From a Buddhist perspective, the purpose of life is happiness. I came across this article about how happiness, according to US researchers ‘rubs off on others’ and ‘is infectious and ripples through social groups’. I hope you enjoy reading it…
A study of 5,000 adults suggests a person’s happiness is dependent on the happiness of those [...]
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Happiness
Posted in Features, tagged buddhism, buddhist, Happiness on December 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Complaining
Posted in Features on April 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is an extract from a presentation called Facing Life’s Difficulties by David Hare (www.positiveopposite.com). Makes a great read and I hope you enjoy it:
NEVER COMPLAIN!
The first thing is not to complain. Not ever. Tell all your friends, “the complaints department is closed.” This is very important. Complaint sucks away our good fortune, it denies [...]
Some Great Quotes On Happiness
Posted in Features on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A friend shared these at a meeting a while back and I think they’re great! (Thanks, Anna!)
Bette Davis:
You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.
Hugh Downs:
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Martha [...]
Ronnie Laine
Posted in Features on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ronnie Laine (aka Plonk) was the much-loved bass player in Rod Stewart’s Faces, originally coming to fame via his previous group, The Small Faces, who had many hits including Itchycoo Park.
In a recent interview, Faces keyboard player and long-time friend Ian McLagen was talking about the early days of the band,
It all started in ‘66… [...]
East v. West
Posted in Features on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So true..
A Japanese leader noted that in the West, we have a tendency to say ‘I haven’t got my benefit therefore it’s not working’ where as in the East this would probably be something like ‘I haven’t got my benefit, therefore I must practise harder’.
Herbie Hancock
Posted in Features on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just in case you didn’t know Herbie Hancock is the SGI World Arts Division leader. This extract is from SGI Japan.
This interview contains some inspiring comments from Herbie.
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/225/story_22533_1.html
Here’s are a few excerpts from his long interview that say who we are
maybe a little more fluently than our papers on religious tolerance!
INTERVIEWER: What does that chant [...]
November Challenge
Posted in Features on November 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I received this from a friend. A bit lengthy but well worth a read I think..
Appreciation: Learning it is difficult because our society always teaches us about good and bad, right and wrong. We are programmed to believe in good and bad. If we have the things we want we are happy. If we [...]
Buddhism and War
Posted in Features on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Found this interesting artice on the BBC website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/buddhistethics/war.shtml)
Buddhism and War
Non-violence is at the heart of Buddhist thinking and behaviour. The first of the five precepts that all Buddhists should follow is “Avoid killing, or harming any living thing.”
Buddhism is essentially a peaceful tradition. Nothing in Buddhist scripture gives any support to the use of [...]
Why Are Some Prayers Not Answered?
Posted in Features on July 27, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I came across this great piece of guidance by Dave Baldschun SGI-USA Study Department Senior Staff – I hope you like it!
“I have heard that in Nichiren Buddhism, no prayer goes unanswered. But I don’t always feel like I got the specific thing I chanted for.
So what does “No prayer goes unanswered” mean? There [...]
Five Keys To Becoming Happy
Posted in Features on July 14, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I came across another piece by Shin Yatomi and thought I would share it. I hope you enjoy it.
How do I become happy?
If you lived in a palace where you could enjoy everything – beauty, health, money and power – would you consider leaving behind such a ‘happy’ life? I probably would not.
But one [...]
