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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:11:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/everyday-mindfulness/occupy-wall-street http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/everyday-mindfulness/occupy-wall-street#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:17:37 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=2051 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/everyday-mindfulness/occupy-wall-street/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/the-power-of-the-human-spirit http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/the-power-of-the-human-spirit#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:37:19 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=1568 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/the-power-of-the-human-spirit/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/some-buddhists-weigh-in-on-the-death-of-bin-laden http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/some-buddhists-weigh-in-on-the-death-of-bin-laden#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 17:21:52 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=1519 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/some-buddhists-weigh-in-on-the-death-of-bin-laden/feed 5 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/japan-watching http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/japan-watching#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:33:21 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=1452 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/japan-watching/feed 5 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/home-a-rallying-cry-for-our-planet-earth http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/home-a-rallying-cry-for-our-planet-earth#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:23:59 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=1369 Here's a film I highly recommend. One person called it "the most beautiful and terrifying portrait of earth I've seen". I have to agree. Here's a description from the website: "We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being."]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/home-a-rallying-cry-for-our-planet-earth/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/everyday-mindfulness/the-noble-ninefold-path http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/everyday-mindfulness/the-noble-ninefold-path#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:32:06 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=1295 This is an excellent, thoughtful post by Dennis Hunter, on the ethical dilemmas we face as 21st century Buddhists living in an increasingly interdependent world. Today, even our simplest choices -- like the food we eat and the clothes we wear -- can often have harmful consequences that are difficult to avoid. How do we live in a way that creates the least suffering possible? ]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/everyday-mindfulness/the-noble-ninefold-path/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/ma-bible-society http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/ma-bible-society#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:46:45 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=1150 I applaud The Massachusetts Bible Society for taking a stance against the Rev. Terry Jones and his plan to burn Qur'ans. Please help to spread the word. ]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/ma-bible-society/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/medicine-for-the-world http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/medicine-for-the-world#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:03:46 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=1108 This recent post from Andrew Olendzki in Tricycle Magazine takes an interesting slant on a classic Buddhist story. It’s too easy to think the world’s problems are too big for any one of us to address. Or that massive humanitarian crises – like the recent floods in Pakistan – are too far removed from us to do anything about. But the world we inhabit is the product of our collective actions, and it’s up to us to take responsibility. Learning to care of each other is at the core of what practice as a Buddhist is about. I’m taking this lesson seriously. I hope you will consider doing so as well.]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/medicine-for-the-world/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/personal-change/the-surprising-truth-about-what-motivates-us http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/personal-change/the-surprising-truth-about-what-motivates-us#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:37:19 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=971 This is a great 10-minute video that debunks the traditional notion that money incents us to work harder and better. When the task at hand calls for creativity and conceptual thinking, offers of money actually make us do WORSE! Fascinating stuff. And lots of implications for how we run organizations and create incentives. ]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/personal-change/the-surprising-truth-about-what-motivates-us/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/four-years-go http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/four-years-go#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 16:33:28 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=944 I recently join up with a group of people who want to change the world. Really! Four Years. Go. is just one part of this campaign. It's a rallying call asking us all to wake up to the enormous harm we are doing to Earth and ourselves. Wake Up to the profound opportunity we have now to create a future to match our deepest longing and greatest dreams. And become change agents in redirecting humanity’s current path from self-destruction to sustainability.]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/four-years-go/feed 1