by Matt Belair | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, Buddhism, inspiration, Philosophy, pictures, Self Development, Self Development and Positive Thought, self help, Uncategorized
Most of us at some point have been curious about the meaning and purpose of our lives. In this quote Picasso simplifies those questions beautifully. Our lives are meant to be full of unknowns and mystery and all we can do is follow our intuition and listen to our gut....
by Matt Belair | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog, Buddhism, inspiration, Philosophy, Self Development, Self Development and Positive Thought, self help, Uncategorized, Zen
The great teacher and poet Rumi once said, “If Light is in your heart, you’ll find your way home.” This simple, powerful and timeless quote contains great wisdom if one chooses to reflect on the words. So often our daily lives have us running about...
by Matt Belair | Mar 5, 2014 | Buddhism, Philosophy, Self Development, Self Development and Positive Thought, self help, Uncategorized, Zen
In this brief video by Alan Watts about the real you it contains more truth than I can express and mystery in it’s simplicity for those who are in the process of waking up or enlightenment. The main principle of this brief video is realizing that you are one...
by Matt Belair | Feb 27, 2014 | Buddhism, Philosophy, Self Development, self help, Uncategorized, Zen
Buddhists believe that the root of all suffering comes from desire or attachment. Our society shoves consumerism down our throats daily, which most people don’t realize causes us to acquire an unconscious belief that “we don’t have enough”...
by Matt Belair | Mar 21, 2013 | Blog, Buddhism, Philosophy, Self Development, Self Development and Positive Thought, self help, Uncategorized, Zen
The process of awakening can also be thought as the relief of suffering, to be more specific self suffering meaning the self torture your mind puts on you. It’s kind of wild to think that all of our suffering is caused by ourselves and not by external forces...
by Matt Belair | Feb 6, 2013 | Blog, Buddhism, Philosophy, Self Development and Positive Thought, Travel, Uncategorized
It was something akin to being hit in the face by a hockey puck shot by Crosby, why do we make it so complicated? I’ve spent the last week for an hour or more a day conversing with Buddhist monks who have dedicated themselves to their religion, which to be clear is...