Thursday, December 28, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Our Fearsome Friend

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If we understand fear as an evolved survival mechanism, we gain some perspective and perhaps some release from our identification with th...
Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - December 27, 2017

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For respect to come to you, you must respect yourself first. And for you to respect yourself first, you've got to make contact with...

Via Daily Dharma: The Great Teacher

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Nature is the great teacher. Shakyamuni went to the jungle to find its teachings, Moses up the mountain, Jesus to the desert, and Bodhidh...

Via Daily Dharma: Let Desire Melt Away

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All we can say is that desire arises in the mind, stays in it for a while, and dissolves in it. The more we try to find any intrinsic ch...
Monday, December 25, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Limitless Charity

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One small act of charity ( dana paramita ) is said to be equal to countless acts of charity. No one can measure the effects of a single act...
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Generosity Goes Beyond Gifts

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An act of giving is of most benefit when one gives something of value, carefully, with one’s own hand, while showing respect, and with a ...

Via Daily Dharma: Meditation without Meaning

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Meditation is just to be here. This can mean doing the dishes, writing a letter, driving a car, or having a conversation—if we’re fully e...

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

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  The technique o...
Friday, December 22, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Commitment Leads to Care

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Strong personal relationships are the pathway to experiencing impartial care and concern for all beings. —Sylvia Boorstein, “ Dear Abbey ...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - December 20, 2017

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  A true marriage is with God. The reason we form a conscious marriage on the physical plane with a partner is to do the work of coming...

Via Daily Dharma: Practice Like a Child

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Spiritual practice ought to be childish. It ought to help us recapture something that gets lost in the process of growing up. It ought to...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Via 4 of 11 Daily Dharma: Stop Distracting Yourself

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When we stop distracting ourselves, trying to figure the chances of ultimate success or failure, our minds and hearts are liberated into ...

Via ily Dharma: Prayer Opens Us to Love

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Through prayer, we come out of the mine shaft, open our eyes, become receptive to enlightened presence, the omnipotent love and compassio...
Monday, December 18, 2017

Victoria's first legally recognised same-sex marriage (Melbourne, Australia) - 7 News Melbourne

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Via Daily Dharma: How Present Are You?

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There are many degrees to being present. Just because my eyes are open doesn’t mean I’m awake. It’s possible to look right at someone and s...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - December 17, 2017

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  When I start to get angry, I see my predicament and how I’m getting caught in expectations and righteousness. Learning to give up a...

Via Daily Dharma: Strengthen Skillful Desire

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This is how a mature and healthy mind works: conducting a dialogue not so much between reason and desire as between responsible desires a...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: No Ego, No Guilt

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Relief comes when we can be honest about what we’re thinking, feeling, saying, and doing. We take responsibility for our actions without ...
Friday, December 15, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: When Jealousy Dissolves

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As jealousy dissolves, universal compassion and unconditional love become more easily available. —Jorge Ferrer, “ What’s the Opposite of ...