Coming
into contact—if only for a moment—with the unconditioned, with life as
it is without all our fears and preferences—isn’t this what meditation
is really about?
—Noelle Oxenhandler, “Go Bang Your Head Against the Wall”
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Friday, January 15, 2021
Via Daily Dharma: Sit in the Unconditioned Spaces
Via Gay Wisdom // White Crane Institute
On this date The Rev. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR was born in Atlanta, Georgia. As an African American civil rights leader he spoke eloquently and stressed nonviolent methods to achieve equality. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. In 1983, the third Monday in January was designated a legal holiday in the U.S. to celebrate his birthday. King's message was a catalyst for many in the gay rights movement and continues to be an inspiration for the GLBT community today.