Working for Peace in the future means finding Peace in the Present moment. — Thich Nhat Hanh.
Friday, July 16, 2021
Via White Crane Institute // REINALDO ARENAS
1943 -
The great Cuban poet, novelist and memoirist REINALDO ARENAS was born (d. 1990). Despite his early sympathy for the 1959 revolution, Arenas grew critical of and then rebelled against the Cuban government. Born in the countryside outside of Holguin, Cuba, in 1973 he was imprisoned for his homosexuality and his opposition against the Fidel Castro regime. In 1980 he went to the USA. In 2000 Julian Schnabel made a movie about his life based on Arenas' memoir: Before Night Falls.
Via Daily Dharma: Meet Yourself With Kindness
An
important point is to meet yourself with kindness, be present with your
human self, just like you would be patient and kind with a small child
you care about. Criticizing yourself simply adds to the difficulty.
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