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Why Change Shouldn’t Surprise Us There’s no reason to be surprised by change. In fact, we should be suspicious of its absence, not surprised by its presence.  Malcolm Gladwell, “Why Change Shouldn’t Surprise Us” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

Meet a Teacher: Achok Rinpoche By Philip Ryan A renowned lama explains the importance of keeping a flexible mind.  Read more » A Life in Shadows Directed by Edward A. Burger This month’s Film Club pick sheds light on an art of shadows. Witness the beauty of shadow puppet theater in Shaanxi Province, where farmers by day become performers by night—fighting to preserve an ancient tradition in the face of modernity.  Watch now »

Via Dhamma Wheel | Right View: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Way to the Cessation of Suffering

 

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RIGHT VIEW Understanding the Noble Truth of the Way to the Cessation of Suffering And what is the way leading to the cessation of suffering? It is just this noble eightfold path: that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. (MN 9) This is one thing proclaimed by the Buddha who knows and sees, accomplished and fully awakened: If a person abides diligent, ardent, and resolute, their unliberated mind comes to be liberated, their undestroyed toxins come to be destroyed, and they attain supreme security from bondage. (MN 52)

Reflection We come now to the fourth noble truth, the path. Defining suffering, understanding its source, and recognizing that it can be stopped (the first three noble truths) are relatively straightforward, but the path to accomplish the end of suffering is infinitely varied. Eight path factors are enumerated, but each culture, each generation, perhaps even each individual treads this eightfold path in a unique way. Daily Practice The promise of the path leading to the end of suffering is that the transformation of suffering is possible and attainable. Here we are told quite directly that the path is there and that it does lead to the goal of liberating the mind. But it takes effort, and a large part of the practice is learning to "abide diligent, ardent, and resolute." See what these words mean in your own experience and bring this commitment to all you do. Tomorrow: Cultivating Equanimity One week from today: Understanding the Noble Truth of Suffering Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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Via White Crane Institute // GEORGE SANTAYANA

 

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George Santayana

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GEORGE SANTAYANA, Spanish novelist, born (d: 1952);  A philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist and a lifelong Spanish citizen, Santayana was raised and educated in the United States, wrote in English and is generally considered an American man of letters, even though, of his nearly 89 years, he spent only 39 in the U.S. He is perhaps best known as an aphorist, and for the oft-misquoted remark, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," from Reason in Common Sense, the first volume of his The Life of Reason.

It is frequently said that Santayana’s The Last Puritan is the best novel ever written by a philosopher. It is also one of the saddest novels in literature for it relates the story of a painfully unrequited love that was Santayana’s own.

The Harvard philosopher spent almost his entire life in love with an unresponsive heterosexual who, at times, couldn’t even remember his name. And it is this lifelong love — for Bertrand Russell’s brother Frank — that is reflected in The Last Puritan. What a beauty Santayana was! What a sad story!

 

 

Today's Gay Wisdom 2017 - The Wisdom of George Santayana Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of others. History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there. Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree, it is only in the conclusions; their reasons are always different. Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them. The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer. Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.

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