A few weeks ago we did an article called, "WHAT IS NAMASTE?" and it generated so much interest,
 it was actually picked up by 6 other blogs! So this week, we wanted to explore DHARMA, another
Sanskrit word. Ethically, it means 'right way of living' or 'proper conduct,' especially in a religious
sense. With respect to spirituality, dharma might be considered the Way of the Higher Truths.

A great resource online  is About Dharma. "Everyone wants to be happy and no one wants to
suffer, but very few people understand the real causes of happiness and suffering. We tend to
look for happiness outside ourself, thinking that if we had the right house, the right car, the right
job, and the right friends we would be truly happy. We spend almost all our time adjusting the
external world, trying to make it conform to our wishes. All our life we have tried to surround ourself
with people and things that make
us feel comfortable, secure, or stimulated, yet still we have not found pure and lasting happiness.

It is time we sought happiness from a different source. Happiness is a state of mind, so the real
source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions. If our mind is pure and
peaceful we shall be happy, regardless of our external circumstances, but if it is impure and unpeaceful
we can never be truly happy, no matter how hard we try to change our external conditions. We could change our home or our partner countless times, but until we change our restless, discontented mind
we shall never find true happiness.

Practising Dharma is the supreme method for improving the quality of our human life. The quality of
life depends not upon external development or material progress, but upon the inner development
of peace and happiness. For example, in the past many Buddhists lived in poor and underdeveloped countries, but they were able to find pure, lasting happiness by practising what Buddha had taught.

If we integrate Buddha's teachings into our daily life, we will be able to solve all our inner problems
and attain a truly peaceful mind."

Another great source for information is Dharma International.

http://www.officiallifebydesign.com

 

 

Franke James, Co-founder, The James Gang,
is a creative innovator, artist and writer.

 

She has been profiled on television, radio
and in print about the company's new media and game
projects, including an in-depth interview on the
CTV show “Innovating Tomorrow”.




The other day when I was chatting with our new Canadian blogging buddy Franke James, (of James Gang, Office Politics, and   FrankeJames.com   fame), she told us about Spring Widgets and I ran a small little item about  them.


Yesterday, she sent me great link to her site, explaining her views on the widgets and Nine Ways to Widget Wisdom! You should read the whole post she did, but to summarize she says,

"Widgets are so omnipresent these days, I thought everyone knew about these nifty little gizmos that are springing up willy-nilly all over the web. So, I was taken aback recently by a savvy financial journalist who had no idea what they were, or what to do. I took her to the front of our James Gang site and showed her our lineup of 4 widgets showcasing creative content that we develop. She was very hesitant to touch them, but I told her they wouldn’t bite — Go ahead and scroll the tiny sidebar to read the content, or click on the body of them to go to the site! She had never noticed widgets, and really didn’t understand why I was so excited about them. Well, that opened the door for me to spout off on all the wonders of widgets and how she could use them on her financial blog to spread the word and give millions of people easy access to her content…

Let me share with you my Nine Ways to Widget Wisdom: And why you should get wise to them!"

1. Widgets make Content Portable
2. Widgets are Free Advertising
3. Widgets help people Embrace your Brand
4. Widgets are a Window
5. Widgets come in All Sizes
6. Widgets have No Red Tape
7. Widgets are Easy to Build
8. Widgets are the Next Wave
9. Now, you are Widget Wise. Have fun!

That's a brief overview - but stop by her site for the full scoop! And they are super-easy to do - so she claims! 

Franke claims you can whip one of these out  in 5 minutes - so later today, we're  going to  create some widgets! Check back tomorrow for my progress!

 

for more details  visit  www.businessbloggingtips.com

 

 

A site we really enjoy is SELF GROWTH. They recently sent me a note, with a link to 3 very inspirational videos. They said, "Recently, we came across three of what we consider the most powerful -- and in one case, entertaining -- short inspirational videos on the Internet.

And the best part? You can now view them all together at no cost whatsoever!
To check them out, visit http://www.SelfGrowth.com/3amazingvideos.html

Each one is astonishing on its own.

The first one chronicles "The Free Hugs Campaign," a grassroots effort to hand out free hugs to people who need them.



This video, which has been viewed over 11 million times, it brought a tear to my eye and inspired me!

On a more humorous note, the second video, titled "The Evolution of Dance," shows inspirational comedian Judson Laipply demonstrating the evolution of dance in a hilarious, high-energy physical comedy routine!

Finally, the third video is called "Can: World's Strongest Dad."

This inspirational video, which demonstrates how powerful a parent's love for his or her child can truly be, and will move you.






That video has been viewed over 
6 million times.

If you haven't yet seen these powerful short videos, be sure to check them out. And if you *have* seen them but haven't viewed them for a while, it certainly doesn't hurt to take a minute to watch them all again.

You can see all of them by going to the following link:
SelfGrowth.com/3amazingvideos

If they touched your heart -- as they touched mine --

please forward this  post  to all of your friends.

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