Tag: change
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My Dhyana Self-Knowledge
I am grateful to be feeling so much today. I have been particularly inspired by learning about Dhyana, or meditation of yoga. It actually brought me to tears this morning and I’ve been in a slow, positive, steady emotional recovery since. I am presently feeling refreshed with appreciation for my own self-knowledge. “…once it has…
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Cultivate Equanimity
If your mind becomes firm like a rock And no longer shakes In a world where everything is shaking Your mind will be your greatest friend And suffering will not come your way. -poem from the Therigatha Steadiness and strength of mind in the midst of stress, chaos and uncertainty of life, is not a…
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Gapminder: 200 Years that Changed the World
This video from Gapminder features a wonderful visual to support a discussion about the rapid change over the last 200 years. After World War II, life expectancy and average income has improved rapidly, in some countries more than others.