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What Buddha Might Say To Deepak Chopra.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on May 14, 2013 “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” ~ The Buddha Many years ago, we were teaching a meditation weekend in Plymouth, England. On the Saturday, after the program was over for the day, Carole, one of the attendees, told us she had just been with Deepak Chopra, that he had walked out of the [...] 2,999 views |
Meditate Your Way Through Anger.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on May 3, 2013 Anger can be an effective expression of passion for justice and fairness, for basic rightness, for what is appropriate and humane. But anger can also be like a single match that can burn an entire forest, causing tremendous damage and hurt. It causes wars, leads to greed and self-deception. The fallout can be huge and, [...] 2,406 views |
 Why Meditation Doesn’t Belong to Anyone.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Feb 13, 2013 Meditation isn’t exclusive to any religion, belief, or doctrine. There are as many forms of meditation as people who practice, and it’s of value to all. 100 views |
 Why Spontaneous Kindness Feels So Sexy.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jan 30, 2013 Source: animalwallpapers.us via klinn on Pinterest The Dalai Lama says kindness is his religion. Wikipedia says that a random act of kindness is “a selfless act performed by a person or persons wishing to either assist or cheer up an individual … There will generally be no reason other than to make people smile or [...] 222 views |
Changing the World from the Inside Out.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jan 16, 2013 Why do people mistreat each other? After the shooting at Sandy Hook, the response of the NRA was that every schoolteacher should be armed. But isn’t this trying to solve the problem from the outside, rather than from the inside? As the new Miss America, Mallory Hagen, said with her winning answer, I don’t think [...] 264 views |
What the Buddha Might Say to Oprah.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jan 8, 2013 We walk and dance along the path, picking ourselves up each time we fall, discovering that giving is getting, kindness is awesome, and life is a precious gift. 1,389 views |
Santa: The Best Karma Yogi in the World.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Dec 18, 2012 … 1,175 views |
4 Ways to Surf the Waves of Change.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Dec 5, 2012 Remember, what the caterpillar calls the end of the world, we call a butterfly! 1,690 views |
Got Nothing to Be Grateful For?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Nov 20, 2012 No matter how little you have, there is always someone who has less. 196 views |
Advice from the Buddha for President Obama.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Nov 14, 2012 Meditate to pacify our egoic monkey-like mind, alleviate stress, and inspire us to be more compassionate, even to people we have difficulty with. 89 views |
Why Stress Is Actually Your Best Friend.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 24, 2012 Do you get stressed by the rain or do you just get wet? Ed was born in the in the U.S., Deb across the pond in England. We spent years living there as we had our own TV series in London, and taught workshops throughout Europe. But, little by little, the constant grey and rainy [...] 201 views |
The Power of No.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 10, 2012 We’ve all had times when we say yes to someone but really wanted to say no. It’s often difficult to say no because of the desire to be loved—we want to be helpful, we want to show we care, but we may have little to give, are tired, over worked, or need alone time. Do [...] 976 views |
Where To Find Supreme Happiness.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 3, 2012 “Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within.” ~ Helen Keller It would seem that regardless of emotional and physical hardships there is a place inside each of us that is essentially happy and free—but we have a tendency to ignore this place, or to think that being happy is dependent on circumstances [...] 315 views |
The Enemy Is Within, Not Without.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Sep 18, 2012 We will always blame and condemn those we feel are responsible for wars and social injustice, without recognizing the degree of violence in ourselves. We must work on ourselves as well as with those we condemn if we wish to move towards peace. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin [...] 358 views |
Turning Jealousy into Joy.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Sep 12, 2012 With the impending Presidential election, we are facing an onslaught of one-upmanship, with no concession that one or the other might actually be right or have something to offer. It’s an endless battle of my ego versus yours, my opinions versus yours, my brilliance versus your stupidity. In a similar way, growing up in [...] 676 views |
Your Body-mind Revealed.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Sep 5, 2012 Generally speaking, we tend to think of our bodies and minds as separate systems and believe they function, for the most part, independently. Yet instinctively we know that is not the whole story. For instance, can you remember the last time you had an interview for a [...] 113 views |
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Five Ways to Stay Cool & Be Chilled (even in the summer).by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Aug 1, 2012 … 387 views |
Six Reasons Why I Love To Be Wrong.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jul 24, 2012 When a relationship is at its height, it’s as if the two separate partners merge into each other and become one. This works wonderfully while there is concord and rapport. But when there is discord, we tend to retreat back into our separate selves, communication at a standstill. Shaming or blaming each other causes further [...] 634 views |
The Best Friend You Will Ever Have: Meditation.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jul 5, 2012 … 5,938 views |
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Medication or Meditation?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jun 20, 2012 “For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” ~ Lily Tomlin, actress and comedienne We tend to take our bodies for granted and our health even more so. As a result, when something goes wrong, it can be alarming, even frightening, as if we had been walking around inside a stranger and suddenly discover [...] 396 views |
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A Quiet Mind: Six Meditative Steps To Freedom.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on May 22, 2012 … 2,990 views |
What The Buddha Might Say to President Obama.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on May 15, 2012 “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.” ~ Buddha With six months to go before the election, President Obama has officially launched his campaign. This is an important time for him not to take anything for granted, but also to stay true to his beliefs and [...] 639 views |
From Gitmo to Gandhi.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on May 8, 2012 “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi The prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, built on a legacy of fear, was established to deal with violent terrorists, but instead became the cause of further suffering and chaos. It [...] 88 views |
Why Do We Enjoy Making Fun of Others?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on May 1, 2012 Two men and a woman videoed themselves enthusiastically laughing as they beat up an old man. Nineteen year-old Tyler Clementi committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate and a friend secretly video taped him having gay sex and put it out on the internet. Children giggle when another child falls [...] 191 views |
What the Buddha Might Say to Mitt Romney.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Apr 24, 2012 “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.“ ~ Buddha One of the truly great things in life is to discover our genuine and authentic self, to dance to the beat of our own drum. And so, conversely, one of the greatest challenges [...] 576 views |
Compassion the Dalai Lama Way.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Apr 17, 2012 A Meeting with the Dalai Lama. Shortly after we were married, we went to India and spent our honeymoon in ashrams and monasteries, and then we went to McCleod Ganj, where the Dalai Lama lives in exile along with other Tibetan refugees. Once there, we went to the Office of Securities to request a meeting [...] 298 views |
If You’re Not Here, Then Where Are You?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Apr 10, 2012 Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. ~ John Lennon Who said life would be like walking the yellow brick road, or that the human condition would be easy? And why is it so important to be here? What’s the big deal? It appears that the reason we’re not happy [...] 467 views |
What Does Karma Yoga Mean?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Apr 6, 2012 If we act with kindness and without focusing on ourselves, happiness will arise naturally, like a flower opening in the sun. Some people think that yoga means stretching, bending and twisting like a pretzel, or sitting crossed legged with our eyes closed and chanting om. But if that is all we did we would be [...] 283 views |
How Hot Is Your Anger?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Mar 27, 2012 We can watch as anger fills the mind and makes such a song and dance, and we can just keep breathing and watching as it goes on it’s merry way. 490 views |
Meditation: The Pearl in the Oyster.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Mar 19, 2012 Meditation enables us to transform difficulties into solutions, release the boundaries and limitations of separation and merge into oneness. It is an experience of profound joy and intimate familiarity, a feeling of coming home that reminds us so completely of who we really are that we forget we had ever forgotten. There is just this. 502 views |
Seeing with New Eyes.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Mar 7, 2012 Imagine you have never been here before. Everything you see is completely new to you, completely unknown, waiting to be explored and discovered. 74 views |
Why Yoga Has Gone from The Sane to The Bizarre.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Feb 28, 2012 Yoga has come a long way from its roots in the east. As it has become more popular in the west teachers have added their own twists—both literally and figuratively. In the process of becoming so widespread, however, yoga often gets misunderstood by both teachers and practitioners. Yoga is a way of [...] 553 views |
 What Your Heart Has To Say.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Feb 14, 2012 Love is letting go of fear — Gerald Jamplosky Love is in the air! Everywhere we see red hearts beaming from cards and boxes of chocolates. The color red is entrenched in our collective psyche as the symbol of love —a dozen roses do not have quite the same impact if they [...] 259 views |
 Don’t Put Anyone Out Of Your Heart.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Feb 8, 2012 The story goes that, at the time of the Buddha, a group of monks wanted to do a quiet retreat… …away from the crowds of followers, so the Buddha sent them to a glade in the forest where he said they would be undisturbed. The monks found their way there and settled down to meditate. [...] 201 views |
Does Your Relationship Ever Drive You Crazy?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jan 25, 2012 Shortly after we were married we went to India and spent our honeymoon in a Yoga ashram and a Buddhist monastery. We also had a private meeting with the Dalai Lama at his residence in McLeod Ganj, in the foothills of the Himalayas. As Ed recalls: After some 30 minutes of talking with him I [...] 521 views |
 Relax India Style By Spreading Your Dhoti.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Dec 20, 2011 India is an extraordinary country where you get to meet all sorts of unusual people. On a recent visit we had tea with Mary and Don, a fascinating couple, who were born-again Christians from Texas. 298 views |
Why Your Intellect Is An Obstacle In Yoga.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Nov 15, 2011 The real experience of yoga is not found through the books or teachings, as helpful and inspirational as they may be. When we are about to die it won’t help to know what page we are meant to be on! 581 views |
 How Can You Love Me When I Don’t Love Myself.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Nov 8, 2011 Loving ourselves can appear so difficult; it seems much easier to love someone else. But if we don’t start with ourselves then we can’t truly care about anyone else. Rather, we love them so they will love us, which is the love we are not giving to ourselves. 1,018 views |
 Shut Up and Be Still!by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Nov 1, 2011 Ed is a passionate and expert skier. When you sit for meditation and your mind drifts you can just bring it back to your practice and continue. But if you are skiing down a steep mountain and you lose concentration you could hit a tree. Ed teaches this, calling it inner skiing, [...] 460 views |
 Ignorance Isn’t Bliss!by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 19, 2011 We think that if we know too much it will just be a burden we can’t handle, best to keep our heads down like an ostrich and ignore change and fear. 458 views |
Be Inspired by Seven Amazing People Being The Change.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 5, 2011 One evening we were drinking tea and talking about the state of the world, the good and not so good things, and realizing the preciousness of it all. We imagined a world without suffering and agreed that people needed to unite in greater connectedness. It became obvious to us that this could be done by [...] 1,521 views |
The Differences Between Religion & Spirituality.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Sep 21, 2011 Religion can breed separation; spirituality sees equality: we are not “isms” or labels, we are spiritual beings whose purpose is to awaken to truth. 1,210 views |
What the Buddha Might Say to Rick Perry.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Sep 6, 2011 You may try but you can never run away from yourself. — Swami Brahmananda While we were living in England we had our own TV series and interviewed the British minister Jonathan Aitken, who had just been released from prison. He was an arrogant, egotistical man who, like many politicians in America, think they can [...] 855 views |
You Are Not The Body Or The Mindby Ed & Deb Shapiro on Aug 30, 2011 “Or we can chose to know it, see it, be with it, but not become it. It is not who we are, it does not define us. Yes, the pain is real but, like all things, this too shall pass. My head has started to find my feet again. Life in the body!” 846 views |
There is no Real Yoga without Love.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Aug 17, 2011 “There are two wolves that are fighting each other in my heart,” his father says. “The first wolf is angry, jealous, dishonest, bitter, and hateful. The second wolf is kind, caring, compassionate, generous, and honest.” The child asks which of the wolves will win the fight. His father replies, “The one I chose to feed.” 1,450 views |
Even Politicians Need Love—Ask the Buddha!by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Aug 2, 2011 America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ~ Abraham Lincoln The political arena right now can make any sane person feel sick and angry, because of the few selfish leaders imposing their own egocentric whims. As we have seen in [...] 633 views |
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