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The Rise and Benefits of Mindfulness

If mindfulness or “living in the present moment” was a business, it would be having a very good year. Oprah focused on it in her ten-part web series with Eckhart Tolle, the author of The Power of Now; top fashion model Gisele Bundchen says she tries hard to practice it; techies are into it, including [...]

23Jun2009 | admin | 22 comments | Continued
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Purpose and the Next Ridge: Wisdom 2.0 Interview with Gopi Kallayil

Born in India, Gopi’s life has balanced both the inner work of spiritual practice and outer work of business and technology. He met his Guru, learned to meditate and became a yoga teacher as a teenager. At the same time he continued his academic studies in India and later got his MBA from the Wharton [...]

28Apr2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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The Perfect Mate

There is a story about an old man named Jacob who had never married. One day his friend came by for a visit and asked, “Jacob, I’ve always wondered, why did you never get married? You seem like a good man. Didn’t you ever try to find a wife?”
Jacob looked off into the distance as [...]

19Mar2009 | admin | 234 comments | Continued
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The Two Things Required

(Note: These Zen stories some times take many different forms, and change over time. I cannot seem to find the original source of this story. I first read this story likely 10-15 years ago, and it has stuck with me, but if someone knows, please email wisdom2point0@gmail.com and I will update this page accordingly. Thanks.)
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6Mar2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued