Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Via Lions Roar: 10,000 Buddhas and Counting

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Inspired by ancient Buddhist artwork on cave walls, Amanda Giacomini set out on a mission to paint 10,000 Buddhas all over America....

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - June 13, 2018

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When you were children, who you were taught you were was not your Divine Self. Very few parents said, "When I look at you, I see G...

Via Daily Dharma: The Internal Resource

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To be one’s own mainstay is to be one’s own self help. Teaching us to do that is the Buddha’s ultimate gift. —Mary Talbot, “ Saving Vacch...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Via PURPLE BUDDHA PROJECT

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Life Quotes of the Day In modern society most of us don’t want to be in touch with ourselves; we want to be in touch with other thi...

Via Daily Dharma: Step into the Present

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Walking meditation is really to enjoy the walking—walking not in order to arrive, just for walking, to be in the present moment, and to e...
Monday, June 11, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Identify the Distracted Mind

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Developing the skill to recognize that we are distracted and to return the mind to awareness of the present moment enables us to appreciate...
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Find Relief through Honesty

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By ignoring, rationalizing, denying, and justifying our nasty motivations and unkind behavior we feel worse in the long run, not better. ...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - June 10, 2018

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  The first being one must have compassion for is oneself. You can't be a witness to your thoughts with a chip on your shoulder or ...
Saturday, June 9, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Unexpected Teachers

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When things come up that we don’t like, we try to remember that these thoughts and feelings are our teacher—we can learn from them. —Ez...
Friday, June 8, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Transform Anger into Wisdom

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We must become intimate with anger to clear the way to our connectiveness, to our vulnerability and an aliveness to everything. In the end,...
Thursday, June 7, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Awaken in Every Moment

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Discovering the sacred within all moments is the hallmark of awakening. —Rodney Smith, “ Undivided Mind ”
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - June 6, 2018

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Faith is in the soul. Belief is thought. Faith is so rich. Faith gives me my spiritual self...  - Ram Dass -

Via Daily Dharma: One Step at a Time

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With dedication, we can slowly build healthy mental tendencies, for awareness and wisdom, for kindness and compassion. That’s why we pra...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: There’s Always Room for More

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Because mind is infinite, it can embrace the universe and still have room left over. —Daehaeng Kun Sunim, “ Thinking Big ”
Monday, June 4, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Retrain the Way You Desire

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People aren’t simply passive recipients of their experience. Starting from their desires, they play an active role in shaping it. The str...
Sunday, June 3, 2018

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - June 3, 2018

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A lot of people look back with horror on all their past experiences and say, “Well, finally it’s getting good.” That’s because they hav...

Via Daily Dharma: Practice Is in Every Moment

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The Buddha taught us to bring patience, generosity, and kindness into everything that we do. Observing such virtues during your work peri...
Saturday, June 2, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Gratitude for Our Enemies

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If we can transform an enemy into someone toward whom we feel respect and gratitude, then our practice will naturally progress, like wate...
Friday, June 1, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Intention Shapes the Future

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From a practice perspective, there is great power in intention and how it can shape the present moment and even the future—because if you a...