Take the time to watch this touching story.  Meet Tim Harris, the owner of, "the world's friendliest restaurant" and a special olympic athlete.  He also just happens to have down syndrome.

Humans are by nature very sensitive beings.  We are so emotional because we perceive everything with the emotional body.  The emotional body is like a radio that can be turned to perceive certain frequencies or to react to certain frequencies. 

If our body isn't peaceful, if we have too many strong emotions, then our breathing can't be peaceful.  When we practice the exercise of mindful breathing, we notice our breathing becomes calmer, more profound, more harmonious and the tension in our breathing is released. 

The Buddha said that all of us have the seed of fear, but most of us suppress it and keep it locked in the dark. To help us identify, embrace and look deeply at the seeds of fear, he offered us a practice called The Five Remembrances.

The Buddha's first sermon following his enlightenment is known as, "The Discourse on Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Law."  A long-established symbol of Buddhism, this wheel is usually shown with spokes; each of which represents a part of the Noble Eightfold Path.