In their latest video, Welsh band the Joy Formidable attack the
industry’s obsession with objectifying women. Here, singer Ritzy Bryan
explains why she wants more bulges and erections and fewer taboos
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba Flor do dia / Flor del día / Flower of the day 31/01/2016
“O desejo é um poder que faz as coisas se materializarem. A mente é a
árvore de realização dos desejos, pois é onde eles são forjados. Você
pode não perceber, mas está constantemente criando isso que chama de
realidade. Você não percebe porque seus desejos, muitas vezes, são
jogados nos porões do inconsciente e acabam sendo esquecidos. Mas,
normalmente, os desejos inconscientes contradizem e sobrepõe os desejos
conscientes, porque, sendo
desconhecidos, eles ganham força e maior poder de materialização. Assim,
o autoconhecimento é a única ferramenta capaz de te ajudar a criar a
realidade de acordo com sua vontade consciente.”
“El deseo es un poder que hace que las cosas se materialicen. La mente
es el árbol de realización de los deseos, pues es donde son forjados.
Puedes no percibirlo, pero está constantemente creando eso que llamas
realidad. No lo percibes porque tus deseos, muchas veces, son arrojados
en los sótanos del inconsciente y terminan siendo olvidados. Pero
normalmente, los deseos inconscientes contradicen y se sobreponen a los
deseos conscientes, porque siendo desconocidos, ganan fuerza y mayor
poder de materialización. Así el autoconocimiento es la única
herramienta capaz de ayudarte a crear la realidad de acuerdo con tu
voluntad consciente.”
"Desire is a power that makes things materialize. The mind is a wish-fulfilling tree, since that is where desires are forged. You may not realize it, but you are the one creating your own reality. If you’re unaware of this, it may be because your desires are relegated to the dungeons of the unconscious, and simply end up being forgotten about. Unconscious desires usually contradict and overpower our conscious desires. The desires gain strength and have a greater power to materialize precisely because we don’t know them. Self-awareness is the only tool that can help us shape reality according to our conscious will.”
"Desire is a power that makes things materialize. The mind is a wish-fulfilling tree, since that is where desires are forged. You may not realize it, but you are the one creating your own reality. If you’re unaware of this, it may be because your desires are relegated to the dungeons of the unconscious, and simply end up being forgotten about. Unconscious desires usually contradict and overpower our conscious desires. The desires gain strength and have a greater power to materialize precisely because we don’t know them. Self-awareness is the only tool that can help us shape reality according to our conscious will.”
Via Daily Dharma: Painful Truths
As
a teacher, one of the things that I find out about students relatively
early on is whether they are interested in the real thing—do they really
want the truth, or do they actually just want to feel better? Because
the process of finding the truth may not be a process by which we feel
increasingly better and better.
—Adyashanti, "Bliss is a By-Product"
—Adyashanti, "Bliss is a By-Product"
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia / Flor del día / Flower of the day 30/01/2016
“O Eu real pode se manifestar somente no momento presente. Por isso, a
essência da prática espiritual é a ampliação da percepção através da
auto-observação e da totalidade na ação. O seu corpo é o instrumento
para essa prática cuja base é a atenção plena; é estar completamente
presente a cada singular instante e atitude. Portanto, ao perceber-se
tragado por sentimentos negativos, traga a atenção para o momento e
lembre-se de ocupar o seu corpo.”
“El Yo real puede manifestarse solamente en el momento presente. Por
eso, la esencia de la práctica espiritual es la ampliación de la
percepción a través de la auto-observación y de la totalidad en la
acción. Tu cuerpo es el instrumento para esta práctica cuya base es la
atención plena, es estar completamente presente a cada singular instante
y actitud. Por lo tanto, al percibirte tragado por sentimientos
negativos, trae tu atención al momento y recuérdate de ocupar tu
cuerpo.”
"The true self can only manifest in the present moment. Therefore, the essence of spiritual practices is to expand our perception through self-observation and wholeness in action. Your body is the instrument for this practice, whose foundation is mindfulness. The basis is to be fully present in every single moment and action. If you realize that you are being brought down by negative feelings, bring your attention to the present moment and remember to occupy your body.”
"The true self can only manifest in the present moment. Therefore, the essence of spiritual practices is to expand our perception through self-observation and wholeness in action. Your body is the instrument for this practice, whose foundation is mindfulness. The basis is to be fully present in every single moment and action. If you realize that you are being brought down by negative feelings, bring your attention to the present moment and remember to occupy your body.”
Via Daily Dharma: Buddhist Faith
As a factor of the Buddhist path, faith (saddha)
does not mean blind belief but a willingness to accept on trust certain
propositions that we cannot, at our present stage of development,
personally verify for ourselves.
—Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, "The Role of Faith"
—Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, "The Role of Faith"
Friday, January 29, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia / Flor del día / Flower of the day 29/01/2016
“Precisamos ir além de qualquer vestígio de discriminação; de qualquer
resquício de separação, por mais sutil que seja. Precisamos aprender a
olhar para dentro e não para fora, compreendendo que cada grupo de almas
tem seu papel no processo evolutivo da humanidade. Esse é o trabalho
que tenho proposto: a cura das feridas ancestrais e a harmonização com
as nossas raízes, o que representa um resgate de nós mesmos, porque somos Um - uma só família. Mas temos fechado nossos olhos para alguns de nossos familiares.”
“Necesitamos ir más allá de cualquier vestigio de discriminación, de
cualquier resquicio de separación, por más sutil que sea. Necesitamos
aprender a mirar hacia adentro y no hacia afuera, comprendiendo que cada
grupo de almas tiene su papel en el proceso evolutivo de la humanidad.
Este es el trabajo que he propuesto: la cura de las heridas ancestrales y
la armonización con nuestras raíces, lo que representa un rescate de
nosotros mismos, porque somos Uno – una sola familia. Pero hemos cerrado
nuestros ojos para algunos de nuestros familiares.”
"We need to go beyond any vestige of discrimination and any trace of separation, however subtle it may be. We must learn to look inward rather than outward, understanding that each group of souls plays a role in the evolutionary process of humanity. The work I propose involves healing our ancestral wounds and harmonizing with our roots. This in turn means rescuing our selves, because ultimately, we are one and the same. We are one family, but in one way or another we have turned out backs on some of our family members.”
"We need to go beyond any vestige of discrimination and any trace of separation, however subtle it may be. We must learn to look inward rather than outward, understanding that each group of souls plays a role in the evolutionary process of humanity. The work I propose involves healing our ancestral wounds and harmonizing with our roots. This in turn means rescuing our selves, because ultimately, we are one and the same. We are one family, but in one way or another we have turned out backs on some of our family members.”
Via Daily Dharma: The Limits of Niceness
The
second lesson of karma is that just as you’re the primary architect of
your own happiness and suffering, other people are the primary
architects of theirs. If you really want them to be happy, you don’t
just treat them nicely. You also want them to learn how to create the
causes for happiness.
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu, "Head & Heart Together"
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu, "Head & Heart Together"
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia / Flor del día / Flower of the day 27/01/2016
“A lei do karma determina que toda a ação tem uma reação. O karma
individual está entrelaçado ao karma coletivo, ou seja, as crises e
conflitos que vemos hoje no mundo são produto das nossas crises e
conflitos internos. Momentos como esse que estamos vivendo trazem lições
para todos nós. Mas não podemos esquecer de outra lei soberana: o livre
arbítrio. Foi através de nossas escolhas que chegamos e é através das
nossas escolhas que poderemos evoluir.”
“La ley del karma determina que toda acción tiene una reacción. El
karma individual está entrelazado al karma colectivo, es decir, las
crisis y conflictos que vemos hoy en el mundo son producto de nuestras
crisis y conflictos internos. Momentos como este que estamos viviendo,
traen lecciones para todos nosotros. Pero no podemos olvidarnos de otra
ley soberana: el libre albedrío. Fue a través de nuestras elecciones que
llegamos y es a través de nuestras elecciones que podremos
evolucionar.”
"The law of karma states that every action has a reaction. Since the individual karma is intertwined with the collective karma, the crises and conflicts we see in the world today are the product of our internal crises and conflicts. Times such as these bring lessons for all of us. And we cannot forget another sovereign law: free will. It was through our choices that we got here and it is through our choices that we can evolve.”
"The law of karma states that every action has a reaction. Since the individual karma is intertwined with the collective karma, the crises and conflicts we see in the world today are the product of our internal crises and conflicts. Times such as these bring lessons for all of us. And we cannot forget another sovereign law: free will. It was through our choices that we got here and it is through our choices that we can evolve.”
Via Dialy Dharma: Unmarked by Drama
Our true nature is like the infinite sky, unmarked by whatever drama temporarily appears in its vast space.
—Kittisaro, "Tangled in Thought"
—Kittisaro, "Tangled in Thought"
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia / Flor del día / Flower of the day 26/01/2016
“Durante o processo de purificação e transformação do eu inferior,
ocorre a desconstrução daquilo que você acredita ser a sua identidade.
Esse processo não é nada fácil, mesmo que isso seja fonte de grande
sofrimento; mesmo que essa desconstrução represente a derrubada das
paredes de uma prisão e o fim de uma grande escuridão. Isso ocorre
porque essa prisão ainda é a sua referência de identidade, e ao perder
essa referência, você teme desaparecer.”
“Durante el proceso de purificación y transformación del yo inferior, ocurre la desconstrucción de aquello que crees que es tu identidad. Este proceso no es nada fácil, aunque eso sea fuente de gran sufrimiento, mismo que esa desconstrucción represente el derrumbe de las paredes de una prisión y el fin de una gran oscuridad. Esto ocurre porque esa prisión aún es tu referencia de identidad, y al perder esa referencia, temes desaparecer.”
"During the process of purifying and transforming the lower self, what we believe to be our identity gets deconstructed. This process is not easy, even if this false identity has been a huge source of suffering for us. Even though this deconstruction actually represents the crumbling of our prison walls, putting an end to a great darkness, it is still a challenging process. This is because the prison walls still give us a sense of identity,
“Durante el proceso de purificación y transformación del yo inferior, ocurre la desconstrucción de aquello que crees que es tu identidad. Este proceso no es nada fácil, aunque eso sea fuente de gran sufrimiento, mismo que esa desconstrucción represente el derrumbe de las paredes de una prisión y el fin de una gran oscuridad. Esto ocurre porque esa prisión aún es tu referencia de identidad, y al perder esa referencia, temes desaparecer.”
"During the process of purifying and transforming the lower self, what we believe to be our identity gets deconstructed. This process is not easy, even if this false identity has been a huge source of suffering for us. Even though this deconstruction actually represents the crumbling of our prison walls, putting an end to a great darkness, it is still a challenging process. This is because the prison walls still give us a sense of identity,
Via DailyDharma: The Body’s Right Mind
The Right Mind is the mind that does not remain in one place. It is the mind that stretches throughout the entire body and self.
—Takuan Soho, "The Right Mind and the Confused Mind"
—Takuan Soho, "The Right Mind and the Confused Mind"
Monday, January 25, 2016
Via JMG: CANADA: Edmonton Oilers Become First NHL Team To Use “Pride Tape” On Their Hockey Sticks
From the National Hockey League:
The Edmonton Oilers became the first NHL team to use Pride Tape, a multicolored tape to promote inclusiveness in sports. The Oilers used the tape Sunday during their annual Skills Competition at Rexall Place. “Many view professional hockey players as role models and our team felt this was a great initiative to let every person know they’re welcome in the game of hockey,” defenseman Andrew Ference told the Oilers website. “We’re all proud to play for a team and city that supports diversity and human rights.”
Wells and Calder Bateman Communications are working together on a Kickstarter campaign to raise enough funds to produce 10,000 rolls of the tape. As of Sunday, they have raised more than $40,000 of their $54,000 campaign goal. On the Kickstarter page, Pride Tape is described as a badge of support from the teammates, coaches, parents and pros to young LGBTQ players. It shows every player that they belong on the ice, that everyone is on the same team and your help is needed to make it a reality.
Via FB:
Diversity in the modern world is more than just skin color - It’s
gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, social background, and -
most important of it, in my opinion – is diversity of thought. If you
have genuine diversity of thought among people making TV & film,
then you won’t accidentally shut out any of the groups I just mentioned.
— Idris Elba (via celebritiesofcolor)
— Idris Elba (via celebritiesofcolor)
Via Daily Dharma: Step Away from Selfishness
The
practice of focusing on the welfare of others undermines the usual
emphasis on oneself, thereby opening the possibility for progress toward
diminishing the self’s inflated status, the primary impediment blocking
the realization of the emptiness of all phenomena.
—Kadampa Geshe Langri Thangpa, "Breaking the Habit of Selfishness"
—Kadampa Geshe Langri Thangpa, "Breaking the Habit of Selfishness"
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Via Daily Dharma: Doing Nothing
What
do we do with our fear and anger and frustration? We do absolutely
nothing with it. To do something with it would run the risk of adding to
the fear and rage that are already in the world.
—Christopher Titmuss, "Rising to the Challenge: A Step Toward Peace"
—Christopher Titmuss, "Rising to the Challenge: A Step Toward Peace"
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Via Daily Dharma: It Takes Time to Retrain the Mind
Frequently
we discover that our minds do not rest in radiant contentment for the
entire meditation session. Why not? Because we have been training for
years in desiring, reaching, grasping, getting, and then wanting more,
and then, of course, more—all reinforcing the underlying feeling that
this moment is not enough.
—Gaylon Ferguson, "Fruitless Labor"
—Gaylon Ferguson, "Fruitless Labor"
Friday, January 22, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia / Flor del día / Flower of the day - 22/01/2016
“A mente envolve o raciocínio, a lógica, a inteligência, a
criatividade... Porém, esses atributos da mente precisam estar a serviço
do Ser. Para isso, se faz necessário disciplina e constante renovação
de votos, porque a mente tornou-se condicionada por fatores sociais,
culturais e morais. Muitas vezes você não tem a menor noção do por que
sente apego ou aversão por determinadas coisas, porque acha uma coisa
feia ou bonita, porque sente atração ou
rejeição por alguém. A mente condicionada julga, classifica e discrimina
de acordo com um repertório que você não sabe de onde vem.”
“La mente envuelve al razonamiento, la lógica, la inteligencia, la
creatividad... Sin embargo, estos atributos de la mente necesitan estar
al servicio del Ser. Para ello, es necesario disciplina y constante
renovación de votos, porque la mente se ha se ha vuelto condicionada por
factores sociales, culturales y morales. Muchas veces no tienes la
menor idea de porqué sientes apego o aversión por ciertas cosas, porqué
algo te parece feo o bonito, porqué sientes atracción o rechazo por
alguien. La mente condicionada juzga, clasifica y discrimina de acuerdo
con un repertorio que no sabes de dónde viene.”
"The mind involves reasoning, logic, intelligence and creativity, and these attributes of the mind must be at the service of the Being. We need much discipline and a constant renewal of vows to channel these attributes appropriately. The mind has become conditioned by many social, cultural and moral factors, and we often don’t have a clue as to why we feel an attachment or an aversion towards certain things. We don't know why we think something is ugly or beautiful, or why we feel attracted to or repulsed by someone. The conditioned mind judges, classifies and discriminates according to a catalog whose origin we are often entirely unaware of.”
"The mind involves reasoning, logic, intelligence and creativity, and these attributes of the mind must be at the service of the Being. We need much discipline and a constant renewal of vows to channel these attributes appropriately. The mind has become conditioned by many social, cultural and moral factors, and we often don’t have a clue as to why we feel an attachment or an aversion towards certain things. We don't know why we think something is ugly or beautiful, or why we feel attracted to or repulsed by someone. The conditioned mind judges, classifies and discriminates according to a catalog whose origin we are often entirely unaware of.”
Via Daily Dharma: Clinging to Emptiness
Good
and Wise Friends, do not listen to me explain emptiness, and then
become attached to emptiness. Above all, do not cling to emptiness. If
you meditate with a vacant mind, you will become fixated on a blank
emptiness.
—Huineng, "Prajna"
—Huineng, "Prajna"
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 21/01/2016
“A natureza inferior é reencarnante. Alguns aspectos do eu inferior são
como entidades que nos acompanham há milênios. Aspectos do orgulho, da
luxúria, do medo, que se tornaram especialistas em manter-se vivos, e
por conta da lei do karma, seguem nos acompanhando. Quando tem a chance
de disparar uma flecha na direção dessas entidades, você pensa: ‘Poderei
viver sem meu orgulho? Sem minha luxúria?’ Isso porque você acredita
que elas te dão algum poder, e para manter esse suposto poder você faz
um contrato com a maldade. E para rasgar esse contrato é preciso
aprender a lidar com resistências.”
“La naturaleza inferior es re-encarnante. Algunos aspectos del yo
inferior son como entidades que nos acompañan desde hace milenios.
Aspectos del orgullo, de la lujuria, del miedo, que se tornaron
especialistas en mantenerse vivos, y por cuenta de la ley del karma,
siguen acompañándonos. Cuando tienes la oportunidad de disparar una
flecha en dirección de estas entidades, piensas: '¿Podré vivir sin mi
orgullo? ¿Sin mi lujuria?' Eso es porque crees que te dan algún poder, y
para mantener este supuesto poder haces un contrato con la maldad. Y
para romper este contrato es necesario aprender a lidiar con
resistencias.”
"The lower self is reborn throughout many incarnations. Some aspects of the lower self are like entities that accompany us for millennia. There are aspects of pride, lust and fear that have become true survival experts, and due to the law of karma, have continued to accompany us throughout our lives. When we finally ‘shoot an arrow’ at these entities, we start to hesitate and ask, ‘Can I even survive without my pride and my lust?’ We doubt ourselves because we believe that they give us some power, and in order to maintain this supposed power we subconsciously make a ‘pact’ with evil. We will need to deal with much internal resistance before we can finally tear up this pact.”
"The lower self is reborn throughout many incarnations. Some aspects of the lower self are like entities that accompany us for millennia. There are aspects of pride, lust and fear that have become true survival experts, and due to the law of karma, have continued to accompany us throughout our lives. When we finally ‘shoot an arrow’ at these entities, we start to hesitate and ask, ‘Can I even survive without my pride and my lust?’ We doubt ourselves because we believe that they give us some power, and in order to maintain this supposed power we subconsciously make a ‘pact’ with evil. We will need to deal with much internal resistance before we can finally tear up this pact.”
Via Daily Dharma: City Living
Living
in a big city, sometimes we feel that we don’t know our neighbors but
actually we know them well. They want pleasure and don’t want pain. This
realization of similarity is not superficial; to know that each of us
has hairs in the nose means we can always know something about others by
reflecting on that fact.
—Jeffrey Hopkins, "Equality: The First Step in Cultivating Compassion"
—Jeffrey Hopkins, "Equality: The First Step in Cultivating Compassion"
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia -Flor del día - Flower of the day 20/01/2016
“É preciso ter coragem para sustentar o êxtase na relação, o que
significa sustentar o coração aberto enquanto o outro também está
aberto. A conexão da energia sexual com o coração pode causar medo, pois
ela gera uma poderosa onda de luz e, estando identificado com a sombra
(com os círculos viciosos do sofrimento), você teme ser tocado pela luz.
A escuridão é somente ausência de luz. Se você acredita ser a
escuridão, quando a luz surge, você teme ser aniquilado.”
“Es necesario tener coraje para sostener el éxtasis en la relación, lo
que significa sostener el corazón abierto mientras el otro también está
abierto. La conexión de la energía sexual con el corazón puede causar
miedo, ya que genera una poderosa ola de luz y estando identificado con
la sombra (con los círculos viciosos del sufrimiento), temes ser tocado
por la luz. La oscuridad es solamente ausencia de luz. Si crees que eres
la oscuridad, cuando la luz surge, temes ser aniquilado.”
"It takes courage to sustain ecstasy in a relationship, which means sustaining an open heart while the other’s heart is also open. When our sexual energy connects with our hearts, it can bring up fear because this connection generates a powerful wave of light. If we are identified with the shadow and its vicious cycles of suffering, then we fear being touched by the light. If we believe that we are the darkness itself, then we fear being annihilated when the light approaches us. Darkness is merely the absence of light.”
"It takes courage to sustain ecstasy in a relationship, which means sustaining an open heart while the other’s heart is also open. When our sexual energy connects with our hearts, it can bring up fear because this connection generates a powerful wave of light. If we are identified with the shadow and its vicious cycles of suffering, then we fear being touched by the light. If we believe that we are the darkness itself, then we fear being annihilated when the light approaches us. Darkness is merely the absence of light.”
Via Daily Dharma: What Giving Is
Generosity
takes many forms—we may give our time, our energy, our material
possessions, our love. All are expressions of caring, of compassion, of
connection, and of renunciation—the ability to let go. The beauty of
generosity is that it not only brings us happiness in the moment—we feel
good when we give—but it is also the cause for happiness to arise in
the future.
—Joseph Goldstein, "The Evolution of Happiness"
—Joseph Goldstein, "The Evolution of Happiness"
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Via Daily Dharma: Peace of Mind
When
your mind is trained in self-discipline, even if you are surrounded by
hostile forces, your peace of mind will hardly be disturbed.
—The Dalai Lama, "The Enemy Within"
—The Dalai Lama, "The Enemy Within"
Monday, January 18, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 18/01/2016
“A mudança climática, que tem afetado diretamente o ciclo das águas,
está anunciando um novo estágio na nossa jornada evolutiva: é tempo de
purificação. Estamos sendo levados a nos desidentificar do ego, com
todas as suas crenças e condicionamentos, de forma que possamos abrir
espaço para uma coisa nova. Esse processo passa pela harmonização do
feminino, o que requer o desenvolvimento de qualidades como aceitação,
cooperação, gentileza, receptividade e confiança.”
“El cambio climático, que viene afectando directamente el ciclo de las
aguas, está anunciando una nueva etapa en nuestro camino evolutivo: es
tiempo de purificación. Estamos siendo llevados a des-identificarnos del
ego, con todas sus creencias y condicionamientos, para que podamos
abrir espacio para algo nuevo. Este proceso pasa por la armonización de
lo femenino, que requiere el desarrollo de cualidades como aceptación,
cooperación, gentileza, receptividad y confianza.”
"Climate change has directly affected the planet’s water cycles, and is thus announcing a new stage in our evolutionary journey: a time for purification. We are being led to de-identify from the ego and all of our beliefs and conditioning, so that we can make room for something new. This process also involves harmonizing ourselves with the feminine, which requires us to develop qualities such as acceptance, cooperation, kindness, receptivity and trust.”
"Climate change has directly affected the planet’s water cycles, and is thus announcing a new stage in our evolutionary journey: a time for purification. We are being led to de-identify from the ego and all of our beliefs and conditioning, so that we can make room for something new. This process also involves harmonizing ourselves with the feminine, which requires us to develop qualities such as acceptance, cooperation, kindness, receptivity and trust.”
Via Daily Dharma: Personality Transformation
Practice
can change the personality, yes, and hopefully for the better. That’s
the idea of spiritual training, of what we call in Tibetan lojong,
attitude-transformation or mind-training. All the practices—ethical
training, meditation or mindfulness training, wisdom and love
training—are to be a better person, but it is also to realize who we are
as we are.
—Lama Surya Das, "Old Wine, New Bottles"
—Lama Surya Das, "Old Wine, New Bottles"
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Via On Being: Stephen Batchelor — The Limits of Belief, The Massiveness of the Questions
Stephen Batchelor’s “secular Buddhism” speaks to the mystery and vitality of spiritual life in every form. For him, secularism opens to doubt and questioning as a radical basis for spiritual life. Above all, he understands Buddhism without transcendent beliefs like “karma” or “reincarnation” to become something urgent to do, not to believe in.
To hear the full discuss go here
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 17/01/2016
“Nas esferas emocional e mental, o sofrimento nasce do conflito entre duas forças opostas agindo no nosso sistema. Com isso, podemos deduzir que esse mesmo cabo de forças contrárias também se manifesta no nível coletivo. Os conflitos e desastres que estamos vendo e vivendo são sintomas de um grande expurgo interno. E tudo isso é para que possamos trazer à superfície o nosso melhor, ou seja, são oportunidades reais de crescimento. Mas para que isso aconteça, precisamos ter coragem de resolver nossos problemas que, no mais profundo, são dores existenciais. Essa é a única maneira de nos libertarmos do apego à guerra e à destruição.”
“En las
esferas emocional y mental, el sufrimiento nace del conflicto entre dos
fuerzas opuestas actuando en nuestro sistema. Con esto, podemos deducir
que este mismo cable de fuerzas contrarias también se manifiesta a nivel
colectivo. Los conflictos y desastres que estamos viendo y viviendo son
síntomas de una gran purga interna. Y todo esto es para que podamos
traer a la superficie lo mejor de nosotros, es decir, son oportunidades
reales de crecimiento. Pero para que esto suceda, necesitamos tener el
coraje de resolver nuestros problemas que, en lo más profundo, son
dolores existenciales. Esta es la única manera de liberarnos del apego a
la guerra y a la destrucción.”
"In the emotional and mental spheres, suffering is born out of the conflict between two opposing forces acting within our systems. This same tug-of-war also occurs in the collective sphere. The conflicts and disasters we are seeing and experiencing in the world are symptoms of a large internal cleansing. This is all happening so that we can bring our best to the surface, meaning that these are in fact opportunities for growth. In order for this growth to take place, however, we must have the courage to solve our problems, which carry an existential pain at their core. This is the only way we can free ourselves from our attachment to conflict and destruction."
"In the emotional and mental spheres, suffering is born out of the conflict between two opposing forces acting within our systems. This same tug-of-war also occurs in the collective sphere. The conflicts and disasters we are seeing and experiencing in the world are symptoms of a large internal cleansing. This is all happening so that we can bring our best to the surface, meaning that these are in fact opportunities for growth. In order for this growth to take place, however, we must have the courage to solve our problems, which carry an existential pain at their core. This is the only way we can free ourselves from our attachment to conflict and destruction."
Via Daily Dharma: An Awakening Brew
Each of you—not separately, but in the cauldron with all beings, cooking and being cooked—is realizing awakening.
—Reb Anderson, "In It Together"
—Reb Anderson, "In It Together"
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 16/01/2016
"O karma é uma dívida de aprendizado. Quando apreende a lição, você se
liberta da teia karmica. E se libertar significa mover-se em direção ao
dharma e à compreensão do propósito da sua alma. Dharma é a lei
universal, o caminho do coração; é a ação correta que te leva à morada
sagrada. Tudo o que nasce dessa compreensão é bênção. São impulsos de
construção, união, amor, saúde e prosperidade.”
"El karma es una deuda de aprendizaje. Cuando aprendes la lección, te liberas de la tela kármica. Y liberarse significa moverse en dirección al dharma y a la comprensión del propósito de tu alma. Dharma es la ley universal, el camino del corazón, es la acción correcta que te lleva a la morada sagrada. Todo lo que nace de esta comprensión es bendición. Son impulsos de construcción, unión, amor, salud y prosperidad.”
"El karma es una deuda de aprendizaje. Cuando aprendes la lección, te liberas de la tela kármica. Y liberarse significa moverse en dirección al dharma y a la comprensión del propósito de tu alma. Dharma es la ley universal, el camino del corazón, es la acción correcta que te lleva a la morada sagrada. Todo lo que nace de esta comprensión es bendición. Son impulsos de construcción, unión, amor, salud y prosperidad.”
"Karma is a debt of learning. When we learn the lesson, we are freed
from the karmic web. Freeing ourselves means moving towards our dharma
and understanding our soul’s purpose. Dharma is the universal law – the
path of the heart. It is the correct action that takes us to the sacred
abode. All that is born from this understanding is a blessing. Dharma
manifests as constructive actions that bring union, love, health and
prosperity.”
Via Daily Dharma: Happiness and the Marketplace
The
good news is that genuine happiness is not out there in the marketplace
to be purchased or acquired from the best teacher around. One of the
best-kept secrets is that the happiness we’re striving for so
desperately in the perfect spouse, the great kids, the fine job,
security, excellent health, and good looks has always been within and is
just waiting to be unveiled. Knowing that what we are seeking comes
from within changes everything.
—B. Alan Wallace, "What is True Happiness?"
—B. Alan Wallace, "What is True Happiness?"
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 13/01/2016
“Os aspectos da personalidade que chamamos de eu inferior são como
entidades que têm autonomia própria. Quando se aproximam, elas trazem
uma frequência de energia específica; determinada cor e uma expressão
corporal específica. Através do autoconhecimento, você vai se tornando
capaz de reconhecê-las. Sempre que um aspecto começa a se aproximar
(vindo de dentro e também de fora) você sabe, porque sente em
determinados pontos do seu corpo. Às
vezes fecha o estomago, causa enjoo, aperta o peito ou a garganta. Essas
são algumas das possíveis reações. Então você precisa aprender a
identificar quem está se aproximando e a transmutar essas energias,
dentro e fora de você.”
"Los aspectos de la personalidad que llamamos de yo inferior son como
entidades que tienen autonomía propia. Cuando se aproximan, traen una
frecuencia de energía específica, determinado color y una expresión
corporal específica. A través del autoconocimiento, vas siendo capaz de
reconocerlas. Siempre que un aspecto comienza a aproximarse (viniendo de
adentro y también de afuera) lo sabes, porque lo sientes en
determinados puntos de tu cuerpo. A veces se cierra el estómago, causa
naúseas, aprieta el pecho o la garganta. Estas son algunas de las
posibles reacciones. Entonces necesitas aprender a identificar quién se
está aproximando y a transmutar esas energías, dentro y fuera de ti.”
"The aspects of personality that we call the lower self are like self-driven entities. When they come close to us, they bring with them a specific energy frequency as well as a color frequency. Through self-knowledge, we are able to recognize them and even identify the body language that they manifest in us. Whenever an aspect of the lower self begins to approach us, whether it is coming from inside or outside of us, we know it is coming because we feel something in certain points of our bodies. Sometimes we may experience reactions such as getting knots in our stomachs, feeling nauseous, or a tightening in our chest or throat. We must learn to identify which lower self is approaching us and transform these energies within and without.”
"The aspects of personality that we call the lower self are like self-driven entities. When they come close to us, they bring with them a specific energy frequency as well as a color frequency. Through self-knowledge, we are able to recognize them and even identify the body language that they manifest in us. Whenever an aspect of the lower self begins to approach us, whether it is coming from inside or outside of us, we know it is coming because we feel something in certain points of our bodies. Sometimes we may experience reactions such as getting knots in our stomachs, feeling nauseous, or a tightening in our chest or throat. We must learn to identify which lower self is approaching us and transform these energies within and without.”
Via Daily Dharma: Examining Labels
You
can’t go preventing pleasure and pain, you can’t keep the mind from
labeling things and forming thoughts, but you can put these things to a
new use. If the mind labels a pain, saying, “I hurt,” you have to
examine the label carefully, contemplate it until you see that it’s
wrong: the pain isn’t really yours. It’s simply a sensation that arises
and passes away, that’s all.
—Upasika Kee Nanayon, "Tough Teachings To Ease The Mind"
—Upasika Kee Nanayon, "Tough Teachings To Ease The Mind"
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 12/01/2016
“Se eu tivesse que usar uma única palavra para traduzir aquilo que
compreendo como espiritualidade eu utilizaria desapego. O ego tende a
desejar e a se apegar a tudo aquilo que conquista. Mas, toda essa
energia usada para a conquista e para manter aquilo que se conquistou
deve ser direcionada para o Espírito.”
“Si tuviese que usar una única palabra para traducir aquello que comprendo como espiritualidad, utilizaría desapego. El ego tiende a desear y a apegarse a todo aquello que conquista. Pero toda esa energía usada para la conquista y para mantener aquello que se conquistó debe ser direccionada hacia el Espíritu.”
“Si tuviese que usar una única palabra para traducir aquello que comprendo como espiritualidad, utilizaría desapego. El ego tiende a desear y a apegarse a todo aquello que conquista. Pero toda esa energía usada para la conquista y para mantener aquello que se conquistó debe ser direccionada hacia el Espíritu.”
"If I had to use one word to translate what we understand as
spirituality, I would use ‘detachment’. The ego tends to desire and
cling to everything that it achieves. All this energy spent on gaining
things and sustaining our accomplishments should be directed towards the
Spirit.”
Via Daily Dharma: Small Blessings, Large Consequences
So
many factors demand our attention; isn’t it awesome that we have at
least some influence over what we choose to focus on? And if there is
power in acknowledging and being thankful for even small blessings, the
power of finding meaning in the face of suffering can be transformative.
—Pamela Gayle White, "Skunked by Gratitude"
—Pamela Gayle White, "Skunked by Gratitude"
Monday, January 11, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 11/01/2016
“Comparo o processo de autoconhecimento a uma autoescola na qual
estamos aprendendo a conduzir um veículo. E como a autoescola está
aberta para todos (embora a sua aula seja pessoal e intransferível), é
inevitável que um carro ou outro se cruze; é inevitável que aconteçam
coisas que você não concorda. Talvez você prefira dirigir numa estrada
vazia, sozinho com o seu professor; e talvez você possa fazer isso
durante um tempo. Mas, em algum momento
você terá que dirigir no trânsito e passar por avenidas congestionadas.
Em algum momento você terá que aprender ocupar e conduzir o seu veículo
enquanto se relaciona com o mundo.”
"Comparo el proceso de autoconocimiento con una autoescuela en la cual
estamos aprendiendo a conducir un vehículo. Y como la autoescuela está
abierta para todos (aunque tu clase sea personal e intransferible), es
inevitable que un auto u otro se crucen, es inevitable que sucedan cosas
con las que no concuerdas. Tal vez prefieras manejar en una ruta vacía,
solo con tu profesor, y tal vez puedas hacer esto durante un tiempo.
Pero en algún momento tendrás que manejar en el tránsito y pasar por
avenidas congestionadas. En algún momento tendrás que aprender a ocupar y
conducir tu vehículo mientras te relacionas con el mundo.”
"I compare the process of self-discovery to driving classes wherein we are learning to drive a vehicle. Since driver’s ed classes happen out on the road in traffic, other drivers may cut us off or make us upset. Though we may prefer to drive on empty roads alone with our teacher, we can only do so for a certain amount of time. At some point we will have to drive on crowded streets and learn the harder lessons. We need to learn how to occupy our bodies and drive our ‘vehicles’ well, even while relating with the outside world.”
"I compare the process of self-discovery to driving classes wherein we are learning to drive a vehicle. Since driver’s ed classes happen out on the road in traffic, other drivers may cut us off or make us upset. Though we may prefer to drive on empty roads alone with our teacher, we can only do so for a certain amount of time. At some point we will have to drive on crowded streets and learn the harder lessons. We need to learn how to occupy our bodies and drive our ‘vehicles’ well, even while relating with the outside world.”
Via Daily Dharma: Striking a Balance
Just
as meditation requires an understanding of the practice as well as
determination to carry it out, likewise it requires a sense of balance
to determine when to push ourselves harder and when to step back and
relax where we are, without falling into either of two extremes.
—Lama Dudjom Dorjee, "Heartfelt Advice"
—Lama Dudjom Dorjee, "Heartfelt Advice"
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
Via Towleroad: Pope Francis Expands on Remarks About Gays: ‘God Loves All His Creatures’
In a new book set for publication on Tuesday, Pope Francis explains for the first time the remarks about gays he made to reporters aboard a plane from Brazil to Rome in 2013.
The Pope was asked how he would respond to learning that a cleric in the Catholic Church was gay, but not sexually active. “Who am I to judge a gay person of goodwill who seeks the Lord?” the pontiff replied. “You can’t marginalize these people.”
RELATED: Pope Francis Met Privately with Gay Couple During U.S. Visit: VIDEO
Now, in The Name of God is Mercy, a conversation with journalist Andrea Tornielli, Francis elaborates on those remarks according to National Catholic Reporter:
“On that occasion I said this: If a
person is gay and seeks out the Lord and is willing, who am I to judge
that person? I was paraphrasing by heart the Catechism of the Catholic
Church where it says that these people should be treated with delicacy
and not be marginalized.”
“I am glad that we are talking about
‘homosexual people’ because before all else comes the individual person,
in his wholeness and dignity. And people should not be defined only by
their sexual tendencies: let us not forget that God loves all his
creatures and we are destined to receive his infinite love…I prefer that
homosexuals come to confession, that they stay close to the Lord, and
that we pray all together. You can advise them to pray, show goodwill,
show them the way, and accompany them along it.”
http://www.towleroad.com/2016/01/pope-francis-gays/
Via JMG: Jim Obergefell To Sit With First Lady During SOTU
This morning the White House announced that Jim Obergefell will be among the guests seated with the First Lady during President Obama’s final State Of The Union address. From their bio on Obergefell:
Jim Obergefell was the named plaintiff in the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges, which ruled same-sex couples nationwide have the Constitutional right to marry. In 2013, Jim married his partner of 20 years, John, who was dying of ALS. Their marriage – performed in Maryland – wasn’t recognized in their home state of Ohio, setting off a legal proceeding over whether the marriage should be recognized under Ohio law and listed on John’s death certificate.
While they won the initial legal battle, Ohio appealed, and their case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court, which declared marriage equality the law of the land. Jim considers himself an accidental activist, one who became entwined in a political statement larger than himself – a statement of equality and dignity that Americans have been fighting for since this nation’s founding – and he now remains committed to ensuring the civil rights for all Americans.Other guests to be seated with the First Lady include a Syrian refugee, an Obamacare navigator, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and USAF Sgt. Spencer Stone, who helped thwart a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train. The press release includes this important notation:
We leave one seat empty in the First Lady’s State of the Union Guest Box for the victims of gun violence who no longer have a voice – because they need the rest of us to speak for them. To tell their stories. To honor their memory. To support the Americans whose lives have been forever changed by the terrible ripple effect of gun violence – survivors who’ve had to learn to live with a disability, or without the love of their life. To remind every single one of our representatives that it’s their responsibility to do something about this.
Make the jump here to read the original on JMG
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 10/01/2016
“É impossível estar no mundo sem se relacionar. Você pode trabalhar na
Wall Street, viver numa praia deserta, num monastério ou comunidade
espiritual, mas os desafios do relacionamento sempre estarão presentes.
Isso porque muda o cenário e os personagens, mas não muda o que você
carrega dentro de si. Enquanto você não olha de frente, compreende e
aceita as suas imperfeições, sempre haverá alguém que te incomoda. Mas
quando você aceita e integra as partes da sua personalidade que foram
negadas, ocorre uma cura, e você se torna capaz de viver em harmonia com
o outro, não importa o lugar.”
“Es imposible estar en el mundo sin relacionarse. Puedes trabajar en
Wall Street, vivir en una playa desierta, en un monasterio o comunidad
espiritual, pero los desafíos de las relaciones siempre estarán
presentes. Esto es porque cambia el escenario y los personajes, pero no
cambia lo que cargas dentro de ti. Mientras no mires de frente,
comprendas y aceptes tus imperfecciones, siempre habrá alguien que te.
Pero cuando aceptas e integras las partes de tu personalidad que fueron
negadas, sucede una cura, y te vuelves capaz de vivir en armonía con el
otro, no importa el lugar.”
"It is impossible to live in this world without relating. Whether one works on Wall Street, lives on a deserted beach, in a monastery or a spiritual community, the challenges of relationships will always be present. The setting or characters may change, but what we carry inside does not. As long as we do not face this straight on and understand and accept our imperfections, there will always be someone who throws us off center. On the other hand, when we accept and integrate the parts of our personality that were denied, a healing occurs. We are then able to live in harmony with each other, regardless of where we may be."
"It is impossible to live in this world without relating. Whether one works on Wall Street, lives on a deserted beach, in a monastery or a spiritual community, the challenges of relationships will always be present. The setting or characters may change, but what we carry inside does not. As long as we do not face this straight on and understand and accept our imperfections, there will always be someone who throws us off center. On the other hand, when we accept and integrate the parts of our personality that were denied, a healing occurs. We are then able to live in harmony with each other, regardless of where we may be."
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Via Daily Dharma: Before It’s Too Late
There’s
a wonderful Kagyu saying: “When we are young, we don’t realize the
importance of dharma practice; when we are middle-aged, we think we are
too busy to do it; and when we are old, it’s too late.”
—Reggie Ray, "The Power of Solitude"
—Reggie Ray, "The Power of Solitude"
Friday, January 8, 2016
Via Medical News Today: What is the difference between sex and gender?
The words sex and gender are commonly used interchangeably,
but many linguists would argue that their usage is quite distinct. Sex
refers to the biological and physiological characteristics, while gender
refers to behaviors, roles, expectations, and activities in society.
Sex refers to male or female, while gender refers to masculine or feminine.
The differences in the sexes do not vary throughout the world, but differences in gender do.
Here are some examples of characteristics related to sex:
Sex refers to a natural or biological feature. Gender refers to cultural or learned significance of sex.
According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary:
The word sex probably comes from Middle English, meaning "section" or "divide." In Latin, the word sex means the number "six."
The differences in the sexes do not vary throughout the world, but differences in gender do.
Here are some examples of characteristics related to sex:
- Females have a vagina, males do not
- Males have a penis, females do not
- Male newborns tend to weigh more than female newborns
- Females can breastfeed their babies, males cannot
- Males have deeper voices than females
- Females can get pregnant, males cannot
- Males have testicles and females have ovaries
- Women tend to do more of the housework than their spouses do
- A higher percentage of US doctors are women, compared to Egypt
- Nursing is often seen as a woman's job, although many men enter the profession
- In some countries women have to cover their heads when they go outside the house
- 120 years ago women were not allowed to vote in elections.
Sex refers to a natural or biological feature. Gender refers to cultural or learned significance of sex.
According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary:
Sex is "The biologic character or quality that distinguishes male and female from one another as expressed by analysis of the person's gonadal, morphologic (internal and external), chromosomal, and hormonal characteristics."The word gender comes from Middle English gendre, which came from Old French, which in turn came from the Latin word genus, meaning "kind," "type," or "sort."
Gender is "The category to which an individual is assigned by self or others, on the basis of sex."
The word sex probably comes from Middle English, meaning "section" or "divide." In Latin, the word sex means the number "six."
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 08/01/2016
"Conheça-te a ti mesmo e conhecerás o Universo. O homem é um microcosmo
- absolutamente tudo que existe lá fora está dentro. Todas as respostas
para todas as perguntas podem ser encontradas nos nossos mundos
internos, assim como o antídoto para todas nossas as doenças encontra-se
dentro de nós mesmos."
“Conócete a ti mismo y conocerás el Universo. El hombre es un microcosmos- absolutamente todo lo que existe allá afuera está adentro. Todas las respuestas a todas las preguntas pueden encontrarse en nuestros mundos internos, así como el antídoto para todas nuestras enfermedades se encuentra dentro de nosotros mismos.”
“Conócete a ti mismo y conocerás el Universo. El hombre es un microcosmos- absolutamente todo lo que existe allá afuera está adentro. Todas las respuestas a todas las preguntas pueden encontrarse en nuestros mundos internos, así como el antídoto para todas nuestras enfermedades se encuentra dentro de nosotros mismos.”
"Know thyself and you will know the Universe. Humans are a microcosm.
Absolutely everything that exists on the outside exists within. The
answer to every question can be found in our inner worlds – that’s where
we find the antidote to all our ailments."
Via Daily Dharma: Seeing Through Failure
Disappointment and failure bring us down to the ground so we can see through our ideas to the way things really are.
—Natalie Goldberg, "Beyond Betrayal"
—Natalie Goldberg, "Beyond Betrayal"
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 07/01/2016
“No mais profundo, a causa pela qual temos gerado tanta destruição
neste planeta, é a ignorância a respeito da nossa verdadeira identidade.
Por trás dessa destruição está o impulso de acumular bens materiais.
Não sabendo quem somos, agimos a partir de uma crença a respeito de quem
somos, e isso gera um vazio que se traduz em uma profunda angústia. Nós
tentamos preencher esse vazio através de coisas. Você acumula para
agregar valor e poder à sua falsa identidade; para aliviar a angústia
causada pela falta de conexão consigo mesmo. E para ter mais coisas,
você faz qualquer coisa. Essa é a raiz da destruição.”
En lo más profundo, la causa por la cual hemos generado tanta
destrucción en este planeta, es la ignorancia al respecto de nuestra
verdadera identidad. Por detrás de esta destrucción está el impulso de
acumular bienes materiales. Al no saber quiénes somos, actuamos desde
una creencia acerca de quién somos, y eso genera un vacío que se traduce
en una profunda angustia. Tratamos de llenar este vacío a través de
cosas. Acumulas para agregar valor y poder a tu falsa identidad; para
aliviar la angustia causada por la falta de conexión contigo mismo. Y
para tener más cosas, haces cualquier cosa. Esta es la raíz de la
destrucción.”
"The root cause for all this destruction we wage on the planet is our ignorance regarding our true identity. Behind this destruction lies the impulse to accumulate material goods – and we’ll do anything to get more things. Not knowing who we truly are, we act out of our mistaken beliefs about who we are, and this creates a void that turns into profound anguish. We try to fill this void by hoarding material things, striving to add value and power to our false identity. We do so to alleviate the anguish caused by our lack of connection with our own selves. This is the root of destruction."
"The root cause for all this destruction we wage on the planet is our ignorance regarding our true identity. Behind this destruction lies the impulse to accumulate material goods – and we’ll do anything to get more things. Not knowing who we truly are, we act out of our mistaken beliefs about who we are, and this creates a void that turns into profound anguish. We try to fill this void by hoarding material things, striving to add value and power to our false identity. We do so to alleviate the anguish caused by our lack of connection with our own selves. This is the root of destruction."
Via Daily Dharma: Finding Your Direction
There
is nothing to hang on to. The path emerges from a personal,
surprisingly innate sense of direction and not from what’s expected of
us by those who supposedly know better. Staying awake means continually
reevaluating the ground on which we walk.
—Stephen Schettini, "A Sense of Belonging"
—Stephen Schettini, "A Sense of Belonging"
Via Queerty: Queen Elizabeth II Says Gay Marriage Is Absolutely “Wonderful”
Just when we didn’t think she could get any more amazing, Queen Elizabeth II called gay marriage in England “wonderful.”
Or at least according to comedian/newlywed Stephen Fry.
During an interview over the weekend, Fry explained how the 88-year-old monarch expressed her approval of gay marriage in July 2013 when signing the Marriage Act, which granted same-sex couples the right to legally marry in England.
“It was only last summer that Her Majesty The Queen gave the Royal Assent,” he told The Jonathan Ross Show.
The Queen must remain politically neutral and has never spoken publicly about gay marriage, but according to sources who Fry describes as “well-founded,” her royal majesty is all for marriage equality.
“When the Queen signed the Royal Assent for the equal marriages act, allowing gay people to marry for the first time, she put it down and said ‘Well, who’d have thought 62 years ago when I came to the throne, I’d be signing something like this? Isn’t it wonderful?'”
Wonderful, indeed!
h/t: Gay Star News
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor de día - Flower of the day - 06/01/2015
“A espiritualidade pode ser traduzida como uma experiência da realidade
– um processo de despertar de um sonho. A iluminação espiritual começa
quando a imaginação cessa. Imaginação quer dizer fantasias criadas pela
mente. Num clássico exemplo utilizado pelo Vedanta: uma pessoa que olha
para um pedaço de corda vê uma cobra, e a partir dessa visão, ela cria
toda uma história em torno da cobra. Quando começa a ver a corda no lugar da cobra, o seu processo de despertar se iniciou.”
“La espiritualidad puede ser traducida como una experiencia de la
realidad - un proceso de despertar de un sueño. La iluminación
espiritual comienza cuando la imaginación cesa. Imaginación quiere decir
fantasías creadas por la mente. En un ejemplo clásico utilizado por el
Vedanta: una persona que mira hacia un trozo de cuerda ve una serpiente,
y a partir de esta visión, crea toda una historia alrededor de la
serpiente. Cuando comienzas a ver la cuerda en lugar de la serpiente, tu
proceso de despertar comenzó.”
"Spirituality can be translated as the experience of reality. It is a process of awakening from a dream. Spiritual enlightenment begins when one ceases to imagine things, meaning the mind stops fantasizing. A classic example used in Advaita Vedanta is that a rope seen in dim light is mistaken for a snake, and with this image in mind, the rope affects the person as much as an actual snake would. When the person begins to realize it was a rope rather than a snake, their process of awakening begins."
"Spirituality can be translated as the experience of reality. It is a process of awakening from a dream. Spiritual enlightenment begins when one ceases to imagine things, meaning the mind stops fantasizing. A classic example used in Advaita Vedanta is that a rope seen in dim light is mistaken for a snake, and with this image in mind, the rope affects the person as much as an actual snake would. When the person begins to realize it was a rope rather than a snake, their process of awakening begins."
Via Daily Dharma: Already Enlightened
We
don’t practice to attain enlightenment, just as we don’t eat or breathe
to be alive. Because we’re alive, we breathe. Because we’re alive, we
eat. Because we’re enlightened, we do zazen.
— Bernard Gassman and Rick Fields, "Instructions to the Cook"
— Bernard Gassman and Rick Fields, "Instructions to the Cook"
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 05/01/2016
“O primeiro passo para ampliar a percepção e o seu poder de
auto-observação é ocupar o seu corpo, é colocar-se presente, ocupando
cada molécula. Estando aqui e agora não existe a possibilidade de você
ser governado por impulsos inconscientes. Não estando presente, você se
torna um joguete nas mãos das mais diversas forças, não somente do seu
próprio passado, mas das suas fantasias a respeito do futuro.”
El primer paso para ampliar la percepción y tu poder de auto-observación es ocupar tu cuerpo, estar presente, ocupando cada molécula. Al estar aquí y ahora no existe la posibilidad de que seas gobernado por impulsos inconscientes. Al no estar presente, te conviertes en un juguete en las manos de las más diversas fuerzas, no solo de tu propio pasado, sino también de tus fantasías respecto del futuro.”
El primer paso para ampliar la percepción y tu poder de auto-observación es ocupar tu cuerpo, estar presente, ocupando cada molécula. Al estar aquí y ahora no existe la posibilidad de que seas gobernado por impulsos inconscientes. Al no estar presente, te conviertes en un juguete en las manos de las más diversas fuerzas, no solo de tu propio pasado, sino también de tus fantasías respecto del futuro.”
"The first step towards increasing our perception and our power of
self-observation is to inhabit our bodies, becoming present and
occupying each molecule. When we are in the here and now we cannot be
ruled by unconscious impulses. On the other hand, if we are not present,
we become a puppet in the hands of many forces, including our own pasts
as well as our fantasies about the future."
Via Tricycle / Daily Dharma: Learning How to Listen
To
hear every sound as the dharma means to just pay attention. Listen to
what people are saying when somebody is talking to you. We are usually
so busy trying to say something that will impress them that we don’t
really listen to what they are saying. It is easy to give an appropriate
response if we are really listening.
—Gerry Shishin Wick Sensei, "Zen in the Workplace"
—Gerry Shishin Wick Sensei, "Zen in the Workplace"
Monday, January 4, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 04/01/2016
“O medo é um sentimento que se tornou tão habitual que você mal percebe
o quanto ele influencia a sua vida. Você tem diversos tipos de medo,
mas muitas vezes não tem consciência disso. Medo de ser humilhado,
traído, machucado, entre tantas outras coisas. Mas, normalmente, o medo
não tem base na realidade. É um sentimento criado a partir de uma
fantasia a respeito de uma suposta dor, que pode vir ou não. E, tomado
por essas fantasias, que normalmente são
fruto de experiências traumáticas do passado, seu coração se enche de
escuridão; e você vive tenso, com a sensação de que elas irão se
repetir.”
“El miedo es un
sentimiento que se volvió tan habitual que apenas percibes cuánto
influye en tu vida. Tienes diversos tipos de miedo, pero muchas veces no
eres consciente de ello. Miedo a ser humillado, traicionado, lastimado,
entre tantas otras cosas. Pero por lo general, el miedo no tiene base
en la realidad. Es un sentimiento creado a partir de una fantasía al
respecto de un supuesto dolor, que puede venir o no. Y atrapado por
estas fantasías, que suelen ser el resultado de experiencias traumáticas
del pasado, tu corazón se llena de oscuridad; y vives tenso, con la
sensación de que se van a repetir.”
"Fear is a feeling that has become so habitual that we hardly realize how much it influences our lives. We have many different types of fear, and we’re often unaware of it. We fear being humiliated, betrayed, and hurt, among other things. Most often, fear has no basis in reality. Fear is a feeling created due to a fantasized pain that we may or may not experience. When we are taken over by these fantasies, which are usually the result of past traumatic experiences, our hearts are filled with darkness. We live in constant tension, with the feeling that these experiences will repeat themselves."
"Fear is a feeling that has become so habitual that we hardly realize how much it influences our lives. We have many different types of fear, and we’re often unaware of it. We fear being humiliated, betrayed, and hurt, among other things. Most often, fear has no basis in reality. Fear is a feeling created due to a fantasized pain that we may or may not experience. When we are taken over by these fantasies, which are usually the result of past traumatic experiences, our hearts are filled with darkness. We live in constant tension, with the feeling that these experiences will repeat themselves."
Deep Tranquility
Pleasure
without pain is possible only as we progress toward higher states of
mindfulness. Unlike sensory pleasure that leads only to an instant of
temporary happiness, the joy we feel when we achieve deep concentration
brings peace and tranquility.
—Bhante Gunaratana, "Desire and Craving"
—Bhante Gunaratana, "Desire and Craving"
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 03/01/2016
“Durante um estágio da evolução da consciência, você pode simplesmente
trabalhar para ganhar dinheiro, sem se questionar a respeito do
propósito daquilo que está fazendo. Mas quando sua consciência começa a
expandir, naturalmente você se questiona a respeito disso. Pois é a
consciência do seu propósito no mundo que proporciona a sensação de
pertencimento e de preenchimento que você tanto busca. Estando
consciente do que veio fazer no mundo,
você utiliza a sua energia e os seus dons para realizar essa meta. Você
segue tendo uma razão para continuar levantando da cama todas as
manhãs.”
“Durante una etapa
de la evolución de la conciencia, puedes simplemente trabajar para
ganar dinero, sin cuestionarte al respecto del propósito de lo que estás
haciendo. Pero cuando tu conciencia comienza a expandirse, naturalmente
te cuestionas al respecto de esto. Pues es la conciencia de tu
propósito en el mundo que proporciona la sensación de pertenencia y de
satisfacción que tanto buscas. Al estar consciente de lo que viniste a
hacer en el mundo, utilizas tu energía y tus dones para realizar este
objetivo. Sigues teniendo una razón para continuar levantándote de la
cama todas las mañanas.”
"During a certain stage in the evolution of consciousness, you can work to simply make money without questioning the purpose of what you are doing. But when your consciousness begins to expand, you naturally begin to question your purpose. This awareness of your purpose in the world gives you the sense of belonging and fulfillment that you so yearn for. Once you are aware of what you came to do in the world, you use your energy and your gifts to accomplish this goal. You wake up every morning with a reason to get out of bed."
"During a certain stage in the evolution of consciousness, you can work to simply make money without questioning the purpose of what you are doing. But when your consciousness begins to expand, you naturally begin to question your purpose. This awareness of your purpose in the world gives you the sense of belonging and fulfillment that you so yearn for. Once you are aware of what you came to do in the world, you use your energy and your gifts to accomplish this goal. You wake up every morning with a reason to get out of bed."
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