Will & Aiming Attention
Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals can choose the way they think.
-Martin Seligman
Asleep at the Wheel
When asked, “Are you a god?”
Gautama, the person who became the Buddha replied, “No.”
“Then what are you?”
he was asked again.
Gautama’s answer was,
“I am awake”
Buddha means: “Awake.”
Salience and Suggestion
Man is a credulous animal and must believe something.
In the absence of good grounds for belief,
he will be satisfied with bad ones.
– Bertrand Russell
Doing Mode & Being Mode
Mindfulness is a mental discipline that promotes awakening and may be defined as: Sensitivity to present experience with non-judgmental acceptance.
The Serenity Prayer
[twg_gpo_button] “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference,” is an …
The Mentality of Childhood
“Accept the truth, even if it is not what you expected or wanted” is the kind of advice one might give a child.
The Enlightened Path
Is light a particle or a wave? Is the electron here or not here? Am I the most important thing in the universe or am I merely dust and ashes? …
The OPEN Path
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is
-Jan van de Snepscheut
The Impeccable Path
[twg_gpo_button] Despite their repeated relapses most people never develop sufficient respect for the challenge they face. Instead they believe their previous failures reflect their own defectiveness. If they appreciated what …
Total Abstinence vs. Moderation
[twg_gpo_button] The disease model and 12-Step programs assume that the individual is powerless to control incentive use, and so do not permit moderation as a treatment goal. The bio-psycho-social model …