Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the buddhism category.
The Platinum Rule
Filed in University of Illinois, reliabilty, Charles Osgood, Persona, The Platinum Rule, scarcity model, acceptance, openness, blame, blame game, projection, denial, honesty, The Golden Rule, healthy communication, feelings, World Peace, empathy, wisdom, buddhism, Proactive Stress Management, lower stress, communication, healthy communication skills, Building trust, healthy relationships, develping healthy relationships, Uncategorized May 28, 2008, 8:48 pmAs a method of reducing stress, with a larger goal of liberating ourselves from the either/or stressed based scarcity model of the universe, last month we began a series of podcasts dedicated to building healthier relationships through effective communication skills.
If you have ever been in an unhealthy relationship (and quite frankly who hasn’t?) then you […]
Putting a Man on the Moon
Filed in Eleanor Roosevelt, thoughts, feelings, Victor Frankl, Radical Responsibility, interdependence, Karma, actions, Martin Luther King Jr., man on the moon, Yinyang, NASA, President Kennedy, JFK, John F Kennedy, Neuropeptides, compassion, joy, meditation, activism, love, peace, health, spirituality, civil rights, personal development, racism, positive thinking, interdependance, optimism, self esteem, alan watts, buddhism December 26, 2007, 7:56 pmIn an earlier pod cast entitled “Low Self-Esteem is the Root of All Evil” I suggested that for thousands of years the self-confidence of the people has been systematically undermined by the various governments, churches, corporations and power brokers of their time. The simple logic behind this observation is that the more disempowered we feel […]
Jewels in the Rubbish
Filed in terrorism, empathy, The Art of Happiness, Pronoia, World Trade Center, 9-11, Reticular activating system, A People's History of the United States, sociopathic behavior, Rob Brezsny, Timothy Leary, Vietnam, Vietnam war, Buckminster Fuller, compassion, William Blake, corporate media, patience, tolerance, positive thinking, media, spirituality, peace, activism, history, politics, buddhism, science, health, civil rights, wisdom, howard zinn, buckmister fuller, racism, optimism, alan watts, personal development, dalai lama, self esteem, truth November 27, 2007, 5:26 pmA good friend of mine once told me that nothing is entirely good or bad. I think that’s what the little dots in the yin and the yang symbol represent – that everything has the potential for its opposite within it. The Buddhists have a saying, “When you find a jewel in the rubbish, treasure […]
You Can Change Without Growing, But… (pt. 2)
Filed in interdependance, optimism, Gandhi, intention, Change Managment, positive thinking, self esteem, dalai lama, buddhism, truth, peace, love, personal development, joy, Uncategorized October 31, 2007, 4:01 pm
You Can Change Without Growing, BUT...(pt. 2) [6:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1)
3Ts for Change: DownloadHi, I’m Jim.
I’m Dave.
Jim: We are the co-producers of the podcasts here at OptimismIsASkill.com. We’re having a really good time doing this, and we’re hoping that you find the information enlightening and enjoyable. For the past four podcasts, you’ve been hearing my voice exclusively, and I thought it would be a good idea for you […]
You Can Change Without Growing, But…
Filed in self esteem, shamanism, secret, conservation, wisdom, personal development, optimism, propoganda, intention, positive thinking, media, Gandhi, howard zinn, ancient, pop culture, politics, history, science, buddhism, truth, religion, spirituality, peace, love, joy, zen, preservation, quantum, technology October 6, 2007, 5:38 pmHave you ever had the experience of seeing something that you when you saw it you immediately recognized it as profound, but you didn’t quite get it? It happens to me a lot.
Several years ago I was sitting in traffic, stopped at a red light, and the car in front of me had a bumper […]
Low Self Esteem is the Root of All Evil (part 2)
Filed in racism, masuru emoto, propoganda, optimism, dr emoto, intention, positive thinking, sports psychology, messages from water, self esteem, visualization, spirituality, health, science, buddhism, peace, love, secret, personal development, joy, religion September 16, 2007, 1:21 pm Low Self Esteem is the Root of All Evil (pt2) [9:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (87)
Mapping Success: Download (88)One of the best examples of how thoughts and intentions impact matter is Dr. Emoto’s work, “Messages from Water”. Great book, beautiful pictures. Dr. Emoto has come up with a way to freeze water crystals. And simply by thinking or projecting your intentions at these water crystals, they change. When you are thinking positive, healthy […]
Low Self Esteem is the Root of All Evil (part 1)
Filed in visualization, personal development, self esteem, optimism, racism, Gandhi, wisdom, love, buddhism, religion, health, politics, peace, history, truth September 1, 2007, 8:17 amA couple of years ago, I was playing basketball and I dislocated a knuckle and broke a finger on one hand. I was going through physical therapy to heal from the injury, and I was sitting in the lobby of the physical therapist’s office feeling sorry for myself and across the room there was a […]
Optimism is a Skill
Filed in optimism, propoganda, bob marley, alan watts, self esteem, terence mckenna, secret, visualization, noam chomsky, howard zinn, racism, media, Buckminster Fuller, Gandhi, michael benner, what the bleep do we know, interdependance, buckmister fuller, dalai lama, personal development, politics, history, spirituality, health, science, truth, religion, buddhism, peace, quantum, pop culture, ancient, wisdom, activism, joy, love, john lennon, technology August 13, 2007, 12:33 amI’m optimistic about the future of mankind. I see humanity on the verge of an evolutionary leap in awareness where we recognize our inherent connectedness. The connectedness that we all share. I look around and I see three of the dominant ideologies of our time - science, religion and technology - all coming together at […]
