About: EdDeb Shapiro
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- Ed and Deb Shapiro are winners of the 2010 Nautilus Gold Book Award for BE THE CHANGE, How Meditation Can Transform You And The World, forewords by the Dalai Lama and Robert Thurman, with contributors Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Jane Fonda, Roshi Joan Halifax, and many others. They write a daily CHILLOUT inspirational text messages for Sprint cell phones. They are featured bloggers on Oprah.com/Spirit, HuffingtonPost.com/Living and elephantjournal.com. After 30 years on the spiritual journey, they have realized not to take themselves too seriously and always have a sense of humor! You can find them at: edanddebshapiro.com
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Does Your Relationship Ever Drive You Crazy?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jan 25, 2012 …479 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.195 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!564 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.707 views |
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 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.415 views |
Be Inspired by Seven Amazing People Being The Change.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 5, 2011 …1,384 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.1,150 views |
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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!”806 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.”1,442 views |
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Guru, Healer, Therapist or Movie Star—are you Addicted?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jun 21, 2011 …761 views |
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Know Your Three Great Powers: Body, Speech & Mind.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Apr 27, 2011 …565 views |
Ahimsa: The Yoga of Non-Injury Will Set You Freeby Ed & Deb Shapiro on Apr 20, 2011 Few of us get through life without causing harm402 views |
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Your Mind Is a Great Thing To Lose.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Mar 28, 2011 “This is just the way I am, I can’t (or won’t) change!”1,166 views |
Eat, Play, Meditate.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Mar 17, 2011 Prayer is when you talk to God, and meditation is when you listen to God.655 views |
When You Accidentally Email, Tweet Or Facebook an Enemy.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Mar 10, 2011 It turned out that coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous!685 views |
Are you a Rogi, a Bogi or a Yogi?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Feb 22, 2011 Aren't yogi's meant to be people who never say or do anything wrong?1,472 views |
 Seven Ways Meditation Can Save Your Lifeby Ed & Deb Shapiro on Feb 14, 2011 Cut through the chaotic monkey mind that constantly makes excuses and supports your neurosis.545 views |
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Kindness is Revolutionary.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jan 19, 2011 Kindness will change each one of us, it will change others, and it will definitely change the world.635 views |
 No One Has Any Idea What Will Happen Next!by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jan 7, 2011 Today has never happened before and it will never happen again. And we have no idea what will come next.313 views |
 When Illness Becomes Your Ally: Release, Restore, Radiateby Ed & Deb Shapiro on Dec 30, 2010 "You have to lean into whatever is happening; whether you get well or not, it has the same one taste."228 views |
6 Lessons Santa Teaches Better Than Any Guru.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Dec 21, 2010 If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. Bob Hope1,076 views |
Why We Find It Hard To Meditate.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Dec 10, 2010 Stillness happens in a moment, but it may take some time before that moment comes.887 views |
What the Dalai Lama Told Us About Shaping Motivationby Ed & Deb Shapiro on Nov 10, 2010 …1,578 views |
Accepting ‘What Is’ Makes Us Even More Powerful!by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Nov 3, 2010 …273 views |
Why do we Feel Good when we Make Fun of Others?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 24, 2010 Nineteen year-old Tyler Clementi recently committed suicide by jumping off...2,113 views |
What The Buddha Might Say To Christine O’Donnell.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 6, 2010 When ignorance and ego-centeredness are displayed in such an overt way, it creates the perfect opportunity for us to develop ever-greater compassion.1,426 views |
Is Meditation Your Friend or Your Enemy?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Sep 21, 2010 …1,208 views |
What The Buddha Might Say To Glenn Beck.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Sep 8, 2010 …1,630 views |
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Will the Real Anne Bancroft Please Stand Up?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Aug 9, 2010 We met the pilot on a flight from India to Dubai. When he learned we had written a book with the Dalai Lama, Paul McCartney and Richard Gere, he invited us to sit in the cockpit. It made us wonder what would have happened if Ed had said he was a vacuum cleaner salesman.672 views |
Ducks Don’t Do Anger.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jul 30, 2010 Getting angry is simply playing the same game and results show seen in the catchphrase, ‘two wrongs don’t make a right.’ Yes, we have a right to be angry at being treated with disrespect, but retaliation just gets us into further negativity.1,169 views |
The Danger of the New Age.by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jul 14, 2010 The new age is certainly not new as awakening to deeper levels of awareness has been with us since humans began seeking a spiritual purpose to life. If there is a new age dawning, we pray it is one of compassion and service.749 views |
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Are you just a Spiritual Window Shopper?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jun 15, 2010 …1,188 views |
Walking Your Talk: How Do You Treat The Waitress?by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jun 2, 2010 The Dalai Lama showed us how he treats a waitress—1,179 views |
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