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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration

March 4, 2023

The focus for today's inspiration is:

I am developing wisdom and love toward others and myself.

Meditation is not exclusive to Buddhism. You do not have to be religious or spiritual to meditate. It is only a way to train the mind.

Wisdom and effective methods guided by compassion form the basis of all psychology and also of sound religious practices and teachings. What Buddhism teaches about the mind and the way in which we make ourselves unhappy is relevant to everyone, not just Buddhists.

My hope is that we can find out how to develop our own wisdom and love toward others and ourselves.

CONTINUE READING:
Today's inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
     How to Change Habits and Addictions
     Written by Chönyi Taylor
Read the complete article here.


This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of developing wisdom and love toward others and yourself (today and every day)

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The focus for today: I am developing wisdom and love toward others and myself.

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RECOMMENDED BOOK: Enough!

Enough! A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release from Addictive Patterns
by Chönyi Taylor.

Enough! by Chonyi TaylorAll of us are caught up in addictions—big or small. Enough! presents a practical path that releases us from the grip of negative habits and addictions that block a full and meaningful life. We can learn how to undo our habits and addictions, but to do this we have to first find their triggers. With the right techniques, we can disarm them and learn more effective ways for dealing with the pain that so often underlies our problem-causing behaviors. Without the support of effective methods, we are likely to return to our addictions when pain and painful issues arise.

Chönyi Taylor helps us break through that cycle, reconnect with ourselves and others, and feel more centered in our spiritual awareness. The meditations in this book are designed to develop familiarity with states of mind that can release us from addictive patterns.

Click here for more info and/or to order this book. Also available as a Kindle edition.

About the Author

Chönyi Taylor, author of the article: How to Change Habits & AddictionsChönyi Taylor (Dr. Diana Taylor) was ordained as a Buddhist nun by the Dalai Lama in 1995. Active in the worlds of both Buddhism and Western psychology, she teaches Buddhism from simple to advanced levels and participates in interfaith conferences and workshops for psychologists and health professionals.

She is currently a lecturer and supervisor in the Graduate Diploma Program in Buddhism and Psychotherapy for the Australian Association of Buddhist Counselors and Psychotherapists and is an honorary lecturer in Psychological Medicine at Sydney University.