Be Someone Worth Finding
A short video excerpt from John Bruna’s TEDx Talk, Free Will is a Skill, hosted by California State University Long Beach.
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Speaking to be Heard
In this short video clip from a recent Dharma teaching, John Bruna shares that arguing is not nearly as helpful and learning to speak in a way we can be…
Three Thoughts
Today I would like to share my morning practice of reflecting on three thoughts each day to build resiliency and be more fully engaged in life.
Looking deeply, what do you see?
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau When you look at a stranger, what do you see? Do you see the…
Forgiveness, Compassion, and Fearlessness
“Developing compassion for those who have harmed us is the only way to heal inside oneself because otherwise if we just keep our sense of revenge and anger and hatred…
Experience requires experience
“Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.” – Terry Pratchett There is a significant difference between knowledge and wisdom. Having knowledge does not necessarily mean…
Mindful Moments with John – January 4, 2018
Today’s Mindful Moment – Noticing Distraction You can watch all the Mindful Moment videos on John’s YouTube Channel.
We And Ours
“There is no inner peace found in taking care of me and mine. It is present in attending to the needs of we and ours.” – John Bruna On this New Year’s…
Don’t fear mistakes
“It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to…
Moving beyond fear
“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” Abraham Maslow It is…