habits – Human Values Institute

Losar tashi delek to all

Losar tashi delek to all. Happy Tibetan New Year to all. Out with the old, and in with the3 new. Breaking down old dysfunctional habits is central to our happiness, and to those around us. […]

The differences are superficial

Whenever you go, wherever we are, be mindful. Mindful of virtue. Virtue of love, compassion, kindness, self-kindness, self-love, others-love, tolerance, gratitude, forgiveness, joy, and insight. Tattoo these things in your mind, in your heart. Remember […]

The start of a new healthy and happy life

As we gracefully slide into the new year let’s remember to leave our excess baggage behind. Our baggage of harmful habits need not follow us into 2019. Mindfulness is the key. Like a spy observing […]

In order to overturn our negative habits

In order to overturn our negative habits, we must first recognize them, and then convince ourselves they are dysfunctional. Without doing this we will not be able to overturn them. Just like quitting smoking. To […]

How we begin overturning our bad habits

Overturning ingrained habits takes time. It is not easy and requires commitment. To make this commitment to ourself, we need to be convinced the habit is not longer working well in our life, and in […]

We’ve been doing this since childhood

We are filled with dysfunctional habits. One is putting our self down. Probably we’ve been doing this since childhood. It is time to let go. Recognize the associated thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. Remember the […]

Us verses Them

We seem to have the habit of seeing differences. We form in-out groups in our mind and heart. We tend to see the world as ‘Us verses Them.’ We see differences – gender, race, country […]

For the rest of your life to be as meaningful as possible

For the rest of your life to be as meaningful as possible, engage in spiritual practice if you can. It is nothing more than acting out of concern for others. If you practice sincerely and […]