Via The Raft: How Zen Can Help Save the Planet

News from the International Plum Village Community Issue 74: Week of March 27, 2023 "Collective awakening is our hope and the hope of our planet; and collective awakening is possible." ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Answers From the Heart

5-Minute Dharma How Zen Can Help Save the Planet In this 5 minute video, Brother Phap Dung of Deer Park Monastery explains the meaning of “Zen” and the value in bringing a “Zen flavor” to climate and social action. This is a clip from the upcoming Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Online Course. Watch

 

Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Effort: Abandoning Arisen Unhealthy States

 

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RIGHT EFFORT Abandoning Arisen Unhealthy States Whatever a person frequently thinks about and ponders, that will become the inclination of their mind. If one frequently thinks about and ponders unhealthy states, one has abandoned healthy states to cultivate unhealthy states, and then one’s mind inclines to unhealthy states. (MN 19) Here a person rouses the will, makes an effort, stirs up energy, exerts the mind, and strives to abandon arisen unhealthy mental states. One abandons the arisen hindrance of doubt. (MN 141)

Reflection When a thought or emotion arises that is obviously unhelpful or unhealthy, it is natural to make some effort to get rid of it in order not to encourage the damage that such states can do to oneself and others. “Abandoning” involves a particular kind of effort, one that neither encourages nor rejects the unhealthy state. It is not a matter of repressing or pushing away unhealthy states but of letting them simply “flow through” the mind. Daily Practice While in some circumstances it can be healthy to doubt, the kind of doubt meant here is that which is debilitating and holds us back from practice and understanding. When doubt as an obstacle arises in your experience, simply let it pass without trying to hold on to it or push it away. You can “abandon” doubt by not letting it get a foothold in your mind but instead watching it arise and pass away, as it will naturally do if you let it.  Tomorrow: Establishing Mindfulness of Feeling and Abiding in the Second Jhāna One week from today: Developing Unarisen Healthy States Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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Via Daily Dharma: The Gift of Fearlessness

Finding composure and acting with clarity and resolve, right in the midst of your fears, is a form of generosity that in Buddhism is sometimes referred to as “giving the gift of fearlessness.”

Marc Lesser, “Do Less, Accomplish More”

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  Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 222 – The Dance of Sexual Energy
March 27, 2023

 

“So, finally, sexuality that comes out of a deeper part of your being, that’s what’s called tantra. Because then the sexual energies keep liberating...

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Na lógica da meritocracia; se esse homem não se tornar milionário, não conseguir uma casa confortável ou um carro de luxo, é porque não se "esforçou";ou não "ralou" o bastante para chegar ao "sucesso"...

Na camada mais pobre da nossa população, há milhões de pessoas semelhantes a este homem. 

Acordam cedo, embarcam no transporte público, vendem toda sua energia de trabalho para uma empresa e quando chega no final do mês, recebe um salário que na primeira semana do mês seguinte já se esvaiu das mãos, com pagamentos de boletos de água, luz, aluguel, internet, comida e cartão de crédito, etc...

A mão de obra barata é capaz de produzir lucros bilionários, mas essa fortuna toda, acaba concentrada nas mãos de poucos, que são a verdadeira elite desse país.

Essa camada pobre, quando atrasa uma conta, torna-se inadimplente e tem o seu nome negativado em órgãos controladores do crédito, mas a elite bilionária, quando deve, deixa de pagar impostos e credores, negocia com o governo e recebe perdão ou parcelamento de suas dívidas para mais de cem anos.

Esse país só tem um jeito de mudar.

É com o povo entendendo o seu papel proletário e sua classe social e parando de "babar ovo" dessa elite que só tem um único objetivo:  Explorar todos os anos de vida do trabalhador e descartà-lo quando sua força física já não for suficiente para produzir o que se espera dele.

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