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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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Putting Life Right Side Up: Wisdom 2.0 Interview with Leo Babauta

Leo Babauta is the author of the best-seller Power of Less and the popular blog on life changes and simplicity, ZenHabits.
Since Leo live sin Guam, this interview took place over the phone.
Interview with Leo Babauta
If I understand right, you started ZenHabits when you were in debt and going through a number of challenges, all [...]

28Apr2009 | soreng | Comments Off | Continued
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A Zen Approach to Information Overload

It may not be very popular to admit, but I think if we are honest most of not only love our increasingly connected life, we also hate it. We do not hate our unprecedented access to information online or the countless ways we can connect with friends, family, and colleagues; instead, we hate that we [...]

13Apr2009 | soreng | 19 comments | Continued
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Promotions & Collaboration: 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 [...]

6Apr2009 | soreng | Comments Off | 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.)
The [...]

6Mar2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued