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The Kindness Box
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“Make a difference in someones life everyday. It does make a difference. Everyone has the ability to make a difference. It doesn't take much to give someone encouragement. The wheel always comes full circle, and whatever we give out will always return to us. The most meaningful acts are often the ones we commit without prompting or expectations. We have such profound power when we lend an ear, a hand, or an act of kindness” - Angie Karan-
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
For centuries, spiritual leaders and philosophers have viewed generosity as the key to happiness. “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up,” wrote John Holmes, the late poet and critic. However, the link between happiness and generosity is no longer just a theory. A University of Zurich study offers scientific proof that generous behavior can give you a happier life.
The blog is here - many many articles -
Study Shows Generous Behavior Leads to Increased Happiness
Cheers!
The blog is here - many many articles -
Study Shows Generous Behavior Leads to Increased Happiness
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Video about treating yourself with kindness -
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
I believe that if we stop to think, it is clear that our very survival, even today, depends upon the acts and kindness of so many people. Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents; later in life, when facing the sufferings of disease and old age, we are again dependent on the kindness of others. If at the beginning and end of our lives we depend upon others’ kindness, why then in the middle, when we have the opportunity, should we not act kindly toward others?
These are the words of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, in the Preface of Pierro Ferucci’s book, the power of kindness: The Unexpected
Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life.
Indeed, His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s remarks suggest a simple yet profound “anchor” for a life immersed with peace and equanimity.
Click here for a huge site -
Kindness: Buddha & Dalai Lama & COVID-19 - Stillness Speaks
Cheers!
These are the words of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, in the Preface of Pierro Ferucci’s book, the power of kindness: The Unexpected
Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life.
Indeed, His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s remarks suggest a simple yet profound “anchor” for a life immersed with peace and equanimity.
Click here for a huge site -
Kindness: Buddha & Dalai Lama & COVID-19 - Stillness Speaks
Cheers!
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Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Pierro Ferucci kindness (book)
Here is one review -
"I believe that if we stop to think, it is clear that our very survival, even today, depends upon the acts and kindness of so many people. Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents; later in life, when facing the sufferings of disease and old age, we are again dependent on the kindness of others."
The Power of Kindness by Piero Ferrucci | Review | Spirituality & Practice
All the best!
Here is one review -
"I believe that if we stop to think, it is clear that our very survival, even today, depends upon the acts and kindness of so many people. Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents; later in life, when facing the sufferings of disease and old age, we are again dependent on the kindness of others."
The Power of Kindness by Piero Ferrucci | Review | Spirituality & Practice
All the best!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
“Be gentle with all people. We all have different struggles.” -Lailah Akita-
“Use your voice for good in this world, it may not seem like it's getting you anywhere, but in the end good wins.” - Heather Wolf-
“It is only kindness and love, which can change the human heart.” - Lailah G. Akita-
“Use your voice for good in this world, it may not seem like it's getting you anywhere, but in the end good wins.” - Heather Wolf-
“It is only kindness and love, which can change the human heart.” - Lailah G. Akita-
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
We need to recognize genuinely bad news for our own sake and to take care of others. But we also need to recognize good news: things that are useful, reassuring, inspiring, opportunities, solutions, etc.
Find the Good News
All the best!
Find the Good News
All the best!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Tenzin Palmo is a Buddhist nun and has a website -
This one is about generosity -
http://tenzinpalmo.com/gatsal/GatsalTeaching24-English.pdf
I think the Buddha put Dana – which means giving or generosity – at the very beginning of the spiritual path, because it is something that we all can do more easily than some of the other perfections.
However deluded we may be, however angry we may be, however jealous or greedy we may be, we can still give. It’s a very basic quality. We don’t need any spiritual heights to learn how to give. The act of giving means having to open up our hands and heart. It’s a very beautiful way to respond to others.
In Asia, people understand very well this whole quality of open-hearted giving and generosity. It is based on the understanding that if we want to be prosperous and successful not only now, but in our future lives, then we have to plant seeds; we are not going to get a harvest if we don’t plant seeds. The seeds for prosperity are generosity and giving. Therefore, if one wants to have success and hopes for things to go well in the way we want them to go; one has to create the causes for that.
Enjoy your day!
This one is about generosity -
http://tenzinpalmo.com/gatsal/GatsalTeaching24-English.pdf
I think the Buddha put Dana – which means giving or generosity – at the very beginning of the spiritual path, because it is something that we all can do more easily than some of the other perfections.
However deluded we may be, however angry we may be, however jealous or greedy we may be, we can still give. It’s a very basic quality. We don’t need any spiritual heights to learn how to give. The act of giving means having to open up our hands and heart. It’s a very beautiful way to respond to others.
In Asia, people understand very well this whole quality of open-hearted giving and generosity. It is based on the understanding that if we want to be prosperous and successful not only now, but in our future lives, then we have to plant seeds; we are not going to get a harvest if we don’t plant seeds. The seeds for prosperity are generosity and giving. Therefore, if one wants to have success and hopes for things to go well in the way we want them to go; one has to create the causes for that.
Enjoy your day!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Buddhist teachings generosity
There are many ways to cultivate an attitude of generosity in daily life. Here are just a few that I have found to be quite powerful:
Be generous with your attention when you’re listening to someone.
Be generous in celebrating another person’s happiness.
Be generous with your sympathy toward someone who has experienced loss.
Be generous with your compliments and praise of others.
Be generous with your unconditional respect of others.
Be generous with your willingness to be helpful.
Read more -
The Gift of Generosity | Dharma Wisdom
Cheers!
There are many ways to cultivate an attitude of generosity in daily life. Here are just a few that I have found to be quite powerful:
Be generous with your attention when you’re listening to someone.
Be generous in celebrating another person’s happiness.
Be generous with your sympathy toward someone who has experienced loss.
Be generous with your compliments and praise of others.
Be generous with your unconditional respect of others.
Be generous with your willingness to be helpful.
Read more -
The Gift of Generosity | Dharma Wisdom
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
How to raise caring kids -
For most parents, the reward of a job well done is the knowledge they’ve raised kind children who have become successful, independent, and caring adults. Most adults will credit (or blame) their parents or guardians for being the most important architects of their future. Parents have a huge responsibility!
While there’s plenty of guidance available on how to raise successful and independent children, raising “caring kids” is a murkier topic. Fortunately, the experts at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education are tackling this topic through their Making Caring Common Project. According to their report, “These guideposts are supported by many studies and by the work that our various organizations have conducted over several decades with families across America.” Below is a recap of the expert advice from the Harvard project summarized in seven actionable and doable tips.
7 Ways to Raise Caring and Kind Children
Looks an interesting site!
All the best!
For most parents, the reward of a job well done is the knowledge they’ve raised kind children who have become successful, independent, and caring adults. Most adults will credit (or blame) their parents or guardians for being the most important architects of their future. Parents have a huge responsibility!
While there’s plenty of guidance available on how to raise successful and independent children, raising “caring kids” is a murkier topic. Fortunately, the experts at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education are tackling this topic through their Making Caring Common Project. According to their report, “These guideposts are supported by many studies and by the work that our various organizations have conducted over several decades with families across America.” Below is a recap of the expert advice from the Harvard project summarized in seven actionable and doable tips.
7 Ways to Raise Caring and Kind Children
Looks an interesting site!
All the best!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Brain Pickings kindness
“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now,” Jack Kerouac wrote in a beautiful 1957 letter. “Kindness, kindness, kindness,” Susan Sontag resolved in her diary on New Year’s Day in 1972. And yet, although kindness is the foundation of all spiritual traditions and was even a central credo for the father of modern economics, at some point in recent history, kindness became little more than an abstract aspiration, its concrete practical applications a hazardous and vulnerable-making behavior to be avoided — we need only look to the internet’s “outrage culture” for evidence, or to the rise of cynicism as our flawed self-defense mechanism against the perceived perils of kindness. We’ve come to see the emotional porousness that kindness requires as a dangerous crack in the armor of the independent self, an exploitable outward vulnerability — too high a cost to pay for the warm inward balm of the benevolence for which we long in the deepest parts of ourselves.
How Kindness Became Our Forbidden Pleasure
Plus a couple of others I have yet to click on ...
Enjoy!
“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now,” Jack Kerouac wrote in a beautiful 1957 letter. “Kindness, kindness, kindness,” Susan Sontag resolved in her diary on New Year’s Day in 1972. And yet, although kindness is the foundation of all spiritual traditions and was even a central credo for the father of modern economics, at some point in recent history, kindness became little more than an abstract aspiration, its concrete practical applications a hazardous and vulnerable-making behavior to be avoided — we need only look to the internet’s “outrage culture” for evidence, or to the rise of cynicism as our flawed self-defense mechanism against the perceived perils of kindness. We’ve come to see the emotional porousness that kindness requires as a dangerous crack in the armor of the independent self, an exploitable outward vulnerability — too high a cost to pay for the warm inward balm of the benevolence for which we long in the deepest parts of ourselves.
How Kindness Became Our Forbidden Pleasure
Plus a couple of others I have yet to click on ...
Enjoy!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Almost everybody feels good when someone is kind to them. This is especially true for those who are vulnerable, like people who are recovering from a mental illness like depression, or who are learning to live with dementia, or who have an addiction.
Acts of kindness and compassion can increase wellbeing and help their recovery. It can also help them overcome loneliness and isolation, build healthy relationships and improve their self-esteem.
Comes from this site -
Acts of kindness and compassion
Cheers!
Acts of kindness and compassion can increase wellbeing and help their recovery. It can also help them overcome loneliness and isolation, build healthy relationships and improve their self-esteem.
Comes from this site -
Acts of kindness and compassion
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
From the headspace site -
Kindness: the quality of being generous and caring.
Loving: someone who shows love to other people.
Blend those words together, and you capture the essence of loving-kindness, the essence of a meditation rooted in compassion (also referred to as “metta meditation”).
Other mindfulness-based meditations will, by the very nature of the practice, cultivate a softer, more spacious, kinder mind, but this specific meditation places a deliberate emphasis on one purpose: to direct well-wishes and goodwill first to ourselves and then, as a ripple effect, to others.
Meditation for Compassion (“loving kindness”) - Headspace
Also scroll down to the links down bottom of page!
Cheers!
Kindness: the quality of being generous and caring.
Loving: someone who shows love to other people.
Blend those words together, and you capture the essence of loving-kindness, the essence of a meditation rooted in compassion (also referred to as “metta meditation”).
Other mindfulness-based meditations will, by the very nature of the practice, cultivate a softer, more spacious, kinder mind, but this specific meditation places a deliberate emphasis on one purpose: to direct well-wishes and goodwill first to ourselves and then, as a ripple effect, to others.
Meditation for Compassion (“loving kindness”) - Headspace
Also scroll down to the links down bottom of page!
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Even small acts of generous behavior will make you happier.
Past research studies have shown that spending money on others leads to more happiness than spending money on yourself. In fact, in fMRI images, generosity lights up the brain with a "warm glow," according to Christopher Bergland's blog here.
But how much giving does it take to feel that "warm glow?" Would people have to give more than they could really afford to get it?
Read the full blog here -
Seven Studies Show That Virtue Truly Is Its Own Reward
Cheers!
Past research studies have shown that spending money on others leads to more happiness than spending money on yourself. In fact, in fMRI images, generosity lights up the brain with a "warm glow," according to Christopher Bergland's blog here.
But how much giving does it take to feel that "warm glow?" Would people have to give more than they could really afford to get it?
Read the full blog here -
Seven Studies Show That Virtue Truly Is Its Own Reward
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Kindness on purpose -
What if, from early childhood onwards, every child was taught – in school, every day – to be kind? What if those daily lessons and reflections continued right through to high school graduation? What kind of effect would that have on the next generation, and would it revolutionize our levels of empathy towards one another?
Kindness on Purpose: A Revolution in Australian Schools?
Plus checkout their menus - includes a section on "good news".
All the best!
What if, from early childhood onwards, every child was taught – in school, every day – to be kind? What if those daily lessons and reflections continued right through to high school graduation? What kind of effect would that have on the next generation, and would it revolutionize our levels of empathy towards one another?
Kindness on Purpose: A Revolution in Australian Schools?
Plus checkout their menus - includes a section on "good news".
All the best!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
“We have a tendency to think in terms of doing and not in terms of being. We think that when we are not doing anything, we are wasting our time. But that is not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving. And that is what the world needs most.” - Thich Nhat Hanh-