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Don’t Relive the Past The past has already been lived. It doesn’t have to be relived. To sacrifice the present and the future by reliving past injuries is not the way of the sages. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, “Opening the Injured Heart” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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RIGHT EFFORT Maintaining Arisen Healthy States Whatever a person frequently thinks about and ponders, that will become the inclination of their mind. If one frequently thinks about and ponders healthy states, one has abandoned unhealthy states to cultivate healthy states, and then one’s mind inclines to healthy states. (MN 19)

Reflection The mind is always moving, leaning into the future as it flows like a stream through the landscape of the world. What path it takes is guided by neither chance nor a higher power: each moment inclines the mind toward the next moment. This is why it can be so important to maintain healthy mental and emotional states when they arise. The healthier the mind is now, the healthier it is likely to be in the future. Daily Practice Notice when you feel kindness toward someone, and then extend that further by feeling kindly toward someone else. Be aware of generosity when it is present in your mind and look for ways to continue expressing it through other generous actions. When you have moments of insight and understanding, allow yourself to linger on them, ponder their significance, and let the wisdom sink a little deeper into your mind. Tomorrow: Establishing Mindfulness of Mental Objects and Abiding in the Fourth Jhāna One week from today: Restraining Unarisen Unhealthy States Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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Sangha in the Age of Long COVID By Juliana Sloane

Buddhist spaces relaxing their COVID safety measures brought relief to many, but for chronically ill or immunocompromised practitioners, those changes also brought risk.

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I'm pleased to see "How to Practice Metta [Buddhist Good Will or Loving Kindness Meditation] for a Troubled Time," originally published in Lion's Roar some years ago, included in the first issue of the monthly digital newsletter "Bodhi Leaves," edited by my Dharma friend Noel Alumit and Mihiri Tillakaratne. Thank you, Noel and Mihiri! They say:

In San Francisco’s Chinatown, 170 years ago, Chinese immigrants established the first Buddhist temple in the United States. Now, Americans of Asian descent are the largest sangha of Buddhists in America. But despite being the oldest and largest Buddhist group in the United States, Asian American voices have been strangely absent in discussions and interpretations of what “American Buddhism” means.

Every month, Lion’s Roar’s new digital publication, Bodhi Leaves, will feature articles and teachings exploring the Asian American Buddhist experience.

While Bodhi Leaves’ content will be solely from an Asian American Buddhist perspective, its themes will be universal. I’ve learned about Buddhism from mostly white Americans. Now I hope that everyone, regardless of race or ethnicity, can gain wisdom from Asian American Buddhists writing with the freedom to be unabashedly ourselves. All are welcome to this party!

We hope Bodhi Leaves will help Asian American Buddhists create space to engage with one another, deepen our practice, and reframe Buddhism in America.

If you’d like to sign up to receive Bodhi Leaves each month, click here https://mailchi.mp/0099f1a2d01f/bodhi-leaves

To read my essay, "How to Practice Metta for a Troubled Time," click here:

https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-practice-metta-for-a-troubled-time/?fbclid=IwAR1K7eYuGHpFC0m9XZ_mpnJFVN_yKz8RYrbjvW9hsAAGb077P7QCDhJjwoM