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.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: Seeking with an Open Mind
If one seeks understanding with a vacant mind,
the moon seems full each and every moment.
—Jiaoran, “A Full Load of Moonlight”
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Via Daily Dharma: Counteract Aversion
In
the throes of aversion, we tend to one-sidedly focus on what is
unpleasant and irritating rather than look at the situation from a more
global and balanced perspective. The traditional counteraction to
aversion is loving kindness practice, which broadens our view of things.
—Bo-Mi Choi, “Five Drinkable Remedies for the Five Hindrances”
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