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, March 2, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 02/03/2016
“Abençoado é cada momento em que temos a oportunidade de estar juntos,
aprendendo mais sobre nós mesmos. Pois é o autoconhecimento que
possibilita a liberação do sofrimento. Todo sofrimento nasce da
ignorância a respeito da nossa verdadeira natureza, do esquecimento de
quem somos, ou seja, da falsa ideia de eu. Portanto, o autoconhecimento é
o que possibilita o acesso à realidade de quem somos, ou seja, a
autorrealização.”
“Bendito es cada momento que tenemos la oportunidad de estar juntos,
aprendiendo más acerca de nosotros mismos. Pues el autoconocimiento es
lo que posibilita la liberación del sufrimiento. Todo sufrimiento nace
de la ignorancia sobre nuestra verdadera naturaleza, del olvido de
quienes somos, es decir, la falsa idea de yo. Por lo tanto, el
autoconocimiento es lo que permite el acceso a la realidad de quien
somos, es decir, la auto-realización.”
"Every time we have the opportunity to be together it is a blessing, as we are given the opportunity to learn more about ourselves. Self-knowledge enables our freedom from suffering. All suffering is born out of the ignorance about our true nature, the forgetfulness of who we are, and the false idea of self. Therefore, self-knowledge is what allows us to access the reality of who we are, which is self-realization.”
"Every time we have the opportunity to be together it is a blessing, as we are given the opportunity to learn more about ourselves. Self-knowledge enables our freedom from suffering. All suffering is born out of the ignorance about our true nature, the forgetfulness of who we are, and the false idea of self. Therefore, self-knowledge is what allows us to access the reality of who we are, which is self-realization.”
Via Ram Dass:
March 2, 2016
Every moment of your life, once you understand it’s purpose, is your vehicle for awakening. This moment is your vehicle for awakening. If you’re uncomfortable, allow it. If you’re fascinated, be fascinated, allow it. Give it space.
Via Daily Dharma: Intimate Compassion
In
short, for compassion to develop toward a wide range of persons, mere
knowledge of how beings suffer is not sufficient; there has to be a
sense of closeness with regard to every being.
—Jeffrey Hopkins, "Everyone as a Friend"
—Jeffrey Hopkins, "Everyone as a Friend"
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