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August 01, 2006
Love beyond "I"
Deepak started the session with a quote from Dr. V: “Intelligence and capability are not enough. There should be the joy of doing something beautiful.” Seema quoted Dalai Lama: Be selfish. Be generous. Manju checked in and asked what motivates ego to take over and thereby block love in a relationship? Prasad said that the highest form of love is larger than the self. It engulfs the lover and the loved and evaporates individual ego. He said that in Buddhist tradition, there are four ways of relating to others: Maitri, Karuna, Mudita and Upeksha. In the article, Four ways of...Posted by Ragu at 12:36 PM | Comments (0)
August 10, 2006
Practicing Success
Srini started the session and said that he has started doing a two hour practice every day that includes exercise, meditation and reflection. He said he has been able to follow this without any break for a week and was hoping to continue it. He said he also started asking his kids to spend some time every day going over how they spent the day. This exercise he said has resulted in the kids cutting down on TV time by themselves and they look forward to the reflection time! Prasad appreciated Srini’s commitment to his two-hour practice added a caution:...Posted by Ragu at 09:41 AM | Comments (0)