Simple yet Profound

Mingyur Rinpoche leads us to experience our sense of embodiment more fully, then to expand our awareness to include what is happening in our immediate surroundings, to the space in which all experiences manifest and dissolve, and finally to the fresh, open awareness that is with us each and every moment. http://tergar.org/resources/guidedmeditation.shtml

Hopelssness

hope in hopelessness

"As the world grows ever darker, I've been forcing myself to think about hope. I watch as the world and the people near me experience increased grief and suffering, as aggression and violence move into all relationships, personal and global, and as decisions are made from insecurity and fear. How is it possible to feel hopeful, to look forward to a more positive future? The biblical psalmist wrote, "Without vision, the people perish." Am I perishing?"

Gratitude for Life

I just recieved this precious video and it reminded me to have gratitude for all the blessings that life has give me and I wanted to share it with those precious people around me.  May all benefit from it.

A Bolt of Hope

huffingtonpost article

Just when it seemed that all of Washington had lost its values and its connection with the American people, a bolt of hope has arrived. It is the People's Budget put forward by the co-chairs of the 80-member Congressional Progressive Caucus. Their plan is humane, responsible, and most of all sensible, reflecting the true values of the American people and the real needs of the floundering economy. Unlike Paul Ryan's almost absurdly vicious attack on the poor and working class, the People's Budget would close the deficit by raising taxes on the rich, taming health care costs (including a public option), and ending the military spending on wars and wasteful weapons systems.