Today's DailyOM Offerings...
December 24, 2014
The Art of Mindful Living
Thich Nhat Hanh
2000
Zen meditation master Thich Nhat Hanh offers his practical teachings about how to bring love and mindful awareness into our daily experience. Kind, purposeful, and illuminating-here is an abundant treasure of traditional gathas (teachings) that unify meditation practice with the challenges we face in today's world.Enhanced features include Vietnamese music from Plum Village, video footage of Thich Nhat Hanh about mindfulness, and a text interview with the author.
Note: These CD-ROM-format enhanced CDs contain audio, music, and video clips and are meant to be played on your computer, using an Internet connection, speakers, and Real Player programs, which are free for download. Enhanced content is exclusive to CD version.
2 CDs (2 hours, 30 minutes)
December 24, 2014
Pleasurably Powerful Words
Sagittarius Daily Horoscope
You may derive more pleasure than usual from creative self-expression today. The need for personal stimulation and satisfaction might compel you to seek others for conversation or write to people you know. Your eloquence may lead you to keenly recognize your intelligence, so try to be aware of letting your ego dominate your encounters. You’ll likely find more satisfaction today by engaging in spirited, dynamic, and friendly conversations with people who share your interests. You can make the most of this desire to express yourself by keeping in mind that communication can be fun as well as useful.
When you look at communication as a stimulating experience rather than as a chore, your words will convey enjoyment as well as great weight. Your enthusiasm and passion for ideas will inspire those you communicate with to share your passion. Every conversation and correspondence becomes a joy when you perceive the exchange of ideas as something to be savored and enjoyed. Because you find communication stimulating, you’ll be more likely to express yourself in an upbeat manner and pass on upbeat thoughts and feelings. Others will be drawn to your positivity and want to know more about what it is you’re keen to discuss. By thinking of speaking or writing as an activity to be savored, you’ll be able to inspire and stimulate others with your words today.
December 24, 2014
You Have All the Answers Within You
Finding Answers Within
by Madisyn Taylor
When you realize that you always have the answers within yourself, you can stop searching outside of yourself.
Many of us seek the answers to life’s questions by looking outside of ourselves and trying to glean advice from the people around us. But as each of us is unique, with our own personal histories, our own sense of right and wrong, and our own way of experiencing the world that defines our realities, looking to others for our answers is only partially helpful. The answers to our personal questions can be most often found by looking within. When you realize that you always have access to the part of you that always knows what you need and is meant to act as your inner compass, you can stop searching outside of yourself. If you can learn to hear, trust, and embrace the wisdom that lives within you, you will be able to confidently navigate your life.
Trusting your inner wisdom may be awkward at first, particularly if you grew up around people who taught you to look to others for answers. We each have exclusive access to our inner knowing. All we have to do is remember how to listen. Remember to be patient as you relearn how to hear, receive, and follow your own guidance. If you are unsure about whether following your inner wisdom will prove reliable, you may want to think of a time when you did trust your own knowing and everything worked out. Recall how the answers came to you, how they felt in your body as you considered them, and what happened when you acted upon this guidance. Now, recall a time when you didn’t trust yourself and the results didn’t work out as you had hoped. Trusting your own guidance can help you avoid going against what you instinctively know is right for you.
When you second guess yourself and go against what you know to be your truth, you can easily go off course because you are no longer following your inner compass. By looking inside yourself for the answers to your life’s questions, you are consulting your best guide. Only you can know the how’s and why’s of your life. The answers that you seek can be found when you start answering your own questions.
The Art of Mindful Living
Thich Nhat Hanh
2000
Zen meditation master Thich Nhat Hanh offers his practical teachings about how to bring love and mindful awareness into our daily experience. Kind, purposeful, and illuminating-here is an abundant treasure of traditional gathas (teachings) that unify meditation practice with the challenges we face in today's world.Enhanced features include Vietnamese music from Plum Village, video footage of Thich Nhat Hanh about mindfulness, and a text interview with the author.
Note: These CD-ROM-format enhanced CDs contain audio, music, and video clips and are meant to be played on your computer, using an Internet connection, speakers, and Real Player programs, which are free for download. Enhanced content is exclusive to CD version.
2 CDs (2 hours, 30 minutes)
December 24, 2014
Pleasurably Powerful Words
Sagittarius Daily Horoscope
You may derive more pleasure than usual from creative self-expression today. The need for personal stimulation and satisfaction might compel you to seek others for conversation or write to people you know. Your eloquence may lead you to keenly recognize your intelligence, so try to be aware of letting your ego dominate your encounters. You’ll likely find more satisfaction today by engaging in spirited, dynamic, and friendly conversations with people who share your interests. You can make the most of this desire to express yourself by keeping in mind that communication can be fun as well as useful.
When you look at communication as a stimulating experience rather than as a chore, your words will convey enjoyment as well as great weight. Your enthusiasm and passion for ideas will inspire those you communicate with to share your passion. Every conversation and correspondence becomes a joy when you perceive the exchange of ideas as something to be savored and enjoyed. Because you find communication stimulating, you’ll be more likely to express yourself in an upbeat manner and pass on upbeat thoughts and feelings. Others will be drawn to your positivity and want to know more about what it is you’re keen to discuss. By thinking of speaking or writing as an activity to be savored, you’ll be able to inspire and stimulate others with your words today.
December 24, 2014
You Have All the Answers Within You
Finding Answers Within
by Madisyn Taylor
When you realize that you always have the answers within yourself, you can stop searching outside of yourself.
Many of us seek the answers to life’s questions by looking outside of ourselves and trying to glean advice from the people around us. But as each of us is unique, with our own personal histories, our own sense of right and wrong, and our own way of experiencing the world that defines our realities, looking to others for our answers is only partially helpful. The answers to our personal questions can be most often found by looking within. When you realize that you always have access to the part of you that always knows what you need and is meant to act as your inner compass, you can stop searching outside of yourself. If you can learn to hear, trust, and embrace the wisdom that lives within you, you will be able to confidently navigate your life.
Trusting your inner wisdom may be awkward at first, particularly if you grew up around people who taught you to look to others for answers. We each have exclusive access to our inner knowing. All we have to do is remember how to listen. Remember to be patient as you relearn how to hear, receive, and follow your own guidance. If you are unsure about whether following your inner wisdom will prove reliable, you may want to think of a time when you did trust your own knowing and everything worked out. Recall how the answers came to you, how they felt in your body as you considered them, and what happened when you acted upon this guidance. Now, recall a time when you didn’t trust yourself and the results didn’t work out as you had hoped. Trusting your own guidance can help you avoid going against what you instinctively know is right for you.
When you second guess yourself and go against what you know to be your truth, you can easily go off course because you are no longer following your inner compass. By looking inside yourself for the answers to your life’s questions, you are consulting your best guide. Only you can know the how’s and why’s of your life. The answers that you seek can be found when you start answering your own questions.