Saturday, July 29, 2017

Via Ram Dass: Words of Wisdom - July 26, 2017

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As we each listen to the intuitive message of our hearts, the society of which we are a part listens too. - Ram Dass -

Via Daily Dharma: Planting the Seed of an Awakened Mind

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In Buddhism, we often talk about the seed of bodhicitta , the potential for an awakened mind that resides in all sentient beings. This se...

Via Daily Dharma: Appreciation Is Key

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I think for every human being, appreciation in daily life is key. Through having appreciation for everything, you're able to expand s...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Defining a Hero

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A hero, a person who is courageous, has the courage to admit one’s mistakes, one’s faults. —Sayadaw U Pandita, “ The Best Remedy ”

Via Daily Dharma: The Art of Listening

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To know what a person says, we must hear what remains unsaid. If we cannot hear silence, we do not know how to listen. —Mark C. Taylor, “...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Stepping into the Unknown

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We’re always stepping into the unknown. And to trust that and be present with the moment without going into the stories is a lifesaver. ...
Monday, July 24, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Buddhist Exercise

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Right intention is like muscle—you develop it over time by exercising it. When you lose it, you just start over again. There’s no need to...
Sunday, July 23, 2017

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - July 23, 2017

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Compassionate action gives us an opportunity to wake up to some of our motives and to act with more freedom. It gives us the chance to pu...

Via Daily Dharma: Happiness Within Doubt

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We can be quite happy with a question mark. It’s not a problem at all, actually, as long as we don’t solidify it or base our whole life o...

Via Daily Dharma: The Way to Happiness

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Pay attention. Stay open. Note discomfort and go back to your breathing. Use your curiosity. Be patient. —Pamela Gayle White, “ The Pursu...
Friday, July 21, 2017

Via More 4 of 12 Daily Dharma: Every Moment is Useful

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To me, then, the way to not waste time is to find something useful in every moment, no matter what is happening. —Brad Warner, “ How to N...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Do You Know What You’re Doing?

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If we don’t know what we are doing, how can we be our self? If our mind is somewhere else, it means we are trying to be someone else, not...
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

‘Ancient porn’ sheds new light on Bible verses

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Gay sex is a sin.  The New Testament makes that abundantly clear. Or does it? According to one of the UK’s most prominent evangelicals,...

Via Ram Dass: Words of Wisdom - July 19, 2017

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It's very hard to grow, because it's difficult to let go of the models of ourselves in which we've invested so heavily.   ...

Via Daily Dharma: Allowing Space Into Your Practice

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When we allow space into our practice we begin to see the impermanent nature of the thoughts and feelings that arise within our experience—...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Investigating Within

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To know the real situation within yourself, you have to know your own territory, including the elements within you that are at war with e...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: What Love Is and Is Not

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Love is not about getting what we want. Love is about how we live with what we are given. —C. W. Huntington Jr., “ Seeing Things As They ...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - July 16, 2017

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In mystical traditions, it is one's own readiness that makes experiences exoteric or esoteric. The secret isn't that you're...

Via Daily Dharma: Freedom in One Breath

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Each day presents a new confrontation with reality. I want to run; instead, I breathe. One breath—the freedom to choose my response in th...