Author Archives: sojourn2009
Quotes on Happiness
“If you can forget your individual happiness, that’s the happiness defined in Buddhism. If the issue of your happiness ceases to be an issue, that’s the happiness defined in Buddhism.”
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo: “What I can do for a better world”
The essence of our mind is pure. Mind has no boundaries, all pervading. Public talk given in Tel Aviv, at the beginning of Jetsunma’s 2015 visit to Israel, as a guest of Dharma Friends of Israel, on January 29th 2015. … Continue reading
Cultivating your mind and your heart with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
• Which mental habits cause us to suffer? How can we change them? • How can we cultivate positive mindsets? • How can we open our hearts and relate to the world in a more constructive way? • Meeting the … Continue reading
Happiness is all in your mind
Published on Jun 15, 2014 Simple, profound truths are the realm of this Buddhist nun. Her message? The gift of happiness truly lies within our own hearts and minds. Gen Kelsang Nyema, exuding a peacefulness that immediately connects with the … Continue reading
What makes a good life? Clue from a Harvard studies
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. As the director of 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger … Continue reading
Invitation to Wilderness
In the small town of Riverton and the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island is Robert and Robyn Guyton’s amazing 23-year-old food forest. The two-acre property has been transformed from a neglected piece of land into a thriving ecosystem. Living … Continue reading
Permaculture 101
Permaculture is a system of agricultural and social design principles centered around simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems. The term permaculture (as a systematic method) was first coined by Australians David Holmgren, then a … Continue reading
A Simpler Life
A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity is a feature length documentary featuring Jordon with Samuel Alexander of the Simplicity Institute. This is his first feature film and they made it on a budget of $11,260, all of it crowdfunded by … Continue reading
Connection with nature – finding true happiness
Story of Andrew Martin who once worked in the finance industry, but after leaving that life, he and his wife Beth moved to New Zealand and developed an amazing permaculture property in just 3 years.