Discover Your Archetypes

Discover Your Archetypes

I was recently introduced to the concept of Archetypes – patterns of behaviour which can be described as our soul’s blueprint. There are 12 archetypes which can occur in any combination in each of us, and this combination can change throughout our lives and even...
Loving Kindness

Loving Kindness

Metta (or loving kindness) is a fundamental Buddhist virtue that we would all do well to practice, regardless of our religion. Metta is a genuine compassion directed towards other people with the intention of surrounding them with loving kindness. Metta meditation...
A Smile Costs Nothing

A Smile Costs Nothing

A smile costs nothing, but it really can make such a difference to a person. Consider doctors mumbling amongst themselves at the foot of a patient’s bed before moving on with their ward round without so much as a greeting or friendly smile, let alone praise or...
What is Equanimity?

What is Equanimity?

Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’ beautifully conveys a powerful sense of the equanimity that yogis strive for: If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make...
Wishes for the World

Wishes for the World

What would your ‘wishes for the world’ be? Have you given it any thought, my friends? My ‘wishes for the world’ can be summed up very simply in just one word – love. If we all acted only out of pure love for all other beings and the world itself… oh, what a different...