The acclaimed author and teacher explains the principles that are integral to the process of forgiving according to Buddhist philosophy.
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David Foster Wallace‘s 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College is a timeless trove of wisdom.
This is Water
“Greetings parents and congratulations to Kenyon’s graduating class of 2005. There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes “What the hell is water?”
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Approximately thirty-thousand world leaders attended the Environmental Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. When the Dalai Lama was scheduled to speak, the tent was full, and the audience was excited. He walked onto the stage, looked out at the people, and said, “Above all, have compassion.” He then left the stage. There was nothing else he needed to say.
When we think of compassion, we think of being kind to street people or those who are physically handicapped in some way. I am gaining a new understanding of this virtue. That is, to have compassion for everyone in whatever challenges they might be facing at any moment in time. To look with love at the mother who is screaming at her child in exasperation is an act of compassion. We don’t know what hardships she might be facing in her life that she is taking out on the child. We don’t know what model she had for parenting or how she was treated as a child. We don’t know what loss she may have just experienced. We can only love her just as she is.
90-year-old John Carter, still hikes, bikes, swims and plays sports. It’s rare to see a 90 something doing any kind of physical activity. After a swan dive from the 10-foot dive board, he jokes that no other 90-year-olds are well enough to join him.
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There was no significant difference in 12-month weight loss between the HLF (Healthy Low Fat and HLC (Healthy Low Carbohydrate) diets, and neither genotype pattern nor baseline insulin secretion was associated with the dietary effects on weight loss.
The takeaway? EAT REAL FOOD. The link to the research is > here
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Before you take health, diet, and wellness advice from a country you may want to consider what they are marketing to you! Check out the below charts that outline how much sugar and fat people consume per day.
Fat is not the cause of obesity and diabetes, overconsumption of sugar and carbohydrates is!
Here is the fat consumption by country:
The story in this video serves as a very graphic reminder of how much sugar is hidden in our everyday foods. No, we are not talking about junk foods! There is so much sugar in our so-called healthy food that it isn’t healthy at all.
Damon Gameau embarks on a bold experiment to consume foods that are thought to be healthy, however, are loaded with sugar. See for yourself what happens.
Time to cut the sugar!
This video explains how the food you eat affects your brain, energy, and mood. Brain fog is a telltale sign that you have a nutrient deficiency.
This is an old video. However, it is as relevant today as it was years ago! Dr. Robert H. Lustig makes the point that we have been trying the low-fat approach for 40 years and it has failed to make us slimmer or healthier. In fact, we have gotten fatter and sicker. While the percentage of our daily calorie intake accounted for by fat has dropped steadily, the incidence of obesity and related illnesses, including type 2 diabetes, has gone through the roof. “Sugar is the problem,” states Lustig, “and yet public health officials are still advising us to follow a low-fat diet.”