Thursday, October 5, 2017

Via 3 of 7 Daily Dharma: Maintain Clarity by Being Present

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Confusion proliferates when we can’t stay present with whatever we encounter. —Elizabeth Mattis, “ Open Stillness ”
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - October 4, 2017

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If you want to be in a peaceful world, you damn well better be peaceful, because if you are full of anger you are not going to bring abou...

Via Daily Dharma: Uncover Your Limiting Beliefs

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The moment you leave the circumstances you’ve grown accustomed to, you are in foreign territory, and it’s easier to realize how much nar...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Leonard Cohen - Leaving the Table

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For more about Cohen’s life and his relationship to Zen Buddhism, read Pico Iyer’s “Leonard Cohen Burns, and We Burn With Him.”

Via Daily Dharma: Discipline Is Wedded to Joy

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Without spiritual discipline we are never going to wake up or advance on our journey through this life. But our discipline must be wedded t...
Monday, October 2, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: The Heroes Within You

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The superheroes we need don’t come from faraway planets or live in secret hideouts on remote islands. Our heroes must be summoned from wi...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Via Ram Dass: Words of Wisdom - October 1, 2017

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What love has been for me has been the whole ‘heart’ part of my journey. I have gone from having special people that I loved and others...

Via Daily Dharma: Why You Must Accept Who You Are

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Understanding and accepting who you really are right now is as important as the commitment to become someone more open and generous. —D...
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...