Saturday, September 30, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Why You Should Be Expectation-free

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Whatever you might gain from your practice won’t be anything like what you imagine it will be. So just leave those ideas as they are. The...
Friday, September 29, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Why Doubt Can Be Helpful

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If seen for what it is, doubt can even be a positive force in practice. Provided we don’t get lost in the negative beliefs that arise wit...

Via Daily Dharma: Drop the Old Stories

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A powerful mental shift takes place when we stop telling ourselves why something can’t happen. When we can envision a hoped-for future, w...

Via Ram Dass: Words of Wisdom - September 27, 2017

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When people say, “What should I do with my life?” the more interesting question is, “How do I cultivate the quietness of my being, wh...

Via Daily Dharma: Developing Heartfelt Appreciation

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By developing a more heartfelt appreciation of what we have, we also begin to see more clearly what’s missing in the lives of others. —...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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Via Lion’s Roar magazine: Why Buddhism is True

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Buddha photo: © Liewluck / Dreamstime. Darwin photo: Paul D Stewart / Science Photo Library. Darwin and the Buddha agree on the p...

Via Daily Dharma: Rule No. 1

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Just do your best. This is the whole of practice, the whole of our life. —Elihu Genmyo Smith, “ Do Your Best ”
Monday, September 25, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Do What Feels Right

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Find one thing that makes you feel good and put it into practice. It is through this kind of action that we learn to live in harmony. —...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

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"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - September 24, 2017

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You and I are in a situation of very dramatic change, and the interesting question is how you respond to change, whether it’s in your own b...

Via Daily Dharma: A Practice for When You're Suffering

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You can reverse the normal habit of turning to each new arising and instead turn to each new passing. Micro-relief is constantly availabl...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Via TEDX / Theo E.J. Wilson

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Via Daily Dharma: The Journey through Grief

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With awareness, the journey through grief becomes a path to wholeness. Grief can lead us to a profound understanding that reaches beyond ...
Friday, September 22, 2017

Via Jim Parsons Opens Up About Marriage And Why He Didn't Hurry Into It

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Via Daily Dharma: Helpful Habits

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Each step may seem to take forever, but no matter how uninspired you feel, continue to follow your practice schedule precisely and consis...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Defining Freedom

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What is freedom? It is the moment-by-moment experience of not being run by one’s own reactive mechanisms. —Ken McLeod, “ Freedom and Choi...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: The Fear in Love

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The most wrenching fear that one experiences is the fear one feels for others. Love is like that. When one loves, one fears for the other...

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You and I are not only here in terms of the work we’re doing on ourselves. We are here in terms of the role we’re playing within the sy...