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, August 17, 2016
Via Ram Dass / Be Here Now Network
August 17, 2016
We’re all just walking each other home.
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Via Sri Prem Baba:Flor do dia - Flor del día- Flower of the day - 17/08/2016
“Tenho visto que muitos buscadores, em momentos de crise, sentem
vontade de tornar-se terapeutas ou professores de yoga. Eles visualizam
uma vida mais tranquila e acreditam que isso resolverá todos os seus
problemas. Isso até pode acontecer mas, na maioria dos casos, esse
desejo é a expressão de uma profunda angústia em relação ao propósito da
vida, e mudar de atividade seria apenas transferir o problema. Você
pode vir a ser um professor de yoga, mas
é importante não alimentar falsas esperanças para evitar frustrações.
Em momentos como esse, é importante não deixar-se limitar por
expectativas. Mantenha-se aberto e trabalhe para ampliar a percepção. A
sua alma está em busca de algo; ela busca uma visão. E essa visão
indicará o caminho.”
“He
visto que muchos buscadores, en momentos de crisis, sienten ganas de
convertirse en terapeutas o profesores de yoga. Ellos visualizan una
vida más tranquila y creen que esto va a resolver todos sus problemas.
Puede que esto suceda pero, en la mayoría de los casos, este deseo es la
expresión de una profunda angustia al propósito de vida, y cambiar de
actividad sería solamente transferir el problema. Puedes llegar a ser un
profesor de yoga, pero es importante no alimentar falsas esperanzas
para evitar frustraciones. En momentos como este, es importante no
dejarse limitar por expectativas. Permanece abierto y trabaja para
ampliar la percepción. Tu alma está en la búsqueda de algo; ella busca
una visión. Y esta visión señalará el camino.”
“In moments of crisis, I have seen many seekers wanting to become therapists, or yoga teachers. They imagine this to be a more peaceful way of life and believe it will solve all their problems. Even though this may actually occur, in the majority of cases, this desire to change is the expression of a deep anxiety in relationship to life’s greater purpose. To believe a new job or profession will make a difference is just escaping the problem. You may become a yoga teacher, but it is important not to limit yourself by creating expectations. Keep yourself open and work to increase your perception. Your soul is in search of something; it is seeking a vision. This vision will show you the path.”
“In moments of crisis, I have seen many seekers wanting to become therapists, or yoga teachers. They imagine this to be a more peaceful way of life and believe it will solve all their problems. Even though this may actually occur, in the majority of cases, this desire to change is the expression of a deep anxiety in relationship to life’s greater purpose. To believe a new job or profession will make a difference is just escaping the problem. You may become a yoga teacher, but it is important not to limit yourself by creating expectations. Keep yourself open and work to increase your perception. Your soul is in search of something; it is seeking a vision. This vision will show you the path.”
Via Daily Dharma / August 17, 2016: Abandoning What Arises
Unwholesome
states have already arisen and the work is to abandon them now, rather
than to regret that they have arisen at all. To acknowledge deeply held
beliefs, passing fantasies, unwholesome thoughts—and to abandon them.
—Leora Fridman, "Notes on Abandon"
—Leora Fridman, "Notes on Abandon"
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