August 29, 2007 – 3:57 pm
Milton Erickson is known as a pioneer in the fields of family therapy, hypnotherapy, and brief therapy, he was an unconventional therapist who adapted his practice in all manner of ways. He is known for his ability to “utilize” anything about a patient to help them change, including their beliefs, favorite words, cultural background, personal [...]
August 22, 2007 – 12:16 am
From Colors of Religion: Buddhism.
The principle colors involved in Buddhism are Blue, Black, White, Red, Green, and Yellow, and each — except for Black — are aligned to a specific Buddha.
See Five Wisdom Buddhas for the five qualities of the Buddha and each Buddha’s color.
Each of the five Buddhas first identifies a specific human [...]
August 11, 2007 – 4:37 pm
A poem written by Suzuki Akiko for her four children before her death. She was given the opportunity to reflect upon her life and death after having cancer and was very grateful. She came to believe that to continue to live in the preciousness of each day’s life is the most meaningful way to live. [...]
From Access to Insight.
When Kisa Gotami’s young child had died, she refused to believe he was dead. After asking many people — in vain — for medicine that would revive the child, she was finally directed to the Buddha. When she told him her story, he offered to provide medicine for the child, but he [...]
From msnbc.
For more than seven years, Genshin Fujinami dressed in white from head to toe while covering the backwoods trails of this sacred mountain MOUNT HIEI in one of the world’s most grueling feats - a punishing quest that combined starvation, isolation and the equivalent of a lap around the equator.
For 1,000 days, rising well [...]
A zen poem on “One has it; the other has not.”
Don’t be overjoyed at the right.
Don’t be distressed over the wrong.
For the ancient Masters, things are like flowers and blossoms;
Peach blossoms are red, plum blossoms are white, and roses are pink.
Though I ask the spring breeze why they are so, it knows nothing.