Search Inside Yourself: The Google talk

Here is my Authors@Google talk on Search Inside Yourself. YouTube link:  http://youtu.be/r8fcqrNO7so Link to book website: http://www.siybook.com/ Link to SIYLI (pronounced “silly”) website: http://www.siyli.org/

My secret to jolliness

Recently, I revealed my “secret” at Wisdom 2.0 on how I became jolly.  I hope it’ll work for you too. Wisdom in the Modern World from Wisdom 2.0 Conference on Vimeo.

不难行 (The Not Difficult Path)

不难行 心静见本性, 欢喜开法门。 开心迎我佛, 无为渡众生。 Translation: The Not Difficult Path With calm mind, I see my true nature, With jolliness, I open Dharma doors. With open heart **, I welcome my Buddha, With non-doing, enlighten the world. (** There is a deliberate pun in the original...

My philanthropic priorities

My long-term philanthropic priorities have always been to promote peace, liberty and enlightenment worldwide.  That hasn’t changed.  Recently, however, I have clarified for myself my 3 shorter-term actionable priorities.  They are: 1. Create the conditions for...

All I ask for is 62 billion dollars to buy Disney

Not too long ago, I met with a bunch of nice people from Merrill Lynch.  They said if I hired them as financial advisors, I’d get preferred treatment if I ever needed a loan. So I asked for a loan of $62 billion to buy Disney. They didn’t even bother to...

One moment of insight into impermanence

The Buddha said to Anathapindika: “In the past, householder, there was a brahmin named Velama. He gave such a great alms offering as this: eighty-four thousand bowls of gold filled with silver; eighty-four thousand bowls of silver filled with gold; eighty-four...