Today, we’re living in a world where people’s needs are being cast aside. In the United States, some of our...
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James Farwell is a clinical fellow in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. In addition to his private practice, he has served as a behavioural health instructor with Kaiser Permanente where he integrated mindfulness practices in couples communication, anger management, depression, anxiety and mind-body awareness courses.
Recently, I’ve been brought face-to-face with how the world around me can impact how I feel and define the moment...
In today’s world, we’re living though times of treating others as objects and not as people with needs and feelings....
The Buddha has taught us that the cause of all suffering is ignorance, which is either not knowing what we...
One of my favourite teachers is the Dalai Lama. His simple way of stating the profound is one of his...
Today, I’m writing about our need to develop true relationships in our lives. Why is this necessary? The Dalai Lama...
According to Buddhism, the source of all suffering is ignorance: in other words, not knowing what we don’t know. Often,...
Holding onto the truth of ‘what is’ is an essential element when it comes to making informed decisions in life....
I’ve been watching the dysfunctionality of our world, including death, starvation, illness, delusional thinking, dishonesty and disregard for the needs...
Today’s political world reflects how our shadow selves can present themselves in ways that are destructive to our democratic way...
Today, we’re facing the reality that a) we’ll either continue to remain the United States of America, with our Constitution...
Buddhist psychology teaches that we’re not our thoughts, our bodies, our feelings or our personalities. Who we are is the...
In trying to make sense out of what has been going on (politically and societally) in the United States, there...
In the last few days prior to the Hamas massacre, I’d been watching the dysfunctionalities of the U.S. House of...
Pain and ignorance give birth to darkness Our pain prods others’ pain. Our ignorance nourishes others’ ignorance. Our reactions stimulate...
A delusional Russian dictator who wants to restore the ‘greatness of the motherland’ is needlessly slaughtering women and children, and...
The source of us all The divine creative essence is the source of all that is good and loving and...
In Buddhist psychology, it’s said that the underlying cause of all suffering is ignorance. Ignorance is not being aware of...
Awareness, Love and Compassion are who we are at our essence. Our expressions of love and compassion bring about healing,...
When people come together, differences in views about life will sure to be revealed. There will be those who are...
After having had all the shots and boosters that were available at the time, at the age of 79, I...
Over the past seven years, the American people have existed in a politically toxic environment. I have been attempting to...
In the past 20 years of practicing mindfulness, I have found that any issue can be addressed if I return...
As Jack Kornfield of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center has written, “Our first task is to make our own heart...
