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.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Via Daily Dharma
Awaken with Joy | January 28, 2015
As
one of the seven factors of enlightenment, joy is not only a fruit of
awakening but also a prerequisite. Joy creates a spaciousness in the
mind that allows us to hold the suffering we experience inside us and
around us without becoming overwhelmed, without collapsing into
helplessness or despair.
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