Monday, September 26, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 26/09/16
“O valor mais urgente para o desenvolvimento da consciência humana é a
honestidade. Em primeiro lugar, honestidade consigo mesmo - com seus
sentimentos mais profundos, com o seu coração. Por isso, quero sugerir
um exercício: identifique suas insatisfações - pergunte a si mesmo: você
está aonde gostaria de estar? Você está trabalhando com o que gostaria
de trabalhar? Você está se relacionando com quem gostaria de se relacionar?
O que você gostaria que fosse diferente na sua vida? As suas
insatisfações são expressões do seu auto-ódio. E, na medida em que se
aprofunda no autoconhecimento, você descobre porque esse ódio se voltou
contra si mesmo. Mas, para isso, é preciso ter coragem de olhar para o
passado e fazer relações de causa e efeito.”
“El valor más urgente para el desarrollo de la conciencia humana es la
honestidad. En primer lugar, honestidad contigo mismo, con tus
sentimientos más profundos, con tu corazón. Por eso, quiero sugerir un
ejercicio: identifica tus insatisfacciones, pregúntate: ¿Estás dónde te
gustaría estar? ¿Estás trabajando con lo que te gustaría trabajar? ¿Te
estás relacionando con quien te gustaría relacionarte? ¿Qué te gustaría
que fuera diferente en tu vida? Tus insatisfacciones son expresiones de
tu auto-odio. Y en la medida que profundizas en el autoconocimiento,
descubres porqué ese odio se volvió contra ti mismo. Pero para eso, es
necesario tener corajepara mirar al pasado y hacer las relaciones de
causa y efecto.”
“The most urgently needed value for the development of human consciousness is honesty; primarily, honesty with ourselves, with our deepest feelings within our hearts. For this, I would like to suggest an exercise; identify your dissatisfactions. Ask yourself, ‘Are you where you would like to be? Are you working in the area of work you would like? Are you in a relationship with whom you want to be with? What do you wish was different in your life? Our dissatisfactions are expressions of self-hatred. And to the extent that we dive into our own self-awareness, we discover why this hatred turned against ourselves. But in order for this to happen, we have to have the courage to face our past and make the necessary cause and effect relationships.”
“The most urgently needed value for the development of human consciousness is honesty; primarily, honesty with ourselves, with our deepest feelings within our hearts. For this, I would like to suggest an exercise; identify your dissatisfactions. Ask yourself, ‘Are you where you would like to be? Are you working in the area of work you would like? Are you in a relationship with whom you want to be with? What do you wish was different in your life? Our dissatisfactions are expressions of self-hatred. And to the extent that we dive into our own self-awareness, we discover why this hatred turned against ourselves. But in order for this to happen, we have to have the courage to face our past and make the necessary cause and effect relationships.”
Via Daily Dharma / September 26, 2016: Seeing Clearly
By opening, by dropping our self-conscious grasping, we see not only the surface of an object, but we see the whole way through.
—Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, "Love Story"
—Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, "Love Story"
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Via Ram Dass: Ram Dass, love everybody
September 25, 2016
Maharajji said to me, “Ram Dass, love everybody.” And I said, “ I can’t do it.” And then he said again, love everybody, but then I realized it had to do with the soul, and not the ego, because the ego judges, but the soul love everybody, because everybody is a soul and a soul loves another soul. Its not that the small, limited, ego “I” loves you, but it’s unconditional love, it comes from the ocean of infinite love.
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 25/09/16
“O verdadeiro Amor é um fenômeno, um poder que a mente não pode
compreender – ele é um mistério a ser desvendado com o coração. O Amor
se manifesta em diferentes dimensões como empatia, perdão, compaixão e
gratidão. Mas, em todas as suas manifestações, o Amor real ou o Amor
maduro, é a fragrância da comunhão com o Ser. Esse amor é
desinteressado, ou seja, você quer ver o outro feliz; quer ver o outro
brilhar, sem querer nem mesmo um olhar
em troca. E essa capacidade de doação sincera e desinteressada é, sem
dúvida, sinônimo de iluminação espiritual.”
“El verdadero Amor es un fenómeno, un poder que la mente no puede
comprender; es un misterio a desvelar con el corazón. El Amor se
manifiesta en diferentes dimensiones como empatía, perdón, compasión y
gratitud. Pero, en todas sus manifestaciones, el Amor real o Amor
maduro, es la fragancia de comunión con el Ser. Este amor es
desinteresado, es decir, quieres ver al otrofeliz; quieres ver al otro
brillar, sin querer siquiera una mirada a cambio. Y esta capacidad de
donación sincera y desinteresada es, sin duda, sinónimo de iluminación
espiritual.”
“True love is a phenomenon, a power that the mind can not comprehend. It is a mystery to be unveiled by the heart. Love manifests itself in different dimensions as empathy, forgiveness, compassion and gratitude. But in all of its manifestations, true love or mature love, is the scent of communion with the being. This love is selfless. It is a love that wants to see the other happy; wants to see the other shine, without even wanting a glance in return. It is the capacity of true and selfless giving which is, without doubt, synonymous with spiritual illumination.”
“True love is a phenomenon, a power that the mind can not comprehend. It is a mystery to be unveiled by the heart. Love manifests itself in different dimensions as empathy, forgiveness, compassion and gratitude. But in all of its manifestations, true love or mature love, is the scent of communion with the being. This love is selfless. It is a love that wants to see the other happy; wants to see the other shine, without even wanting a glance in return. It is the capacity of true and selfless giving which is, without doubt, synonymous with spiritual illumination.”
Via Daily Dharam / September 25, 2016: Fluid Mind, Fluid Views
Our
minds are potentially fully fluid, but we often think of them as not
fluid because our bodies are not. What one would hope is that realizing
how truly fluid everyone is would make it a little harder to have firm
ideas about one’s enemies.
—Jaron Lanier, "Comparative Illusions"
—Jaron Lanier, "Comparative Illusions"
Friday, September 23, 2016
Via JMG: Trump Taps Frothy Mix For Catholic Advisory Group, Vows To Legalize Anti-LGBT Business Discrimination
Chris Johnson reports at the Washington Blade:
In one fell swoop, Donald Trump has fortified the anti-LGBT positions he expressed over his campaign and tapped as an adviser former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, a two-time presidential candidate with a notoriously anti-LGBT history.
The actions are the result of Trump’s creation of a 35-member Catholic Advisory Council, which includes, in addition to Santorum, other individuals with anti-LGBT histories.
Accompanying the creation of the council is a new statement from Trump outlining “Issues of Importance to Catholics” and reiterating his support for the First Amendment Defense Act, a federal “religious freedom” bill seen to enable anti-LGBT discrimination.
Emphasizing his commitment to “religious liberty,” Trump hints at opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of same-sex marriage and President Obama’s executive order barring anti-LGBT discrimination among federal contractors.
“Religious liberty is enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution,” Trump said. “It is our first liberty and provides the most important protection in that it protects our right of conscience. Activist judges and executive orders issued by presidents who have no regard for the Constitution have put these protections in jeopardy. If I am elected president and Congress passes the First Amendment Defense Act, I will sign it to protect the deeply held religious beliefs of Catholics and the beliefs of Americans of all faiths.”The First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) would legalize business discrimination against married gay couples on the basis of “deeply-held religious belief or moral conviction.” The American Family Association, the Liberty Counsel, and the Family Research Council have all withdrawn their support for FADA because recently added language also permits businesses to discriminate against straight married couples on the same grounds.
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Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 23/09/16
“Carl Jung chamou a natureza inferior do ser humano de ‘sombra’. A
sombra representa aquilo que encontra-se no plano inconsciente, o que
também é conhecido como ‘maldade’. Os aspectos inconscientes exercem um
grande poder sobre nós, pois geram impulsos que agem à revelia da nossa
vontade consciente, o que causa frustração e decepção. Muitas vezes,
você é tomado pela inveja ou pelo desejo de vingança e não consegue controlar
tais impulsos. Alguns nem mesmo chegam a ter consciência disso e acabam
machucando aos outros e a si mesmo. Outros até têm consciência e sentem
raiva de si mesmos por isso, mas não conseguem fazer diferente. Quanto
mais inconsciente a respeito dos aspectos inconscientes, mais escura é a
sombra. O que ilumina a sombra é a consciência.”
“Carl Jung llamó a la naturaleza inferior del ser humano 'sombra'. La
sombra representa aquello que se encuentra en el plano inconsciente, o
que también se conoce como ‘maldad’. Los aspectos inconscientes ejercen
un gran poder sobre nosotros, ya que generan impulsos que actúan en
contra de nuestra voluntad consciente, lo que causa frustración y
decepción. Muchas veces, eres tomado por la envidia o por el deseo de
venganza y no consigues controlar tales impulsos. Algunos ni siquiera
llegan a ser conscientes de eso y terminan lastimando a los demás ya sí
mismos. Otros hasta son conscientes y por esos ienten rabia de sí
mismos, pero no consiguen actuar diferente. Cuanto más inconsciente
respecto de los aspectos inconscientes, más oscura es la sombra. Lo que
ilumina la sombra es la conciencia.”
“Carl Jung referred to the lower nature of the human being as the ‘shadow’. The shadow represents what we find in the unconscious, and has also been referred to as ‘evil’. These unconscious aspects exert a great power over us and generate impulses that act against our conscious will that causes frustration and disillusionment. Often, we are taken by jealousy or the desire for revenge and we are unable to control these impulses. Some may become aware of this yet continue to hurt others and themselves. Others may be conscious of this and feel angry with them selves because they are unable to act differently. The more hidden these unconscious aspects, the darker the shadow is. What illuminates the shadow is awareness.”
“Carl Jung referred to the lower nature of the human being as the ‘shadow’. The shadow represents what we find in the unconscious, and has also been referred to as ‘evil’. These unconscious aspects exert a great power over us and generate impulses that act against our conscious will that causes frustration and disillusionment. Often, we are taken by jealousy or the desire for revenge and we are unable to control these impulses. Some may become aware of this yet continue to hurt others and themselves. Others may be conscious of this and feel angry with them selves because they are unable to act differently. The more hidden these unconscious aspects, the darker the shadow is. What illuminates the shadow is awareness.”
Via Daily Dharma / September 23, 2016: The Judgment of Others
When
you internalize the gaze of others, you’re a prisoner of what, in
reality, you’re reading into their gaze—an uncertain process at best.
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu, "Under Your Skin"
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu, "Under Your Skin"
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Via Huffington QUEER VOICES : If You’re Gay And Support Trump, You Don’t Care About The Rest Of Us It’s that simple.
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While gay conservatives have been around for decades, the number of self-identified gay men who have recently come out in support of Trump is, at the very least, unsettling.
It’s time we have a candid conversation with one another: if you identify as gay, you are part of a community of marginalized people whose rights and very survival are threatened by the prospect of a Trump presidency.
And while Trump may have thrown around the acronym “LGBTQ” as a loose statement of unsubstantiated queer empathy, he certainly is not pro-LGBT. But beyond this, part of being queer means aligning our struggles with all minority groups and understanding that our oppression is intersectional and, for many of us, not easily compartmentalized. This includes caring about and fighting for the rights of people of color, women, disabled people, people of other nationalities and people of different classes, in addition to sexual and gender minorities, just to name a few.
So, if you’re a white, cis gay man who is privileged in every way ― except for who you go to bed with at night ― the message that your statement of support for Trump sends to all other minority groups is that you don’t give a shit about them.
Let’s take a look at Trump’s and Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence’s track record, shall we?
It’s time we have a candid conversation with one another: if you identify as gay, you are part of a community of marginalized people whose rights and very survival are threatened by the prospect of a Trump presidency.
And while Trump may have thrown around the acronym “LGBTQ” as a loose statement of unsubstantiated queer empathy, he certainly is not pro-LGBT. But beyond this, part of being queer means aligning our struggles with all minority groups and understanding that our oppression is intersectional and, for many of us, not easily compartmentalized. This includes caring about and fighting for the rights of people of color, women, disabled people, people of other nationalities and people of different classes, in addition to sexual and gender minorities, just to name a few.
So, if you’re a white, cis gay man who is privileged in every way ― except for who you go to bed with at night ― the message that your statement of support for Trump sends to all other minority groups is that you don’t give a shit about them.
Let’s take a look at Trump’s and Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence’s track record, shall we?
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Women: I literally don’t even know where to begin with this one. Just take a look at this list of horribly offensive things Trump has said about women.
Disabled People: In the past, Trump openly mocked a reporter with a disability. He has a sordid history of this type of behavior.
Classism: Trump’s “working class support” is inherently mythological and his policies have the potential to trigger what many experts think could be the longest recession since the great depression.
Xenophobia: Trump loves to refer to groups of people monolithically by their nationality or religious affiliation. He has famously pledged to build a wall between America and Mexico and vowed to ban all Muslims ― 1.6 billion members of an entire religion ― from entering the U.S.
Transgender People: Trump agreed with North Carolina’s decision to enact anti-trans House Bill 2 and has actively misgendered high-profile transgender people like Caitlyn Jenner.
Gay People: Trump has also said he would “strongly consider” appointing judges that would overturn SCOTUS’ same-sex marriage ruling. In June, he had a private meeting with over 400 of the most homophobic, bigoted and powerful anti-LGBT leaders in the country and has been a champion of “religious freedom” rhetoric used to discriminate against LGBT people. In addition, Pence has a long history of LGBT intolerance, including opposing foreign governments’ efforts to decriminalize homosexuality, opposing repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and leading a crusade against LGBT rights as governor of Indiana.
Trump is not a presidential candidate who cares about marginalized groups, or people who have to navigate this world on a very different, more difficult path than the one he has walked. And it’s time that we as queer people ― especially white, gay-identifying men with access to capital ― care about the most vulnerable members of our community enough to let their voices and experiences shape our actions, ideologies and policies.
If you want to do the daily mental gymnastics it must take to justify supporting Trump, by all means! No one is saying that you don’t have the right to do that, or that you have to embody a certain set of ideals because of your sexuality.
But at least admit that you literally couldn’t care less about what happens to the most vulnerable members of your community.
Editor’s note: Donald Trump
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Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 22/09/16
“As doenças têm sua origem no nível da alma. Quando a matriz corpórea
(que envolve os corpos energético, emocional e mental) está muito
danificada, presa em condicionamentos e marcada por traumas e feridas, a
alma se torna cética em relação à possibilidade da cura, então ela
começa a programar a sua partida. A alma começa a se desligar do corpo
através da ativação de conexões genéticas e programações karmicas que
possibilitam e aceleram a morte. Esse é o mistério que está por trás das doenças incuráveis e das mortes súbitas.”
“Las enfermedades tienen su origen en el nivel del alma. Cuando la
matriz corpórea (que involucra a los cuerpos energético, emocional y
mental) está muy dañada, presa en condicionamientos y marcada por
traumas y heridas, el alma se vuelve escéptica sobre la posibilidad de
la cura, entonces comienza a programar su partida. El alma comienza a
desligarse del cuerpo mediante la activación de conexiones genéticas y
programaciones karmicas que posibilitan y aceleran la muerte. Este es el
misterio por detrás de las enfermedades incurables y de las muertes
súbitas.”
"Disease begins at the level of the soul. When the matrix of the corporal body that includes the emotional and mental bodies, are very damaged, locked in conditioning and marred by traumas and wounds, the soul turns skeptical. It doesn't believe in the possibility of being healed. The soul begins to program its departure. The soul starts to disconnect from the body through the activation of genetics and karmic programming that allow and accelerate the process of death. This is the mystery that lies behind incurable diseases and sudden deaths."
"Disease begins at the level of the soul. When the matrix of the corporal body that includes the emotional and mental bodies, are very damaged, locked in conditioning and marred by traumas and wounds, the soul turns skeptical. It doesn't believe in the possibility of being healed. The soul begins to program its departure. The soul starts to disconnect from the body through the activation of genetics and karmic programming that allow and accelerate the process of death. This is the mystery that lies behind incurable diseases and sudden deaths."
Via Dialy Dharma / September 22, 2016: Removing our Blinders
Craving
creates tunnel vision: we see only what we yearn for. Mindfulness
allows us to see that and much more, giving us the choice not to act on
our desires.
—Joan Duncan Oliver, "Drink and a Man"
—Joan Duncan Oliver, "Drink and a Man"
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Via PinkNews: The US has had openly gay soldiers for five years, world hasn’t ended yet
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994 as part of a compromise deal with conservatives, banning military authorities from carrying out gay ‘witch hunts’ while maintaining a ban on gay soldiers.
For nearly two decades under the policy, gay people were dismissed for speaking about any their sexuality while serving in the United States armed forces, while officials were prohibited from ‘investigating’ service members they suspected of homosexuality.
The policy came to an end on September 20, 2011, after Barack Obama signed a law repealing the instruction – allowing gay, bisexual and lesbian soldiers to serve openly in the military for the first time.
Transgender soldiers followed earlier this year, when the armed forces amended its medical code to remove ‘transgenderism’ as a disqualifying condition.
At the time, evangelicals and senior Republicans claimed that allowing gay people into the military would lead to the destruction of US armed forces.
Former Presidential hopeful Rick Perry famously played off it in 2012, releasing a TV ad complaining there’s “something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas”.
Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential pick, also bitterly opposed reform on the issue. Pence fumed at the time: “Homosexuality is incompatible with military service because the presence of homosexuals in the ranks weakens unit cohesion.”
The Democratic National Committee’s LGBT Caucus Chair Earl Fowlkes hailed the anniversary. He said: “In the five years since Congress repealed the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, we’ve made great strides in expanding and protecting the rights of the LGBT community in the United States, but we still have further to go.
“More than 13,000 service members were discharged under DADT, denying those men and women the opportunity to serve our nation, and diminishing the strength of our armed forces in the process. “By repealing the policy, we no longer treat members of the LGBT community as second-class citizens in our armed forces, and we are a stronger nation for it – both militarily and morally.
“Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine want to build on that progress. They believe in standing up for the LGBT community, ending discrimination, and fighting for our full rights. Donald Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, would only drag us backwards on LGBT rights.
“They both support North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 ‘bathroom bill,’ and as governor, Pence signed a so-called ‘religious freedom’ bill into law, which threatened to allow businesses to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
“We need to elect a president and vice president who will treat members of the LGBT community as full citizens, and who will fight to protect the civil rights of all Americans.”
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Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 21/09/16
“É dando que se recebe”. Essa é uma lei básica neste plano, que é muito
simples de entender, mas muito difícil de viver. Nós estamos aqui
justamente para ativar ou despertar nossa capacidade natural de doar,
pois ela se encontra adormecida. Todo o ser humano tem essa capacidade,
pois o Amor é a nossa essência; é a fragrância do Ser que nos habita.
Ele está e sempre esteve dentro de cada um de nós, mas encontra-se encoberto por camadas de medo e ódio. Portanto, precisamos trabalhar para remover essas camadas, até que possamos desvendar o Amor.”
“Es dando que se recibe'. Esta es una ley básica en este plano, que es
muy simple de entender, pero muy difícil de vivir. Nosotros estamos acá
justamente para activar o despertar nuestra capacidad natural
dedar,pues se encuentra dormida. Todo ser humano tiene esta capacidad,
porque el Amor es nuestra esencia; es la fragancia del Ser que nos
habita. Él está y siempre estuvo adentro de cada uno de nosotros, pero
se halla encubierto por capas de miedo y odio. Por lo tanto,
necesitamostrabajar para remover esas capas, hasta que podamos desvendar
el amor.”
“It is in giving that we receive. This is a basic law on this plane that is very simple to understand but very difficult to live. We are here precisely to activate or awaken our natural capacity to give which is lying dormant within us. Every human being has this capacity, because love is our essence. It is the fragrance of the being that inhabits us. It is, and has always been, in each and every one of us, only it remains covered by layers of fear and hate. We must, therefore, work to remove these layers until we area able to unveil love.”
“It is in giving that we receive. This is a basic law on this plane that is very simple to understand but very difficult to live. We are here precisely to activate or awaken our natural capacity to give which is lying dormant within us. Every human being has this capacity, because love is our essence. It is the fragrance of the being that inhabits us. It is, and has always been, in each and every one of us, only it remains covered by layers of fear and hate. We must, therefore, work to remove these layers until we area able to unveil love.”
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