessed with, appreciate life itself." -Harada Tangen
2. The power of commitment: "If you set out to do it, it will be done--if you don't, it won't be done; when something isn't done, it is because you didn't resolve to do it." -Harada Tangen
3. Equanimity, or the gift of mental composure: "Just leave it be. . . . All is well." -Harada Tangen
-Victor M Parachin, workshop on April 13, 2025
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Here's a simple yet foundational teaching from the Buddha: "Abandon what is unskillful. One can abandon the unskillful. If it were not possible, I would not ask you to do so." . . . Having read that, pause to ask yourself: "What's not working well in my life? What area is unskillful and no longer serves me well?"
. . . There's a second part to the Buddha's teaching: "Cultivate that which is skillful. One can cultivate the skillful. If it were not possible, I would not ask you to do so." . . . Now, having read this second part of his teaching, pause to ask yourself: "What brings me a great deal of satisfaction, pleasure, joy and happiness in life?" . . . Do more of that!
-Victor M Parachin, Think Like the Buddha: 108 Days of Mindfulness
. . . There's a second part to the Buddha's teaching: "Cultivate that which is skillful. One can cultivate the skillful. If it were not possible, I would not ask you to do so." . . . Now, having read this second part of his teaching, pause to ask yourself: "What brings me a great deal of satisfaction, pleasure, joy and happiness in life?" . . . Do more of that!
-Victor M Parachin, Think Like the Buddha: 108 Days of Mindfulness