As a practicing Buddhist for over 40 years, my orientation towards my hypnotherapy practice has always been within the context of the extraordinary insights about how the mind works — insights that are readily available in the Buddhist teachings. One essential point is that to see clearly you must gain the ability to stop the […]
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Top 10 Ways to Be Happy: Have Deeper Conversations
“There is nothing that will not reveal its secrets if you love it enough.” ~George Washington Carver When someone asks you, “How are you doing?” Do you (out of habit or intant reflex) say, “Fine”? That could be all right if it’s the grocery cashier asking the question, but if it’s a friend, you might […]
Top 10 Ways to Be Happy: Is It Selfish?
Whether or not you have troublesome memories you wish you could forget, sometimes you may have mixed emotions – feeling sad when you think you should feel happy, and vice versa. Mixed emotions are a great opportunity to challenge any tendencies that your mind may have for taking you into small, dark corners, and to […]
The Religion of Fear – Part I
This is Part One of a series examining the nature of fearful thinking, how we become fervently devoted to it, and how to conquer fear. Using the art and skill of inquiry, mindfulness, and awareness, I have helped many students and clients to do this.