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, September 22, 2021
Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - September 22, 2021 💌
I invite you not to cling. I invite you to open to the next moment and
allow it to have its own richness. Nothing will kill the glow faster
than clinging.
I was with Aldous Huxley years ago, and I didn’t know him well, but when
we were together there were just a few words he kept using:
“Extraordinary,” “How curious,” and “How odd.” I realized that
everything in life is extraordinary if I just want to look. It’s true
there’s nothing new under the sun, and yet it’s all fresh. - Ram Dass
Via Daily Dharma: Discover an Ancient Secret Inbox
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Happiness,
joy, and bliss come from having an appreciation of other people’s work
and at the same time being content with what we have and what we are.
—Phakchok Rinpoche, “Dealing With Your Jealous and Competitive Mind”
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