The Third Harmony
Directed by Michael Nagler
Directed by Michael Nagler
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Sunday, November 8, 2020
Via Tricycle // The Third Harmony
Via Daily Dharma: Guard Your Mind’s Door
Mindfulness
is said to protect the mind from the intrusion of unwanted
elements—whether they be from the senses or from thoughts—like a guard
at the door.
—Robert E. Buswell, Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., “Which Mindfulness?”
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Mushim Patricia Ikeda Responds to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
Today, November 6, 2020, the United States, my home, is a nation divided against itself, with all sides striving to win. This is the karma of white supremacy and colonization manifesting in the midst of a global pandemic and climate crisis. I live in California, a state that is, literally, on fire.
The Buddha said this:
Winning gives birth to hostility.
Losing, one lies down in pain.
The calmed lie down with ease,
having set
winning & losing
aside.
“Winning gives birth to hostility.” Another translator more colloquially put it this way: “The winner sows hatred because the loser suffers.”
I believe in strategic political action and liberatory movement-building. I have cast my vote. And these are my Bodhisattva vows as I move with you into the coming months and years: What actions can I take to lessen hostility and extreme reactivity, and to encourage civil discourse and respectful democratic process?
May we all complete the great journey of awakening together.
Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - November 8, 2020 💌
You took birth here because you had certain work to do. This is your curriculum. It's not an error. Where you are now with all your neuroses and your problems, you're sitting in just the right place.
- Ram Dass -
Via Mushim Patricia Ikeda EBMC Sangha
From #EBMCOakland teacher Sean Feit-Oakes:
Like the Gospels, the teachings of the Buddha turn on a luminous moral vision: that dedicating our lives to wise action and reducing harm in the world is the path to liberation. Greed, which destroys beings in its insatiable hunger, is to be transformed into generosity. Hatred, that most bitter drink, abandoned for the cool water of kindness. And delusion, the failure to see how our actions create the world, polished into clarity.
The most inspiring moments this week have been the moral ones. Authorities on both sides committing to fairness and transparency instead of lies and deception. Regular people demanding that the process unfold in a nonviolent, ordered way, and celebrating the fundamental virtues of democracy, as flawed as ours may be. This is the real victory.
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