Integral theory
"The word integral means comprehensive, inclusive, non-marginalizing, embracing. Integral approaches to any field attempt to be exactly that: to include as many perspectives, styles, and methodologies...
View Article"I don't just care about my happiness. I care about our happiness.
"I don't just care about my happiness. I care about our happiness. We're an ecosystem—no man is an island. I do care about integrity. About being genuine. I'd rather be genuinely unhappy or lonely than...
View ArticleThe Barbarism of the Health-Care Repeal Crusade
Excerpt from The Barbarism of the Health-Care Repeal Crusade By Jonathan ChaitThe two parties are fighting over whether access to regular medical care ought to be a right or an earned privilege. To me,...
View ArticleHitchcock's Definition of Happiness
"A clear horizon — nothing to worry about on your plate, only things that are creative and not destructive… I can’t bear quarreling, I can’t bear feelings between people — I think hatred is wasted...
View ArticlePresence
Thich Nhat Hanh (Photo credit: Leonard John Matthews)At Braindance I said this: We focus our attention on our breath. One in-breath is enough to drop in.Yesterday Thich Nhat Hanh gave a 73 minute talk...
View ArticleThe Next Buddha
(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)“The next Buddha may take the form of a community; a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be...
View ArticleMarc Gafni on the possibility and necessity of a World Spirituality
Excerpt from the blog "Spirit's Next Move" For the first time in the history of planet Earth, in the history of consciousness, a World Spirituality is utterly possible and utterly necessary. A World...
View ArticleAn Absolute Highlight - Wisdom 2.0 2012 Snapshot
I'm in the front row during the time-lapse starting at :25 next to my friends Michael Van Riper of Google and Anna Frizzy of Happiness.org
View ArticleBe Water
“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water.Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the...
View ArticleThat's life
"We think that if we just meditated enough or jogged enough or ate perfect food, everything would be perfect. But from the point of view of someone who is awake, that’s death. Seeking security or...
View ArticleFuture Work Skills 2020
This report analyzes key drivers that will reshape the landscape of work and identifies key work skills needed in the next 10 years.This report looks at future work skills—proficiencies and abilities...
View ArticleIn the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind
“I was losing at baseball and I was about to throw a bat,” Alex Menton, 11, reported to his classmates the next day. “The mindfulness really helped.”article
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