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.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Flower of the Day: 07/18/14
"We
can translate the journey of life as the transition from the false to
the real, from the sleeping state to the state of awakening. Once awake,
we stop projecting the contents of our minds or dreams onto the other
and we discover that separation is but an illusion. We find unity within
multiplicity. We finally discover the answer to the big question, ‘Who
am I?’ Then, all other questions disappear and our minds start to be at
peace. This happens because we begin to have a profound understanding of
the play of life, and this brings us contentment and satisfaction."
Sri Prem Baba
Via Daily Dharma
Inspiration from the Inside | July 18, 2014
Inspiration must come from within
ourselves. If we hope to get inspiration from the outside—as if it was
falling from the sky—this is wrong. It should be like water coming out
of a source. From where else could we receive it?
—Myongsong Sunim, “What Does Being a Buddhist Mean to You?”
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