Buddhism (General & Theravada)

What Carl Jung called the second half of life has the potential to be a remarkable curriculum for insight and awakening. When wisely understood, the changes inherent in the aging process become stepping-stones to the actualization of our best human qualities: wisdom, lovingkindness,compassion, joy, and equanimity.

Nine simple mindfulness practices anyone can use to generate compassion--toward oneself, others, and the world--and to live from that place of intelligent kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

Many of us are well acquainted with our ‘Inner Critic.’ This is the voice that says “not enough,” “not good enough,” or sometimes “too much.” It's the voice that makes every step we take subject to criticism. The Inner Critic is inner because it knows our history, our feelings, how we tick.

Why do sometimes even the smallest events trigger us into a downward spiral? Whether we’re aware of it or not, our feelings and outlook are constantly shaped by learned patterns, or habitual modes of being. These have the power to dictate our sense of wellbeing and our very perceptions of our lives and the world around us.