One Point Mind - Meditation & Contemplative Creativity

Sadly, I have to cancel our practice this evening, March 27th.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Kindly,
Ven. Myohye Do'an
(Antony Galbraith)

Sadly, I have to cancel our practice this evening. We will meet next week Dec. 20th at 7pm.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Kindly,
Ven. Myohye Do'an
(Antony Galbraith)

"What happened that day? Where did you go?"
"I don't know. I disappeared for a while. I only closed my eyes and said 'Help them' to whoever was listening. There was nothing else left to do! It was the first time I ever discovered we've got things inside to save everyone, only you've got to go deep down for it. God gives us a model kit with all the right parts, but no instructions. It's up to us to find that this and that go together. Most people don't do it, though. They glue things together fast and without thinking because they're lazy with their lives. They don't think of working harder and trying to make something beautiful, or maybe even important. Just a nice 'model' they can live in. But sometimes when you're pushed or scared, like I was, you use your model kit better because you have to."
~ from Sleeping in Flame by Jonathan Carroll

Good does not combat evil in the sense of destructive action. It ‘combats’ it by the sole fact of its presence. Just as darkness gives way to the presence of light, so does evil give way before the presence of good.

Modern depth psychology has discovered and put into practice the therapeutic principle of bringing unconscious complexes to the light of consciousness. Because – so it affirms – the light of consciousness renders the obsessional complex not only visible but also impotent

~ Joseph Campbell

Why a stranger's hello can do more than just brighten your day Researchers are exploring the impact of interactions with strangers and casual acquaintances. Their findings shed light on how seemingly fleeting conversations affect your happiness and well-being.

The link for tonight's meditation practice:

Meet Real-time meetings by Google. Using your browser, share your video, desktop, and presentations with teammates and customers.

https://youtu.be/fLJsdqxnZb0
We have been taught that success is the key to happiness. But this is wrong, as it puts happiness on the opposite side of an unattainable goal. Positivity in the present assures success because the true source of success only comes from inside oneself. It is never external.

Creating Lasting Positive Change
- Write down 3 things you're grateful for 21 days in a row.
- Journal about one positive experience you had over the last 24hrs.
- Exercise teaches your brain that behavior matters
- Meditation strengthens focus and allows the brain to get over the cultural ADHD we created by trying to multitask.
- Random acts of kindness or conscious acts of kindness. Open an email and praise one person in their social support

The happy secret to better work | Shawn Achor http://www.ted.com We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk from TEDxBloomington, p...

https://nicenews.com/health-and-wellness/forgetful-how-to-improve-recall/

Feeling Forgetful? How to Improve Recall We all have forgetful moments: What’s normal, and what’s on the horizon of cognitive science, according to experts.

Pain X No Resistance = No Suffering
There is no denying the existence of pain. It is an inevitable part of life that we must learn to accept observe and watch come and go while applying no resistance to it. Suffering is a choice, it arises because we form judgments and expectations about how we want things to be. If we work with the pain we are experiencing, but add no resistance to it (such as not wanting it, wishing it to go away, resenting it, fearing it, etc.) the end result is no suffering. Not easy work, for certain, but worth the effort,in finding liberation.