How to Boost Your Happiness and Reduce Your Stress During the Holidays

Do you yearn to be happy around the holidays, but instead find yourself dreading them? Do you have concerns about the craziness, stress, and expectations? Do you worry about the possibility of melancholy or despair at this time of year? You're not the only one who feels this way. During the holidays, more than 60% of respondents to a Healthline poll said they were "extremely stressed" or "very stressed." "We discovered that ...

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3 Qualities to Absolutely Avoid in a Romantic Partner

On Netflix, I just completed watching "The Serpent," a gripping thriller based on true events. This limited series chronicles the life and times of con man and serial killer Charles Sobhraj, focusing on the years 1975 to 1976, when hippy travel in Asia was at its peak. Earnest Herman Kippenberg, a Dutch diplomat in Bangkok, Thailand—his first international posting—and his small crew of helpers devote equal attention to his ambition. Jenna Coleman's ...

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3 Contemporary “Mantras” to Heal Unhelpful Emotional Patterns

According to Tsoknyi Rinpoche, a contemporary Buddhist teacher, everything you are feeling at any particular time is based on a prior imprint in your being. He distinguishes between two types of imprints: Patterns that have been learned remains of karmic (karmic patterns) The number of imprints that have left their mark on our being is incalculable. These tendencies usually run (and occasionally damage) your life. Tsoknyi Rinpoche combines science and old knowledge to show ...

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The “Four Seals” are four fundamental Buddhist principles.

Do you have a set of beliefs or principles that you follow to govern your life and personal development? What are your core beliefs? About: How does the world work?What is the point of life?What is the self's nature?What is your human responsibility?What effect do your words, ideas, and deeds have?Why are you in pain?What happens after you pass away?Are your beliefs in accord with what is actually happening in the world?In ...

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