Enjoy The Good That Lasts
Good lifts the heart and can turn passing experiences into lasting resources. Recognize the relative stability of good things. Enjoy it all. The more we recognize impermanence, the more we can take refuge in the good that lasts.
Being Well Podcast: If You’re “Too Self-Aware,” Listen to This
In this episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore what we can do if we feel like we’re “too self-aware.”
Meditation + Talk: Making Your Own Life
Feeling stuck? Or, know someone who is struggling, and resisting help or change? We can move forward and grow with wisdom and patience.
Find Your Ground
What can you do when you’re shaken? Find your ground. It’s clear that we all need a place to stand. A physical place to be sure – hearth and home, land and sea, a bed to curl up in – but also psychological or spiritual places, such as feeling loved, a calm clear center inside
Being Well Podcast: Breaking Out of a Depressed Mood
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how we can break out of an episode of depressed mood.
Meditation + Talk: Reflections on the Path of Practice
Guest teacher Henry Shukman shares how the practice of being quiet and still can bring us to something deeper in our nature.
Lower Your Stress
It is important to feel good as often as possible, at least several times a day. Stop the urgency of the day and let quiet fill the air, let thoughts slow down. There is presence in this moment, and no worries about the future.
Being Well Podcast: Why You’re Feeling Stuck – and How to Fix It
On today’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore why we go through periods of feeling stuck, and what we can do about it.
Meditation + Talk: Gathering and Dispersing: The Two Great Movements of the Heart
Balancing gathering and dispersing is vital. Overemphasis on gathering can cause anxiety and stress, while dispersing fosters openness and reduces mental strain, leading to less suffering.
Forgive
Forgiveness frees you from the tangles of anger and retribution. Appreciate the value of forgiveness. Ask yourself: what does my grievance, my resentment, cost me? Cost others I care about? What would it be like to lay those burdens down?