Entries from July 2008

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Lessons From India 3: Dealing With Hardships

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“There is no vice like anger and no virtue like patience.” - Shantideva
As you all know I am currently in India on my yearly battery re-charging holiday. One of the best and [...]

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

An Indian Update From The Daily Minder

Hi guys! I hope all of my fantastic readers are well and not missing me too much!
I just wanted to write a quick post to give you an update of where I am and what I am doing as well as to give you an idea of what posts I will have in the [...]

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Lessons From India 2: Being Grateful For What You Have

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This is part two from my Lessons From India series. I am holidaying in India right now so make sure you subscribe to my feed so you don’t miss out on the up-coming stories and lessons.
This lesson is about simply being grateful for what you have. It is a lesson that [...]

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Lessons From India: Having a Purpose at Work

I am in India at the moment so there will be lots of posts coming soon in my “lessons from India” series. Make sure you subscribe to the feed so you catch them all!
Today is the birthday of the most important meditation master in Tibetan Buddhist history. His name is Guru Rinpoche and he is [...]

Friday, July 11th, 2008

The Daily Minder in India!

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I am in a dark little cafe in the midst of monsoon rains, stinking curries and overly sweet tea. I am finally back in India!
A huge apology for not writing a post sooner. Here is the story so far:
I left home about a week ago after leaving my packing and Visa application [...]