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Mental Hygiene
Chapter 14 of “The Art of Happiness” by HH the Dalai Lama is all about dealing with our anxiety and fear and building self-esteem. What a needed examination for us…

Self Destruction in Anger and Hatred
Chapter 13 of our Summer Book read, “The Art of Happiness” by HH the Dalai Lama, covers the obstacles of anger and hatred in our path toward happiness. In fact,…

Beginning Change
The first chapter in the section on Overcoming Obstacles in “The Art of Happiness” by HH the Dalai Lama starts us down the road of making actual change from suffering…

The “Meaning” in Pain and Suffering
“Man is ready and willing to shoulder any suffering as soon and as long as he can see a meaning in it.” Victor Frankl The last chapter in the section…

August 30 – Yoga Sutra Discussion
One of the questions that arose in the last discussion was about the last Sutra on pain, II.17 – “the cause of pain is the association or identification of the…

Shifting Perspectives
Again, I will take the title of Chapter 10 in “The Art of Happiness” by HH the Dalai Lama to recap this week’s reading and I am also including thoughts…

Breath-asana
For our last meeting with Prashant Iyengar this month, he took us on the journey of the breath. Where to even begin is the question, as he left us with…

Spinning Brains
Today’s class with Prashant Iyengar reminded me again why I find him so intriguing. Yes he is a philosopher, so it can sometimes feel like he is talking over your…