Modern life and time hunger Your alarm goes off. You crawl out of bed, make a coffee while checking email. You respond
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What Does Purushartha Mean? Purushartha is a key concept in Hinduism, referring to the four ultimate goals of human life. The term is derived from two Sanskrit roots; purusha, meaning “human being,” and artha, meaning “purpose” or “objective.” As such, purushartha can be
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KARUNA is my Word for a More Compassionate 2025 As I reflect on the past year’s journey, one word has persistently whispered to me, calling me toward a more intentional and
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Introduction There are certain wholesome and positive virtues inherent in the human mind which can give rise to positive emotional health, happiness, rewarding social relationships and contribute to spiritual development when they
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Karuna is the Sanskrit term for compassion. Compassion in Buddhism is the longing to alleviate the suffering of others, ideally all others. Karuna is one of the two core values in Mahayana
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“Kindness calms, Compassion propels” Karuna – picture source -Khasarpana Lokesvara Statue at Bodhikshetra Buddha Vihara The cultivation of Maitri (Loving-Kindness or Fraternity) and Karuna (Compassion) transforms the spiritual journey—especially along the Bodhisattva Path—into a gentle, blissful breeze
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Cultivating Karuna Thursday Evening Online Program May 26, 2022, 7:00 to 8:45 pm Eastern Time Dear Still Water Friends, In my twenties, I felt overwhelmed and paralyzed with grief from low self-esteem about
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Learn what an abundance mindset is and how to know if you have one. Plus, 8 exercises to step out of a scarcity mindset and into an abundant thinking mindset. What is
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8 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Be Scared by Scarcity Sometimes when you are running, things really come into view. A few years ago, I had been considering two different kinds of thinking
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My natural state of mind is one of scarcity. I used to cling to every dollar I made. It took me years to develop a genuine abundance mindset. It probably comes from my upbringing.
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Recently, I wrote about the scarcity mindset: a zero-sum way of seeing the world that makes it hard to find joy. Scarcity mindset teaches us that there’s a limited amount of good stuff
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Y’all, I have a confession to make. I am not sure I like the whole “abundance” thing. In many ways, this concept became prominent in our sector because of our ingrained scarcity
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