L - Loving Alternative This Weeks Video This is Part 3 in the blog series on HALE, one of the key mindfulness tools taught in The Centre...

Turn the Other Cheek This Weeks Video The very first of the situations proposed in the Sermon on the Mount for not resisting evil was “…whosoever will smite you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (1) The obvious conclusion is that when you turn the other cheek you are prepared to be struck a second time. That action almost seems to perpetuate violence. Obviously, these is a difference when the motive for turning the cheek is insolent in nature, or true humilit

Bless Those Who Curse You This Weeks Video …and do good to them that hate you! This is the loving approach to life that was taught in the Sermon on the Mount, not an approach that endorsed crusades, the inquisitions, or the genocide of heretics. The patron saint of Lucca, in Italy, is Saint Zita. The story goes that at the age of twelve, Zita became a servant to the Fatinelli, a noble family of Lucca. In spite of many years of serious abuse by her ‘noble’ employers, as well a

Love Your Enemies This Weeks Video There is a saying that declares, “What you resist persists”. A resistive consciousness gives permission for what we resist to perpetuate. Mahatma Gandhi championed what he called satyagraha, what the West called passive resistance. Gandhi insisted it was more about love and firmness (non-violent) serving as a “synonym for force”. Inspired by Tolstoy’s The Kingdom of God is Within You , Gandhi became an advocate for using non-resistance to o

If peace is your priority, then forgiveness will be your only function. This Weeks Video I know this may seem too simple, but the key to forgiveness is to fully understand that all human motive for how one thinks, behaves, and emotes is either driven by the desire to extend love, or is a call for help. That’s it! Just two core motives. When perceived from that context, there are only two responses to these two motives; gratitude for the love extended, or compassion for the su

Mindfulness and Ageing: How to Mindfully Engage Getting Old This Weeks Video A book entitled Trionfi was written by Petrarch, an Italian...

Blessed Are The Merciful The thirteenth-century etymology of the word mercy meant having “a disposition to forgive or show compassion.”...

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst After Righteousness The fourth Beatitude says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after...

Blessed Are The Meek When people hear the word meekness, they immediately think of weakness. Given the origin of the word, it’s easy to...

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit The first Beatitude found in the Sermon on the Mount reads, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is...

When Self-Transcendence is Your Primary Value Everyone has personal resources at their disposal that can be spent in any way they choose....

Why You Do What You Do When mindfulness becomes your default way of living life, you naturally become more caring and benevolent (kind),...

Mindful Leadership Michael Bunting in his book The Mindful Leader wrote,”The equation is simple: Highly engaged organisations are more...

Improving Productivity Let’s talk about improved productivity being a benefit of mindfulness in business. Take a moment to think about...

A Revolutionary Approach to Change (continued) If all it takes to sustainably change a habit is pragmatic laziness, why aren’t more...

The Desire for Peace and Joy The tradition of gift giving at Christmas began with the Magi bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh...

How to Choose the Right Spiritual Product for You I recently attended a talk where the speaker made reference to the ‘spiritual...

How to Make New Years Resolutions Stick Just like Ground Hog Day, the annual opportunity to start your life anew has its best chance once...

A Story of Spiritual Transformation Charles Dicken’s story of Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) is a Christmas favourite for both young and...

What Do You Desire? Desire sits at the core of your pool of consciousness. It is what you desire most that either creates waves and...