Friday, January 5, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Jealousy Is a Warning

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When I start feeling jealous of others, it’s a warning sign that I’ve become a little bit too entranced by some idea of myself and have l...

Via Daily Dharma: Letting Go of Perfection

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A good fit is not the same as a perfect fit, if such a thing even exists. Rather, a good fit contains good imperfections, things that don’t...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Right Action through Community

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Connection with others loosens the bonds of self-concern and helps us find our best course of action in the world. —Henry Shukman, “ The ...

Via Ram Dass / 7 of 25 Words of Wisdom - January 3, 2018

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  You can get to the place of being loving awareness, but before you can love the universe or other people you have to be able to lov...

Via Daily Dharma: Joyful Reflection

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The process of setting intentions and joyfully reflecting on them is how, over time, we transform extrinsic into intrinsic motivations, a...
Sunday, December 31, 2017

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - December 31, 2017

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You can't push yourself into enlightenment... You can only wait for grace. - Ram Dass -

Via Daily Dharma: Wise Resolutions

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The most comfortable and wisest people are those who watch their health when they are healthy; guard their country when it is untroubled; a...
Saturday, December 30, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: True Self-Refinement

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Through the constant refining of the self—of teasing out what is not self and letting it go—we suffer less, get unburdened, feel lighter....
Friday, December 29, 2017

Via Daily Dharma: Accept Yourself

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In accepting yourself, you’re simply agreeing to the fact that you are already accepted by the entire universe, just as you are. —Ruben ...
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...