A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Via Path To Peace & Happiness / FB:
"I
prefer Buddhism because it gives three principles in combination,
which no other religion does. Buddhism teaches prajna (understanding as
against superstition and supernaturalism), karuna (loving-kindness),
and samata (equality). This is what man wants for a good and happy
life. Neither god nor soul can save society."
- Dr B. R. Ambedkar
- Dr B. R. Ambedkar
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma December 22, 2012
With a Little Help from my Friends
If
you really want to become skillful in your thoughts, words, and deeds,
you need a trustworthy friend to point out your blind spots. And because
those spots are blindest around your unskillful habits, the primary
duty of a trustworthy friend is to point out your faults—for only when
you see your faults can you correct them; only when you correct them are
you benefiting from your friend’s compassion in pointing them out.
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- Thanissaro Bhikkhu, “The Power of Judgment”
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