Blessed With Less Live Simply In Mindfulness And Gratitude Voluntary simplicity is a way of life that puts personal, inner growth ahead of material, outer growth. Also known as simple living, it advocates living with less, not as a result of poverty, but as a conscious choice. Self reliance is a principle central to this […]
Author Archives: Kiva Bottero
Shaping Community With Intent
It’s a balmy spring Friday afternoon, I’m sitting on the hood of my car getting reacquainted with the sun as I wait to pick up my passenger, Stuart Coles, at the subway station car pool site. Emerging from the subway’s dark tunnels, the 89-year old approaches the lot with a slow but steady stride and […]
Mindfulness of Breath
Taming the wild mind is a difficult task and it’s one of the primary reasons why meditation focuses so consistently on the breath. Just as our organs constantly work and our glands regularly secrete hormones without conscious thought, so does our mind work unconsciously. It’s estimated that over 80% of all our thoughts lie […]
Empowerment at Work
Worker co-operatives provide refuge for a workforce ailing from unstable temporary contract work and the continual threat of outsourcing. Frustrated by unjust management policies, a layoff over a decade ago roused Eugene Yao to seek a different kind of employment. “Companies can be sold to another corporation overnight. Even the general manager will be changed very […]
Timelessness
After spending the summer living and working at the Shambhala Mountain Center, I didn’t get a chance to return for three months. Much longer than I would have liked. As the home of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya monument, the Center carries a special significance unlike most other Buddhist sacred spots in the western hemisphere. […]